David Wilson wrote: << But seriously, when deciding what should be taught in school, why should we even care about the opinions of beauty queens or actors?

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Seriously, I care because those comment represent more or less a cross-section of what typical Americans think, and the respect for science is dismal. In fact some of the beauty queens' answers reminded me of this great Tony Auth cartoon: < http://imgfave.com/view/213946 >. --Dan Sometimes the brain has a mind of its own.