In all honesty, if you marked anything other then “No one knows” to that question, I would of marked it incorrect. Science needs proof, there is no system of measurement to get an exact birth date of the Earth, and no one was there to observe this happening.. Thus we don’t actually know. If you said the earth was some 600 billion years hold, and in actuality it was 600 billion years and 30 seconds old, you’re in fact wrong as well. I would give the child who placed 6,000 years, half credit (if he could come up with supporting logic to his own case), and you, none.

I can not agree with you in 100% regarding some thoughts, but you got good point of view

I didn’t agree with you first, but last paragraph makes sense for me

As for what is fantasy or reality — I suggest you take your philosophy courses in college again. I suggest you study what greater minds than yours have said about what “reality” is. “Reality” cannot be agreed upon by greater minds than yours. Who are you to judge, then what is “reality?”

As for saying you’d refuse to consider any job candidate from Oklahoma, you are guilty of the same extremism you accuse religionists of. What if a religionist job candidate goes on to create innovation or high profits for your competitor? Are you willing to cut off your nose to spite your face?

I agree with you that the bill itself is misguided and innapropriate as it is worded. I am a religionist who accepts the prevailing scientific standards. You must understand, however, that like it or not, religious freedom is still part of the highest law of the land. Your disdain for it will not change THAT reality, a Constitutional FACT. The underlying issue BEHIND the bill is still valid. When you violate someone’s Constitutionally protected freedom of religion, you are breaking the law, science or no science.

As for what is “truth?” Who defines it? Read your philosophy texts again. If you have no background in philosophy in higher education, then I would be the one who refused to consider YOUR resume, because it suggests you are too stubborn in your own mindset that you cannot consider or respect other viewpoints. As a manager in business, I definitely would not want a stubborn scientific bigot on my team.

There is no doom, no inquisition, no Papal courts, no burning stakes. Your shrill exaggerations and mouth-foaming anti-religionism detract from your assertions and call into question your credibility as a critical thinker.

I respect your status as a scientist. Your emotionalism against religion takes away from your credibility as a reasoned thinker.