[Steve_Seattle]

If I read these numbers correctly, almost half of the country does not believe in the official scientific theory of human origins. That's quite amazing, and should confirm Europeans in their belief that Americans are ignorant.

I'm surprised how high these numbers are, especially since newspaper editorialists will have you believe that only a tiny fringe element of Christian fundamentalists rejects evolution. But Christian fundamentalists do not comprise half of the population.

My take on this is that many people just have a gut feeling that intelligence and order cannot spring from non-intelligence and disorder.

[Always Right]

My take on this is that many people just have a gut feeling that intelligence and order cannot spring from non-intelligence and disorder.

Similar to the gut feeling Einstein had on the issue.

[JSDude1]

the scientific community is not uniform in their belief of macro-(neo darwinist) evolution: there is much “scientific evidence” that disputes the theory of macro-evolution.

[CharlesWayneCT]

My take on this is that many people just have a gut feeling that intelligence and order cannot spring from non-intelligence and disorder.

They probably noticed their closets are never organized when they open the doors, even when they are certain they arranged them neatly earlier. :-)

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

You should change your name to godlessSteve_Seattle.

[Cincinnatus.45-70]

I don’t know. I was willing to accept evolution as a theory that needed testing until I realized that the NY Times came down on the side of evolution. That’s when I realized that evolution had to be a crock!

Let’s do another study of how many Republicans believe in the NYT! Of course, this guy would say THAT disqualifies Republicans from government, too.