tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087565.post112300318526336736..comments2023-10-24T07:06:36.815-07:00Comments on Small Precautions: Bush endorses creationismNilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04220861634503974376noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087565.post-1123065604436339982005-08-03T03:40:00.000-07:002005-08-03T03:40:00.000-07:00The really interesting thing about the article is ...The really interesting thing about the article is the common linkage between Bush's belief about Rafael "Viagra" Palmeiro and evolution: in both cases the facts are at odds with what Bush believes to be the nature of reality. And, in Bush's mind (wacky post-modernist that he is), facts buckle before observed reality. [There's a great article exploring this in more depth at http://www.slate.com/id/2095160 ] All this is amusing when one is talking about a baseball player's use of steroids and slightly troubling when one is thinking about the teaching of intelligent design but is positively frightening when extended into a world of national security, genuine rogue states (North Korea anyone?), loose nukes etc. We have a elected a president who's behaviour is a bit like that of a small child who covers his eyes with his hand and says with childish glee "You can't see me."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com