An excellent Reason To Never Vote For A Candidate

If they support the teaching of (not so) Intelligent Design.

It appears that Henry Jordan (Republican, running for Lt. Gov.) will not be getting my vote.

Why?

Aside from indicating a general lack of knowledge about science, his support of (not so) Intelligent Design indicates a mindset that is dangerous to the state and not fit for a position of leadership.

By denouncing established science and embracing (not so) Intelligent Design, Dr. Jordan has also shown that he is, at his core, a creationist. His refusal to accept evidence based on fact, and instead allow his feeling and opinions to override scientific truth, indicate a major personal deficiency.

It is a childlike denial.

My four year wants their world to be just so. They create a reality that fits their understanding and desires. A world where baby chicks talk, night trains are monsters, and ice cream treats are an excellent dinner. The four year old wants it to be this way, so for him, it is. His parents know that chicks don't talk, that trains are just trains, and that ice cream is a treat, not the core of a solid diet, and work to change his understanding of the world to accept this.

Henry Jordan, on this issue, is like a four year old. He wants it to be just so, so for him it is, and facts and evidence will not change this. Not only is Dr. Jordan advocating teaching (not so) Intelligent Design, he is actually denouncing science.

I mean you've got to be stupid to believe in evolution, I mean really

He has made up is mind, and no amount of facts and data will sway him otherwise. Is this the type of person we want making decisions about our government? A person so dogmatic, that they can ignore evidence, rule against science, and override the truth, because they don't like it. Does Dr. Jorden subscribe to the, God said it, I believe it, that settles it mantra? Can a person so entrenched into their own ideas be expected to look at data and make a decision based upon the facts of the case?

And Dr. Jordan, people don't believe in evolution, at least not any more that they believe in Germs, or Gravity, or any other scientific principal. Evolution is, like germs, gravity, and oxidation, a reality.

we believe in thing that require faith, or some form of emotional attachment. You don't need faith or emotional attachment to accept a scientific fact.




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