Sorry, that was unwarranted snark on my part.
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The theory of evolution is relatively simple to understand. Most people who believe it nevertheless don't understand it.
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But importantly, belief in it is irrelevant to almost every practical question unless you're a working biologist.
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Which is why it works as a shibboleth. Now consider the weather.
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People have a stake in true beliefs about the weather. We have a well-developed theory of the weather.
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Knowing the weather in advance is worth billions. (Katrina did 1/8 trillion in damages). And yet...we can't do it well.
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We can't predict much further forward than about a week, and probably never will.
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The welfare of a country is like creationism, in that your beliefs are never going to matter much except as shibboleths...
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...and like the weather, in that it's nearly impossible to predict. This suggests that politics isn't about politics.
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