I have found through my public outreach that about 90% or more have no clue about space. I honestly think the common person is a victim of information overload and selectively filters out anything that does not pertain to their daily existence. Space comes across more as some form of entertainment than reality. And issues closer to home are for some magical group of elder scientists to figure out and fix, ie. Global Warming. And, if a Democrat sounds the alarm about Global Warming, the argument that follows is invariably based on political hatred, and not the common cause for all humans--the crowd totally misses the point every time!!!! I'm not at all surprised most people have science completely wrong in their minds because they are too wrapped up in emotions, gut feelings, daily trivia, impulsive guesses, and whatever an "authority" tells them to think.
I have a feeling Mother Earth is going to clean house in the next 100 years, and I think this is what some politicians in power are hoping for so they can rebuild the human culture according to their plans. A sort of Greenhouse End Times.
Don't get me started about city council meetings, either.
