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Edited by Section Ratio General:
2/15/2014 5:04:34 AM
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1 in 4 Americans Don't Know Earth Orbits the Sun. Yes, Really.
[url=http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/1-in-4-americans-dont-know-earth-orbits-the-sun-yes-really-140214.htm?]This is not good.[/url] Opinions on this?
Edit: To see the results of the poll, [url=http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind14/content/chapter-7/c07.pdf]view this[/url] and skip down to 7-23.
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9 RepliesFound the problem.
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there's no way that's true.
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Called it.
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And they all vote democrat.
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I'm not surprised by this, sadly.
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....this is very disturbing.
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11 RepliesMy question is ... What holds together the universe ?
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this poll is NOT accurate, they polled 2200 people in a nation of about 300, 000, 000 (im rounding for simplicities sake.) ghats .000007% of the population, thats not a very accurate poll
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Even if that sample contained every single person who believed that copernicus was wrong... who am I kidding, I bet they can't even pronounce his name... 550 people is still too many ._.
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*ReadsResults* *DiesALittle*
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30 RepliesAnd most of you don't know the Sun orbits the black hole at the center of the galaxy.
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10 RepliesRemember that time when Bill Nye got booed in Texas for saying the moon is not a source of light?
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Saw this on Instagram
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1 Replywho cares?
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2 Replies2 out of 3 Heimerdingers believe everything they read. [spoiler]And how dare you take the name of the holy donger[/spoiler]
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1 Reply"bla bla bla sample size bla bla" But seriously, while you can question the sample pool and whether it's representative of the nation, this at least highlights a problem. To be fair, the results are better than every other country sampled except South Korea (which is still pretty sad). And finally, my favorite quote for people on both sides of the statistics reliability debate: "All statistics are wrong; some are useful."
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While surprising, I don't think it is the most shocking news in the article. The scary part to me is the solid backwards slide in scores. Shows that the newer generations are getting less education than generations that came before them.
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Well then these people have never been taught that the earth orbits the sun! WOOSH!
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But the sun is just a big light bulb!
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I don't think 2,200 people is enough to generalize 330 million people. Also, I'd like to know [i]where[/i] this sample was taken as I think the demographics might have skewed the results. [i]Oh, hell! What does that matter?! So we go around the sun! If we went around the moon or round and round the garden like a teddy bear, it wouldn't make any difference! All that matters to me is the work! Without that, my brain rots. Put that in your blog - or better still, stop inflicting your opinions on the world![/i] - Sherlock Holmes
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That 1:4 probably never went to school....
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That's because it doesn't you dummy
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I tend not to take much from the discovery channel, after they pulled that false megalodon documentary, very seriously anymore. It's all too possible that people were asked "trick questions" during the test. And most students don't understand that astrology and astronomy are different things, because astrology is generally not taught anymore because it's superstition and because they sound so similar they could have them confused with each other. I couldn't make an assumption until I see the actual test they were given. Even though I know there are a lot of dumb people out there they can't possibly be this dumb in today's society.
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Wow. Even with only 2,200 people, thats kinda sad... Also, why has no one quoted sherlock yet.
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Society is so focused on itself that this isn't surprising. Whether the sun orbits the Earth, or the Earth the sun, most Americans can get on with their jobs, playing the games society has set out for them.
