Comments on: Palin is pro-creationism http://thinkevolution.net/archives/251 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:09:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Andrew http://thinkevolution.net/archives/251#comment-6102 Andrew Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:48:01 +0000 http://thinkevolution.net/archives/251#comment-6102 You should see if you can find the video of this morning's "Meet the Press." Tom Brokaw grills McCain surrogate Tim Pawlenty on Palin's views on creationism/intelligent design. Pawlenty starts by calling it "creationism" and then shifts to calling it "intelligent design," but he punts, under tough questioning from Brokaw, on whether both should be given equal weight. I think Palin's going to flush out a lot more creationists for your list! You should see if you can find the video of this morning’s “Meet the Press.” Tom Brokaw grills McCain surrogate Tim Pawlenty on Palin’s views on creationism/intelligent design. Pawlenty starts by calling it “creationism” and then shifts to calling it “intelligent design,” but he punts, under tough questioning from Brokaw, on whether both should be given equal weight. I think Palin’s going to flush out a lot more creationists for your list!

]]> By: ABP http://thinkevolution.net/archives/251#comment-6103 ABP Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:03:35 +0000 http://thinkevolution.net/archives/251#comment-6103 This is a great tip, thanks. I think a candidate's position on creationism and science education is a great barometer, but I didn't think it would be much of an issue in its own right in this election. But it would be fantastic if the Dems pushed it into the spotlight to expose a lot of the nonsense the Republicans have supported. As you point out here, in so many cases those who don't accept evolution (or even more ridiculously, in some ways, equivocate about it) really have any idea what they really think or how to talk about it. If the Obama campaign forced a discussion about science a lot of ignorance could be exposed. This is a great tip, thanks. I think a candidate’s position on creationism and science education is a great barometer, but I didn’t think it would be much of an issue in its own right in this election. But it would be fantastic if the Dems pushed it into the spotlight to expose a lot of the nonsense the Republicans have supported.

As you point out here, in so many cases those who don’t accept evolution (or even more ridiculously, in some ways, equivocate about it) really have any idea what they really think or how to talk about it. If the Obama campaign forced a discussion about science a lot of ignorance could be exposed.

]]> By: NBP http://thinkevolution.net/archives/251#comment-6275 NBP Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:34:51 +0000 http://thinkevolution.net/archives/251#comment-6275 As the newly elected mayor of Wassilla, Alaska, Palin sought to ban books with "inappropriate language" from the public library. (Time Magazine, Sept 15, 2008) The desire to thwart the open exchange of ideas is an eqrmark of closemindedness, and not a trait I look for in a leader. I have never heard of an evolutionist banning books. As the newly elected mayor of Wassilla, Alaska, Palin sought to ban books with “inappropriate language” from the public library. (Time Magazine, Sept 15, 2008)
The desire to thwart the open exchange of ideas is an eqrmark of closemindedness, and not a trait I look for in a leader. I have never heard of an evolutionist banning books.

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