You’re a politician. You don’t need science.
That’s what state senator Sylvia Allen must have been telling herself when she decided to declare the earth to be no more than 6000 years old, thus flying in the face of several years of rather obvious evidence to the contrary. The excuse that’s being offered up for it is that she’s a Christian, and doesn’t really believe in the science that’s pretty much calling her a liar for her assertion. The article rightly points out as well that it’s for the same reason Allen’s attempting to get around environmental protection laws regarding radioactive Uranium. Honestly, I’m having a hard time figuring out which of the two situations here is more frightening–the fact that she actually managed to get into office, or the fact that there are actually enough vote-eligible people that putting her in office is actually considered doable. In either event, someone really aught to consider reversing that decision. Or at least giving Sylvia an education on the difference between religion and stupidity.
