Posted on 12/06/2012 9:47:52 AM PST by ksen
After dabbling in creationism earlier this month, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., clarified that he does believe that scientists know the Earth is “at least 4.5 billion years old.”
“There is no scientific debate on the age of the earth. I mean, it’s established pretty definitively, it’s at least 4.5 billion years old,” Rubio told Mike Allen of Politico. ”I was referring to a theological debate, which is a pretty healthy debate.
“The theological debate is, how do you reconcile with what science has definitively established with what you may think your faith teaches,” Rubio continued. “Now for me, actually, when it comes to the age of the earth, there is no conflict.”
GQ: How old do you think the Earth is?
Marco Rubio: I’m not a scientist, man. I can tell you what recorded history says, I can tell you what the Bible says, but I think that’s a dispute amongst theologians and I think it has nothing to do with the gross domestic product or economic growth of the United States. I think the age of the universe has zero to do with how our economy is going to grow. I’m not a scientist. I don’t think I’m qualified to answer a question like that. At the end of the day, I think there are multiple theories out there on how the universe was created and I think this is a country where people should have the opportunity to teach them all. I think parents should be able to teach their kids what their faith says, what science says. Whether the Earth was created in 7 days, or 7 actual eras, I’m not sure we’ll ever be able to answer that. It’s one of the great mysteries.
You have nothing but bluster and ignorance and the very tired and trite argument that any science you disagree with is “evolution” and “atheistic” and anyone who doesn't believe the same as you is not a Christian, not righteous, and going to hell. You cannot argue against a scientific theory without making it an argument against atheism, and attacking the faith of anyone who disagrees with your wacky and useless creationism.
You can make your bed with the Islamists and the ignorant. I find myself in good company with the Pope and millions of other Christians who are not such ignorant zealots.
There is absolutely nothing that needs to be predicted that isn’t already predicted in the Bible.
There is no one that can predict anything but God.
You’ve made a complete fool of yourself with the rubbish you post.
Oil companies need to predict where oil can be found. Drug companies need to predict the behavior of therapies. Chemists need to predict reactions. Etc etc.
The reason why science is useful and can be applied in technology is that God made a predictable universe that obeys physical laws.
Oil companies need to predict where oil can be found. Drug companies need to predict the behavior of therapies. Chemists need to predict reactions. Etc etc.
The reason why science is useful and can be applied in technology is that God made a predictable universe that obeys physical laws.
You are making a bigger dip$hit of your self every minute.
Your disrespect for the fact that every productive useful scientist in this world has been a creationist is just showing what you’re made of (the stuff you’re dipping)
Very few scientists after 1870 were creationists. Einstein wasn’t. Bohr wasn’t. Heisenberg wasn’t. Oppenheimer wasn’t. No predictive or useful science is based on creationism. Creationism is useless.
Einstein’s declaration that he was a creationist has been posted here numerous times.
You are just a common missile mouth liar.
Very few productive scientists are not creationists.
Spinoza’s God is one who creates through physical laws, not one who did so a few thousand years ago utilizing miracles. Einstein was a proponent of Spinoza’s God. And Einstein used science to predict how much gravity would bend light. Your postulate that science is not predictive is so stupid and ignorant I can only laugh at your expense.
Your constant reliance on misrepresenting everyone’s posts has disclosed your nature to all.
There is no question that honest, objective research can yield information.
But your position is that false, inobjectively bised propagandization masquerading as science is able to produce useful information, and that is a lie, no matter how much you cling to it.
Sorry that creationism is useless instead of useful and predictive like science. Crying about it and lying about Einstein isn’t going to help. But feel free to cry some more! Your useless outrage and idiotic lies are amusing.
You’re the one that’s crying,
And if I were you I would too, just before doing the honorable thing.
Must be rough being a geocentrist eccentric who doesn’t understand the predictive power of science. But crying about it to me isn’t going to help. I find it amusing though!!!! ;)
I just stumbled on this thread. People really believe the earth was created in six days ? That the Bible is a literal scientific tract and not ancient allegories?
Anyone that doesn’t believe the Bible is headed to an unthinkable eternal disaster.
All the evidence affirms the six day creation, and believing the deceivers forces you to partake of their calamity. The expansion rate required for the six day creation exactly fits the observable astronomical conditions. Remember, expansion affects ALL of the dimensions, including time.
Doesn’t seem like a particularly hard choice to me.
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Did not answer any more of my questions, “it” is a loser.
and I must assume serves the “horned” god.
I would not WASTE time, since “it”is not interested in Truth, nor can sustain a productive arguments.
Good Job though
Thanks
“...And if I were you I would too, just before doing the honorable thing....”
LOL
very funny!!
This Lib thinks it is winning while burning in lava.
Like Gollem (in movie)
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