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'''Evolution [[syndrome]]''' is the tendency of some people to insist compulsively that human [[evolution]] from animals ''must'' somehow be true, and to spend nearly all of their time pushing that belief on others who are too tied to their own beliefs to examine the available evidence.  It is reflected on the [[internet]] by people who must waste their time pushing a scientific theory that have been established for over 150 years and wish people with alternative, wrong, viewpoints would just shut up. They are particularly against teaching any alternative theories to children in school. A childish insistence on [[last wordism]] is a common characteristic of their opponents.

'''Evolution [[syndrome]]''' is the tendency of some people to insist compulsively that human [[evolution]] from animals ''must'' somehow be true, and to spend nearly all of their time pushing that belief on others.  It is reflected on the [[internet]] by people who devote over 90% of their edits and postings to pushing their belief in evolution and insisting on [[censoring]] or demonizing alternative views of the issue. They are particularly against teaching any alternative theories to children in school, sometimes claiming that this will harm children's critical thinking. A childish insistence on [[last wordism]] is a common characteristic of evolution syndrome.

Characteristics of evolution syndrome include:

Characteristics of evolution syndrome include:

*understanding of jargon like "[[quote mining]]", "moving the goalposts", and "fundie" (short for a [[Fundamentalism|fundamentalist Christian]])

*jargon like "[[quote mining]]," "moving the goalposts," and "fundie"

*open-mindedness

*easily amused by deceit

*intellectualism

*an utter lack of open-mindedness

*critical thinking

*a superficiality or pseudo-intellectualism

*ruthlessly demanding "provable fact" by the other side while themselves providing hard evidence for their beliefs

*a lack of critical thinking

*utter intolerance for people spreading beliefs not supported by evidence

*ruthlessly demanding "provable fact" by the other side while themselves insisting on unproven theories

*utter intolerance for [[Expelled:_No_Intelligence_Allowed|other positions in science]]

Evolution syndrome particularly afflicts people who have some educational background. Evolution syndrome can be seen on [[wiki]]s, [[Usenet]] groups, books, magazines, and scholarly journals.

Evolution syndrome particularly afflicts people who have some educational background without having the intellectual depth of more accomplished peers.

Evolution syndrome can be seen on [[wiki]]s, [[Usenet]] groups, faculty positions below full professorships, and some less selective doctoral programs.

There is a high incidence of [[atheism]] among this group and indeed, many if not most atheists suffer from evolution syndrome. Whether atheism is a cause of Evolution syndrome or vice-versa is still to be discovered, but the number of [[Theistic_evolution|theistic Evolutionists]] suggest that the link is not absolute.

There is a high incidence of [[atheism]] among this group and indeed, many if not most atheists suffer from evolution syndrome. Whether atheism is a cause of evolution syndrome or vice-versa is still to be discovered, but the number of [[Theistic_evolution|theistic Evolutionists]] suggest that the link is not absolute.

Keeping an open mind, demanding evidence, and ruthlessly correcting others are the keys to acquiring  evolution syndrome.

Keeping an open mind, not obsessing about one's own views, and avoiding the insistence that others should share in one's view are key to avoiding evolution syndrome.

== See Also ==

== See Also ==