According to a new survey from the BBC, more than half the British population does not accept the theory of evolution and 40% said creationism or intelligent design should be taught in schools.
So, here's my point. Given that most of the British population seem to have utterly failed to evolve in the first place they're not likely to believe in it are they????
Just take a stroll down Slough High Street sometime and you'll see what I mean. The average Slough dweller considers evolution to mean moving up from a Kappa tracksuit to a Burberry baseball cap and I swear all of the kids in the area are born with a flat patch on the right side of the skull - a sign of previous generations having been beaten regularly around the head in public places (like supermarkets).
So evolution's off the menu, it seems the great unwashed would rather believe in a mythical being that created everything in seven days then in something which has a scientific basis. I currently have my fingers crossed that the BBC never repeat the Clangers or we'll be surrounded by loons looking fearfully at the moon and shunning anything that looks like a knitting needle...
Leave a comment