Disbelief in Evolution is not an indicator of scientific literacy

[Marley23]

We had another thread about these findings and they really didn’t pan out. A few highlights:

@Really_Not_All_That_Bright

That the researcher doesn’t think this means anything and that you should try posting less misleading thread titles.

@Really_Not_All_That_Bright

The mathematical analysis was done by a Yale professor, but he was using somebody else’s data.

@scr4

Anyway - a good understanding of basic science & math doesn’t mean they have an unbiased view of economics, or even about science. I used to know an engineer who had a Ph.D in astrophysics and still vehemently denied global warming. We debated a few times and it was clear that he had a good understanding of science, he was just biased in which studies he took seriously. (He also talked about Ayn Rand a lot and had a FairTax sticker, so I think it’s safe to classify him as a Tea Party person.)

@74westy

He’s a Professor of Law.

@lazybratsche

Hah!

I was about to start writing a post about how multiple comparisons will dredge up any fact you want if you look hard enough, particularly in the realm of 0.01 < p < 0.05. But a correlation that weak isn’t worth another sentence from me.