incredibly disturbing survey results from the National Science Foundation
I I'm embarrassed to give you these results ladies and gentleman
25 percent of Americans are unaware
that the earth circles the Sun in our solar system the National Science
Foundation
it is a survey or poll 2200 people in the US there were nine questions
about physical and biological science the average score
was a 6.5 barely a passing grade
seventy-four percent of respondents knew that the
earth revolves around the Sun 26 percent
did not know that less than half
only 48 percent new
that human beings evolved from earlier species
a animals the results of the survey which is conducted every two years will
be presented to President Obama and US lawmakers
as part of the National Science Foundation report one in three
respondents said science needs to get more funding from the government Wow
only one-third above the same group where
25 percent didn't realize that the Earth revolves around the Sun
think we need more science funding this is an example
above the Dunning Kruger affect where you lack
the the ability you lack the capacity to
even recognize that you're wrong or lack information
yeah this is just another
great example of how our education system has completely failed
of course you have some states where it's working you have some states where
people are trying to make sure it doesn't work
on and how do you you know where where's the
I do you even that out 8 I mean some type a federal mandate
it seems the only way this is tragic news it sounds funny
and in a way it is but it is tragic no wonder it is so hard to affect policy
with the data and science when the nation is reduced to
superstitions consumerism
consumption and lacks knowledge about basic facts
and I want to take this further specifically with this issue above the
heliocentric theory not only is not knowing that the earth
revolves around the Sun relevant specifically speaking
but the importance of the history
up her knickers positing this hypothesis
and the religious interests fighting against cooper NIS
copper Nikos and subsequently when Galloway OH in the sixteen hundreds
was a and advocate a believer in this
Copernican theory of Helio centrism and Galloway OH was then suspected of heresy
for following the position of Copernicus
instead have the authority of the Holy Scripture
this is our a relevant backed today
because when we look at the history religious-based opposition
took a turn again Helio centrism and we look today
at religious opposition to things like evolution
and even just having access to certain types of research in stem cells et
cetera
it is very important to remember the absurdity of what happened to compare
now getting to know what's happening today
that there there are a lot of parallels I mean look we would not be having
people
for our for you know agreeing with Copernicus but
if 25 percent of Americans aren't aware something this simple and well known and
documented how do you expect any of them even know
for example what they are the this stance that the person they're voting
for their stance on entitlements or taxes or anything like that i mean
clearly date
it down itself it's truly tragic as funny as it is to say hey 25 percent of
Americans have no idea
that the earth is actually not the center the solar system or the universe
and that there is there's so much tragedy going on here