Ranking the States by Smart Thinkingness

The Pew Forum just recently concluded a national poll of how states rank concerning their citizens' "tolerance of people unlike themselves and respect for critical thinking/reason."

The top ten list is more than a little shocking…

Just kidding. That's a list of states with the highest percentage of citizens who "say religion is very important in their lives."

Here's the complete list…

Before you get mad at me, let me just say that it's okay for me to make fun of those states. Because they're all very far away from me.*

(via Pharyngula)

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^{* To be fair, I'm from New Jersey, which comes in at number 30 with 52 percent, which is below the national average, but not exactly a statistic to brag about.**}

^{** You know how much people love bragging about statistics, right?}