{"id":31436,"date":"2012-11-20T12:31:12","date_gmt":"2012-11-20T19:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/11\/20\/cherry-picking-science.html"},"modified":"2012-11-20T12:31:12","modified_gmt":"2012-11-20T19:31:12","slug":"cherry-picking-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/11\/20\/cherry-picking-science.html","title":{"rendered":"Cherry-Picking Science"},"content":{"rendered":"

In response to Marco Rubio's creationist-pandering comments yesterday …<\/p>\n

"I\u2019m not a scientist, man. I can tell you what recorded history says, I can tell you what the Bible says, but I think that\u2019s a dispute amongst theologians and I think it has nothing to do with the gross domestic product or economic growth of the United States. I think the age of the universe has zero to do with how our economy is going to grow."<\/i><\/p>\n

… the observations that our economy is built on our industry, which is built on engineering and technology, which is built on (wait for it) science<\/b>. Which is not a cafeteria of separate disciplines that can be picked and chosen based on religious beliefs and what appeals to one's sense of order in the universe:<\/p>\n

'The bottom line is that this economy, at its root, is built on \u00a0a web of scientific knowledge from physics to chemistry to biology. It\u2019s impossible to just cherry pick out parts we don\u2019t like. If the Earth is 9,000 years old, then virtually the entire construct of modern science is simply wrong. Not only that, most of the technology that we rely on most likely wouldn\u2019t work \u2013 as they\u2019re dependent on science that operates on the same physical laws that demonstrate the age of the universe.<\/i><\/p>\n

Now, this doesn\u2019t mean that our representatives to the Congress and to the Senate should be scientific experts. But if they hold ideas about the world around us that are fundamentally at odds with scientific evidence, then that will ultimately infringe on their ability to make reasoned judgments about a host of issues where the economy touches technology. And that could end up harming the economy as a whole.'<\/i><\/p>\n

\n

Embedded Link<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy Marco Rubio Needs To Know That The Earth Is Billions Of Years Old – Forbes<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenator Marco Rubio recently stated that the age of the universe doesn’t impact economic growth. He couldn’t be more wrong.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Google+:<\/strong> View post on Google+<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In response to Marco Rubio's creationist-pandering comments yesterday … "I\u2019m not a scientist, man. I can tell you what recorded history says, I can tell you what the Bible says, but I think that\u2019s a dispute amongst theologians and I think it has nothing to do with the gross domestic product or economic growth of … Continue reading “Cherry-Picking Science”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[106],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plusposts"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22523,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/09\/05\/unblogged-bits-mon-5-sep-11-1130.html","url_meta":{"origin":31436,"position":0},"title":"Unblogged Bits (Mon. 5-Sep-11 1130)","author":"***Dave","date":"Mon 5-Sep-11 11:30am","format":false,"excerpt":"Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries .... Things We Used To Say \u2013 2nd in a series on cliches that made our country strong \u00ab Decrepit Old Fool - \"We are in effect resting on past accomplishments \u2013 infrastructure built from\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Potpourri"","block_context":{"text":"Potpourri","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/potpourri"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":31418,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/11\/19\/marco-rubio-demonstrates-his-scientific-ignorance.html","url_meta":{"origin":31436,"position":1},"title":"Marco Rubio demonstrates his scientific ignorance","author":"***Dave","date":"Mon 19-Nov-12 9:36am","format":false,"excerpt":"And this is the guy being touted as fresh new blood for the GOP. (Emphasis below mine.)\u00a0GQ: How old do you think the Earth is?RUBIO: I\u2019m not a scientist, man. I can tell you what recorded history says, I can tell you what the Bible says, but I think that\u2019s\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":25172,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/01\/06\/sometimes-if-you-build-it-they-dont-come.html","url_meta":{"origin":31436,"position":2},"title":"Sometimes, if you build it, they don't come","author":"***Dave","date":"Fri 6-Jan-12 9:47pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Or, in some of the cases, if you only partly build it, nobody will come. #ddtb Embedded Link The 6 Most Mind-Blowing Modern Ghost Towns Man's vision constantly exceeds his reach. It is our curse to dream bigger than our meager hands can build. So for every Hoover Dam or\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":40985,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/02\/03\/dc-attempts-a-coherent-movie-universe.html","url_meta":{"origin":31436,"position":3},"title":"DC attempts a coherent movie universe","author":"***Dave","date":"Mon 3-Feb-14 7:28pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Except it's in their animated direct-to-video work. Which is clever of them, because that's been some of DC's best media product. It's less clever, because the continuity is going to be built on the New 52 universe (more or less), which I consider a hot mess, but which DC is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":12665,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2008\/02\/29\/heroes_arent_born_theyre.html","url_meta":{"origin":31436,"position":4},"title":"“Heroes aren’t born, they’re built”","author":"***Dave","date":"Fri 29-Feb-08 8:08pm","format":false,"excerpt":"The next Iron Man trailer is out. \u00a0 I don't know if it will be any good, but it's going to look good and it sure seems like it's going...","rel":"","context":"In "Comics & Comic Books"","block_context":{"text":"Comics & Comic Books","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/media\/media-comics"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":31159,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/11\/06\/we-rely-on-the-free-market-what-does-the-free-market-rely-upon.html","url_meta":{"origin":31436,"position":5},"title":"We rely on the free market. What does the free market rely upon?","author":"***Dave","date":"Tue 6-Nov-12 8:09am","format":false,"excerpt":"An interesting look at free markets in the context of post-disaster situations, as a reflection on the system as a whole. \u00a0As the author notes, the whole free market system is built upon trust -- trust that the market\/capitalistic system is fundamentally fair. \u00a0Lacking that, people seek other mechanisms (helpful\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31436"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31436\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}