[NetBehaviour] [stuff-it] FW: Only 33 per cent of Americans believe in evolution

[Geert Dekkers]

Actually, what I found most interesting in the article was that while  
33% of  Americans don't "believe" in evolution, 57% consider science  
important (or was it "extremely" important?)  And I'd add, even the  
most fanatical creationists rely om the internal combustion engine to  
get to their meetings, showing that being religious and (at least) the  
use of scientic achievements don't rule each other out.

Geert

On Jul 13, 2009, at 11:17 AM, Rob Myers wrote:

> There are healthy debates about some of the details but there are no  
> serious scientific theories that are alternatives to evolution by  
> natural selection. If there were they would replace evolution as  
> experiments and studies confirmed them. That's the beauty of science  
> when it works.
>
> Science doesn't require faith, just one less philosophical  
> assumption than religion. The practice of science requires personal  
> drive and curiosity, and is subject to social pressures, but it is  
> the least worst means we have of acquiring knowledge about the  
> world. Art is a complement to it but religion has declared itself a  
> rival.
>
> - rob.
>
>
>> On Jul 13, 2009 9:47 AM, "Olga" <olga.panades at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> This is a very interesting discussion but I was hoping to hear some
>> alternative scientific theories. For what I know, and I know very
>> little on the subject, there are alternative scientific theories that
>> challenge the theory of evolution as we know it. Can anyone give me a
>> bit more information on those?
>>
>> And also, I think science involves big amounts of faith as well...
>>
>> --
>> Olga
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