Fascinating Gallup article on the demographics of Darwinism in America

http://www.gallup.com/poll/content/?ci=14107 [Published: 21-Nov-04 | Permalink | Category: Science seen]
Ah, America! Nearly twice as many of your Catholics believe that "Darwin's Theory of Evolution Is a Scientific Theory Well Supported by the Evidence" than your Protestants. One third of pollees believe that there is evidence for evolution while (another) third believe the Bible is literally true. NB: n=1018 people so take the numbers with a large hunk of rocksalt (check it for fossiliferous material first). (via)

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