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1.06.2008The Evolution of a PresidentOkay, there are a lot of you out there asking why I haven't jumped all over Mike Huckabee and his Intelligent Design beliefs. My answer, the Republicans are NOT going to win the next Presidential election. They don't have another regime like King George's waiting in the wings. Karl Rove is gone and king-makers are hard to come by. The country is pissed at the GOP and wants a change. But for shits and giggles, let's examine the Huckabee issue. During a debate, the panel of candidates was asked who among them did not believe in Evolution. Huckabee was one of three that raised his hand. The following day the press hounded him to elaborate and this is what he had to say: "If you want to believe that you and your family came from apes, that's fine. I'll accept that," he said. "I just don't happen to think that I did." As for what should be taught in public schools, Huckabee said he wants "schools to acknowledge that there are views that are different than evolution." Huckabee downplayed the role evolution should have in the election. "Is a president going to sit in the Oval Office and really make a decision on what's being taught in a third-grade class in Dubuque, Iowa, on creation or evolution?" he said. "The answer is no." Unfortuantely, Mike, the President does need to be intelligent enough to hold the office. And disbelief in the Thoery of Evolution is the same as disbelief in the earth being round, fire being hot, the sky being blue and the grass being green. Evolution exists, and not acknowledging it as a viable scientific explanation for human existence is just plain stupid. I don't doubt the merits of your faith, or anyone's faith for that matter. But faith, God, the Bible and religion were all created by man to explain away the unknown and fear thereof, as well as set forth a set of laws for living a righteous life. Sure, science isn't perfect. But again, it is a creation of man, who we all know to be flawed. My genuine belief is that the world is too complex for any of us to explain and therefore Intelligent Design and Evolution are doing exactly what the other religious and scientific constructs have done for us as a species, explained away the ever-scary unknown. There is a place in this world for both Evolution, a school, and Intelligent Design, a church. And that's why the smart people that we have evolved from saw fit to divide church and state. If you're gonna be my President, you need to be able to recognize this division and uphold it. So, sorry Mike, you won't get my vote.
posted by Jim at 7:18 PM
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