Marco Rubio, Republican Savior?

[Cave Johnson]

Moderates will love this guy!

When asked how old he thinks the Earth is, Rubio makes that much clear:

I’m not a scientist, man. I can tell you what recorded history says, I can tell you what the Bible says, but I think that’s a dispute amongst theologians and I think it has nothing to do with the gross domestic product or economic growth of the United States. I think the age of the universe has zero to do with how our economy is going to grow. I’m not a scientist. I don’t think I’m qualified to answer a question like that. At the end of the day, I think there are multiple theories out there on how the universe was created and I think this is a country where people should have the opportunity to teach them all. I think parents should be able to teach their kids what their faith says, what science says. Whether the Earth was created in 7 days, or 7 actual eras, I’m not sure we’ll ever be able to answer that. It’s one of the great mysteries.

http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast....scientist.html

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by h5n1

http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/comdesc/section1.html

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evo_48

shall I keep going? this is only after a quick google search. that's all it freaking takes.

Yes, I did that and saw some of them. ( not those but Lenski's work) I still haven't seen a new species evolve from the ones I did. I admit, it was merely a quick viewing due to time constraints.

MOUNTAINS of data. this, once more, proves the adage that ALWAYS holds true in this forum, and indeed, among our species as a whole... people see and believe what they want to believe regardless of data presented to them. it's true in politics, it's true in almost any situation you can come up with.

It's not "belief" for me. I just have not seen a new species yet. I am not saying it's not plausible either.

[Ebolapox]

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

Yes, I did that and saw some of them. I still haven't seen a new species evolve from the ones I did. I admit, it was merely a quick viewing due to time constraints.


It's not "belief" for me. I just have not seen a new species yet. I am not saying it's not plausible either.

do yourself a favor and try to allow yourself the privilege of becoming familiar with 'deep time.' study the fossil record. speciation is not a common event in the time-scale that we're used to, but in deep-time, it's incredibly common. the evidence is out there, don't be so constrained by the 'here and now' that you miss the answer right in front of you.

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by h5n1

do yourself a favor and try to allow yourself the privilege of becoming familiar with 'deep time.' study the fossil record. speciation is not a common event in the time-scale that we're used to, but in deep-time, it's incredibly common. the evidence is out there, don't be so constrained by the 'here and now' that you miss the answer right in front of you.

I looked at your Berkley link on evolution while you were posting and saw that. ( I also edited my last post.)

[ROYC75]

Originally Posted by Darth*****Satan

They say God does not create garbage but.......

He does not, it's just that man decides to get trashy.

[Cave Johnson]

Rubio's to the right of Pat Robertson, lol.

"You go back in time, you've got radiocarbon dating. You got all these things, and you've got the carcasses of dinosaurs frozen in time out in the Dakotas. They're out there. So, there was a time when these giant reptiles were on the Earth, and it was before the time of the Bible. So, don't try and cover it up and make like everything was 6,000 years. That's not the Bible. ... If you fight science, you are going to lose your children, and I believe in telling them the way it was,"

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/1...s-creationism/

[blaise]

Originally Posted by Cave Johnson

Rubio's to the right of Pat Robertson, lol.



http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/1...s-creationism/

Remember that part of the thread where Obama made a comment very similar to Rubio's and then all the people that said Rubio was a kook had to pretend the comments weren't similar?

Yeah, that was neat, huh?

[FishingRod]

Originally Posted by blaise

Remember that part of the thread where Obama made a comment very similar to Rubio's and then all the people that said Rubio was a kook had to pretend the comments weren't similar?

Yeah, that was neat, huh?

yes it was. If we ever get to the point that Republicans and Democrats hold their own people to 30 % of the scrutiny that they hold the opposition, our representative will be replaced in droves.