Evolution Shmevolution

39%. According to a Gallup poll earlier this year, only 39% of Americans believe in the theory of evolution.

Shock.

Not even half. Not even close to half! Oh, dear me.

25% report that they do not believe in evolution. More shock.

Thanks for leading me to this discovery, Jenny Jo.

I poked around the Interweb and found more mad statistics. It appears that there are hordes of non-believers all over Europe, too, just maybe not in as high proportions as in the good ol' U.S. of A. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9786-why-doesnt-america-believe-in-evolution.html

I then found this article http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/16178 which made me think well of Canadians with their whopping (still so small!) 59% of believers of evolution, until I read the rest of the article, which asserts that 42 percent of survey respondents believe that humans and dinosaurs co-existed.

I wonder what percent of Mexicans believe in evolution.

Another great question is how well most people even understand the theory. I thought this article dealt well with the poll numbers: The Problem with Evolution Surveys.

Still, I'm surprised. I guess I need to get out of my bubble a whole lot more often.