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I'm sure you won't be sure what to make of this either! Can a person be scientifically literate without accepting the concepts of evolution and the big bang? T

• lutusp 14y ago
  Remember William Shockley? Nobel Prize winner? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shockley http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shockley He spent the latter years of his life arguing that black people were genetically inferior, and with a spectacular disregard for evidence. My point? A high standing in the world of science is no assurance that a person will apply science to all aspects of his life. So the question of scientific literacy (in the sense of general knowledge), and the question of a person's standing as "scientifically educated", are essentially separate.