re: #346 IslandLibertarian

George Bush?
Asked about creation and evolution, Bush said: “I think you can have both. I think evolution can — you’re getting me way out of my lane here. I’m just a simple president. But it’s, I think that God created the earth, created the world; I think the creation of the world is so mysterious it requires something as large as an almighty and I don’t think it’s incompatible with the scientific proof that there is evolution.”

Bush was, as I think a lot of people are, befuddled by the terminology used.

Here he is saying what many of us here also say - we believe in God, we believe God created the earth and the world; but that belief is not incompatible with proof that the evolutionary process exists.

I may be naive, but I have to wonder how many people who get polled on whether or not they have “creationist” beliefs are fully aware of the Discovery Institute and the Wedge Document.

It seems to me anybody who looks at that Wedge Document would be scared out of their wits, as to what the DI is trying to do.

But poll questions that simply mention “creationism” do not necessarily mean to the person being questioned the same thing that we here know it to be, from our discussions and reading about it.

This means, I think, that many of our politicians are not fully informed; nor is the general public.

Which is why I think it is so very important for Charles to keep posting on this. This blog gets noticed, and sooner or later, people who need to know this, people who are making decisions in our government, who are still unaware will get the word.