Do you believe in Evolution?

[Jason Jarred]

Actually he never said that in the clip. He said he believed in God but didn't know, which is a very reasonable responce, it keeps it from bias.

He didn't answer the question Brick-top, that was my main point. And you cannot take a neutral position on questions of belief, either you believe something or you do not. He clearly does not believe what is written in the bible given his response, and he was avoiding the question to avoid the fundamentalist christians stoning him right there on the stage. That is the reason the questioner laughed at one point, because he was also aware that the question had not been answered, and this is why he had to put the question to him *again*.
I'm not saying that it's reasonable to ask the question in the first place, I agree with his initial response that his religion should have nothing to do with his position in government, but he should have either stuck to that response and not pretended to answer the question with a wishy washy "I believe God exists, and that's what's important" or something along those lines.

You either believe something, or you don't. If you don't know what you believe, you're an idiot. If you choose not to state what you believe, then you're playing games. If the question is not releveant, don't pretend to answer it. Just repeat yourself that the question is not relevant (which I agree with in this situation).