Most Americans accept the theory of evolution and actually favor teaching evolution over creationism or intelligent design in public school science classes, according to a new study conducted by a coalition of scientific societies, including the National Academy of Sciences, National Science Teachers Associations and the American Institute of Biological Sciences.
Support for creationism was pretty tepid in this poll. Only 28 percent believed “all living things” were created in their present form, and 31 percent believed “humans and other living things” were created in their present form.
Finally, the survey also found a link between scientific literacy and attitudes about teaching evolution versus creationism in public schools. Not surprisingly, the scientifically literate respondents – so identified because they answered all of the survey’s test science questions correctly – showed the most support for teaching evolution.
