
Originally Posted by
Byrthnoth
* I'm going to take a moment to rant about the relationship between science and US Politics, specifically US conservative politics. I'm not formatting it.
You all realize that the US is the only place where unqualified people will discuss whether scientific theories like Global Warming or Evolution are legitimate during debates, right? Furthermore, you realize we are absolutely the only developed nation on earth that would consider electing someone based on the fact that they DON'T believe in them? I mean, come on. Darwin published "On the Origin of Species" in 1859 and the theory has only continued to gain massive support from there. Really, what the fuck? At this point, if you don't believe in evolution you're just fucking wrong. There's no ambivalence there. It's entirely possible to be wrong about something, and people who don't believe in evolution are wrong. Why the fuck are they on TV pretending to run for the most powerful political position in the world? It makes us look like total fucking idiots in the eyes of the rest of the world for even considering to elect these ignorant schmos. Jon Huntsman's biggest 5 minutes of fame was when he *shocker* tweeted that he believed in evolution and "climate change." That's disgusting.