In a GQ interview published this November, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was asked how old he thinks Earth is. His Romneyesque answer is as follows:
"I'm not a scientist, man. I can tell you what recorded history says, I can tell you what the Bible says, but I think that's a dispute amongst theologians and I think it has nothing to do with the gross domestic product or economic growth of the United States. I think the age of the universe has zero to do with how our economy is going to grow. I'm not a scientist. I don't think I'm qualified to answer a question like that. At the end of the day, I think there are multiple theories out there on how the universe was created and I think this is a country where people should have the opportunity to teach them all. I think parents should be able to teach their kids what their faith says, what science says. Whether the Earth was created in 7 days, or 7 actual eras, I'm not sure we'll ever be able to answer that. It's one of the great mysteries. "
I'm not sure what offends me most.
1. The fact that he is another two-or-more-faced hedgehog trying to please the evangelicals.
2. That he is actually so badly educated that he dismisses all scientific evidence in favor of magical thinking.
Or 3. That he addressed the interviewer as "man". What is he 15 years old?
"I'm not a scientist, man. I can tell you what recorded history says, I can tell you what the Bible says, but I think that's a dispute amongst theologians and I think it has nothing to do with the gross domestic product or economic growth of the United States. I think the age of the universe has zero to do with how our economy is going to grow. I'm not a scientist. I don't think I'm qualified to answer a question like that. At the end of the day, I think there are multiple theories out there on how the universe was created and I think this is a country where people should have the opportunity to teach them all. I think parents should be able to teach their kids what their faith says, what science says. Whether the Earth was created in 7 days, or 7 actual eras, I'm not sure we'll ever be able to answer that. It's one of the great mysteries. "
I'm not sure what offends me most.
1. The fact that he is another two-or-more-faced hedgehog trying to please the evangelicals.
2. That he is actually so badly educated that he dismisses all scientific evidence in favor of magical thinking.
Or 3. That he addressed the interviewer as "man". What is he 15 years old?
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