Dr.GH
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From Daily Kos, July 31, 2009:
QUESTION: Do you believe that America and Africa were once part of the same continent?
YES, NO, NOT SURE
ALL 42% 26% 32%
DEM 51% 16% 33%
REP 24% 47% 29%
IND 44% 23% 33%
OTH/REF 42% 25% 33%
NON VOTERS 46% 22% 32%
Republicans flunked the science question, whereas everyone else passes. Regionally, the South didn't do that well either.
NORTHEAST 50% 18% 32%
SOUTH 32% 37% 31%
MIDWEST 46% 22% 32%
WEST 43% 24% 33%
What are they teaching in science class these days? And isn't it amazing that regions and parties have their own facts? Perhaps we should ask how old the earth is, or whether the real life Fred Flintstone had a dinosaur as a pet.
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"Science is the horse that pulls the cart of philosophy."
L. Susskind, 2004 "SMOLIN VS. SUSSKIND: THE ANTHROPIC PRINCIPLE"
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