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Originally Posted by CandleInTheDark
But does anyone expect a Minister (or Secretary as it were in the States) to have knowledge and belief in every theory of science?
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I would hope that someone in charge of science funding would understand one of the most fundamental scientific theories. To deny evolution is to deny genetics and the fossil record.
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Originally Posted by CandleInTheDark
If we were to ask him if he believe in Super String Theory would we ridicule his answer?
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Only if he said yes.
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Originally Posted by Leto
You can be a creationist and a scientist. I have never seen the need for the one to be against the other, unless there is a political agenda.
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I disagree. You can be religious and a scientist, but to hold the writing in an old book over mountains of evidence and deny one of the most comprehensive theories out there shows a disregard for common sense and acceptance of evidence. Science is the process of testing theories until you find one that adequately explains the results. Evolution is a fact, and if you can't accept that, you are either misinformed or blinded by ideology, and not thinking scientifically.