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Here is some info on the matter:

A good comment by rightc0ast, which addresses the video in which Paul says "theory of evolution" which is constantly used to attack Paul.

http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/efnii/ron_paul_wikileaks_in_a_free_society_we_are/c17s9cv

Also, here is a quote from Paul's book 'Liberty Defined'

> No one person has perfect knowledge as to man's emergence on this earth...The creationists frown on the evolutionists, and the evolutionists dismiss the creationists as kooky and unscientific. Lost in this struggle are those who look objectively at all the scientific evidence for evolution without feeling any need to reject the notion of an all-powerful, all-knowing Creator. My personal view is that recognizing the validity of an evolutionary process does not support atheism nor should it diminish one's view about God and the universe.

Here are a few more links:

Ron Paul doesn't raise his hand when asked at the debate "Who doesn't believe in evolution."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4Cc8t3Zd5E

Another good post explaining Ron Paul & evolution.

http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/d4oq5/jon_stewart_plays_a_clip_of_fox_news_saying_we/c0xkhn8

Ron Paul, reddit interview: "billions and billions of years of changes that have occurred, evolutionary changes, that have occurred."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiVy2NbWcgo&t=7m30s

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When it comes to 'evolution', the use of the word is often confused by politicians and the media, usually meaning a combination of both **biological evolution** and **human evolution**.

**Biological evolution** referring to the phenomenon of variation/mutation of cells, Paul believes this. (He has a Bachelors in Biology!)

**Historical human evolution and how 'life' came about** is a set of theories about where human life first began, and how it developed via different stages. For the beginning: Was it abiogenesis? Was it matter from an asteroid? Was it it 2.5B years ago? 2.7B? Was it Africa? Australia? Did aliens or alien matter drastically affect our development somewhere down the path? Is there a being which is responsible either directly or indirectly for us? How far back are humans and apes related? 10 million years? 20 million years? Paul says he doesn't accept any of these theories, and rightly so.

As Paul said "no one really knows for sure".