Americans Less Likely To Accept Evolution Than Europeans

Not surprisingly, Miller and colleagues also found that persons with strong pro-life beliefs were significantly more likely to reject evolution than those with pro-choice views.

by Staff Writers

East Lansing MI (SPX) Aug 16, 2006

Surveys by a Michigan State University researcher find that about one-third of the American population does not believe in evolution, a figure which is much higher than those found in similar surveys in European nations and Japan. The research of Jon D. Miller, MSU Hannah Professor of Integrative Studies, is published in the Aug 11 issue of the journal Science.

"One in three American adults firmly rejects the concept of evolution, a significantly higher proportion than found in any western European country," Miller said.

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