Here, read this quote from Raw Dogma. On one hand I can’t believe it, on the other hand it is completely fathomable.
“American adults in general do not understand what molecules are (other than they are really small). Fewer than a third can identify DNA as a key to heredity. Only about 10 percent know what radiation is. One adult American in five thinks the Sun revolves around the Earth, an idea science had abandoned by the 17th century.”
I’ve said before that stupidity is universal. But some things (such as mentioned above) go above logical understanding. There’s stupidity, and then there’s idiotic ignorance…
Read the full article for some reasoning behind the data…
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Raw Dogma: 1 in 5 Americans believe Sun revolves around the Earth
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