Designed to Create Controversy: 40% of UCSD Freshmen Students Skeptical of Evolution

San Diego Union Tribube ^ | 02/17/2006 | Bruce Lieberman

[PatrickHenry]

Archive?

[balrog666]

This just in:

Almost 50% of people have IQ's below 100!

[Paradox]

I am skeptical of Evolution too, but I am still what would be considered an "Evolutionist" here on FreeRepublic.

[mlc9852]

Amazing they get into college at all, isn't it?

[TheDon]

“Our own faculty has gotten sensitized to the issue that there's a bunch of people that just don't get it,” Kohn said.

He doesn't expect much progress in resolving the evolution debate anytime soon.

“I think there is a deep-seated desire to believe that humans are special, and that the Earth is our dominion rather than we're just another endpoint among all the other endpoints of evolution,” Kohn said.

Nice to see they are so open minded at UCSD.

[wallcrawlr]

90% are under 120



so what

[colorado tanker]

Why don't they conduct polls about scientists who believe in myths like overpopulation?

[BenLurkin]

Is there anyone who isn't at least a little skeptical about evolution?

[JamesP81]

The answer has a lot to do with the nation's religious heritage, Americans' suspicion of authority

Americans are supposed to be suspicious of authority. Thomas Jefferson would be proud of that, at least.

[phelanw]

“I think there is a deep-seated desire to believe that humans are special, and that the Earth is our dominion rather than we're just another endpoint among all the other endpoints of evolution,” Kohn said.

Some of these evolutionists are poor logicians. If the universe is ateleological, there are no endpoints. The man's statement is self-contradictory.

[GOP Jedi]

“Everybody can have their own view of faith and origins and so on,” Varki said. “But when it comes to science, you've got to deal with facts.”

See, the reason they call it the theory of evolution is because it isn't a fact, sparky. If it was fact, it wouldn't be a theory. Did Varki skip that day of science class?

[JamesP81]

Amazing they get into college at all, isn't it?

Because, you know, people who don't believe in evolution are stupid...

[JamesP81]

90% are under 120

And mine is 133. Except that can't be so, since I am skeptical of evolution.

[Recovering_Democrat]

For him, rejecting evolution is like trying to understand chemistry without the Periodic Table of the Elements or arguing that Earth is flat.

Well, except that we can demonstrate the existence of elements and the rotundity of the planet. Can't do that with macroevolution.

[ConservativeDude]

Don't ask scientists to think philosophically. That isn't going to happen.

[narby]

And mine is 133. Except that can't be so, since I am skeptical of evolution.

Everybody's smart, just on different subjects - Will Rogers.

You obviously have your weaknesses.

[narby]

Can't do that with macroevolution.

Another day, another load.

[VOA]

bump

[mlc9852]

Mine is 129-132 and I'm skeptical also. Probably my scores were wrong.