Lunar_Lander
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The European Union recently released a new Eurobarometer report, this time the topic is Science and Technology: http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_340_en.pdf
The results of the study is somewhat shocking: One of the topics was "science is unimportant". 57% of the questioned in Austria agreed with this, following that are 53% of the questioned in Slovakia, 51% in Estonia, 45% in Greece and 45% in Bulgaria. 32% agreed in Germany and the least people agreed in Sweden (20%).
Austria also has the lowest result in the question if fundamental research should be supported and founded, only 48% agreed with that. It is quite a gap to the last but one place (Portugal, 60%); Germany has 69%.
Further interesting numbers are that 65% of the questioned in Germany are of the opinion, that scientists pose a danger because of their knowledge (Austria 42%, Switzerland 60%). 70% of the Germans think that we cannot trust scientists anymore because they would be "too dependant on the industries". 92% (!) of the Greek said that science changes our lives too fast (Austria 55%, Germany 47%). Each 38% of Austria and Germany say that we trust in science too much and leave a spiritual belief too less attention, and 70% of each are of the opinion that science could damage the sense of morality.
What's your opinion?
The results of the study is somewhat shocking: One of the topics was "science is unimportant". 57% of the questioned in Austria agreed with this, following that are 53% of the questioned in Slovakia, 51% in Estonia, 45% in Greece and 45% in Bulgaria. 32% agreed in Germany and the least people agreed in Sweden (20%).
Austria also has the lowest result in the question if fundamental research should be supported and founded, only 48% agreed with that. It is quite a gap to the last but one place (Portugal, 60%); Germany has 69%.
Further interesting numbers are that 65% of the questioned in Germany are of the opinion, that scientists pose a danger because of their knowledge (Austria 42%, Switzerland 60%). 70% of the Germans think that we cannot trust scientists anymore because they would be "too dependant on the industries". 92% (!) of the Greek said that science changes our lives too fast (Austria 55%, Germany 47%). Each 38% of Austria and Germany say that we trust in science too much and leave a spiritual belief too less attention, and 70% of each are of the opinion that science could damage the sense of morality.
What's your opinion?
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