EVOLUTION: “Republicans are Devolving; Shocking, Shocking I Tell You!”

EvolveRepublicans are Devolving

According to Pew Research, there’s a widening gap between Republicans and Democrats on the issue of evolution:

In 2009, 54% of Republicans and 64% of Democrats said humans have evolved over time, a difference of 10 percentage points. Today, 43% of Republicans and 67% of Democrats say humans have evolved, a 24-point gap.

Pew says that there are no similar shifts in other demographics. Racially and religiously we’re pretty much where we were five years ago. That suggests that people who find the evidence for evolution compelling are leaving the Republican party.

h/t: unreasonable faith
h/t: Planet Atheism

RELIGIOUS CHILDHOOD PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE AND INDOCTRINATION: “You are Obliged to be Rude!” / Daniel Dennett

h/t: Atheist Republic

RELIGIOUS INDOCTRINATION: “Child Abuse!”

h/t: Lake Superior Freethinkers

PSEUDO-SCIENCE: “A Reparative Therapist Who Thinks He Can Cure Gay People Gets His Just Desserts, Care of A Proud Gay Man” / Stephen Fry


h/t: Upworthy
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QUOTATION: “Empty Rhetoric” / Noam Chomsky

1011523_10151682993521275_1962608841_nAvram Noam Chomsky, Ph.D., (born December 7, 1928)
American Linguist, Philosopher, Cognitive Scientist, Professor (Emeritus)
Department of Linguistics & Philosophy at MIT, Author, and Activist