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


Forty-eight percent say they believe “humans and other living things have existed in their present form since the beginning of time,” up from 39 percent in 2009.


Is anyone surprised?

The average person is a moron...

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Roger that!

I just finished reading an article about the work of Georges Cuvier, French scholar who developed the concept of "extinction" as applying to a "world previous to ours, destroyed by some kind of catastrophe." It made me somewhat curious as to how other theories handle the concept of extinction.

The 19th century was awash in theories concerning origin of species and extinction.

The most reasonable explanation that has stood the test of observation and experimentation is Darwin's with some modifications to account for genetics and so forth.

Doesn't mean it's the only possible explanation. Merely the best thus far.

Cuvier presented the theory, Darwin merely confirmed a mechanism for the theory. Darwin seems to have stated that extinction was the natural process of evolution, however we now know that natural catastrophes have caused extinction as well. At one time Darwin was deemed to have won that argument, but Cuvier has since been vindicated.

Looks like its better to say " The average Republican. . ."

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1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Believe bc you want to believe it, but that poll sounds real fishy to me.

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1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600

In Brian Carlton's world EVERYONE except him is a moron, db, or an idiot. (Or all three at once).

He was never too happy about that.

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1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

27% of Democrats and 28% of independents say the same thing. That's what surprises me.

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83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

So then 27% of Democrats, 28% of Independents and 48% of Republicans are morons.
Sounds about right.

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You're a daisy if you do.
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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

Am I the only person who doesn't give a **** about this?

No, there's at least one more person sharing that view.

I've been watching my dog all day. He hasn't changed a bit.

It really doesn't matter if we were made by a supreme being, evolved from apes or are the product of ancient astronauts.
prove one mathematically to me, and you've got my attention, maybe. Still means nothing.