Out of curiosity, I searched on youtube "theory of evolution". Out of the first 20 results, 4 were about trying to prove that evolution is a myth, and it never happened.
Then I tried in Italian, "Teoria dell'evoluzione". 9 results of the first 20 were about "debunking" the theory of evolution.
I'm not sure this is related to my personal feed, but I found it interesting. It's almost half of the results in Italian!
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@arteteco I'm more worried about the fact that in multiple languages there is a hit at all int he top 20!
@freemo Yeah, it sucks. We need more skilled communicators I guess.
Considering the statistics it makes sense though, less than half of the population in the US thinks we evolved from other animals.
In Italy should be a bit above 60%, so ok, it's well reflected
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9786-why-doesnt-america-believe-in-evolution/
@arteteco I'm not sure if it is the lack of communication. Usually I find most morons who think this stuff to be true can not be convinced otherwise no matter how well someone communicates that.
The issue isnt the lack of communication, but the mindset of the people who think these things true.
For this kind of person, it's easier to listen to this theory that are based on observations of a single point of view.
They find it easier to believe that "the earth is flat" because from their point of view, they can't see anything easy to understand to prove they are wrong.
Communication may help some to get a better understanding, but some other will just ignore the facts and concentrate on their own believe. Sadly, I think that the later ones are the majority...
The "science is too complicated" is dangerous, but the worst is "science is boring", and "science is done by scientists".
We have a common public acceptance of stuff that would have blown the mind of people 500 years ago, like germs, cells theory, DNA. Against evolutionary theory is the active force of religions, I'd say, more than just the passive "yeah no, too complicated". That's why I think that we need more active force in the explanation of this ideas.
my two cents though.
