1 in 4 Americans Apparently Unaware the Earth Orbits the Sun

[Probius]

This article is 3 years old, but I just stumbled into it. I find this to be incredible, but it does come from Time. I just don't know how someone living in the 21st century could actually think that the sun revolves around the earth, and that 26% of Americans think this way is mind numbing. What do y'all think?

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[CajunCrimson]

I'm guessing that 26% think "orbit" means "gum"

 

[bamachile]

Here's the thing, though: Americans actually fared better than Europeans who took similar quizzes -- at least when it came to the sun and Earth question. Only 66 percent of European Union residents answered that one correctly.

Maybe they're asking sports fans after the tailgaters are underway.

 

[Brad4AL]

More disturbing is that one of the questions involved evolution and claimed humans evolved from another species....

 

[AlistarWills]

I've told my kids over that a large mass of the American public is stupid. And they breed and vote.

 

[92tide]

More disturbing is that one of the questions involved evolution and claimed humans evolved from another species....

 

[cbi1972]

Hoping he meant he is disturbed by the belief that humans evolved from another extant species

 

[G-VilleTider]

I've told my kids over that a large mass of the American public is stupid. And they breed and vote.

Skinny people can be stupid, breed and vote too, you know. Not sure why you are just hatin on the fatties.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

I'd be curious as to what percentage think HRC was the most qualified person to ever run (an incredibly laughable thesis) or that Trump was qualified other than in the Constitutional minimal sense (which makes the first idea look sane by comparison).

 

[DzynKingRTR]

according to South Park, that 1 in 4 average is spot on at how many idiots exist.

 

[dvldog]

It's ok as long as they are on board with Global Warming.