51% of Americans Are IDiots

A recent poll indicates that 85% of Americans are ignorant and 51% are IDiots when it comes to the subject of evolution.

The telephone poll conducted Oct. 3-5 suggests 51 percent of those asked believe God created humans in their present form. Three in 10 believed while humans evolved, that God guided the process, and 15 percent said humans evolved independently. UPI

While my opening sentence may seem harsh, please consider the following scenario.

What would the 51% who dismiss all the overwhelming scientific evidence for evolution have believed if we went back into history?

If we were to go back in time to the early 1600's, our 51% IDiot majority would be cheering the Catholic Church as it decried the scientific theory put forth by Galileo that the Earth revolved around the sun and not vice-versa. If you look at the ranting of the church at the time, there are obvious similarities to the rhetoric that we now hear from those opposed to evolution. Galileo's theory was called 'Atheistic', geometry was condemned as 'of the Devil' and Galileo was personally insulted and denounced. The church could not have science contradicting religious teachings. Sound familiar yet?

If we were to go back, say another 500 years, our 51% IDiot majority would still be clinging to the notion of a flat earth. Although the concept of a round earth had been accepted by people as early as the first century, our 'IDiot Majority' would have sturdily opposed such a blasphemous notion. The Holy Bible is filledwith references that indicate that the earth is flat so why would our IDiot majority believe Atheist scientists?

The scenario we have today is no different than those we see throughout history. Science continues to progress and religion has to adapt to stay relevant. Scriptures have to be ignored or conveniently reinterpreted to conform to the accepted wisdom.

I for one am proud to be in the 15% who would have been standing with Galileo as he faced the inquisition. Where do you stand?

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