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Here’s the latest Gallup poll on what Americans think of evolution 85 years after the Scopes monkey trial. Obviously progress has been slow. But on the bright side, the hardcore creationist position has lost a bit of ground lately while straightforward evolution has shown steady gains over the past decade. The “humans evolved with God guiding” position has stayed steady, and this is the position I associate with people who basically believe in evolution but don’t want to be mistaken for godless atheists—which is OK with me. All in all, then, things could be worse. I’m thinking of making that my motto for 2011.
