Creationism and Ignorance

[vulcanlogician]

It seems peculiar to me that roughly a third of the population accepts the doctrine of creationism and roughly a third imagines that there is some sort of disagreement between scientists concerning evolution. Methinks there is some overlap between those who are misinformed about the position of scientists and those who accept creationism.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001WAKDTA/ref...TF8&btkr=1

In this book are the testimonies of fifty men and women holding doctorates in a wide range of scientific fields who have been convicted by the evidence to believe in a literal six-day creation.

That's fine, Alpha, but I don't see 50 people signifying a major disagreement. Refer to the poll I cited, not the wording I used in the OP. 

66% of people think scientists "generally agree." 98% of of AAAS scientists constitutes general agreement. Therefore only 66% of those polled have accurate knowledge concerning the scientific consensus on the matter. I said it in the OP: even if science is wrong on the matter (which it isn't) people at least ought to have legitimate information. I'm not really even blaming religious indoctrination here. Sure, that's probably part of the problem, but our education system has also failed to correct the widespread misunderstanding.

Sure, there are 2% of scientists that disagree, and 50 of these individuals can provide testimony in a book. So what?

The OP wasn't even about creationism or evolution per se. It was more about the fact that a third of the US is unaware of a scientific consensus on the matter.

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Americans say what they're supposed to say on those polls. Doesn't mean they believe any of it.

I guess you might have a point about the general efficacy of polls, but as far as Pew Research Center goes, they are fairly well-reputed.