A reader:

You: “Even if he [Ron Paul] did have the odd patch of nuttiness, I doubt it would compare with Mitt Romney’s apparently devout belief in golden tablets, magic spectacles, etc., etc.; or for that matter, with Mike Huckabee’s stated belief that he has been chosen by God.”
Why doesn’t Paul believe in evolution? In my experience, the only reason to discount it is to make room for religious faith. Not to imply that Paul’s nutty; only that his odd patch does compare to Romney’s and Huckabee’s.
P.S. — Romney believes in evolution.

[Me] OK, OK, I didn’t say it right. I’m cool with Paul believing evolution is “just a theory” – I’ve already explained that. I’m cool with whatever it is Mitt Romney believes happened up in Palmyra in 1827. Heck, I’m cool with Huckabee believing he’s on a divine mission to save America from obesity, or whatever it is this week. Come to think of it, I’m cool with John Derbyshire having chugged along happily – and, I hope usefully – for several decades believing in the divinity of communion wafers and the rest. I was only saying that I hadn’t seen anything to suggest to me that Paul was more credulous than the rest of us. Is all.