Half of France thinks the Sun goes around the Earth?
Here in US, a large number of folks are worried about the dumbing down of education and that half the population believes in creationism. Often, Europe is taken as an example of things going right in education and skepticism (and healthcare). So, this video came as a shocker to me:
I had originally embedded this video from youtube. Its now removed because it breaks the layout in Firefox. Thanks Prashant.
(Hat Tip Norm)
This comes from the French version of “Who wants to be a millionaire.” To the question “What is it that revolves around the earth,” the contestant replied “The Sun.”
But what is worst is that 56% of the audience believed the same thing; only 42% knew that it was the moon; 2% thought it was Mars that went around the earth. Of course, this is not necessarily a general indication of what the French believe, but these numbers sure are a cause of concern.
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