Despite the fact that just over 40% of Americans believe the Earth is less than 10,000 years old, belief in evolution is being used as a wedge issue against and litmus test for potential Republican candidates for President in 2016. The theory is that if you believe in the Biblical account of a literal six-day creation, you are an ignorant, stupid, uneducated inbred hick. You probably live in Appalachia and are married to your first cousin. Most of the people mocking creationists will not admit they think this way, other than the "uneducated" part but the subtext is clearly there. Anyone who admits being a young-earth creationist - even the 27% who have a college degree - are clearly several steps below the rest of society.
Evolution and Republican politics
Evolution and Republican politics
Evolution and Republican politics
Despite the fact that just over 40% of Americans believe the Earth is less than 10,000 years old, belief in evolution is being used as a wedge issue against and litmus test for potential Republican candidates for President in 2016. The theory is that if you believe in the Biblical account of a literal six-day creation, you are an ignorant, stupid, uneducated inbred hick. You probably live in Appalachia and are married to your first cousin. Most of the people mocking creationists will not admit they think this way, other than the "uneducated" part but the subtext is clearly there. Anyone who admits being a young-earth creationist - even the 27% who have a college degree - are clearly several steps below the rest of society.