One in Four Americans Believes Earth Revolves Around the Sun

Welcome to the 21st Century.  A National Science Foundation survey offers a sobering reflection of knowledge in today's all-knowing world. According to the survey, 25 percent of Americans really do believe the sun circles the Earth. The statistics come from a survey of more than 2,200 people conducted by the National Science Foundation.  The survey is performed every two years, just to see if America has made any progress and will be included in a report to President Obama and US lawmakers later this year.  Fifty-two percent of Americans had no idea that humans evolved from animal species. (This may be the 52 percent of people who believe that mayonnaise comes from the mayo plant.) Thirty percent of people also said science deserves more government funding. There is no data suggesting that most of these people were the ones who believe the sun revolves around the Earth.