I heard that the Bush Administration is stoping geologists at the Grand Canyon from releasing the age of the canyon, which is about 10 to 15 million years old. Why have they stepped in? Because that goes against what the bible says and what the government is trying to say. That the Grand Canyon was created during Noah's flood. Is this not a "1984" moment?
2007-01-02 10:59:27 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
DavidT: If he had provided a link with the source, would you have bothered to look at it? I read it, and it is a disgusting act of misinformation. It will be fixed in 2008.
2007-01-02 11:04:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd have to say, yes. Our nation was founded with certain laws and values. Many seem to think that these are merely annoyances, but in point of fact, they are what defines America. If you support them, you're a good American. If you oppose them, you're a bad American.
The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution says:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...
According to Article VI of the Constitution, it's not just Congress that has to follow it, but everyone sworn into office. The Constitution is the highest law in the land. When he was made President, Bush put his hand on a Bible and swore an oath to uphold the Constitution. He has broken that oath many times over. This latest action is just another in a long line of oath breaking. Breaking that oath is an impeachable offense and grounds for being removed from office and it is my opinion that George W. Bush should be so impeached and so removed by Congress.
It is a Dark Age in America when our Constitution is oppressed by a second Church of England, even worse than the one our founders fought the revolution to be free from.
2007-01-02 19:21:22 · answer #2 · answered by Ivan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do not know the facts adequately enough to say anything for or against the President. I just need to say that creationism isn't infecting the country. I would say that evolution was infecting our country, but I think that it's gone beyond infection. If you think that Creationism is taking over, then you obviously haven't been to the Museum of Science and Industry, The Field Museum, or Adler's Planetarium in Chicago, Illinois.
2007-01-02 23:42:07 · answer #3 · answered by BekkytheScot 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very sad. I was listening to a conservative talk show today. They guy kept complaining that scientists don't know anything. Why should we believe these scientists who are mostly atheists anyway.
Later, talking about global warming, he pointed out that Mars has been warming gradually and that this shows that it is not humans who are bringing on global warming but some other phenomena. I suppose he was using what he thought was a scientific fact.
Sol, does science know or not? One can't have it both ways.
Let's just hope that in the future, people will realize that evolution says nothing about their faith and need not be a cause of fear to them.
2007-01-02 19:07:22 · answer #4 · answered by homo erectus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um...actually, I think it is because those scientists are doing what they always do, lying, bending the truth, compromising, and ignoring information that they don't like. Why is it that when evidence was released that the canyon WAS formed during a worldwide flood, (which the flood part has been scientifically proven), and a book containing this information was published and sold at the grand canyon, an atheist convention sued and made them remove it?
2007-01-02 19:06:52 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Stupidity is popular under the Bush administration.
However, there is no way Bush can stop any independent geologist, paleontologist or anthropologist from release any information.
He can influence its placement in public schools, but hasn't directly dicked around with that sort of stuff.
2007-01-02 19:05:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
most of that is overblown, thus far, the grand canyon officials have not made such a statement, they've only allowed that silly little flood geology book to stay on the shelf.
2007-01-02 19:06:49 · answer #7 · answered by PandaMan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Creationism is the result of the declining interest in educating our children and ourselves. Ideas like this will continue to spread unless people stand up and fight back against ignorance.
Argumentative: So basically, you're saying that because people have done research that contradicts a book that was written thousands of years ago then translated countless times by 'flawed' (as only god can be perfect right?) humans with their own agenda, that scientists must be lying? Yeah...um... makes sense to me.
Last I checked, there was a lot more to back up evolution than there was to back up your religious beliefes. I truely am sad that you can't see that evolution and your beliefs can both exist.
2007-01-02 19:05:38 · answer #8 · answered by toso13 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
One thing that is rarely said about creationism is that maybe the world was created as an "adult" world. Trees looking many years old; Adam as an adult not baby; light from the stars already reaching earth.
So, maybe the canyon looks that old but it is not.
Let's remember that Creationism has always been around. It is not just now creeping up. People are simply fighting the lack of evidence in macro evolution.
2007-01-02 19:03:24 · answer #9 · answered by jonathancaldwell85 1 · 3⤊ 3⤋
You dont know that for a fact. Besides the ceationism is a theory that is well know a lot more time back that the evolution
2007-01-02 19:05:01 · answer #10 · answered by reikjavyk 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋