Unbelievably 78% of Americans do not accept the teachings of Evolution.

From Gallup:

Four in 10 Americans, slightly fewer today than in years past, believe God created humans in their present form about 10,000 years ago. Thirty-eight percent believe God guided a process by which humans developed over millions of years from less advanced life forms, while 16%, up slightly from years past, believe humans developed over millions of years, without God's involvement.

A small minority of Americans hold the "secular evolution" view that humans evolved with no influence from God -- but the number has risen from 9% in 1982 to 16% today. At the same time, the 40% of Americans who hold the "creationist" view that God created humans as is 10,000 years ago is the lowest in Gallup's history of asking this question, and down from a high point of 47% in 1993 and 1999. There has been little change over the years in the percentage holding the "theistic evolution" view that humans evolved under God's guidance.

Americans' views on human origins vary significantly by level of education and religiosity. Those who are less educated are more likely to hold a creationist view. Those with college degrees and postgraduate education are more likely to hold one of the two viewpoints involving evolution.

Every time I see statistics like this it absolutely makes my blood boil.

This is NOT accidental.  It is the result of a concerted effort to vilify scientists, dumb down our children, and create conflict between the intellectual elite and the "every day Americans." (Yes Caribou Barbie, I'm looking at you!)

This is why I posted those videos last week and labeled what the adults were subjecting those children to as a form of child abuse.  I absolutely believe that when you purposefully teach your children not to believe what scientific data proves to be true, simply because it does not conform with what you WANT your children to believe is true, that you are damaging them on an emotional, intellectual, and social level.

The question to ask is why don't these people deny the findings of Astronomers, or Mathematicians, or Botanists, or Chemists, or Physicists, or of any other scientific discipline they way they do Evolutionists?  Why do they believe the scientific method works just fine in those fields but fails so miserably when applied to the origin of mankind?

Of course we know the answer.  In order for certain religions to survive, they must defeat the science which proves the falsity of their claims.  If people really started to use their critical thinking skills instead of simply believing the soothing allegories provided by religion, they would be harder to control, and much harder to convince to give a percentage of their money to support the organized religions which demand a toll with which to purchase their way to the promise of eternal life. A promise, by the way, that NOBODY can be sure will ever be kept.

So the choice being advocated by certain religions seems simple, think and risk being overcome with fears of your impending mortality, or believe, and live a life of blissful ignorance.

I know that a number of my visitors are people of faith, so I invite you to tell me how I am wrong, and what I am missing about the obvious attempts by certain religious movements in this country to deny the scientific value for the teaching of Evolution.