August 15, 2006

“Did human beings, as we know them, develop from earlier species of animals?”

The New York Times published this graph today:

Posted by: dtc @ 10:06 pm

One Comment to ““Did human beings, as we know them, develop from earlier species of animals?””

  1. Poetshome.com » God, Americans have a sad understanding of science Says:

    [...] I could say a lot on this topic, but this graph says a lot without a single written word.  I will say this though - Americans ask why the average citizen is behind the rest of the world on science, history, math, etc.  We ask these questions continuously, but until we start accepting basic scientific principles and theories, we’re never going to advance in science.  Evolution, for all those naysayers or fanatics out there, IS a basic theory and it works.  It works, although there may be slight changes to how it works as we understand more, the basic theory is valid and should not be open to debate.  Question it yes, to refine the theorem, but as any scientist knows, “Theorem” is really more “fact”. [...]

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