1 in 4 Americans unaware Earth circles Sun...

BigAndy9 wrote:Yes, the other two thirds from the UK think the Earth lies in mohammed's palm.

Tess. wrote:Americans are enthusiastic about the promise of science but lack basic knowledge of it, with one in four unaware that the Earth revolves around the Sun, said a poll out Friday.

The survey included more than 2,200 people in the United States and was conducted by the National Science Foundation.

Ten questions about physical and biological science were on the quiz, and the average score -- 6.5 correct -- was barely a passing grade.

http://www.breitbart.com/system/wire/6e49b254-fc12-4176-8ab6-c6146611c372

Probably 1 in 3 in the UK..

Tess. wrote:Americans are enthusiastic about the promise of science but lack basic knowledge of it, with one in four unaware that the Earth revolves around the Sun, said a poll out Friday.

The survey included more than 2,200 people in the United States and was conducted by the National Science Foundation.

Ten questions about physical and biological science were on the quiz, and the average score -- 6.5 correct -- was barely a passing grade.

http://www.breitbart.com/system/wire/6e49b254-fc12-4176-8ab6-c6146611c372

Probably 1 in 3 in the UK..

Irn Bru wrote:

Tess. wrote:Americans are enthusiastic about the promise of science but lack basic knowledge of it, with one in four unaware that the Earth revolves around the Sun, said a poll out Friday.

The survey included more than 2,200 people in the United States and was conducted by the National Science Foundation.

Ten questions about physical and biological science were on the quiz, and the average score -- 6.5 correct -- was barely a passing grade.

http://www.breitbart.com/system/wire/6e49b254-fc12-4176-8ab6-c6146611c372

Probably 1 in 3 in the UK..

It's 19% in the UK Tess.

Probing a more universal measure of knowledge, Gallup also asked the following basic science question, which has been used to indicate the level of public knowledge in two European countries in recent years: "As far as you know, does the earth revolve around the sun or does the sun revolve around the earth?" In the new poll, about four out of five Americans (79%) correctly respond that the earth revolves around the sun, while 18% say it is the other way around. These results are comparable to those found in Germany when a similar question was asked there in 1996; in response to that poll, 74% of Germans gave the correct answer, while 16% thought the sun revolved around the earth, and 10% said they didn't know. When the question was asked in Great Britain that same year, 67% answered correctly, 19% answered incorrectly, and 14% didn't know.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/3742/new-poll-gauges-americans-general-knowledge-levels.aspx

Tess. wrote:

Irn Bru wrote:

Tess. wrote:Americans are enthusiastic about the promise of science but lack basic knowledge of it, with one in four unaware that the Earth revolves around the Sun, said a poll out Friday.

The survey included more than 2,200 people in the United States and was conducted by the National Science Foundation.

Ten questions about physical and biological science were on the quiz, and the average score -- 6.5 correct -- was barely a passing grade.

http://www.breitbart.com/system/wire/6e49b254-fc12-4176-8ab6-c6146611c372

Probably 1 in 3 in the UK..

It's 19% in the UK Tess.

Probing a more universal measure of knowledge, Gallup also asked the following basic science question, which has been used to indicate the level of public knowledge in two European countries in recent years: "As far as you know, does the earth revolve around the sun or does the sun revolve around the earth?" In the new poll, about four out of five Americans (79%) correctly respond that the earth revolves around the sun, while 18% say it is the other way around. These results are comparable to those found in Germany when a similar question was asked there in 1996; in response to that poll, 74% of Germans gave the correct answer, while 16% thought the sun revolved around the earth, and 10% said they didn't know. When the question was asked in Great Britain that same year, 67% answered correctly, 19% answered incorrectly, and 14% didn't know.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/3742/new-poll-gauges-americans-general-knowledge-levels.aspx

"19% answered incorrectly, and 14% didn't know."

That's 33% in my book Irn.

Puriel wrote:

1 in 4 Americans could not find their own arses , without the aid of someone elses hands.

Ben_Reilly wrote:

Puriel wrote:

1 in 4 Americans could not find their own arses , without the aid of someone elses hands.

We call them "Republicans." http://www.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx

heavenly father wrote:i bet they all believe evolution... :D :D 

veya_victaous wrote:

heavenly father wrote:i bet they all believe evolution... :D :D 

that Makes no sense, of course they beleive the Bible that says the Sun revolves around the Earth just like god made it with Earth in the centre of the universe.        Man HF you really need to catch on your biblcal studies You should have known that.


SO you DO beleive Science over the Bible then?  ::roglol:: ::roglol:: ::roglol:: ::roglol:: 

Thanks for the Free point, If this were Soccer you just scored and Own Goal  ::smthg:: ::smthg:: ::smthg:: 

Vintage wrote:Isn't that what the Bible does in Genesis - it describes in story form that people just on the brink of early civilisation could understand about evolution.
It would be no good telling people in great scientific detail how it all happened or about the time it took between each stage, so instead its like the condensed and simplified version for infant civilisation.

victorismyhero wrote:and 2/4 think the sun shines outta their arse.....  

Puriel wrote:

victorismyhero wrote:and 2/4 think the sun shines outta their arse.....  

and the other 2 out of 4 , think the sun shines out of someone elses arsehole , we call them LW and homosexuals.

heavenly father wrote:

Vintage wrote:Isn't that what the Bible does in Genesis - it describes in story form that people just on the brink of early civilisation could understand about evolution.
It would be no good telling people in great scientific detail how it all happened or about the time it took between each stage, so instead its like the condensed and simplified version for infant civilisation.

oddly enough i don't see that... :D 

Vintage wrote:

heavenly father wrote:

oddly enough i don't see that... :D 

Do you believe its all literal then?
Because it tends to throw up all sorts of problems, considering most holy books say one thing in one verse or chapter  and a couple of verses or chapters later the exact opposite, they are also vague on some points which can be very important and don't cover some instances, people understand a section one way others in different ways which tends to cause endless problems on how people, in their huge variations should act and for some it beomes a barrier to society developing and moving forward, even in medical terms. If it is literal we should obey every word and suggestion - imossible without making life for many people intolerable.

heavenly father wrote:

veya_victaous wrote:

that Makes no sense, of course they beleive the Bible that says the Sun revolves around the Earth just like god made it with Earth in the centre of the universe.        Man HF you really need to catch on your biblcal studies You should have known that.


SO you DO beleive Science over the Bible then?  ::roglol:: ::roglol:: ::roglol:: ::roglol:: 

Thanks for the Free point, If this were Soccer you just scored and Own Goal  ::smthg:: ::smthg:: ::smthg:: 

it makes perfect sense, if they are so dumb they are bound to think evolution is a good idea.. :D 

The fact that the Earth revolves around the Sun is unknown to one in four Americans is apparent; however, the survey did not release data about the religious beliefs of the participants they surveyed. Because of this, it is not known if, perhaps because of a belief in creationism, that less than half (48 percent) of Americans, answered that they did not think humans evolved from an earlier species, as 73-80 percent of Americans identify as Christians.

heavenly father wrote:

Vintage wrote:


Do you believe its all literal then?
Because it tends to throw up all sorts of problems, considering most holy books say one thing in one verse or chapter  and a couple of verses or chapters later the exact opposite, they are also vague on some points which can be very important and don't cover some instances, people understand a section one way others in different ways which tends to cause endless problems on how people, in their huge variations should act and for some it beomes a barrier to society developing and moving forward, even in medical terms. If it is literal we should obey every word and suggestion - imossible without making life for many people intolerable.

no i don't take the bible literally and it only seems to contradict..

like science when it said if we travelled to fast we would die and stuff like that you mean..

Vintage wrote:There was much concern when the first steam engines came out that if people travelled on them they would be unable to breath and all sorts would happen to them. Although when you think about it when you are travelling at speed without protection it can be uncomfortable so they may have almost had a point if people had been flying along in open top carriages at the alarming speed of 12miles an hour I think it was compared to a briskly walking horse does about 4miles an hour, normal speed about 2 - 3 miles an hour or at the gallop about 25 - 30 miles an hour.

heavenly father wrote:

veya_victaous wrote:

that Makes no sense, of course they beleive the Bible that says the Sun revolves around the Earth just like god made it with Earth in the centre of the universe.        Man HF you really need to catch on your biblcal studies You should have known that.


SO you DO beleive Science over the Bible then?  ::roglol:: ::roglol:: ::roglol:: ::roglol:: 

Thanks for the Free point, If this were Soccer you just scored and Own Goal  ::smthg:: ::smthg:: ::smthg:: 

it makes perfect sense, if they are so dumb they are bound to think evolution is a good idea.. :D

 

stardesk wrote:Morning all. Sadly for Americans, over 40% of educational institutions, (schools, colleges etc) refuse to stop punching babies in the head. Surely this holds people back from advancement and taking control of their own lives, instead of leaving everything to a mythical being who has no basis, no foundation in reasoning, logic, and truth. I suspect the majority of those schools are in what is called the Bible Belt. And Americans seem to think they are advanced? Yeh, right.

stardesk wrote:Evening Veya. Fixed what my friend? Perhaps Americans learning about evolution ?