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US 'doomed' if creationist president elected: scientists
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Posted on 01/04/2008 2:12:20 PM PST by Sub-Driver

US 'doomed' if creationist president elected: scientists Jan 4 05:29 PM US/Eastern A day after ordained Baptist minister Mike Huckabee finished first in the opening round to choose a Republican candidate for the White House, scientists warned Americans against electing a leader who doubts evolution.

"The logic that convinces us that evolution is a fact is the same logic we use to say smoking is hazardous to your health or we have serious energy policy issues because of global warming," University of Michigan professor Gilbert Omenn told reporters at the launch of a book on evolution by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).

"I would worry that a president who didn't believe in the evolution arguments wouldn't believe in those other arguments either. This is a way of leading our country to ruin," added Omenn, who was part of a panel of experts at the launch of "Science, Evolution and Creationism."

Former Arkansas governor Huckabee said in a debate in May that he did not believe in evolution.

A poll conducted last year showed that two-thirds of Americans believe in creationism, or the theory that God created humans at a single point in time, while 53 percent believe that humans developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life -- the theory of evolution.

Around a quarter of Americans said they believe in both.

The evolution versus creationism debate has crept into school classrooms and politics, where it is mainly conservative Republicans who espouse the non-scientific belief.

"If our country starts to behave irrationally whereas all the other countries coming up and chasing us (to take over as the world leaders in science and technology) behaving rationally, we are doomed," Omenn said.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; evolution; gilbertomenn; kookscientist; leftwingwackjob; phonylogic
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To: Sub-Driver
"The logic that convinces us that evolution is a fact is the same logic we use to say smoking is hazardous to your health or we have serious energy policy issues because of global warming," University of Michigan professor Gilbert Omenn told reporters

So... you're trying to make the case for creationism, or what?

21 posted on 01/04/2008 2:24:09 PM PST by Dr.Deth
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To: Sub-Driver
But if a Darwinian Atheist gets elected we will be just fine, right?
22 posted on 01/04/2008 2:24:10 PM PST by fish hawk (The religion of Darwinism = Monkey Intellect)
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To: Sub-Driver
"The logic that convinces us that evolution is a fact is the same logic we use to say smoking is hazardous to your health or we have serious energy policy issues because of global warming..."

Truth by association.

Listening to liberals is hazadous to one's health.

23 posted on 01/04/2008 2:24:51 PM PST by nonsporting
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To: Cicero

Why did the NEA in NH endorse Chucklebee? Enough said.


24 posted on 01/04/2008 2:25:00 PM PST by hkp123
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To: Sub-Driver

I bet that the first 20 presidents of the United States believed that G*D created. It is hard to believe that a real scientist would peddle such a ridiculous message of doom.


25 posted on 01/04/2008 2:25:35 PM PST by Keflavik76
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To: Sub-Driver

A nut job university moonbat.


26 posted on 01/04/2008 2:26:03 PM PST by rdl6989 (FRed Thompson '08)
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To: Sub-Driver
Well, Professor, you believe in anthropogenic global warming, which is your anti-science religion.

The main difference between you and Huck is that he's not proposing to throw the world economy into a depression for the sake of his faith.

27 posted on 01/04/2008 2:26:10 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: Sub-Driver
US 'doomed' if creationist president elected: - do they mean like the first 43 Presidents?
28 posted on 01/04/2008 2:26:27 PM PST by SF Republican
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To: Sub-Driver
"The logic that convinces us that evolution is a fact is the same logic we use to say smoking is hazardous to your health or we have serious energy policy issues because of global warming," University of Michigan professor Gilbert Omenn

If this guy is stupid enough to fall for Global Warming then he has no business arguing about logic.

29 posted on 01/04/2008 2:27:41 PM PST by Centurion2000 (It's only arrogance if you can't back it up.)
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To: Sub-Driver
A poll conducted last year showed that two-thirds of Americans believe in creationism, or the theory that God created humans at a single point in time, while 53 percent believe that humans developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life -- the theory of evolution.

66 percent plus 53 percent = 119%. Journalists are our superiors.

Research scientists, or their spokesmen anyway, make bad political scientists. It's perfectly possible for a young-earth creationist to love big, juicy science budgets.

If Huck will fund human genome research, medical research, and geologic exploration the scientific establishment will do just fine. As a politician, he'll favor what works even if he doesn't understand or accept the present scientific models.

30 posted on 01/04/2008 2:27:52 PM PST by Dumb_Ox (http://kevinjjones.blogspot.com)
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To: GreenOgre
“Please tell me how replacing science with superstition is going to make our schools better....”

And what’s this “superstition” you are referring to?

31 posted on 01/04/2008 2:28:35 PM PST by scottdeus12 (Jesus is real, whether you believe in Him or not.)
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To: the_Watchman

“The logic that convinces us that evolution is a fact is the same logic we use to say smoking is hazardous to your health or we have serious energy policy issues because of global warming...”

“I seeeeee, then smoking IS GOOD!”
Homer Simpson


32 posted on 01/04/2008 2:29:42 PM PST by captain anode (78% of us FREEPERS could practice better manners.)
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To: Sub-Driver
I think Albert Einstein said it very well :
"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind".
33 posted on 01/04/2008 2:29:47 PM PST by CutePuppy (If you don't ask the right questions you may not get the right answers)
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To: Sub-Driver
University of Michigan professor Gilbert Omenn

I'm an evolutionist, but who could ever think this guy is more important than the electorate of Iowa or the USA?

Every President since Washington has expressed belief in a higher spiritual power. This Prof. sounds like a real maroon.

34 posted on 01/04/2008 2:29:57 PM PST by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
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To: Sub-Driver
Any science needs no one to subscribe to their beliefs, yet the actor in this story pretty much expresses that evolution, second hand smoke, and global warming are all not supported by science fact. These are theories.

Sorry, Charlie, a lot of people don’t have to support your list of theories to be a good president - actually, the more they question those theories, perhaps the better they’d be as president.

35 posted on 01/04/2008 2:31:31 PM PST by kingu (Fred08 - The Constitution is the value I'm voting for. What value are you voting for?)
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To: Sub-Driver

And so it begins.......we will now be mired in religious and theology debates.

While our men sit in a sandbox, surrounded by headchoppers with nukes, being completely ignored.


36 posted on 01/04/2008 2:31:34 PM PST by roses of sharon
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To: Cicero

Exactly, exactly, and exactly. I have serious concerns about anyone who runs for office who can’t distinguish between an article of faith and the scientific method, and is therefore unable to distinguish between a belief and a theory. Egads.


37 posted on 01/04/2008 2:32:32 PM PST by 3AngelaD (They screwed up their own countries so bad they had to leave, and now they're here screwing up ours)
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To: GreenOgre; DManA
Creationists aren’t doing any damage.

What planet did you arrive from?

So please tell me about the damage done by creationists.

38 posted on 01/04/2008 2:32:34 PM PST by Jacquerie
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To: roses of sharon

The science elites have announced our doom many times now. The emperor is wearing no clothes.

A president who believes God created the world will not harm us one iota.


39 posted on 01/04/2008 2:34:03 PM PST by Marie2 (I used to be disgusted. . .now I try to be amused.)
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To: Sub-Driver

US doomed if we get into CO2 trading/regulation.


40 posted on 01/04/2008 2:34:06 PM PST by Paladin2 (Huma for co-president!)
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