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."
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."
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