Are US Voters Informed Enough About Science? 868
Naturalist writes "For decades, educators and employers have worried that too few Americans are preparing for careers in science. But there's evidence to support a new, broader concern in this election year: Ordinary Americans may not know enough about science to make informed decisions on key questions."
No (Score:5, Funny)
Whew.. I thought that question would be harder!
Um.... (Score:3, Funny)
What is this "science" you speak of? Does it have something to do with making nucyalar bombs?
Math and Science are important (Score:5, Funny)
Four out of three ordinary Americans agree they don't know enough about math and science. :)
Re:Obviously not (Score:3, Funny)
This is why science needs to make a supreme being, then it just becomes a practical question: which would you rather worship? A God that doesn't care or a God that ensures you have enough to eat and something interesting to watch on tv?
Hmm.. damned if you do and damned if you don't indeed.
Re:Obviously not (Score:5, Funny)
An omnipotent being could very well make it so that all religions are correct at the same time, even the mutually exclusive ones.
Omnipotency is weird like that.
Re:A Greater Truth (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Obviously not (Score:5, Funny)
Re:DEMOCRACY MANTRA (Score:4, Funny)
My Gods, Jimbo Wales, is that you?
Re:Mod parent up, please. (Score:5, Funny)
Good call. I'll mod him up right after this post.
Clearly not (Score:5, Funny)
Evidence here: http://www.bythefault.com/2008/08/10/someone-missed-a-science-class/ [bythefault.com]
Re:Obviously not (Score:1, Funny)
if god is omnipotent, can he make himself not exist?
Re:Just to play the devil's advocate... (Score:2, Funny)
This is what happens when you take the red pill and the blue pill at the same time.
Re:Obviously not (Score:3, Funny)
Is that the fourth law of thermodynamics, where supreme energy can only be expended after his Noodliness has had a fresh smoothie?
Re:Obviously not (Score:4, Funny)
Don't be ridiculous; any cathedral-level building gives a 50% bonus to that city's cultural output. Even temples are a substantial boost - it's really hard to expand your borders in the early game without a religion.
Re:Obviously not (Score:5, Funny)
Atheism is in itself a belief system. The belief that there is no God.
Like the way not collecting stamps is a hobby ?
That's easy (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Obviously not (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Obviously not (Score:3, Funny)
WRONG AGAIN POINDEXTER.
Homosexual behaviour is banned because, lets face it, it's pretty gay.