A recent survey from the Pew Research Center says that Republican belief in the theory of evolution, a major unifying concept of modern biology, plummeted from 54 % in 2009 to 43 % in 2013.
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Ancient skulls and jaws of pre-human ancestors are on display at the Georgia National Museum in Tbilisi, Georgia.
"I hold the Holy Bible as being the major directions to me of how I vote in Washington, D.C. and I'll continue to do that," the young earth creationist said to resounding applause.
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee made his skepticism of evolution widely known during the 2008 U.S. Republican presidential primaries.
"A person either believes that God created this process or that it was an accident," Huckabee said during a debate, "and that it just happened all on its own."
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Broun affirmed that he is a young earth creationist who thinks Earth is about 9,000 years old.
Huckabee also dismissed the thought that his rejection of evolution plays any his role in whether he is qualified for public office.
Evolution is one of the major unifying concepts of modern biology. Its absence in a school curriculum would result in a serious dearth in the scientific literacy needed for an informed citizenry, according to the National Science Teachers Association.
There is no debate among serious scientists about whether evolution has or is occurring. There is, though, debate over how evolution took place.
This position is shared by innumerable reputable scientific organizations, including the National Academies and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
But the study says a whopping 33 percent of all Americans reject evolution wholesale. They think "humans and other living things have existed in their present form since the beginning of time."
mwalsh@nydailynews.com
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