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Herschel Walker Skeptical Of Evolution: 'Why Are There Still Apes? Think About It'

The former NFL player, who is now running for Senate in Georgia, gets some basic facts wrong.

By 

Amanda Terkel

Mar. 15, 2022, 02:15 PM EDT

Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker cast doubt on the theory of evolution in recent 

remarks, saying the fact that apes and humans coexist disproves accepted science.

“At one time, science said man came from apes, did it not? ... If that is true, why are there 

still apes? Think about it,” Herschel said in an appearance at Sugar Hill Church in Georgia 

on Sunday.

“Now you’re getting too smart for us, Herschel,” lead pastor Chuck Allen responded.

Walker is currently the front-runner in the GOP contest to challenge Sen. Raphael Warnock 

(D-Ga.)in November. He’s a former NFL star who has the endorsement of...Donald 

Trump, and he’s outspoken about his Christian faith.

Walker is hardly the first GOP candidate who has run for office questioning evolution.

Humans did not evolve from the apes that you see at the zoo. Rather, humans and apes have

 a common (and now extinct) ancestor that lived roughly 10 million years ago. Technically,

 all humans are apes, but that doesn’t mean that chimpanzees are one step away from 

becoming people. Walker’s summary of evolution is incorrect, and there’s nothing 

incompatible about humans coexisting with other apes.

Evolution and Christianity also aren’t necessarily at odds, and a number of prominent 

Christians have said it is possible to believe in both God and the science of evolution.

The Walker campaign didn’t respond to a request for additional comment.

Walker further dismissed scientific progress, saying science “can’t do” the 

“conception of a baby.”

“They’re still trying to do that, but they can’t, because there has to be a God,” he said.

 Science has, of course, made remarkable progress over the years in assisting people trying

 to have children, with methods like in vitro fertilization.

Walker remains the front-runner in the race despite facing domestic violence allegations.

In their divorce proceedings, his ex-wife alleged that he displayed “physically abusive and

 threatening behavior” during their marriage. In one instance, she said, he pointed a gun at

 her head and said, “I’m going to blow your ... brains out.”

Two other women have also claimed that Walker threatened them.

In a December interview with Axios, Walker said he has struggled with mental health issues 

and is “accountable” for his past actions, without going into specifics about his behavior 

toward his ex-wife.

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THE BELOW ILLUSTRATION IS FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE A QUICK AND BASIC

INTRODUCTION TO DIFFERENT STAGES OF HUMAN EVOLUTION.

NOW BACK TO THE ARTICLE:

IS WALKER SIMPLY IGNORANT AND UNDEREDUCATED, OR JUST PARROTING

THE ANTI-SCIENCE PLATFORM OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY*? THIS JUST 

REINFORCES THE OPINION THAT MUCH OF THE GOP LEADERSHIP HATES

 IT WHEN THE VOTING PUBLIC USES THEIR MIND AND INTELLECT, INSTEAD

 OF THE DUMB-DOWNED BRAND OF EDUCATION THAT KEEPS THEIR CORE 

SUPPORTERS IN A WORLD OF BLISSFUL, BUT CLUELESS EXISTENCE.

*IN MY EXPERIENCE, IT IS A COMBINATION OF ALL THREE, WITH "CHRISTIAN 

BIGOTRY" BEING THE FOCAL POINT.