Comments on: Bloomberg thinks creationalism is “scary”

By: NBP

NBP — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:56:51 +0000

Bloomberg’s reference to “our bad educational system” hit home, as I am an educator. I agree that there are problems with our system, but I can’t help but wonder if the belief in Creationism is higher among the masses of people who home school their children for religious reasons (rather than any other reason) than those who use the public system. The numbers of home schoolers has risen astronomically in the past decade, and a high percentage have extreme conservative religious beliefs. So, I will accept responsibility for only part of the problem.

By: ABP

ABP — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:07:49 +0000

You could be right, I have the same fear. But he’s pretty fiscally conservative. (And how do people feel about him and the war? I don’t actually know.) I really do want to see the sensible politicians stand up and stake our future on our attitudes towards science and rationality, and party politics aside, maybe Bloomberg’s presence will start putting on some pressure.

By: AS

AS — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:51:19 +0000

Bloomberg may be able to carve a little out of Giuliani, but I don’t see his candidacy as being anything but bad for Democrats. Especially if the nominee is anyone other than Giuliani. But it’s great to have someone speaking frankly about the scourge of creationism (by whatever name)…