Study: Most American Adults Flunk Basic Science

[Guest]

PEOPLE! Almost EVERY religion is based on a fictional character.

Way i see it, god(s) is just an imaginary friend for people.

Have you ever noticed how stupid people look while they are in church listening to the same stuff over and over again by someone who claims to be a servant of god, singing the same stuff and all that.

It's madness! the ancient Egyptians/Greeks/Romans all KNEW that there were many gods, who are we to say that they're wrong??? when even our current god(s) has not been revealed.

What if 3000 years from now they figure out the meaning of life and that there is no god, they will look back on us and think that we were fools.

If alien visitors just happened to contact us, which religion would the human race represent? there are many and not one is right. The alien visitors would think we're crazy...

Dont get me wrong, EVERY religion has good ideas, but to BELIEVE some of the nonsense is exactly the reason humans cannot work together or get along.

 

[bounty]

Just so you guys know you can take the test here http://www.calacademy.org/

Now lets talk about what's wrong with the test.
1st, who answers phone surveys?

2nd with questions like How much of the earth is covered with water? The cool thing is the answers were 0-24% 25-49% 50-59% 60-70% 71-80% 80-100% With the correct answer being about 71% Now add to the fact that they got the question wrong and had 70% as the correct answer on thier answer sheet. They had this incorrect answer up on their website a few weeks ago when this was first reported on other web sites, and have since changed their answers to more reasonable ones like 66-75% for that question.

3rd, it's obvious (see above) that this is a science museum trying to get additional funding via FUD.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/12/californian_science_dunces/

 

[grieve]

MDillenbeck I think you pretty much summed it up perfect. You’re a decent writer as well.

 

[grieve]

[citation][nom]bounty[/nom]Just so you guys know you can take the test here http://www.calacademy.org/Now lets talk about what's wrong with the test.[/citation]
I took the test, even got the freshwater question correct. I guess you better believe in Charles Darwin’s natural selection and not Adam and Eve if you want 100% on that test.

Science, not Religion FTW

 

[killerb255]

I think one problem is the blatant stereotyping of "intellectuals" in the US. It's almost as if anyone with an IQ higher than 130 is predisposed to get nowhere in life except living in one's parents' basement and playing WoW 24/7. Why? Intellectuals aren't valued socially in peer groups. They're made fun of.

This also has the domino effect of such kids lacking social skills, and ultimately, any motivation to do anything in a world that shunned them and threw them away like garbage...

 

[grieve]

[citation][nom]killerb255[/nom]I think one problem is the blatant stereotyping of "intellectuals" in the US. It's almost as if anyone with an IQ higher than 130 is predisposed to get nowhere in life except living in one's parents' basement and playing WoW 24/7. Why? Intellectuals aren't valued socially in peer groups. They're made fun of. This also has the domino effect of such kids lacking social skills, and ultimately, any motivation to do anything in a world that shunned them and threw them away like garbage...[/citation]

killerb255 ... am I sensing some social out casting during your childhood? j/k

 

[killerb255]

[citation][nom]grieve[/nom]killerb255 ... am I sensing some social out casting during your childhood? j/k[/citation]

You sensed correctly. I'm not afraid to admit it.

I felt the need to mention that because I've known so many other bright people as well that have had their self-esteem damaged so much that they end up choosing to live in their mum's basement and play WoW 24/7 (I don't play WoW at all, and I don't live at home either). I try to set an example by actually contributing to society through word and deed (I neither live with my folks nor play WoW).

Anyway, I do think that if society didn't shun intellectuals so much, US Science scores would improve. It's not like the potheads and methheads among the status quo are going to fix the problem...

 

[grieve]

Very true, you do have a very valid point. While growing up the “nerds” do have a difficult time… I think that the others also have a difficult time, even the most popular kids. Childhood school days are a tough time emotionally for everyone.

 

[pmerritt]

I know i'm gonna get flamed for this but.....i don't really give a flying

 

[pmerritt]

I know i'm gonna get flamed for this but.....i don't really give a flying

 

[pmerritt]

I know i'm gonna get flamed for this but.....i don't really give a flying

 

[joemamasmurf]

[citation][nom]Curnel_D [/nom]Here's someone who has his head on straight. I don’t care who or what science institute, text book publisher, or theorist decides what the 'mass' should learn, but carbon dating itself is based on theory. To base facts like "Only 59 percent of adults know that the earliest humans and dinosaurs did not live at the same time." off of theory is just absurd, and it's exactly why 400 years ago we still thought the earth was flat. !
So to assume that dinosaurs came first just because they have more carbon buildup on their fossilized bones just makes an ass out of yourself, and every one you teach it to.
[/citation]
I want to start off by saying that I am an old Earth creationist and a chemist. So much about that statement is wrong, that it's ridiculous. Carbon 14(the element used in Carbon dating) has a known and thoroughly proven half-life, so to see it is a theory is an entirely false claim. On a related note, I've always found it funny that conservative (for lack of a better term) Christians like Carbon dating when it fits their agenda, yet when it returns something they don't like it is suddenly bad science.
Also, Carbon dating is not performed using buildup of carbon on fossils, it is in fact the opposite, it measures the decay of carbon.