View Full Version : Earth revolves around the sun? 1 in 4 Americans say nope
boutons_deux
02-15-2014, 11:17 PM
A National Science Foundation survey offers a sobering reflection of knowledge in today's all-knowing world. Many people really do believe the sun circles the Earth.
And more than half don't know that humans evolved from animals.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57618963-71/earth-revolves-around-the-sun-1-in-4-americans-say-nope/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=title
Technique
02-15-2014, 11:59 PM
Earth revolves around the moon though
Rogue
02-16-2014, 09:13 AM
It depends on the perspective from which you view the universe imho. Americans believe in freedom which allows and encourages them to doubt anything. Americans believe the truth they found using their own eyes and ears, rather than what the authority says, that's why the United States of America became the greatest country of the world and will forever be, tbh.
boutons_deux
02-16-2014, 10:30 AM
"And more than half don't know that humans evolved from animals."
and many think humans aren't animals
Fabbs
02-16-2014, 10:48 AM
And more then half don't know that humans evolved from The Great Dustspeck.
http://toonbarn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Its-the-Great-Pumpkin-Charlie-Brown.jpg
RandomGuy
02-18-2014, 06:04 PM
It depends on the perspective from which you view the universe imho.
No, actually, it doesn't. The sun does not orbit the earth in any meaningful sense. This is not subject to perspective, unless one is a complete moron.
baseline bum
02-18-2014, 06:18 PM
Americans are retards, so it's not surprising. Now what's really crazy is this:
TrXaQu_qGeo
AntiChrist
02-18-2014, 10:02 PM
Americans are retards, so it's not surprising. Now what's really crazy is this:
TrXaQu_qGeo
But I bet they know all about "climate change". :lmao
scott
02-18-2014, 10:03 PM
To be fair, if the GOP Platform stated the the earth revolves around the sun, boutons would say nope too.
AntiChrist
02-18-2014, 10:05 PM
:lmao
http://hotair.com/archives/2014/02/17/study-democrats-more-likely-to-think-astrology-is-scientific-less-likely-to-know-earth-revolves-around-the-sun/
pgardn
02-18-2014, 10:52 PM
It depends on the perspective from which you view the universe imho. Americans believe in freedom which allows and encourages them to doubt anything. Americans believe the truth they found using their own eyes and ears, rather than what the authority says, that's why the United States of America became the greatest country of the world and will forever be, tbh.
Eyes and ears that don't have a connection to a brain apparently.
pgardn
02-18-2014, 10:59 PM
A National Science Foundation survey offers a sobering reflection of knowledge in today's all-knowing world. Many people really do believe the sun circles the Earth.
And more than half don't know that humans evolved from animals.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57618963-71/earth-revolves-around-the-sun-1-in-4-americans-say-nope/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=title
Humans did not evolve from present day animals.
Many people look at the present day chimp and say I did not evolve from that.
The word ancestor is not well understood and for most who don't understand biological science ancestors can't be traced back further than what one hunts down about their family tree online and courthouses.
Winehole23
02-19-2014, 12:18 AM
died February 17th, 1600
http://galileo.rice.edu/chr/bruno.html
boutons_deux
02-19-2014, 01:55 AM
To be fair, if the GOP Platform stated the the earth revolves around the sun, boutons would say nope too.
You Lie (iow, you're a right wing dingbat)
The Reckoning
02-19-2014, 05:10 AM
earth revolves around the milky way center
scott
02-19-2014, 08:25 AM
You Lie (iow, you're a right wing dingbat)
:lol :lol :lol
RandomGuy
02-19-2014, 08:56 AM
But I bet they know all about "climate change". :lmao
It is statements like that, which lend credence to the claims that the right-wing in this country is actively waging a war on science.
I find it a little sad to see so many of my countrymen fall victim to well-run industry propaganda campaigns, and fall all over themselves to be "pro-business" whatever that means, and adopt whatever illogical policy positions that the spin doctors can come up with.
How does it feel to be a useful idiot?
AntiChrist
02-19-2014, 10:41 AM
It is statements like that, which lend credence to the claims that the right-wing in this country is actively waging a war on science.
I find it a little sad to see so many of my countrymen fall victim to well-run industry propaganda campaigns, and fall all over themselves to be "pro-business" whatever that means, and adopt whatever illogical policy positions that the spin doctors can come up with.
How does it feel to be a useful idiot?
I knew you'd be the one most butthurt over that little jab.
RandomGuy
02-19-2014, 01:08 PM
I knew you'd be the one most butthurt over that little jab.
You are as predictable as I am, yes. :)
Shall we?
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