No.

• 24% of Americans believe the Earth is around 6000 years old.
• 38% of Americans believe that humans were created in their present form within the last 10,000 years.
• In truth, the Earth is 4.54 billion years old. The universe is 13.8 billion years old. Archeologists estimate that modern humans have been on the Earth for about 200,000 years.
• We know this because centuries of scientific discovery has deepened our understanding of the universe and the origins of life on Earth.

Even in 2024 a vocal minority continues to dismiss the importance of science, and ignore the facts on subjects ranging from evolution to the efficacy of vaccines to climate change. Scientific literacy is not a luxury. It's essential for jobs, economic growth and further understanding of our universe and ourselves.

Science Literacy is not only about what you know, it's about your depth of curiosity, and your capacity to evaluate evidence.

And I say to the grownups, if you want to deny evolution and live in your world, in your world that's completely inconsistent with everything we observe in the universe, that's fine. But don't make your kids do it because we need them. We need scientifically literate voters and taxpayers for the future. We need people that can — we need engineers that can build stuff, solve problems."
— Bill Nye, Scientist, Educator, Science Guy

The good thing about Science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it."
— Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysicist, Director of the Hayden Planetarium, Host of Cosmos