Tucker Carlson has been mocked by experts after suggesting that Darwin’s theory of evolution has been debunked.
The broadcaster made the comments on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, where he also claimed UFOs are piloted by ‘spiritual entities’ that have hidden headquarters on Earth.
‘There’s no evidence of evolution,’ Carlson said.
‘You can measure adaptation, but there’s no evidence that evo – in fact, I think we’ve kind of given up on the idea of evolution,’ Carlson said. ‘The theory of evolution as articulated by Darwin is like, kind of not true, right?’
‘In what sense?’ Rogan asked.
‘Well in the most basic sense, the idea that all life emerged from a single-cell organism and over time there would be a fossil record of that, and there’s not,’ Carlson replied.
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‘And that’s why you don’t actually hear people – you hear them make reference to evolution because the theory of adaptation is clearly, obviously true. But Darwin’s theory’s totally unp – that’s why it’s still a theory, almost 200 years later.’
Rogan did not press Carlson on the matter, except to ask what his theories are.
‘God created people distinctly, and animals,’ replied Carlson.
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According to a 2019 Pew Research poll of Americans, between 32 and 62 percent of white evangelical Protestants said they believed humans evolved over time, rather than always existing in their present form.
