One In Four Americans Do Not Know the Earth Circles The Sun And Fewer Than Half Know Humans Evolved From Earlier Species -- Daily Mail
* Half of all Americans also said astrology is either 'very scientific' or 'sort of scientific.'
* Fewer than half (48 percent) knew that human beings evolved from earlier species of animals.
* National Science Foundation warns public perceptions of 'pseudoscience' are getting worse
* Percentage of Americans who think astrology is 'not at all scientific' declined from 62 percent in 2010 to just 55 percent in 2012
Just 74 percent of respondents knew that the Earth revolved around the Sun, a shocking new study into the scientific knowledge of American has found.
The survey included more than 2,200 people in the United States and was conducted by the National Science Foundation.
Ten questions about physical and biological science were on the quiz, and the average score - 6.5 correct - was barely a passing grade.
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My Comment: I am not shocked by this number .... and my suggestion to the Americans is that they should not beat themselves over the head on this one. If the same poll was taken around the world .... that number will probably approach 50% (if not higher).
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