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[NeoGreen]

19. Post secondary science may be doing well enough...

...but in overall science, and especially evolution (i.e. the antithesis of creationism) we lag:


https://rankingamerica.wordpress.com/2009/02/12/the-us-ranks-33rd-in-acceptance-of-evolution/

The U.S. ranks 33rd in acceptance of evolution

According to a 2006 study first published in the magazine, Science, the United States ranks thirty-third out of thirty four nations (32 in Europe plus Japan and the United States) in acceptance of evolution. Iceland ranks first. Only Turkey ranked lower than the United States in the acceptance of evolution.

And I directly attribute this lag to religious derived and foisted 'bad ideas':





https://www.pewforum.org/2013/12/30/publics-views-on-human-evolution/


However, there is recent reason for hope, which is unsurprisingly coincident with a rise in the "nones/unaffiliated":
https://slate.com/technology/2015/11/polls-americans-believe-in-evolution-less-in-creationism.html

Evolution Is Finally Winning Out Over Creationism
A majority of young people endorse the scientific explanation of how humans evolved.
Rachel E. Gross, Nov 19, 2015

Few issues have divided the American public as bitterly as Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. Since On the Origin of Species was published in 1859, it has driven a wedge between those who accept that humans and this planet’s other inhabitants have evolved over time, and those who believe that our species was created in its current form with no alterations. While the majority of people in Europe and in many other parts of the world accept evolution, the United States lags behind. Today, 4 in 10 adults in America believe that humans have existed in our present form since the beginning of time, and in many religious groups, that number is even higher. This is woeful.

Now, at long last, there seems to be hope: National polls show that creationism is beginning to falter, and Americans are finally starting to move in favor of evolution. After decades of legal battles, resistance to science education, and a deeply rooted cultural divide, evolution may be poised to win out once and for all.

Plus, to suggest creationism is Science is laughable.