We're idiots ...

In an unusual last-minute edit that has drawn flak from the White House and science educators, a federal advisory committee omitted data on Americans' knowledge of evolution and the big bang from a key report. The data shows that Americans are far less likely than the rest of the world to accept that humans evolved from earlier species and that the universe began with a big bang.

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We were once the most educated nation on the planet. We are now an assemblage of morons and mystics.

Can't wait until my EU citizenship comes through.

Great thanks to Chris for the link.