Friendly-HI comments on [Infographic] A reminder as to how far the rationality waterline can climb (at least, for the US). - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Friendly-HI 22 November 2011 06:00:42PM 11 points [-]

If 50% don't realize that plants are made up of cells with genes then how low does the criteria for "scientific literacy" have to be in order to describe 30% of the population? Not being pants-on-head retarded seems to suffice. If actual literacy was measured that way it'd be good enough to recognize a letter now and then.