On the population genetics test, I scored 74% (32 correct, 11 incorrect, 0 unanswered). For that one you would have had to have studied population genetics in order to have all the terminology and equations down.
On the Evolution T/F quiz, I scored 92%. I got two "wrong":
1. The evolution of major groups of animals and plants is an observed fact.
13. Evolution can be compatible with all the world's major religions.
We could quibble about #1, but I strongly disagree with #13. Evolution does not in any way conflict with the idea of Divine Creation nor with the existence of any of the gods. The only source of conflict is when the religions create that conflict. When religions insist on conflicting with reality (such as YEC does), then they also conflict with evolution. Evolution
can be compatible with all the world's major religions so long as those religions do not make contrary-to-fact claims about the reality -- even those who take issue with the very idea of reality at least do not try to claim that if the real world is actually as it is then God does not exist (basically, the YEC claim).
I would need to challenge your 88% score on that one. Most of those questions were creationist misconceptions about evolution. As the unrepentant YEC that you evidence yourself to be, if you had answered them honestly, then you would have thought most of them to be true and hence should have gotten a much lower score. For those who did not notice, that quiz had a preface:
quote:
Since, 1) I will be teaching intro. to physical anthropology in the fall, and 2) I found out "they" are attempting to open a creationist museum on the border on Ohio and Kentcuky, I figured I would just see for myself were Americans stand on the idea of evolution. 3 out of 9 congressmen polled about whether they believed in "evolution" or not stated that they didn't. That to me is scary.
Please indicate whether each following statement is true or false, in terms of how you think biologists use and understand the term "evolution" today. YOU do NOT necessarily have to AGREE with the statement for it to be "true" as you think biologists see it. The purpose of this is to determine the collective level of understanding on this topic. In every case below, "evolution" means "biological evolution".
OK, so you could answer contrary to what you think. Which makes you and your situation even worse, because
you know better and yet you persist in misconstruing evolution.
The Pew Research quiz/poll, I aced it, 13 out of 13. It was really simple.
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mike the wiz writes:
And finally a science and technology quiz, which I got 14 out of 15;
http://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/science-knowledge-2013/(This last one is a good one because when you are finished it shows a statistic of how you compare to people of the same age group and so forth.)
"14 out of 15"? ???? There were only
13 questions, so where are you getting that
"15" from?
Now, for statistical data collection purposes, they also asked us our age range, our gender, and our educational level. Are
those what you are talking about? Well, I hate to inform you that 13 + 3 = 16, not 15.
Assuming that you can correctly answer questions about your age, gender, and educational level (no, I am not fishing for sarcasm here, but if you wish to claim that you in fact cannot answer those questions correctly, then do please proceed), what does that do to your actual score? I trust that you did print out a PDF of that page and will share it with us (I did print mine). Otherwise, it would appear that you got two of those extremely simple science questions wrong, not -1 of them as you claim.
Edited by dwise1, : First paragraph: "For that one you would have had to have studied population genetics in order to have all the terminology and equations down"