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On Darwin’s 200th birthday, only 39 percent of Americans believe in evolution.

Charles Darwin, who invented the theory of evolution, was born on Feb. 12, 1809. Marking the 200th anniversary of his Darwin’s birth, Gallup has a new poll out showing that “only 39 percent of Americans say they ‘believe in the theory of evolution,’ while a quarter say they do not believe in the theory, and another 36 percent don’t have an opinion either way".

(Think Progress)
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39% believe and 36% "dont have an opinion either way"?! How bizarre! Hard to imagine not having an opinion, but I guess if you don't think about science and don't care how this world that we live in came to be, I suppose you might not have an "opinion".

Of course, none of this alters the fact of evolution that has been observed, though the mechanisms in the theory might still be updated. Though, I suppose the good news is that this means that only 25% outright deny evolution. Maybe this is a positive result, after all!

And this would explain why America is falling so far behind in the sciences.