Santorum Calls Democrats 'Anti-Science' 1237
ndogg writes with news that Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has counterattacked those critical of conservative views on science, saying that they're 'anti-science' themselves. From a CBS report:
"In his remarks Monday, Santorum went beyond his usual discussion of the importance of increasing domestic energy production to deliver a blistering attack on environmental activists. He said global warming claims are based on 'phony studies,' and that climate change science is little more than 'political science.' His views are not 'anti-science' as Democrats claim, Santorum said. 'When it comes to the management of the Earth, they are the anti-science ones. We are the ones who stand for science, and technology, and using the resources we have to be able to make sure that we have a quality of life in this country and (that we) maintain a good and stable environment,' he said to applause, and cited local ordinances to reduce coal dust pollution in Pittsburgh during the heyday of coal mining."
Re:So says the religious guy. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:So says the religious guy. (Score:5, Funny)
> Intelligent design was brought to you by cavemen thousands of years ago
So what are you saying: that republicans and creationists are still at the intellectual level of cavemen ?
In other news... (Score:5, Funny)
In other news, the irony meter was destroyed in a freak explosion earlier today.
A Breath of Fresh Air (Score:5, Funny)
It's good to see a heavyweight intellectual like Rick Santorum weighing in on a complex environmental question. I think we can call "problem solved" on this one.
Somebody ought to ask Rick about global overpopulation. I bet he could solve that problem too! He'll just say "It's God's will. There's no overpopulation." Another problem solved.
Maybe Rick can solve all our complicated problems for us--so we don't have to think at all!!
Re:So says the religious guy. (Score:5, Funny)
So what are you saying: that republicans and creationists are still at the intellectual level of cavemen ?
Please stop insulting cavemen.
Re:So says the religious guy. (Score:1, Funny)
Re:So says the religious guy. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:In other news... (Score:4, Funny)
According to Santorum's office, that was "an act of God".
Re:So says the religious guy. (Score:3, Funny)
To properly understand scripture, you must read it in the way that it was written. The genesis creation story is an allegory, and not meant to be taken literally.
Fine. I have no problem with god as an allegory. It's the idiots that think there really is a god I have a problem with.
Re:So says the religious guy. (Score:4, Funny)
How dare you talk like that about Santa Claus!
I have seen Miracle on 34th Street several times, and it clearly says otherwise. It was written by someone who's name I don't know many years before I was born, so why would I have any reason to doubt it?
Re:So says the religious guy. (Score:5, Funny)
Athens, yes, I'm certainly an atheist but I have no trouble believing in the capital of Greece.
Re:So says the religious guy. (Score:5, Funny)
Not only is he from the party that brought you Intelligent Design, he is the candidate that epitomizes anti-science..
He wants to call Democrats anti-science, fine with me. As long as we are engaging in irrational nonsensical twisting of the language, I will call him anti-religion.
His anti-religious views seek to crush all that is true and good about God. Everything he says is Jeblasphmey (New word I just made up, from Jesus and Blasphemy) His Jeblasphmey is also santic (deliberate, not a spelling error) because he worships the anti-santa (also deliberate, spelling Nazis GTFO). May the good lord protect us from Jeblasphmey and smite this anti-religionist in his Santorum hole.
Conservative idiots have been befouling clear thought and rational language for decades now, why should this fuck-up be any different?
Re:So says the religious guy. (Score:4, Funny)
common sense tells me it's turtles all the way down