Yes, Virginia, there really was a manger

[bluess]

Yes, Virginia, there really was a manger...

Or, so, at least would the American populace polled by NEWSWEEK have us believe:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6650997/site/newsweek/?GT1=5936

I have very little idea of how a good poll is supposed to be designed, and how the poll issued by NEWSWEEK was designed, but this just makes me so damn depressed.

43% want to teach creationism INSTEAD of evolution???

I'm weeping into my afternoon cup of tea.

 

[Ipecac]

Ack! Jesus christ on a pogo stick!

 

[hgc]

So what? Over half of Icelanders believe in elves, gnomes, trolls and huldufolk. Now that's some crazy ... uh ... [robotovoce] starting to look reasonable ... [/robotovoce]

 

[Nex]

43% want to teach creationism INSTEAD of evolution???

 

[Marquis de Carabas]

43% want to teach creationism INSTEAD of evolution???

To be fair, it's really only 40.6% who are religious wackos wanting to teach creationism instead of evolution. The other 2.4% are jaded nihilists trying to hasten the end of human civilisation by making everyone as dumb as possible.

Yes, I know it can be hard to tell the difference sometimes.