"Stephen E. Jones" writes
in message <200003141431.WAA16551@gothic.iinet.net.au>:
> Reflectorites
> ==========================================================
> http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/031100sci-evolution-poll.html
> The New York Times March 11, 2000 Poll Finds That Support Is
> Strong for Teaching 2 Origin Theories
<snip>
> But the poll, which had a statistical margin of error of 2.6
> percentage points, also found that 79 percent of Americans
> thought creationism had a place in the public school curriculum
> ...
There's a rather crucial phrase, in my opinion, that Stephen omitted.
It reads:
"-- though respondents often said the topic should be discussed as a
belief rather than as a competing scientific theory."
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