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WRT this topic, I tend to agree with you. But Ron Paul is not some Valley Libertarian. Did you know that Ron Paul doesn't believe in evolution?: http://thinkpro

WRT this topic, I tend to agree with you. But Ron Paul is not some Valley Libertarian. Did you know that Ron Paul doesn't believe in evolution?: http://thinkprogress.org/yglesias/2011/08/29/307010/the-continuing-adventures-of-ron-paul-cultural-conservative/ http://thinkprogress.org/yglesias/2011/08/29/307010/the-cont... More broadly: http://www.tnr.com/article/94477/ron-paul-distorted-libertarian-ideology?page=0,0 http://www.tnr.com/article/94477/ron-paul-distorted-libertar...

xorglorb 15y ago
Okay. I'm stopping this here. We do not need HN to turn into /r/politics.
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cpeterso 15y ago
What is libertarian position on evolution?
- maqr 15y ago
  That it's a matter of science and not government.
- nickik 15y ago
  The pure position is not to have a position. Schools would be privat so if they want to teach evolution or something else is up to them.
ataggart 15y ago
Please redact your comments before others feel compelled to respond.
danssig 15y ago
Who cares? Nearly all US politicians are complete idiots (often insane people). What matters is where a given politician stands on issues I care about. What are you afraid he's going to do, outlaw evolution?
mindcrime 15y ago
Who cares what Ron Paul thinks about evolution? He doesn't believe it's the government's job to cram creationism down kids throats, so what he personally believes is fairly irrelevant. And anybody who knows anything about Ron Paul knows that he isn't some ignorant, fundamentalist bible-thumping hick like Mike Huckabee... Ron is a freaking medical doctor who got his degree from Duke. He's clearly an intelligent man, who just happens to have this one quirky religious thing going on. And lots of very intelligent people are conflicted over the whole evolution / creationism thing, because of their religious beliefs. Not a big deal, IMO.

xorglorb 15y ago

Okay. I'm stopping this here. We do not need HN to turn into /r/politics.

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cpeterso 15y ago

What is libertarian position on evolution?

maqr 15y ago
That it's a matter of science and not government.
nickik 15y ago
The pure position is not to have a position. Schools would be privat so if they want to teach evolution or something else is up to them.

ataggart 15y ago

Please redact your comments before others feel compelled to respond.

danssig 15y ago

Who cares? Nearly all US politicians are complete idiots (often insane people). What matters is where a given politician stands on issues I care about. What are you afraid he's going to do, outlaw evolution?

mindcrime 15y ago

Who cares what Ron Paul thinks about evolution? He doesn't believe it's the government's job to cram creationism down kids throats, so what he personally believes is fairly irrelevant. And anybody who knows anything about Ron Paul knows that he isn't some ignorant, fundamentalist bible-thumping hick like Mike Huckabee... Ron is a freaking medical doctor who got his degree from Duke. He's clearly an intelligent man, who just happens to have this one quirky religious thing going on. And lots of very intelligent people are conflicted over the whole evolution / creationism thing, because of their religious beliefs. Not a big deal, IMO.