Some people have already brought this up, but I think that when someone says they believe in 'Creationism' there are two things implied:
1) If the Bible says it, it's true. Period. End of discussion.
2) If you disagree with what's in the Bible, you are wrong. Period. End of discussion.
This is the real question: Is the candidate open to new ideas & evidence, or do they stick to their beliefs? My experience with these people (and this is a generalization) is that they aren't even open to discussion. This is a bad trait in someone who is asking to represent us. I think it was Nietzsche that said beliefs that don't stand up to testing should be discarded (my paraphrasing).
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Some people have already brought this up, but I think that when someone says they believe in 'Creationism' there are two things implied:
1) If the Bible says it, it's true. Period. End of discussion.
2) If you disagree with what's in the Bible, you are wrong. Period. End of discussion.
This is the real question: Is the candidate open to new ideas & evidence, or do they stick to their beliefs? My experience with these people (and this is a generalization) is that they aren't even open to discussion. This is a bad trait in someone who is asking to represent us. I think it was Nietzsche that said beliefs that don't stand up to testing should be discarded (my paraphrasing).