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b_b · 4762 days ago · link · · parent · post: Ask Barack and Mitt: What do you fella's know about science?
I tend to agree with you, but the risk you run by asking direct questions about religion is to turn the person into a cult hero. Remember when the media asked W if he had consulted his father when thinking about the wisdom of invading Iraq? His answer was "I consulted a higher power". His minions ate it up. Jesus gave his seal of approval to murder, and that's good enough for a lot of them, apparently. The same goes for scientific issues. You or I might be appalled by the idea that someone would overtly use their faith to discern the best and brightest science policy, but you and I aren't the 60% of people who don't believe in evolution.