下面這段文字，取自下列網站，作者是美國一所公立高中的圖書館館員。之前在回應網友留言時，曾經貼出，並說有空再翻成中文，如今終於得空，也算了樁心事。
演化之所以重要，是因為科學重要。太多人（包括一些美國總統在內）一廂情願地以為，科學是可以隨意挑揀的；只要是支持自己觀點的，就是「好」科學，否則就是「壞」科學。
因此，物理學家是好人，因為他們不會說什麼讓你不高興的事；玩弄基因的生物學家，則是把人類帶往地獄的瘋狂科學家；演化學家是自我欺騙的笨蛋；研究環境科學的人都是極端的左派環保份子，以摧毀美國經濟、成立一言堂政府為其唯一目的。
如果有哪個領域的科學家對任何結論有所異議，只要他說的是你想聽的，他就是對的。有太多人不能接受縱使科學家不是完人，會犯錯誤（有的還不小），但科學也不是自助餐，可隨你的「口味」挑選你愛吃的，其餘則歸入不可食用之列。
要是有人可以隨意拒絕演化這門科學，那麼他們也可以在沒有任何理由之下，拒絕其他的科學學門。我的學生接不接受演化，對我的前程沒有多少直接影響，但他們對生物學、生態學、環境地質學（水資源在我住的地方是件大事）以及其他科目的了解，在碰上與科學有關的議題時，能否讓他們有充分資訊及共識作出決定，卻至關緊要。如果他們以吃自助餐的態度看待科學，隨意就排斥演化，那麼他們在做其他決定時，也不會有更好的了解。
Evolution
matters because science matters, and too many people (including some
presidents) are willing to believe that science is something you can pick and
choose from, with "good" science being anything that supports your
own views and "bad" science being anything that doesn't. Physicists
are great guys because they say nothing to offend us, biologists are mad
scientists leading us down the path to perdition with their genetic meddling,
evolutionists are self-delusional fools, and anyone studying environmental
science is a left-wing tree-hugging extremist whose sole goal is to destroy the
American economy and lead us to one-world government. If scientists in a given
discipline argue about any conclusion, whoever says what you want to hear is
the right one. Too many people can't accept that although scientists are not
perfect, and do make mistakes (sometimes whoppers), science isn't something you
can pick through like a buffet, accepting only what is to your
"taste" and designating the rest inedible. If people feel free to
reject the science of evolution, they feel free to reject any science on no
better grounds. Whether my students accept evolution may have little direct
effect on my future. Whether they understand biology, ecology, environmental
geology (water is a big issue in my community), and other subjects and can make
informed decisions regarding scientific issues DOES matter. If they feel free
to reject evolution as part of a "buffet" approach to science, their
other choices will be no better informed.