Postiness became fashionable in 2016, when the prestigious Oxford Dictionary considered that it would be the word of the year. However, and according to a BBVA Foundation survey on alternative beliefs and practices, the truth is “highly appreciated” by the average Spanish.
Through more than 2,000 interviews conducted to a representative sample of the Spanish population from 18 years, the study reaches conclusions such as that the science is taken as the most objective knowledgewith an agreement of 8 on a scale of 0 to 10.
In this line, the disagreement regarding that «the most reliable knowledge is that of the Common people And not that of experts or scientists»(Average of 3.7 on a scale of 0 to 10).
In addition to the concept of post -truth, it seems that beliefs not based on evidence or conspiracy theories have also thrown the brake in our country. Some of the best known as that aliens have visited the Earth, that the human being has not really reached the moon or embankment have a “Marginal presence”according to this study.
As for religion, the 78% of Spaniards believe in evolutionary explanation of the origin of human beings and only the 33% believe that the universe was created by God or a spiritual supreme being
Spanish society is also scientist There is a widely shared perception about the practical potential of science to approach issues of the greatest importance, from health to environmental issues and continuous progress of society.
Medicine based on scientific evidence enjoys a high level of trust: all citizens (99%) affirms that in the face of a serious medical problem, would resort to health system services, as offices and hospitals.
Alternative therapies
The incidence of health practices or alternative treatments is low and sporadic, the percentage that usually uses them being residual: the homeopathy is used by a 21% (19% sporadically and 2% regularly), followed by the Reflexology with 14% (12% and 2%) and The ‘Reiki’ with 8% (7% and 1%)
Reason and knowledge are of great importance in decision -making, together with experience and emotions, in principle compatible with rationality: 94% declares to be guided by experience and common sense, a 82% attends knowledge with Base in science, a 77% rational analysis of the situation and feelings, and a 75 for intuition.
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