In a possible face-saving move, the score for Kazakhstan isn’t included. But the US is beaten soundly by Romania in a new report about evolution. Here’s the nugget sentence, from page two of this morning’s Post:
WASHINGTON POST (1/16/07): The United States has a smaller proportion of people who accept evolution than any other country except Turkey, according to a 34-nation survey by researcher Jon D. Miller of Michigan State University.A graphic lists the 34 countries. For the record, 40 percent of American adults said that the following statement was true: “Human beings, as we know them, developed from earlier species of animals.” In Romania, 55 percent agreed with a similar statement. Iceland led the 34 nations, with 85 percent acceptance. The UK scored 75 percent.