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Science Ministry coy on evolution discussion

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Science minister's coyness on evolution worries researchers

This is an ongoing saga. Essentially, Stephen Harper's (who is an Evangelical) appointment of a Christian to be Minister of Science has worried a lot of scientific researchers in Canada. First, the Minister would not even acknowledge whether or not he believed in evolution; second, in a followup interview, he claimed that he "of course" believed in evolution, but then gave an extremely out of date (by about 100 years) explanation of what evolution was.

I won't lie, I don't agree with creationism, but people are entitled to believe what they want. That said, a Science Minister who is clearly torn between science and religion? It it is just silly.
 
Orius said:
Science minister's coyness on evolution worries researchers

This is an ongoing saga. Essentially, Stephen Harper's (who is an Evangelical) appointment of a Christian to be Minister of Science has worried a lot of scientific researchers in Canada. First, the Minister would not even acknowledge whether or not he believed in evolution; second, in a followup interview, he claimed that he "of course" believed in evolution, but then gave an extremely out of date (by about 100 years) explanation of what evolution was.

I won't lie, I don't agree with creationism, but people are entitled to believe what they want. That said, a Science Minister who is clearly torn between science and religion? It it is just silly.
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Will the explanation that would have made you happy be extremely out of date one hundred years from now? ;)
 
There is no theory of evolution......there is only a list of species that Chuck Norris allows to exist.
 
Crazy Canadian Christians....
 
Orius said:
Science minister's coyness on evolution worries researchers

This is an ongoing saga. Essentially, Stephen Harper's (who is an Evangelical) appointment of a Christian to be Minister of Science has worried a lot of scientific researchers in Canada. First, the Minister would not even acknowledge whether or not he believed in evolution; second, in a followup interview, he claimed that he "of course" believed in evolution, but then gave an extremely out of date (by about 100 years) explanation of what evolution was.

I won't lie, I don't agree with creationism, but people are entitled to believe what they want. That said, a Science Minister who is clearly torn between science and religion? It it is just silly.
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Torn? bah, you think because someone is a christian they are suddenly in opposition to science?

If he is smart, and credible, he should be a good minister, christian or no.
 
DarkWizard12 said:
Torn? bah, you think because someone is a christian they are suddenly in opposition to science?

If he is smart, and credible, he should be a good minister, christian or no.
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yeah, in a perfect world... isn't it the xians who keep telling us that man isn't perfect?
 
TOJ said:
Will the explanation that would have made you happy be extremely out of date one hundred years from now? ;)
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Of course it will. Our knowledge of DNA alone is sparse enough that our current view of evolution will be extremely out of date in a decade, far less a century
 
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