Rand Paul, the GOP and Tea Party Movement nominee for the Senate in Kentucky, is facing a new controversy! 🙁
He was asked how old the Earth is, and did he believe, as Creationists believe, that we are on a planet which is only 6,000 years old?
His refusal to answer indicates his awareness that this is a loaded question, considering the number of evangelical Christians who truly believe that the Earth is only 6,000 years old, and that mankind inhabited the earth alongside dinosaurs! 🙁
This creationist belief continues to dominate fundamentalist Christian belief, despite the preposterous nature of the idea, and defies all scientific evidence that refutes it! 🙁
There is even a Creationist Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky, just seven miles west of the Cincinnati, Ohio airport! 🙁
Rand Paul is not the only Senate nominee or Senator or Congressman who clearly believes in Creationism! Many believe it, or claim to believe it when asked, including several of the GOP Presidential candidates in 2008! And Senators such as Oklahoma Senators James Inhofe and Tom Coburn have proudly proclaimed their beliefs in the concept! 🙁
The thought that intelligent people could totally defy the realities of scientific research is just as amazing as those who say that there is no climate change or global warming! 🙁
The old saying is that you can take a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink!
The fact that Rand Paul will not answer the question will, ironically, probably help him win support from the Religious Right, which furiously promotes Creationism! However, it is hoped that there are enough people in Kentucky who will use their brains, rather than their religiosity, when they vote for US Senator in November! 🙁