A new study based on public surveys in the United States, Japan and 32 European countries shows that only the Turks rank lower than Americans in public acceptance of evolution.Among the factors contributing to America's low score are poor understanding of biology, especially genetics, the politicization of science and the literal interpretation of the Bible by a small but vocal group of American Christians, the researchers say.
"American Protestantism is more fundamentalist than anybody except perhaps the Islamic fundamentalists, which is why Turkey and we are so close," said study co-author Jon Miller of Michigan State University.
I wonder if your typical American Christian creationist knows of his or her philosophical kinship on this matter with your typical raging Islamist toting an AK-47.
OK, I'm taking a break from my brief break to pass along this stuff about the hopes among the loonies at Fox News and at other rightward precincts that we'll soon have another 9/11 to teach us a lesson about something or other.
Is there no end to their depravity?
Both CBS and Fox have rejected this commercial for condoms, the latter on grounds that it will accept such ads when the pitch is to prevent disease but not when the message is to prevent pregnancy.
