Republicans' belief in evolution plummets, poll reveals

abdAlSalam said:

You didnt read the article, did you?

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Cearbhall said:

Republicans' belief in evolution plummets, poll reveals - CBS News

I'm placing this in politics since I'm going more for demography than a scientific or theological debate.

Moving beyond what I obviously have to say about this, I'd like to ask what people think caused this. I doubt there are many people who go from supporting evolution to thinking it's a load of crock. My best guess is that there's been a brain drain in the Republican party because moderates are being scared off by the Tea Party.

It's also important to note that only 67% of Democrats believe in evolution.

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Wolseley said:

Yeah, I did. Adaptation of an existing system, not invention of a new one where one was never there before.

Yeah, yeah, I know----"Oh, but it takes billions and billions of years, with each millennium or so seeing just a teensy-tiny change, until you get a whole new rig!"

I heard that one. See if there's anything new on the flip side of the record.

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iluvatar5150 said:

While there's plenty of blame to be had with religious folks and conservatives, the scientific community is pretty terrible at promoting things like this, teaching the public about them, and countering false information that gets passed around. They essentially need something like Media Matters or snopes to bat down all of the anti-evolution craziness.

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abdAlSalam said:

The adaptation of a chambered stomach to allow the digestion of cellulose is no less complex than a photosensitive cell gradually forming an eye. The only difference is scale.

This isnt a teeny tiny change. This is a Big Deal.

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Wolseley said:

If we'd make it a level playing field for all candidates instead of permitting the dominance of the restrictive two-party monopoly, we'd have a much wider range of opinion.

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