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Originally Posted by pgardn
Science does not change, it is a way of seeking the truth about very specific questions.The things science finds out causes us to change our ideas of how things work as we continue to use this process.
And on God... He knows God does not change. I would like that email address. I have some questions.
An agnostic has absolutely no chance of becoming president in this country. You have to be sure about everything to become president. Kind of scary.
Candidates are not ever allowed to say, "I dont know." I got a problem with that.
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here's a fuller explanation of the context of that quote:
Huckabee "raised his hand in a debate when the candidates were asked en masse if they believed in intelligent design." In fact, what the candidates were asked at the GOP presidential debate on May 4 was to raise their hands if they did not "believe in evolution." Huckabee raised his.
Immediately after the debate, Huckabee said that it was "fine with me" if other people want to believe that they "came from apes." "I'll accept that," he said. "I just don't happen to think that I did."
But by the time Huckabee appeared on Bill Maher's show in August, he had that more "nuanced" view on evolution. "It's not a proper yes-or-no question," he said. "Do I believe that it is all about just random selection, that it just happened without any design, designer, anybody behind it? No I don't believe that, I think there was a God behind that."
When Maher asked Huckabee if he believed that man came from monkeys, he said: "I don't know."
At a press conference Monday, Huckabee suggested that reporters read Alter's "very thoughtful" piece, saying that he thought the columnist had gotten it right.
A reporter asked Huckabee how he thought his views -- including his view on evolution -- might play in the general election.
"Oh, I believe in science. I certainly do," he said. "In fact, what I believe in is, I believe in God. I don't think there's a conflict between the two. But if there's going to be a conflict, science changes with every generation and with new discoveries and God doesn't. So I'll stick with God if the two are in conflict."
this is a stiff inflexible mind just barely capable of nuance when the possible reward is great enough.
i join his supporter's in praying he gets the nominination.