I realize that the vast majority of 2008 Republican Presidential Candidates don't believe in Evolution. Who know's whether that is really the case, as some of them change what they believe depending on whether their would-be office requires the votes of a mostly-liberal NYC or the rather conservative republican voters of the U.S. Anyhow, what alarms me is should one of them win, what would happen to Science in America? Would it dissolve, leaving those who desire a higher education to move to practically any other country? On another note, a man named Thomas Jefferson once said: "A professorship of theology should have no place in our institution."
2007-09-25 15:15:59 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
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2007-09-25 15:23:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
To take a single quote from a man out of context is not the same as showing the mans true intent,Thomas Jefferson was a deacon in his church and helped to found the New England Church Concordance in Massachusetts so it would seem he was in fact a very well educated theologian,second science based on lies is not science if you profess to be educated you should in fact question why we have not found the missing link between man a prehistoric man or the missing link between any prehistoric animal and the ones we have today by now we should have found something but instead of admitting evolution has some giant holes in its assumptions we continue to teach it as a fact instead of doing the scientific thing which would be to look at all options and test all of the possible evidence,another wise man once said "professing themselves wise they became fools" quote to J.C.
2007-09-25 15:32:41 · answer #2 · answered by Big Daddy D 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My memory is that the question was asked of the Republican Candidates in one of the debates.
What worries me is not what the Republican Candidates truly believe about evolution and creationism (as I have trouble believing that any of them truly believe in creationism), it is the placing of political convenience above scientific evidence. This current Administration has perhaps the worst record of censoring scientific findings by government agencies when those findings were politically inconvenient. It also has a poor record of supporting research in the basic and applied sciences. Suppressing the results of scientific research may protect politicians from having to make tough calls today, but it will lead to bigger problems to resolve in the future. It is also difficult to complain about other countries (e.g. China during the SARS epidemic) if we censor scientific bad news at home too.
This country is slowly losing its edge in science to other countries willing to invest in science. We still have a large number coming to our universities (which is in part due to the large number of graduate slots that we have in this country), but more and more are leaving when they are done with their degree work and are pursuing their own research abroad.
2007-09-25 18:45:17 · answer #3 · answered by Tmess2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most would teach both "theories" and let the students decide for themselves. Your fear is no different then forcing the religion of atheism on children in school. Atheism is a religion, its a godless religion, but it is a religion. A lot, not all, of the attempt to keep Creationism out of is schools is to push atheism. That's how a lot of right-wing people see it. Just like you see it as an attempt to proselytize, they see teaching evolution only as the same thing.
2007-09-25 15:59:05 · answer #4 · answered by mnbvcxz52773 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Brownback, Huckabee, Tancredo...somebody ought to tutor them. Huckabee's the only good between the three by way of fact of his help for the FairTax - the others ought to drop out
2016-11-06 09:28:12 · answer #5 · answered by zeh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can't do anything to dissolve science. Just because republicans rather believe in myths doesn't mean they will force that myth upon us as president of the united states. Let's just say we won't see any funding going into evolution research.
2007-09-25 15:21:58 · answer #6 · answered by farelli09 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Correct,
We believe in Creation, by God the Eternal Father.
2007-09-25 15:29:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your statement that the Rupublican candidates don't believe in evolution is totally unfounded and ridiculous.
2007-09-25 15:56:19 · answer #8 · answered by senior citizen 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
http://www.expelledthemovie.com/
Ben stein has a new movie coming out in a few months about how tolerant the evolutionists are also, i guess we will never get passed small minded thinking. theirs or yours
2007-09-25 17:12:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋