+- Scivillage.com Casual Discussion Science Forum (https://www.scivillage.com)
+-- Forum: Science (https://www.scivillage.com/forum-61.html)
+--- Forum: Ergonomics, Statistics & Logistics (https://www.scivillage.com/forum-78.html)
+--- Thread: Evolution deniers become minority in U.S. + When can you trust statistics? (/thread-10871.html)
Evolution deniers become minority in U.S. + When can you trust statistics? - C C - Aug 30, 2021
Evolution Deniers Are Finally a Minority in the U.S.
https://gizmodo.com/evolution-deniers-are-finally-a-minority-in-the-u-s-1847528066
EXCERPTS: Americans continue to have a challenging relationship with science, modern medicine, and at times reality, but a review of annual surveys from 1985 to 2019 does yield some good news: Over half of surveyed participants believed in the science of evolution. That’s a win, I guess. [...] The paper—published this week in the journal Public Understanding of Science—looked at opinions on evolution in public opinion surveys conducted since 1985.
[...] From 1985 to 2010, there was a statistical dead heat between acceptance and rejection of evolution,” said Jon D. Miller, a researcher who specializes in public understanding of science at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan and lead author of the paper, in a university press release. “But acceptance then surged, becoming the majority position in 2016.” (MORE - details)
When can you trust statistics? (video)
INTRO: The modern world is littered with statistical noise. Here’s how to find the signal...
RE: Evolution deniers become minority in U.S. + When can you trust statistics? - Magical Realist - Sep 1, 2021
Quote:"In a time filled with disinformation, distrust of expertise, and utter foolishness, some folks previously not keen on the idea of evolution have decided it’s not so bad. Maybe it’s because denialists have moved on to hotter topics like covid-19 and climate change. Evolution is just… old hat, perhaps."
There was a time in the 90's and the early 2000's when I used to debate evolution with creationists online quite abit. Now it doesn't seem such a hot topic anymore. The sole barrier to accepting evolution imo is just understanding it, which is a drawback creationists tend to share. Once you grasp the simple beautiful fundamental truth of natural selection, everything else falls into place and nothing fails to be explained. Evolution is a perfect example of how one scientific principle can efficiently account for so much in the world of nature.