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It is distressing to see widespread public ignorance on an issue of some importance. I could live with people in denial of evolution if it didn't go hand in hand with denial of the methodology of science.

I agree that anyone that doubts what science has contributed to the human race cannot be take seriously. At the same time, I do not think it is vital nor desirable that every American believe in evolution.

I think part of the problem is that when scientists read that 54% of the people do not believe in evolution they, being experts on the scientific aspects of life, resent that.

At the same time, scientists have no right to declare that their scientific explanation is the only possible explanation of how life and the universe came to be. Science does not directly translate into Truth.

Science is a tool, employed by humans, to understand the world around us. It is not infallible, and scientists should not resent people that believe that the origin of man and this universe may not be able to be explained scientifically.

The important thing about this is that it not the scientists fault that they cannot tell us what happened 2 billion years ago or when Mt. St. Helens will erupt again. But the main work of science goes on, gathering and categorizing data, so that future scientists will get a better picture.

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Not accepting common descent is equivalent to believing in a flat earth.

The belief itself may anot inconvenience anyone, but the mental gymnastics required to fit it into your worldview distort everything else. The lenses required to filter out evolution also filter out things that do affect everyday life.