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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) vice presidential running mate, signals in her new book Going Rogue that she doesn't believe in evolution, panning it as theory that human beings "originated from fish that sprouted legs and crawled out of the sea."
According to a review published Sunday in The New York Times, Palin knocks evolution in her new book.
Elsewhere in this volume, she talks about creationism, saying she “didn’t believe in the theory that human beings — thinking, loving beings — originated from fish that sprouted legs and crawled out of the sea” or from “monkeys who eventually swung down from the trees.” In everything that happens to her, from meeting Todd to her selection by Mr. McCain for the Republican ticket, she sees the hand of God: “My life is in His hands. I encourage readers to do what I did many years ago, invite Him in to take over.”
Palin's stance may itself an be "evolution" from a previous position. In 2006, ThinkProgress notes, Palin advocated that both creationism (the belief that humankind originated from a supreme being) and evolution should be taught side-by-side in public schools.
"Teach both," Palin said during a 2006 Alaska gubernatorial debate. "You know, don't be afraid of information. Healthy debate is so important, and it's so valuable in our schools. I am a proponent of teaching both."
And, in a 2008 interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity, Palin said she didn't think creationism should be taught exclusively in schools.
"No," Palin remarked. "In fact, growing up in a school teacher's house with a science teacher as a dad, you know, I have great respect for science being taught in our science classes and evolution to be taught in our science classes.''
MSNBC notes that Palin also discusses a conversation she had with McCain's campaign advisor, Steve Schmidt, in her book.
"But your dad's a science teacher," Schmidt objected. "Yes." "Then you know that science proves evolution," added Schmidt. "Parts of evolution," I said. "But I believe that God created us and also that He can create an evolutionary process that allows species to change and adapt." Schmidt winced and raised his eyebrows. In the dim light, his sunglasses shifted atop his hear. I had just dared to mention the C-word: creationism. But I felt I was on solid factual ground.
“But I felt I was on solid factual ground. “
If Mrs. Palin is uncertain about the scientific theories like evolution, she oughtta test the theory of gravity by jumping off a building.
Either she'll find that God has the power to save her, bringing lie to the theory, or she'll find some solid factual ground.
Palin should believe in evolution. That is the only way that some foul, gruesome, toad like her could exist. Either that, or when God was creating the cockroach he had a bunch of leftover broken parts and couldn't find anything useful to do with them. And just started experimenting throwing different things together. And lo and behold – Sarah Palin…..
Personally, I do believe that there's something far more complex than “evoloution” to explain our existence. Sometimes science is just as radical a religion as extreme Christianity, neither allowing too much room for discussion. I would love to see a school system within which many theories are offered for debate and analysis.
However, when Ms. Palin suggests teaching both in school, I don't for a moment believe she's being broad in her thinking. I will bet dollars to donuts (as Gramma used to say) that she is ONLY talking about having Genesis taught alongside evolution and not any of the creation stories of Islam , Australian Aborigines, etc. My guess is that she is simply looking for a way to get Christianity through the school doors. She comes from a religious movement that is quite extreme in its Christian dogma. It is a variation of what we are familiar with when we think Pentacostal. Their view is that the United States must be readied for Christ's return and that , ideally, biblical law should be the law of the land. They are working to make sure their followers take as many seats as possible in local , state and federal government. Sure do wish interviewers would start asking her questions in this vein. Voters deserve to know her background info. Not believing in evolution is the least of our problems when it comes to these folks.
what? failin quitter is all over the map with her half wit opinions? color me surprised.
what a moron.
Palin doesn’t “believe in the theory that human beings — thinking, loving beings — originated … from “monkeys.”
Well we know Sara must have been sleeping in her high school biology class. If she was paying attention she would have remembered being told that humans share a common ancestor with apes. Apes and monkeys are not the same thing, and a common ancestor is not the same as being a descendant.
And what’s with the idea that humans have cornered the market on being thinking and loving beings? Any one that shares their house with a pet will tell you that animals are capable of thinking and of loving. As a matter of fact, many cats and dogs do a better job at that than some humans I know.
God damn it she is stupid
Are her fifteen minutes up yet?
Folks like Palin are dangerous because of their continued appeal to followers. Now if the Repugs put up someone who is a rabid rightie but comes across as non threatening like Huckabee, then the Dems are in trouble. Too many voters are lulled into voting for what they think are nonthreatening candidates only to find out when it is too late that they are true righties they are hiding. The new governor of NJ comes to mind.
As for a Cheney/Palin ticket that was floated this weekend, I doubt if Palin would run as second banana again.
Science certainly does allow room for discussion and for new ideas, providing those new ideas can be quantified by the scientific method. One of the problems the god squad has with science is, unlike religion, it is not carved in stone, it is constantly changing as new data and discoveries are made. Case in point, for many years no one believed there was water on the moon, and there were many good, sound reasons to say so. Last week we learned that this view is wrong.
We're on a commercial break, the next half coming up after a brief message from her sponsors.
What a dumb broad:
http://evogeneao.com/images/Evolution_poster_lg...
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In 1858, Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace independently proposed a theory of biological evolution to explain the diversity of life on Earrth. Since then the fossil record and DNA studies have added, and continue to add, overwhelming support for this view of life's history. Evolution today is one of the best documented and widely accepted principles of modern science. Life on Earth has changed dramatically through time. The Theory of evolution proposes that through the process of natural selection and other natural events stretching over millions of generations, living things diversify, branching from one species into many. This means that all living things are related to one another through common ancestry with earlier, different life forms. In other words, if you follow your family tree far enough back in time, you will find a common ancestor not only with every other living thing, but with every thing that ever lived.
I doubt if Palin would run as second banana again.
That's a good euphemism, considering Palin IS bananas.
Three words: She's an idiot.
Sure. She grossly distorts the theory of evolution by saying that humans originated from fish that sprouted legs abnd crawled out of the sea? You bet'cha. The factual gorund she was on was, undoubtedly the fact that in early stages of embryonic development a human fetus has gills. Just sayin'.
As much as you are right about religion being 'carved in stone,' it is, in fact, not, although they would never admit this publicly.
The bible has been adapted time and again to further control the masses. There was a quote I forget however it went something like 'the biblical scholars of the 5th century AD noticed small mistakes and inconsistencies with the various books of the bible and they, acting out of piety, corrected these mistakes, honestly thinking they were covering some short-sightedness of the original author.'
If the bible were really the 'original untainted word of god' why has it been through so many revisions?
Anyway, you are right; science adapts itself as new data is discovered; religion does not. Religion still teaches homosexuality is 'the word of the devil,' etc.
Sure. Que sarah grossly distorts the theory of human evolotion by saying that humans evolved from fish that sprouted legs and crawled out of the sea. No doubt her factual grounds included the fact that in early stages of development a human festus has gills. And monkeys, i don't think so. She must have meant apes…..big difference. Calling an ape a monkey is an insult to apes everywhere.
Oh Lord…..
I handed myself over to God too, and he informed me that Palin is a twirp! This must be so, because everything I think and do is at the hand of God.
Sheh doesn't know how to stfu.
neither allowing too much room for discussion.
Science encourages discussion, but not retarded 'creationist' discussion, it encourages intelligent discussion.
if she “puts all things in god's hands” she should stop eating and let god feed her. She'll be dead in about a week, then her physical body can be buried and her soul (whatever that is can go seek out god.
Personally, I do believe that there's something far more complex than “evoloution” to explain our existence. because you can't accept your finiteness either.
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/facepalm. I hope you are touched by His noodly appendage! rAmen!
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reminds me of a quote I picked up somewhere, I believe originally made by Richard Dawkins:
“Creationists make it sound like the 'theory of evolution' was thought up one night after drinking heavily.”
It's a 'theory' because there's no way we can go back in time to verify it; that's the only reason it's the 'theory of evolution' and not the 'law of evolution.'
It has been proven. Forgive my lack of details but there was a scientist recently who separated a single type of bacteria (that rapidly reproduces/multiplies) into 12 different petri dishes, exposing each dish to one type of 'food' they could survive on and another type which they could not; he flash-froze samples every 100,000 generations and eventually one of the dishes had evolved to the point where they could survive off the previously foreign 'food.'
More likely, she is responding to the “Darwin” fish. You know, the “fish with feet.” I suspect that is not only her level of understanding, but also all she cares to understand.
She was almost the president.
That thought should sober anyone up. A woman who CELEBRATES her ignorance and actually states that her dad was a science teacher?!? Man, that should embarrass any self-respecting teacher!
<whisper> “that's 4 words”<whisper>
No, it's three. A contraction is one word.
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Thank God Dan you used the term “almost”. I shudder to think what crap she would have caused if she was President.
Well, one man, one woman is kinda new too. It had barely been fully adopted and they went and changed it back to one man, as many women as he wants.
Only this time he must possess them one at a time.
I didn't like this comment…I LOVED IT!
Will someone please ask sarah if she had her children vaccinated? If she did, and has a science teacher dad, how could she not know that all vaccinations are based upon science which assumes evolution as their basis?
Same with anti-virals, anti-biotics, etc. Has Sarah ever taken an anti-biotic? Will she give up medicines which are based on life sciences which assume evolution as their basis?
Next time one of the kids gets an ear infection, will Sarah say no to anti-biotics and let God cure the kids?
It's bad enough she's so stupid, it's bad enough that she's so stupid AND hypocritical – but stupid, hypocritical AND obssessed with getting attention is just too much.
Please, someone in the media, start asking her REAL questions that such a wondermom as her should be able to answer without pause or equivication.
Whats that prove , how do you know those bacteria weren't born again , thus god saved them ? See , maybe if you have faith all things are possible , even for germs . I'm also rather sure a lot of monkeys agree with Palin and pray mightily that she's correct . Any self respecting chimp would be appalled at the very idea they could ever evolve into that .
awesome comment.
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I don't know, if she keeps on a roll like she's on right now, she may be a shoe-in for the republicon nomination in 2012.
Blockheads and dummies (i.e., republicons) tend to vote for people that express an equivalent degree of stupidity.
I can't believe anyone can chastize Palin when we see what a bafoon Biden has turned out to be.
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SmilingJoe, Anybody with common sense should be able to chastize Palin. The woman is a boob!!! But she's perfect for the Republicans….they are boobs as well!!!
Yeah, if it wasn't for Nikola Tesla, she would be sitting in her “igloo” watching TV by whale oil. And, those ugly glasses she wears would be replaced with Coke bottles.
Bush, her equal in dummitude, was the nominal president for eight gruesome years, don't forget.
Ontogeny recapitulates philogeny.
Oh, please – you wish you could put Palin in the same class as Biden – but you can't.
Here, start with this – Biden didn't quit when he had a family tragedy. Palin couldn't see her term through to the end cause it was too hard.
He was great in the “Dead Parrot” skit, “The Lumberjack song”, “The Spanish Inquisition” and “Spam”
I hear Michael Palin is doing a lot of television documentaries now, especially travel related ones. I'm glad this decent man is getting lots of media exposure.
If you're going to regurgitate the Republican party line, at least learn how to spell it right buffoon. BTW, I'll take Joe Biden over that witch-woman any day of the week. Joe's had a long and distinguished career as a public servant. As for Ms. Palin? She couldn't even finish a single term as a governor of a socialist state. She taxed the oil companies and gave it to the people. If that's not socialism, I don't know what is.
No, not really.
Thankfully, not that many Americans are that stupid.
I'm so sick of people like you suggesting that Bush was stupid.
Bush got away with 2 stolen elections and an illegal war. And then he thumbed his nose at Cheney by not pardoning that Enron dude.
Yeah. He's a real moron.
Good call! Same reason why tadpoles are born without legs.
She doesn't believe in evolution, but she does believe in witches.
lets all pray she is the GOP 2012 candidate……that would equal a total loss for those idiots.
Bush accomplished every mission he was given by his masters. His presidency was a rousing success……for the elite.
Lol good point.
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And what proof do you have that evolution exists? The earth is only about 5000 years old. Lets take a look at the moon. It constantly moves away from the earth at a CONSTANT rate. If the earth was around for billions of years life would not exist. Take a look at magnetic fields, Mt Vesuvius, the petrified trees in yellowstone, the list goes on and on. All you have is “radio carbon dating” which obviously has its flaws. Do not be ignorant and actually check the FACTS. All of evolutions THEORIES are based on other calculations which are based upon other calculations. Now do the research and let me know what you find. I used to believe in evolution until i actually studied the facts. Thank you, any questions let me know joel-olson@hotmail.com i would be glad to debate with any of you disrespectful liberals.
And what proof do you have that evolution exists? The earth is only about 5000 years old. Lets take a look at the moon. It constantly moves away from the earth at a CONSTANT rate. If the earth was around for billions of years life would not exist. Take a look at magnetic fields, Mt Vesuvius, the petrified trees in yellowstone, the list goes on and on. All you have is “radio carbon dating” which obviously has its flaws. Do not be ignorant and actually check the FACTS. All of evolutions THEORIES are based on other calculations which are based upon other calculations. Now do the research and let me know what you find. I used to believe in evolution until i actually studied the facts. Thank you, any questions let me know joel-olson@hotmail.com i would be glad to debate with any of you disrespectful liberals.
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