User:BenKovitz

I'm a big fan of wikis, especially when used to explore conflicting ideas. At their best, I think the writing wikis produce is wiser and better informed than any one person could ever be. I'm glad to see a serious, large-scale wiki dedicated to articulating conservative positions and attitudes.

I'm also very interested in evolution. I have a question about conservatism and evolution, which people here might be able to answer:

Why do most conservatives oppose the idea of evolution?

I'm not asking here for arguments against evolution. Those are easy to find. I'm asking for an explanation of what in conservatism makes evolution seem so worthy of opposition.

Does evolution seem like a threat? If so, to what? Is it only because evolution contradicts a literal reading of Genesis? Or is there more to it? Or maybe there's no real connection: Are there countries where the conservative side does not oppose evolution?

Better than answering me here, I'd like to see the topic get a page of its own, so here's an invitation link for anyone who'd like to start it: Why conservatives oppose evolution.

No need for a separate page, the answer is simple: evolution is a false doctrine and conservatives pursue the truth without bias. Jcw 16:39, 21 August 2011 (EDT)

Well put, Jcw. Conservapedia shouldn't have a separate page on "why conservatives oppose teaching the Piltdown Man as truth" either.--Andy Schlafly 16:44, 21 August 2011 (EDT)