# Disbelief in Evolution is not an indicator of scientific literacy

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**Created:** [June 9, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disbelief-in-evolution-is-not-an-indicator-of-scientific-literacy/690428 "2014-06-09T19:53:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disbelief-in-evolution-is-not-an-indicator-of-scientific-literacy/690428/2 "2014-06-09T20:00:16Z")

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[We had another thread about these findings and they really didn’t pan out.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=705263) A few highlights:

> [@Tea Partiers Are Well Versed in Science](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-partiers-are-well-versed-in-science/671574/2):
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> That the researcher doesn’t think this means anything and that you should try posting less misleading thread titles.

> [@Tea Partiers Are Well Versed in Science](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-partiers-are-well-versed-in-science/671574/17):
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> The mathematical analysis was done by a Yale professor, but he was using somebody else’s data.

> [@Tea Partiers Are Well Versed in Science](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-partiers-are-well-versed-in-science/671574/19):
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> Anyway - a good understanding of basic science & math doesn’t mean they have an unbiased view of economics, or even about science. I used to know an engineer who had a Ph.D in astrophysics and still vehemently denied global warming. We debated a few times and it was clear that he had a good understanding of science, he was just biased in which studies he took seriously. (He also talked about Ayn Rand a lot and had a FairTax sticker, so I think it’s safe to classify him as a Tea Party person.)

> [@Tea Partiers Are Well Versed in Science](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-partiers-are-well-versed-in-science/671574/20):
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> He’s a [Professor of Law](http://www.law.yale.edu/faculty/DKahan.htm).

> [@Tea Partiers Are Well Versed in Science](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-partiers-are-well-versed-in-science/671574/38):
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> Hah!
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> I was about to start writing a post about how multiple comparisons will dredge up any fact you want if you look hard enough, particularly in the realm of 0.01 \< p \< 0.05. But a correlation that weak isn’t worth another sentence from me.

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