Most were raised on remote farms on the plains and in the Far West, where they played with imaginary friends, socialized during weekend visits to town, and received their formal education from their parents. With such generational differences in mind, consider the following graph. Here are some things that have been said about science. Science will solve our social problems like crime and mental illness. One trouble with science is that it makes of way of life change too fast.
Scientists always seem to be prying into things that they really ought to stay out of.
One of the bad effects of science is that it breaks down people's ideas of right and wrong. Let's examine Americans' responses to these with some of the standard predictors from the sociological arsenal. Education does most of the explaining, being about twice as potent as religiosity. Click here to see bearing of education, religious faith and religiosity on these beliefs. A.D. Everything that can be invented has been invented.