Survey Shows that 51% of Americans Question the 'Big Bang Theory'

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Here is a graphic from a more expansive version of that article:



Notice anything?

Yes.  That theories that have little direct impact upon people have a tough time being accepted.  Let's face it, very few people are directly affected by whether the big bang explains the origin of the universe or whether the diversity of life is solely explained by natural selection.

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LOL @ More belief in climate change than evolution.

Climate change happens on a faster time scale and it more directly impacts people.  It's no wonder that it has an easier time gaining acceptance.

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My favorite part is the drug resistant bacteria thing. So, Americans believe that bacteria are evolving, but don't believe in evolution

Many creationists believe in microevolution, but deny that the diversity of species is due to macroevolution.  Indeed, if you believe that the world has only been around a few thousand years, that isn't enough time from macroevolution to have done its thing.  Whereas microevolution happens on an observable scale and you'd have to be a complete idiot to deny what can and has been observed.

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My favorite part is the drug resistant bacteria thing. So, Americans believe that bacteria are evolving, but don't believe in evolution

Many creationists believe in microevolution, but deny that the diversity of species is due to macroevolution.  Indeed, if you believe that the world has only been around a few thousand years, that isn't enough time from macroevolution to have done its thing.  Whereas microevolution happens on an observable scale and you'd have to be a complete idiot to deny what can and has been observed.

The divide between micro- and macro-evolution is completely arbitrary.

The absolute distinction that some creationists try to make of it is, but the general concept isn't, and even if you don't divide the spectrum of the scale of what evolution can do into two broad temporal classes, it remains the case that if the world is but a few thousand years old, evolution could not have produced the broad array of species observed in the world today starting from a single species.