If you don’t think science matters in this election, read this from Science Magazine. Please, for the love of God, read it. Are you starting to see just how blisteringly crazy some of these folks are?
I wouldn’t have guessed that American presidential candidates in the 21st century may not accept the Theory of Evolution as much as that of Gravity. I would not have guessed that American presidential candidates in 2008 would still doubt whether or not humans have caused an increase in global temperature. I would not have guessed (yup, keep paying attention Paul fans) that any federal legislator would even dream of suggesting that any American would want to end federal funding for scientific research.
Wow.
That’s before we even get to talk about stem cells.
Don’t pretend this doesn’t matter. Science may not be political, but science policy is. Science funding is. That funding will decide whether we continue to buy our energy from despots or make it at home. It is critical for the economic survival of this nation that our president has a firm understanding of issues important to science policy.
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a. brown // January 4, 2008 at 10:13 am |
This was helpful, but I’m concerned that the “Notable Quotes” section was a little biased towards the Dems. I’m sure it was easier to find nutty quotes from Republicans, but if Obama is allowed a really great quote, I’m sure there’s something smart from all the candidates; conversely, I’m sure Obama’s had to say *something* stupid. Let’s be fair. I’m really glad that Giuliani’s is going to protect me from space aliens.