RE: What is it about America? Does America's education system just suck?
March 27, 2012 at 3:42 pm
(This post was last modified: March 27, 2012 at 3:42 pm by Faith No More.)
Cthulu Dreaming Wrote:I'm not denying that there isn't ignorance and stupidity here in abundance, but it's a big diverse place - and perhaps you're tarring with an awfully broad brush.
Remember that 40% of Americans believe in strict creationism.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/145286/four-a...onism.aspx
So yes, a lot of these statements have been broad generalizations, but they're not as overreaching as one would hope they would be.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell