Whoah, whoah, whoah. Newtonian physics can be easily explained and understood without knowing anything about evolution. The same for basic chemical reactions. The same for mitochondria. And the same for various more complicated topics. Let's not debate the debate well, but let's not get hyperbolic.
I think perhaps what he means to imply is that the mental gymnastics necessary to deny evolution also, if taken to their logical conclusion and not kept contained to biology, take out pretty much all of physics and chemistry as well.
This said, people in the business of denying evolution are pretty good at containment. It is far from unheard of for people to live "dual lives". There are no rules forcing people to keep their own beliefs self-consistent.
> Newtonian physics can be easily explained and understood without knowing anything about evolution.
As a set of equations handed down from On High, yes. As a living field that's part of modern physics and has relevance to becoming a productive member of the society we're trying to build, no.
Science isn't dogma. It's all connected by the spirit of questioning and challenging authority.
You can say science isn't dogma, but it has real people playing the part of the scientists, and those real people often sound as biased as you just did. In other words, everyone doing the science sees the world through their own lenses and you just have to try as hard as possible to observe and analyze objectively.
