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8. Because they aren't in the Eurobarometer survey group

Thu Jul 18, 2019, 05:54 AM

Jul 2019

and the scientists who created the chart didn't have those countries available (Canada isn't there either, for instance)

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6885439_Public_Acceptance_of_Evolution
http://ec.europa.eu/commfrontoffice/publicopinion/archives/ebs/ebs_224_report_en.pdf

We know because all the evidence works with a common ancestor, and has not been explained with any other hypothesis. Like we know about glacial periods, for instance. Things like geology, archaeology and palaeontology allow you to work out what happened in the past even without an eyewitness account.

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Creationism [View all] NeoGreen Jul 2019 OP

I want to move to Iceland. CrispyQ Jul 2019 #1

"creationism" is how wise old men in the bronze age rampartc Jul 2019 #2

Why aren't Russia, India, and China on the chart? And... TreasonousBastard Jul 2019 #3

Because they aren't in the Eurobarometer survey group muriel_volestrangler Jul 2019 #8

Here's a 2009 survey in 10 countries - those in India who have heard of Darwin muriel_volestrangler Jul 2019 #12

"We don't know. So we keep looking.", is an acceptable answer... uriel1972 Jul 2019 #9

The Prime Mover, if any, does not necessarily demand to be worshiped... TreasonousBastard Jul 2019 #11

The Creator and an ineffable God Cartoonist Jul 2019 #5

In the beginning... Thunderbeast Jul 2019 #6

In his own image Major Nikon Jul 2019 #7