Newsweek Poll: Science Is Stupid

Sad but true. In a nutshell:

• 48% believe "God created humans pretty much in the present form at one time within the last 10,000 years or so"
• 39% don't think that "the scientific theory of evolution is well-supported by evidence and widely accepted within the scientific community"

I know I should stop being astonished when I see data like this, but I just can't help it. That nearly half of Americans think that biology and geology are essentially false is a remarkable thing. That two-fifths can't even bring themselves to characterize correctly the status of evolution in the scientific community is just plain crazy.

Still, there is some good news in this poll. Two-thirds of Americans believe it is possible to be a moral person without being religious. You can almost smell the tolerance, can't you.