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Science Gone Mad?

This is a survey looking at current attitude to various scientific issues. Some of these things are serious science, some aren't.
Geneticists are trying to discover if modern humans are descended from Neanderthals? From personal experience would you say this is likely?
No, it's unlikely.
Yes, it could well be true.
The biggest problem with Genetically Modified food is...
The domination of our economic base by pharmecutical giants.
The effect of monocultures on the ecosystem.
The 'Alien' effect where evil genes leap out of your stomach explosively.
They just taste bad.
The discovery of Sedna will...
Finish off the hocus-pocus of astrology.
Make horoscopes even more accurate.
Cause gasoline prices to rise even higher.
Make burgers tastier than before.
Revise our view of the solar system.
Not do much at all.
Oxygen Dihydride...
...is essential, I just can't live with out it.
...is dangerous if taken in excess.
...should be banned along with MDMA, LSD and other that other hippy junk.
...is corrosive when in contact with iron.
...not something I've ever come into contact with.
The destruction of the Amazon...
...is an ecological catastrophe which will affect our climate.
...will help feed the world with cheap beef.
...will stop people reading so many books, and that's a bad thing
...will stop people reading so many books, and that's a good thing.
People only go into science to pull chicks
True
False
The leap year day should...
...stay on Feb 29.
...go at the end of the year in case it turns out we don't need it.
...should be Jun 31, because it'd be nicer to have an extra sunny day (sorry Australia).
...and another thing. We have to have a new calendar each year! This is because...
The calendar industry collude to make sure this happens
The solar year is not coterminus with the calendar year.
The person who invented the calendar was too stupid to get it right.
Evolution...
is a fact.
did not happen.
God's idea of a practical joke to be played on scientists.
Gravity...
is a fact.
is a theory.
is God's way of aiding the apple harvest.
Would you agree with this statement? "My neighbour is strong evidence that we evolved from Neanderthals".
Yes
No
Are you an atheist?
Yes
No
This poll was created on 2004-04-10 17:40:42 by Ras