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On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 8:13 PM, Jennie Dusheck <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> At 3:19 PM -0800 3/1/11, Charlie Carlson wrote:
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>>  > In the 40% or so of Americans who accept evolution I'd shutter to read
>> some of their explanations.  Maybe they'd tend towards acceptance but
>> probably not understanding.
>>
>
> I have read a good many of them, and it's my opinion that a large fraction
> of people who accept that evolution happened (and will argue with
> creationists about it) don't understand it and don't know they don't
> understand it. Evolution is at least partly a shibboleth that serves as a
> marker for education and political views.
>
> I'm not in a position to criticize though, because I don't really
> understand the rationale for most modern cosmology and a lot of other
> things. I know bridges stand up, but do I really know why? Probably not.
>
> In contrast, the middle 60% who say they aren't sure whether evolution is
> right, freely admit they don't understand it. I'm tempted to think they are
> a good audience to target for education programs about evolution.
>

Jennie

I think you absolutely correct about the population that is a good target.
Another is children 7 - 12 years old (who don't come from fundamentalist
families).

Martin

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