There is solid proof that smart conservatives can devolve into really stupid ones in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
Starting with the creation story.
It is also a liberal leftists fondest dream, because the chaos requires no input from them, but still provides the desired results.
http://www.icr.org/article/4779/
Article like this show some details as to just how impossible evolution really is. There is a lot of faith in the theory of evolution.