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American Adults Flunk Basic Science
Science Daily ^
| 3/13/2009
| ScienceDaily
Posted on 03/19/2009 6:27:05 PM PDT by freedumb2003
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# Only 53% of adults know how long it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun. # Only 59% of adults know that the earliest humans and dinosaurs did not live at the same time. # Only 47% of adults can roughly approximate the percent of the Earth's surface that is covered with water.* # Only 21% of adults answered all three questions correctly
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TOPICS: Education; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: areusmarter; catastrophism; education; godsgravesglyphs; jaywalking; publicschools; publikschoolz; science; scienceeducation; stringtheory; xplanets
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To: freedumb2003
THis has been posted before. Its a bogus poll. Onlt three questions — that’s a clue right there. So which ONE is the kicker?
This” “that the earliest humans and dinosaurs did not live at the same time.” The other two are science facts. This one is a science theory. And an especially controversial one right now.
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posted on
03/19/2009 7:22:28 PM PDT
by
bvw
To: Jukeman
>>Sciencedaily.com has their little test which asks questions about evolution.
Which questions vex you?
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posted on
03/19/2009 7:29:57 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks.)
To: freedumb2003
Well, I guess I’d flunk, because I know dinosaurs and men did walk on the earth at the same time. Flame away.
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posted on
03/19/2009 7:30:00 PM PDT
by
Marie2
(I don't know what that bird told you, but I'M Brian Fellows)
To: bvw
This that the earliest humans and dinosaurs did not live at the same time. The other two are science facts. This one is a science theory. And an especially controversial one right now. You do know what a scientific theory is, right? (hint: it isn't a grown up guess)
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posted on
03/19/2009 7:33:22 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks.)
To: freedumb2003
None at all. Evolutionper Darwin is a load of crap. What the hell is vexing you?
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posted on
03/19/2009 7:34:01 PM PDT
by
Jukeman
(.)
To: Marie2
>>Well, I guess Id flunk, because I know dinosaurs and men did walk on the earth at the same time. Flame away.
“know” is a pretty strong word. Are you so old as to have witnessed this? If not, you might want to rethink your position.
If so, then I want to interview you in RL. And I won’t be alone in that desire. We don’t have many multi-thousand year old people around anymore. Even Adam only lived to his mid 900’s.
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posted on
03/19/2009 7:36:26 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks.)
To: bvw
This that the earliest humans and dinosaurs did not live at the same time. The other two are science facts. This one is a science theory. And an especially controversial one right now.Yabba-dabba-dooooooo!
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posted on
03/19/2009 7:37:30 PM PDT
by
Snickersnee
(Where are we going? And what's with this handbasket?)
To: Jukeman
>>None at all. Evolutionper Darwin is a load of crap. What the hell is vexing you?
Calm down, I am just asking you the basis of your post.
Which specific questions do you say are misleading or provide partial information? You only need list one or two if this is too upsetting....
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posted on
03/19/2009 7:38:35 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks.)
To: Marie2
dinosaurs and men did walk on the earth at the same time
Apparently women too.
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posted on
03/19/2009 7:43:28 PM PDT
by
Thrownatbirth
(.....Iraq Invasion fan since '91.)
To: Snickersnee
Yabba-dabba-dooooooo! The question for All Ages -- Wilma or Betty?
Up there with Ginger/MaryAnne and Jennifer/Bailey (me? Betty, MaryAnne and HECK YEAH Bailey)
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posted on
03/19/2009 7:44:49 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks.)
To: freedumb2003
So obviously, they’re considered to be good employees.
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posted on
03/19/2009 7:44:50 PM PDT
by
familyop
(combat engineer (combat), National Guard, '89-'96, Duncan Hunter or no-vote, http://falconparty.com/)
To: freedumb2003
Only 59% of adults know that the earliest humans and dinosaurs did not live at the same time.
Try telling that to Fred and Dino man. Yabba dabba doo.
Flintstones. Meet the Flintstones.
They're the modern stone age family.
From the town of Bedrock,
They're a page right out of history.
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posted on
03/19/2009 7:45:31 PM PDT
by
RoadKingSE
(How do you know that the light at the end of the tunnel isn't a muzzle flash ?)
To: Thrownatbirth
If it nabs me Raquel, I am willing to throw all I know out the window!
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posted on
03/19/2009 7:46:08 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks.)
To: freedumb2003
When a simple question is asked about evolution without context, which Science Daily did, it is subjective. For instance, it’s like asking, “do you think George Bush did a good job?” That begs the question: “in what respect?” Get my point? Never mind - I’m moving on.
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posted on
03/19/2009 7:51:52 PM PDT
by
Jukeman
(.)
To: freedumb2003
I strongly suspect that you do not. That is, you confabulate theory and fact. Hint: no soup for you.
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posted on
03/19/2009 8:01:24 PM PDT
by
bvw
To: freedumb2003
I went to their website. Their questions are crap. The last few in the survey were about evolution. If you answered that you don’t believe in evolution, the institute’s explanations try to make you look stupid.
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posted on
03/19/2009 8:16:41 PM PDT
by
ViLaLuz
(2 Chronicles 7:14)
To: freedumb2003
51% also think Zero can ‘fix’ the economy - so color me unsurprised.
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posted on
03/19/2009 8:17:25 PM PDT
by
eclecticEel
(I already have a Messiah, I don't need another one.)
To: FlingWingFlyer; Rurudyne; steelyourfaith; Tolerance Sucks Rocks; xcamel
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posted on
03/19/2009 8:29:24 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: 75thOVI; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AndrewC; aragorn; aristotleman; Avoiding_Sulla; BBell; ...
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posted on
03/19/2009 8:30:17 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: AdmSmith; bvw; callisto; ckilmer; dandelion; ganeshpuri89; gobucks; KevinDavis; Las Vegas Dave; ...
A nice four-list topic!
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posted on
03/19/2009 8:30:34 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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