Why is there a bias against science education?

The U.S. has a national emergency, but it’s not the wall; it’s trying to stay ahead of Russia and China in science when we have a huge problem they do not have. Time magazine cited a poll that said 150 million Americans believe the world was created about 6,000 years ago.

Untold numbers of bright young students going on to higher education will not go into the many fields of science they see as a danger to their religious beliefs. Law and politics seem to be the favorite.

Fast-forward and you’ll see the number of politicians who think their religious agenda comes first and are anti-science.

Damon Davis

Everett

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