Unfortunately, a whole culture has arisen in this country that denies basic scientific facts at the behest of misguided religious and political groups for both idealogical and economic reasons. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Being able to read helps too... if a man can understand the gross domestic product or economic growth of the United States then surely he can understand some basic scientific facts. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Indeed, a recent Pew poll shows that there is a substantial and growing amount of public disagreement about basic scientific facts, including human evolution, the safety of vaccines and whether or not human - caused climate change is real and happening. (scientificamerican.com)