The Reality Check Episode 31

Evolution Acceptance + Zeitgeist + Staring at the Sun

Eclipse

Part 1: 

This this the Reality Check is going to talk about the public understanding of evolution, and if that matters or not. And then the nature of ignorance and possible communication problems. 

In July 2008, and there was a poll that went like this: 

1: Human beings evolve from less advanced lifeforms over millions of years?

2: God created human beings with their present forms in the last 10000 years.

58% of the people went for the millions of years, 22% of the people went for 10000 years, and the rest just wasn't sure. That means 42% of the population doesn't really know anything about evolution at all. 

The looked at who checked which box and concluded that a person with a college degree is more likely to know the answer, but only 71% of them. And men are more likely to accept evolution. But still there is around 42% of the people thought dinosaurs and humans coexisted, so we can see that the idea of evolution isn't really out there yet. Generally speaking, the polls are worse for the US citizens, and only a little better for Britain. Then it was found that 5% of adults thought Darwin wrote a brief history of time which was actually written by Steven Hawking. 

This is crazy! It's hard to believe that so many people don't know so many things these days. You don't even have to go to school to know about Charles Darwin and evolution. There is something wrong with our world, and all our societies. 

We know, of course, that not everyone has the opportunity and the chance to learn about these kind of things. But, another thing is if people have the opportunity to learn, or they do know but reject it. 

Part 2:

Zeitgeist is a documentary made in 2007 that talks about the origin of christian faith, how American banks have seized world power at the beginning of the 20th century, and how these 2 items are related to the wars fought in the 20th and 21st century. 

The first part is called the greatest story ever told. It basically talks about how Jesus Christ is fake and it's passed down from ancient Egyptian mythology about the sun god. It gave evidence on the astrology and the astronomy, which according to the Reality Check is just bogus, it's just all crap. 

Part two talks about 9/11 conspiracy beliefs. It's just all basically crap with unconvincing evidence. 

The third part of the movie is about money and banks, and how the economy is all controlled by the government messing with the citizens. Another thing is that banks are profitable from wars, therefore, banks make wars. 

It also talks about a lot of things that just aren't true and crap. 

So, in conclusion, don't watch it!

Science Myth of the Week:

Would you go blind if you stare at the Sun?

We know that when there's a solar eclipse, you are not suppose to look at the eclipse with your naked eye because you'll go blind. The truth is that when the sun is blocked by the moon, that is okay, but the black spots on your eyes will expand and when the moon moves away from the sun, your eyes will get hurt because of the contrast is too much.