Old Rant: Conservatism nonsense

I don’t think anyone does the conservative cause any favors by ranting about Darwin’s theory of evolution, which some obviously don’t understand.  Stephen J. Gould understood it pretty well and his answer to the lack of fossil record was “punctuated equilibria.”

Despite the fact that there may not be enough fossils to prove the evolution of bear (actually ungulate) into whale for their purposes (all the fossils they require may be at the bottom of the ocean, or yet to be discovered because they are hidden, widespread, difficult to preserve, etc.) the paleontological  andgenetic evidence for that evolution is pretty damned convincing. (http://www.talkorigins.org/features/whales/)

The same is true for the evolution of the horse.   There is ample fossil record for the evolution of the horse.  (http://www.noanswersingenesis.org.au/horse_evolution.htm)

If they persist in demonstrating your ignorance of the Theory of Evolution, they may do much to damage the conservative cause because they can be so visible to the public. 

There are many, many conservative scientists, physicians (such as myself), and intelligent skeptics who are appalled at the scientific ignorance of the population of the United States.  When someone asks us to contribute to the Republican Party to help elect officials who don’t know scientific theory from religious belief, we are likely to ask why.

Just a point conservatives might consider.