Comments on: 6000 years of Republican debates http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/04/6000-years-of-republican-debates/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:25:47 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Zeta Connection » Blog Archive » In case you thought John McCain wasn’t antiscience http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/04/6000-years-of-republican-debates/comment-page-1/#comment-35701 Zeta Connection » Blog Archive » In case you thought John McCain wasn’t antiscience Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:20:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/04/6000-years-of-republican-debates/#comment-35701 [...] dizzying spin that seems to be made of him trying to take both sides of every issue imaginable. His garbage stance on evolution was the first time I heard him brown-nosing the antiscience crowd, which was bad enough. But the [...] [...] dizzying spin that seems to be made of him trying to take both sides of every issue imaginable. His garbage stance on evolution was the first time I heard him brown-nosing the antiscience crowd, which was bad enough. But the [...]

]]> By: themadlolscientist http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/04/6000-years-of-republican-debates/comment-page-1/#comment-35700 themadlolscientist Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:04:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/04/6000-years-of-republican-debates/#comment-35700 They don't have woo-woo in China. They protect themselves against it by the proper use of Feng Shui. A Fundy Mental Case once asked me, "Do you believe in evolution?" I said, "Yeah, like I believe in oxygen and gravity." He didn't know what to say after that. The stammer was priceless. I walked away trying not to ROFL. They don’t have woo-woo in China. They protect themselves against it by the proper use of Feng Shui.

A Fundy Mental Case once asked me, “Do you believe in evolution?” I said, “Yeah, like I believe in oxygen and gravity.” He didn’t know what to say after that. The stammer was priceless. I walked away trying not to ROFL.

]]> By: Negligible Knowledge Base http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/04/6000-years-of-republican-debates/comment-page-1/#comment-35699 Negligible Knowledge Base Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:06:22 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/04/6000-years-of-republican-debates/#comment-35699 [...] dizzying spin that seems to be made of him trying to take both sides of every issue imaginable. His garbage stance on evolution was the first time I heard him brown-nosing the antiscience crowd, which was bad enough. But the [...] [...] dizzying spin that seems to be made of him trying to take both sides of every issue imaginable. His garbage stance on evolution was the first time I heard him brown-nosing the antiscience crowd, which was bad enough. But the [...]

]]> By: Harland http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/04/6000-years-of-republican-debates/comment-page-1/#comment-35698 Harland Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:46:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/04/6000-years-of-republican-debates/#comment-35698 Oh man, At some point, I think we need to put in a requirement for all potential presidents of the United States to actually believe that Science exists! Oh man,

At some point, I think we need to put in a requirement for all potential presidents of the United States to actually believe that Science exists!

]]> By: Shannon and Mike ☆ Net » Barron of Blog » A Terrifying Video http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/04/6000-years-of-republican-debates/comment-page-1/#comment-35697 Shannon and Mike ☆ Net » Barron of Blog » A Terrifying Video Mon, 08 Oct 2007 02:18:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/04/6000-years-of-republican-debates/#comment-35697 [...] a side note, it makes me want to pull my eardrums through my nose when people say they don’t “believe” in human-caused global climate change. You can argue about [...] [...] a side note, it makes me want to pull my eardrums through my nose when people say they don’t “believe” in human-caused global climate change. You can argue about [...]

]]> By: Tailspin Tommy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/04/6000-years-of-republican-debates/comment-page-1/#comment-35696 Tailspin Tommy Sat, 12 May 2007 13:26:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/04/6000-years-of-republican-debates/#comment-35696 Seems to me this thing about evolution doesn't boil down not to whether you believe it or not, but whether you understand it or not. If I'm wrong--and there are people who understand it but still don't "believe" it--we're in big trouble. Seems to me this thing about evolution doesn’t boil down not to whether you believe it or not, but whether you understand it or not. If I’m wrong–and there are people who understand it but still don’t “believe” it–we’re in big trouble.

]]> By: Maria http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/04/6000-years-of-republican-debates/comment-page-1/#comment-35695 Maria Thu, 10 May 2007 11:10:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/04/6000-years-of-republican-debates/#comment-35695 Phil, thanks for pointing this out and for taking a stand on it. I'm with you on this 100%. There's no room in our government for officials who deny the validity of proven science. The last thing in the world I want to see is America slipping into a 21st century dark ages. Phil, thanks for pointing this out and for taking a stand on it. I’m with you on this 100%. There’s no room in our government for officials who deny the validity of proven science. The last thing in the world I want to see is America slipping into a 21st century dark ages.

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