Comments on: Obama on the age of the earth http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/11/obama-on-the-age-of-the-earth/ Thu, 23 May 2013 04:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: RightKlik http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/11/obama-on-the-age-of-the-earth/#comment-48614 RightKlik Mon, 26 Nov 2012 04:27:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=19128#comment-48614 "...he is definitely more pro-science than the previous administration." I'm not sure I can think of a lot of reasons to call Obama "definitely" more "pro-science" than the average politician from the left or the right. Politicians "like to cloak their policy preferences in the mantle of science, but they do not in fact give a fig about science, which for them is only a vehicle to be ridden to the precise extent that it is convenient." http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/275093/rick-perry-pushes-their-buttons-kevin-d-williamson “…he is definitely more pro-science than the previous administration.”

I’m not sure I can think of a lot of reasons to call Obama “definitely” more “pro-science” than the average politician from the left or the right.

Politicians “like to cloak their policy preferences in the mantle of science, but they do not in fact give a fig about science, which for them is only a vehicle to be ridden to the precise extent that it is convenient.” http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/275093/rick-perry-pushes-their-buttons-kevin-d-williamson

]]> By: Chris http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/11/obama-on-the-age-of-the-earth/#comment-48613 Chris Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:10:51 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=19128#comment-48613 I always wonder how much is the politician's actual belief and how much is just telling people what they want to hear. Fortunately from his actions, which really matter, he is definitely more pro-science than the previous administration. I always wonder how much is the politician’s actual belief and how much is just telling people what they want to hear. Fortunately from his actions, which really matter, he is definitely more pro-science than the previous administration.

]]> By: toto http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/11/obama-on-the-age-of-the-earth/#comment-48612 toto Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:25:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=19128#comment-48612 He's basically saying that he believes in evolution (from DC's link) and that he's not a YEC, but he respects biblical literalists. I guess that's the strongest kind of support for science that you can expect from any US politician who has any chance of being elected to high office (and who wants to keep it!) He’s basically saying that he believes in evolution (from DC’s link) and that he’s not a YEC, but he respects biblical literalists.

I guess that’s the strongest kind of support for science that you can expect from any US politician who has any chance of being elected to high office (and who wants to keep it!)

]]> By: timbebinder http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/11/obama-on-the-age-of-the-earth/#comment-48611 timbebinder Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:11:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=19128#comment-48611 Ruh roh... that's illuminating. Ruh roh… that’s illuminating.

]]> By: DarwinCatholic http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/11/obama-on-the-age-of-the-earth/#comment-48609 DarwinCatholic Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:44:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=19128#comment-48609 Interesting. It continues here (first 1:30 of this one): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsF0b-rSDxA&feature=relmfu At first he winds up as if he wants to hold both young earth and old earth as equally reasonable possibilities, and then he seems realize what he's doing and jumps in to emphasize that he "believes in evolution" and likes science. Interesting. It continues here (first 1:30 of this one):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsF0b-rSDxA&feature=relmfu

At first he winds up as if he wants to hold both young earth and old earth as equally reasonable possibilities, and then he seems realize what he’s doing and jumps in to emphasize that he “believes in evolution” and likes science.

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