Too Many Americans Don't Believe These Basic Facts
by Natalie Lubsen on Apr 28, 2014 | Views: 218 | Score: 2
% of Americans who are "Not too/ not at all confident" this is true | |
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The Earth is heating up, mostly due to man-made greenhouse gases | 37 |
Life on Earth evolved through natural selection | 42 |
The Universe began with a big bang 13.8 billion years ago | 51 |
Percent
Sources:
ap-gfkpoll.com
While a recent poll reveals that 82% of Americans are confident that smoking causes cancer, it also reveals that a lot of Americans are pretty ignorant when it comes to basic scientific facts about evolution, global warming, and the big bang.
Cool chart, you inspired me to create the one below. It looks like Americans aren't nearly as supportive of darwinism as countries like China and Russia are, even though 17.5% more adults have heard of Darwin's theory in the United States, compared to China or Russia.
savvyroo.com/chart-7637648093…