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At 12:09 PM -0500 3/2/11, Alonzo, Jamie wrote:
>These differences probably indicate that many Americans hold 
>religious beliefs that cause them to be skeptical of established 
>scientific ideas, even when they have some basic familiarity with 
>those ideas."

An additional explanation is that people are more willing to agree 
with something framed as a scientific theory or technical issue.

E.g., "My neighbor's house may fall down next year." versus 
"According to engineering reports, my neighbor's house may fall down 
next year."

I'm postulating that more people would agree with the second statement.
Jennie Dusheck

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