Believe In Evolution? You’re probably Canadian
It’s not surprising to find out that a majority of Canadians beleive in evolution. Our education system is far from perfect, but our classrooms are not teaching rubbish such as creationism, prefering to teach science that is fact and backed up by evidence. Science is not theory, but proven facts. We are not teaching our kids the theory of gravity, but the law of gravity. When teaching them science, we are teaching them the truth rather than poisoning their minds with unproven superstitions that promote hate and division.
When I see numbers like this, I feel proud to be a Canadian. While America still has a lot of work to do, I will admit the numbers look very promising.
Peter
Believe In Evolution: Canadians More Likely Than Americans To Endorse Evolution
Where did human beings come from did we start as singular cells millions of year ago and evolve into our present form, or did God create us in his image 10,000 years ago?
In a recent survey by Angus Reid Public Opinion, it seems the answer to this scientific or religious question is not quite settled. According to the findings, 61 per cent of Canadians and 69 per cent of Britons think human beings evolved from simpler life forms, while just 30 per cent of Americans agree.
Fifty-one per cent of Americans, meanwhile, think God created people in the past 10,000 years, a belief commonly known as “creationism” that is shared by only 22 per cent of Canadians and 17 per cent of Britons. The remaining respondents said they were “not sure.”
Recently, Bill Nye (“The Science Guy”) created a video emphasizing the importance of teaching evolution to children as scientific fact.
“I say to the grownups, ‘If you want to deny evolution and live in your world that’s completely inconsistent with everything we’ve observed in the universe that’s fine. But don’t make your kids do it,'” said Nye. “When you have a portion of the population that doesn’t believe in (evolution) it holds everybody back, really,” he said.
Across all three nations, males were more likely than women to believe in evolution, while females expressed a stronger belief in creationism. The study surveyed 1,002 Americans, 2,010 Britons and 1,510 Canadians. It also found regional differences for each belief.
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I’m American, attended public school, and was not taught creationism. Then again, I am from NJ. That may be why. However the area I grew up in was very Catholic.
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Probably Canadian, but maybe not Albertan. The size of the difference between regions is fascinating. 48% in Alberta, but 71% in Quebec. Vive la différence!
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I attended public school in rural Oklahoma. Thankfully, none of my teachers ever tried to teach creationism. Though, what usually happened is they either skimmed through the material or just skipped that chapter entirely. The “adapt, migrate, or perish” thing was always covered. But, it was always only about how some animals use man-made materials to adapt to the loss of their habitat.
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Many people today chose to homeschool their kids to give them a religion-based education. I don’t have kids. But, if I did, I might homeschool them just to make sure they got a good, well-rounded education based on science. Plus, I think they’d learn things like history and geography better from museums and traveling than by being forced to memorize facts from a dull textbook. 🙂
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My school, which was one that had a strict scoring model where 89:100 could equal a C, did not teach creationism. It was mentioned as an alternative taught in church. So much has degraded in this country since the late 60’s. It sickens me. I grew up in northwestern PA.
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