# My cousin dont beleive in evolution **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 12, 2020, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cousin-dont-beleive-in-evolution/927895 "2020-12-12T15:31:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 45
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cousin-dont-beleive-in-evolution/927895/45 "2020-12-13T04:00:37Z")
> [@Why do most Americans deny evolution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-americans-deny-evolution/337801/1): > > Why do most Americans deny evolution? “Less than half of all Americans believe in evolution.” source American Museum of Natural History page 53, Newsweek, November 28, 2005. Last week Gov. Jeb Bush of FL (I’m paraphrasing) said he did not want the teaching of evolution to be part of the public school’s curriculum. Do the majority also believe in astrology, as did Nancy Reagan? wiki- _However according to the Pew Research Center, 62 percent of adults in the United States accept human evolution while 34 percent of adults believe that humans have always existed in their present form. The poll involved over 35,000 adults in the United States. However acceptance of evolution varies per state._ > **[For Darwin Day, 6 facts about the evolution debate](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2019/02/11/darwin-day/)** > > Tuesday is the 210th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth. Roughly eight-in-ten U.S. adults say humans have evolved over time. _**Roughly eight-in-ten U.S. adults (81%) say humans have evolved over time** , according to data from a new [Pew Research Center study](https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/02/06/how-highly-religious-americans-view-evolution-depends-on-how-theyre-asked-about-it/). This includes one-third of all Americans (33%) who say that humans evolved due to processes like natural selection with no involvement by God or a higher power, along with 48% who believe human evolution occurred through processes guided or allowed by God or a higher power. The same survey found that 18% of Americans reject evolution entirely, saying humans have always existed in their present form. (See the [full report](https://www.pewforum.org/2019/02/06/the-evolution-of-pew-research-centers-survey-questions-about-the-origins-and-development-of-life-on-earth/) for a deeper look at the ways question wording and format can affect survey results on evolution.)_ --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cousin-dont-beleive-in-evolution/927895)._