New Gallup poll: Fewer than 4 in 10 believe in real “science”.

The Gallup survey, released Wednesday, found a quarter of those polled do not believe in evolution, and 36 percent say they don’t have an opinion either way.

The poll of 1,018 American adults, found strong ties between education level and belief in the theory.

Just 21 percent of respondents who had up to a high school level of education believe in evolution, compared with 74 percent of those with postgraduate degrees.

“Previous Gallup research shows that the rate of church attendance is fairly constant across educational groups, suggesting that this relationship is not owing to an underlying educational difference but instead reflects a direct influence of religious beliefs on belief in evolution,” he said.

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Addendum per WrathofG-d:  Yes, Happy Birthday Charles Darwin, its a mighty interesting theory you came up with.  Let’s not forget however that in isn’t only  “scientists” that are strongly celebrating, and pushing the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin.  The Revolutionary Communist Party as well has been  “Getting Ready For Darwin Day 2009“, encouraging everyone to “Celebrate Darwin Day“, explaining “what Darwin did, and why it matters“, and encouraging us to “discover the man and the revolutionary theory that changed the course of science and society“.  Not very surprising for these “Strange Bedfellows“