According to Richard Dawkins' latest book
19% of Brits don't know what a year is and think the earth goes around the sun once a month.

* Edit: Okay, wow. I only said it was in his book, because I didn't have time to look up the actual survey. It's from the Eurobarometer. They did a special science one in 2005.
ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_224_report_en.pdf
Didn't realise people would react so strongly to his mention. *
(cH3$h7846J#7, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 20:25, 11 replies)

More
fucking clued up than Dawkins then.
(gearanach #wankwankwank, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 20:58, closed)

the earth goes round a newspaper once a month?

(TheManWithThePlan cussed your mum on, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 21:12, closed)

That's as maybe, but Richard Dawkins is a smug, condescending wanker.
I'd have trouble believing him if he said the sky was blue.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 21:52, closed)

smug, condescending wanker?
Have you actually read any of his books? Have you been to any of his lectures? Have you been personally tutored by him?

Are you, indeed, aware that he is a. a staggeringly intelligent and driven individual who has contributed more to the study and public understanding of the process of evolution than Darwin himself, and b. that he is the direct target of a number of hugely invested special interest groups in media and government desperately clinging on to their religion-based power and wealth?

Because if all you are basing your assertion on is a knee jerk reaction to a few choice clips of him expressing exasperation or outrage at poorly educated bigoted inhumane fools, then you are profoundly letting yourself down and making yourself sound like a massive idiot.

If you *have* actually read his books or listened *in whole* to any of his lectures, then I am alarmed, but at least respectful of your view, but I reserve the right to my opinion that you are actually deeply ignorant and, worse, glorying in the fact.
(pounana Slept well, and dreamed of large women, on, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 15:53, closed)

Would you mind summarising that rant in 10 words or less?

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 19:22, closed)

of course
"deeply ignorant and happy with it"
(pounana Slept well, and dreamed of large women, on, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 22:27, closed)

Phew
That told you eh? Now off you go and have a wank over Mr Dawkins.
(kitescreech still here, Sat 20 Mar 2010, 8:56, closed)

Really?
And how does that change the fact that he is a smug condescending wanker?
(mrbuddhafreak, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 20:38, closed)

erm
no.
(imallamallama looking forward to llamageddon on, Sat 20 Mar 2010, 0:41, closed)

I'm not sure
what year it is.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Thu 18 Mar 2010, 21:59, closed)

Any
tw@t knows the sun shines out of your @rse!
( The Lone Groover has mal des nuts., Thu 18 Mar 2010, 22:13, closed)