13th January 2008, 8:07 PM
Dark Jaguar: I lost any confidence in Ron Paul the moment he decided science was secondary to placating religious extremists by saying he doesn't think evolution "matters" (a PR movement on his part most likely). Well, anyone who thinks that they can play it safe by not having an opinion and just saying the safety phrase of "how we got here isn't important" is an idiot. Yes, it does matter. A massive chunk of modern biology is directly based in evolution. Ditching evolution damages as much of our current understanding of biology as ditching GRAVITY damages physics.
It doesn't matter what a presidential candidate personally thinks about evolution. The President deals with "Here & Now." Let scientists worry about evolution. I think Ron Paul meant, it's not a relevant issue. He'd probably say let the states deal with it.
How we got here is important ... for the scientists, and those making our medicines. But for the U.S. Executive it's not important.
Before you quote Ron Paul, tell us what was the question asked to him and his full response. I wouldn't think he said we should ditch evolution.
As far as avoiding expressing opinions, look no further than the Democratic hopefuls minus Kucinich & Biden. I would vote Biden for president.
It doesn't matter what a presidential candidate personally thinks about evolution. The President deals with "Here & Now." Let scientists worry about evolution. I think Ron Paul meant, it's not a relevant issue. He'd probably say let the states deal with it.
How we got here is important ... for the scientists, and those making our medicines. But for the U.S. Executive it's not important.
Before you quote Ron Paul, tell us what was the question asked to him and his full response. I wouldn't think he said we should ditch evolution.
As far as avoiding expressing opinions, look no further than the Democratic hopefuls minus Kucinich & Biden. I would vote Biden for president.