Rubio and Roberston on Young Earth

[Maximus]

Couldn't say. I haven't discussed it with them.

[Razgovory]

I think my mother in law believes it.

My entire family believes it.

Meri, why did you marry into a stupid family?

Because the one I married is brilliant!

[Malthus]

I have no idea if my inlaws are creationists. Apparently, Catholicism isn't officially invested in that particular form of wilful stupidity.

[Grey Fox]

I think my mother in law believes it.

My entire family believes it.

My GF's family believes it. My father in law loves The Big Bang theory show, I don't understand how he can.

[merithyn]

I think my mother in law believes it.

My entire family believes it.

My GF's family believes it. My father in law loves The Big Bang theory show, I don't understand how he can.

He identifies with Penny?

[Razgovory]

I think my mother in law believes it.

My entire family believes it.

My GF's family believes it. My father in law loves The Big Bang theory show, I don't understand how he can.

Term "Big Bang" was used in an effort to discredit the theory, by likening it to Creationism.

[Caliga]

I checked and I was wrong... Princesca's mom does believe in evolution and doesn't believe in the young Earth, etc.  She is in the "evolution is real but God created it" camp.

[Grey Fox]

I think my mother in law believes it.

My entire family believes it.

My GF's family believes it. My father in law loves The Big Bang theory show, I don't understand how he can.

He identifies with Penny?

Maybe, I should ask him. He really likes Sheldon.

[The Minsky Moment]

Well, no.  Ford's statement wasn't a matter of religious conviction.

Lots of religious faiths believe in lots of things that are at odds with our scientific understanding of things.  Catholics believe that the Eucharist transforms into the body of Christ.  Mormons believe that the Native Indians are the descendents of the 13th tribe of Israel.  But those beliefs, on their own, don't or shouldn't disqualify a Catholic from helping to decide food policy, or a Mormon trying to decide on archaeological issues.

Don't get me wrong - I have my undergrad in geology.  I well appreciate that the earth is 4.5 billion years old.  But let's not get too carried away in insulting the faith of others.

BB - generally I am on your side on this issue as against the Dawkinsians like Martinus and Viking.
But there are limits.  One may have a religious conviction that heretics should be punished by death; such a belief no matter how solidly based in faith and truly believed ought to be a disqualification for say the position of Attorney General.
This issue isn't quite as extreme - I wouldn't say that Young Earthism should disqualify one from the legislature, although personally it would be close to dealbreaker for me as a voter.  But such a person has no business on a science-related committee.

[dps]

It's all a false dichotomy anyway.  There is no conflict between the story of the origin of Earth as presented in the Bible and the Theory of Evolution.

[merithyn]

It's all a false dichotomy anyway.  There is no conflict between the story of the origin of Earth as presented in the Bible and the Theory of Evolution.

I agree.

I fall into the category of: God made the Big Bang.

[katmai]

[CountDeMoney]

Just a little hunch back at the office.

Police Squad joke.  Hoping Seedy recognizes it.

We would've been here sooner, but your husband wasn't dead yet.

[Ed Anger]

You assholes are gonna make me watch those again.

[Neil]

It's all a false dichotomy anyway.  There is no conflict between the story of the origin of Earth as presented in the Bible and the Theory of Evolution.

I agree.

I fall into the category of: God made the Big Bang.

Prepare to have your asshole ripped by Viking.  That guy is crazy as fuck when it comes to anyone, anywhere believing in the existance of a god.