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Originally Posted by Ilow
As I have said before on a different thread, it is my firm belief that Bush will continue his extreme right wing agenda in his second term. He pushed it when a) he did not recieve the majority of the popular vote and b) had a second term election still upcoming. Imagine what he will do with neither of these factors to worry about.
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My concern precisely. He was able to advance his agenda under the dubious results of the 2000 election. I do think that 9/11 had more to do with that then anything else. However, now that the majority has endorsed his illogical agenda, he will feel free to push even harder. I actually doubt that its HIS agenda so much as his backers, but for simplicity's sake I will refer to the agenda as his, considering he is the most public mouthpiece for it.
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Originally Posted by Ilow
The reason people are so upset is not just because he is so radical, but because he is supported by so many radicals. In the most recent (November) issue of National Geographic there is an article on Charles Darwin. In this article they state that a 2001 telephone survey was conducted (as it was in '82, '93, '97, '99) which found that: "no less than 45 percent of respopnding U.S. adults agreed that 'God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years or so.'" 45 percent of adults in the U.S. don't believe in Evolution!! If someone doesn't know any better on this matter, it is easy to see how they could be persuaded on other matters (gay marriage, abortion). If they have such a closed-minded view of life, then those of us who believe in fossils, natural selection, genetic adaptations and the dinosaurs have no choice but to be appalled; and extremely fearful of what the next four years will bring.
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Remember, many people hear "theory of Evolution" and discount it due to the fact that it's "just a theory". Many people lack a basic understanding of the scientific method and when someone calls something a theory that means that there is a huge amount of evidence in support of it. They associate it with a story that fits the available facts, not the results of intense study and experimentation. As a result, they feel more comfortable with the concept of stuff just sprining into existence via supernatural means. It seems just as plausable as the theory of Evolution because they really don't understand what Evolution really means. Remember, religon, regardless of flavor, tells people that they are special and somehow different from every form of life on this planet. It's comforting and a boost to the self-esteem. I'll even agree that humans are different from every other form of life on Earth. However, we have certain common characteristics that mark us as animals. We're really good animals, biologically speaking, but we are just animals.
Veritas en Lux!
Jimmy The Hutt