That’d be an interesting study to conduct (has it been?). The question would then arise, do people who only believe in “micro-evolution”, have enough open mind

That’d be an interesting study to conduct (has it been?). The question would then arise, do people who only believe in “micro-evolution”, have enough open mindedness to appreciate that virus evolution can lead to significant changes in pathogen virulence and transmission. And do they make appropriate policy decisions based on it. My feeling is that those beliefs are in fact harmful, but I don’t know really how much of an issue it is. Do people who don’t want to wear masks appreciate the danger of allowing the virus to infect large numbers of people, thereby creating a significantly larger chance of mutation? Is not wearing masks part of the misunderstanding or unfamiliarity with the evolutionary issues? I don’t know.