A majority of Brits have yet to be swayed by Darwin, according to this BBC article sent to me by Phil Johnson.
Given how much Darwinism has been taught in the West, it is surprising to see how many are still skeptical, even in countries like Great Britain, which are not known for the sort of religiosity that afflicts benighted America. And not that the BBC itself isn't biased: its program last week on the ongoing efforts to introduce intelligent design into American public schools was called "A War on Science." Maybe the war on religion will turn into a quagmire, if it hasn't already.
It's too bad they do not say how much this reflects the size of the Muslim population.
Posted by: Jacob | January 30, 2006 at 11:34 AM
It's too bad they do not say how much this reflects the size of the Muslim population.
Wouldn't the Indian population have more impact than the Muslims? I'm pretty sure Hindus are committed to a rather young age of the earth and the universe.
Posted by: Kevin Jones | January 30, 2006 at 01:50 PM
Kevin:
"I'm pretty sure Hindus are committed to a rather young age of the earth and the universe."
You are? Where do you gather this from? My admittedly sketchy knowledge would suggest just the opposite - that Hindu cosmology thinks in very very long time frames. Also, to the best of my knowledge, there is no Hindu equivalent of Christian Fundamentalism that is demanding equal time in the science classes with normative scientiific conclusions.
By-the-by, India has the second or third largest population of Muslims in the world, and roughly a gazillion other religious affiliations as well, so be careful about equating Indian with Hindu.
Finally, do we know that it's a particular point with conservative Muslims to insist on a young earth?
Posted by: John Hart | February 01, 2006 at 12:36 PM