Anti-science. Amoral. Ahistorical. Atavistic. [deleted] All apply to the GOP and conservative moment in the US at this point in time.

No doubt they’ll in turn ignore and attack the Pope for indicating that evolution and belief can coexist (which is essentially what Pope Benedict also stated).

The GOP has sought out these folks as their core constituency, and they are playing politics to keep them in the fold.

They’ll ignore the science on evolution (and force creationism into science classrooms where it has no business).

They’ll ignore science on climate change.

They ignore the science and public health policy experts on Ebola - hyping the threat and pushing for political solutions all while dragging their feet on the one thing that can stop Ebola - sending more money and experts to Africa to stop the epidemic at its epicenter.

The list keeps growing. And it’s not a good list to be on.