Republican Belief in Evolution has Plummeted In Recent Years: TPM

[Stuart G]

Stupid is what stupid is.
That is what this poll says.
And boy, as if we did not know, they are very stupid

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/poll-republican-belief-evolution

Dylan Scott – December 30, 2013, 12:02 PM EST

Belief in evolution among Republicans has dropped more than 10 percentage points since 2009, according to a new poll by the Pew Research Center.

Pew found that 43 percent of Republicans said they believed humans and other living beings had evolved over time, down from 54 percent in 2009. More (48 percent) said they believed all living things have existed in their present form since the beginning of time.

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Not really new, from earlier in the year, but worth looking at again. I don't think I saw it before.

[libodem]

1. Man, is that ever sad

No wonder we can't compete in math and science, with the rest of the globe. Willful ignorance.

[LongTomH]

2. Possible hypotheses for these changes......

One, it may be that as the number of people self-identifying as Republicans diminishes, what's left is the hard-core Bible thumpers.

Two, it may be the effect of anti-science rhetoric coming from the wingnut radio and TV commentators these people listen to.

I strongly suspect it's a mixture of both; it would take more research to find out.

[AZCat]

3. I tend to think #1 is more influential...

but the Pew research doesn't provide enough information to confirm my suspicions.