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BrainBurner  ·  3864 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: New poll shows shocking lack of belief in basic scientific facts among Americans

To be fair, the Big Bang is a tough concept to grasp in and of itself. I mean you're asking someone to believe (essentially on faith, since most people aren't smart enough or don't have enough time to read in to these things themselves) that nothing exploded into everything an unfathomably long time ago. I don't doubt the Big Bang myself, but I don't think it's unreasonable to be somewhat understanding about these things.