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I can’t even fathom how someone could question the legitimacy of evolution these days. The evidence is simply overwhelming.
The quote that blows me away is:
Huckabee: “I just can’t believe creation is an accident”
The strength of the natural system is precisely these “accidents”. I.E. random mutations cause selections to occur which in turn enable organisms to evolve. DUH.
Maher: “If someone believes that the earth is 6,000 years old and every scientist in the world is saying that it is billions of years old, why shouldn’t I take that into account when I am assessing the rationality of someone I am going to put into the highest office in the land?”
AMEN, BROTHER.
Not sure I can vote for a guy who is this clueless about scientific fact.
I may declare myself a Republican but this is one of the things that I CAN’T STAND about the religious right. The truth of Evolution and Christian faith are not mutually exclusive.
The clip below is from Bill Maher’s show. For once I agree with him about something.
Maher did make the classic mistake of describing evolution as “we came from the monkeys”. This is a common mistake for novices to make. We did not “come from monkeys” but simply have a common ancestor (this common ancestor was NOT a monkey). His statement implies that we evolved from monkeys that inhabit the planet today, which is not true.
Huckabee needs to take a look at the following article:
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You know Rick, I agree with you. How can anyone believe that ONE MAN came up with this whole idea is INSANE. I want to believe on the whole there was a man, who was Jesus Christ, who walked the earth, and he gave us a lot to think about and set our goals out to be. I want to believe that. But if you want me to believe that his father, God, the son of man, came up with the idea of man by himself, with no help, then yeah, I’m going to question that. And I think any man with a reasonable and thoughtful and insightful brain in his mind has to question what is written down as “fact” has to question should do. I think anyone who thinks that it was one or the other definitely, is someone who should look deeper inside and outside. I look forward to a politican candidate who can satisfy both sides of the discussion, honestly.