[previously-deleted comment]: I wonder what it's like to live in a country where you don't have to give a second thought to statements based on potentially massive differences in beliefs about the age of the universe.
I can answer that one for you. It's shocking. I had no idea, nor do I believe that most Europeans have any idea, just what a strong hold primitive interpretations of religion still holds over a huge percentage of a developed first world society.
This has been coming slowly for 5-10 years. It wouldn't surprise me if tolerance for denial of evolution of humans comes in a few more years.