Liberals use this same tactical approach to create perceived problems, only to provide the perfect government solutions from reducing personal wealth or rights.

To the political Ivory Tower Crowd; Free thinking Americans believe “Perception is not reality until verified!”

I do not believe I ever said I gave up. I agree it is perfectly ok to say that someone doesn't know. That is science.

Life can be a spiritual question as well as a scientific question, and they can be completely separated or very much combined. By definition religion is based on faith, not knowing. Until you know the answer why can't you believe in something? As long as your faith does not stand in the way of intellectual discovery there is no harm. Faith is there to give people comfort in times of need. Science is there for intellectual purposes and to improve the quality of life.

You seem to sound as if being a scientist means you MUST be an atheist, which I believe is just cowardice to not stand up to a belief in things that are not hard facts in your face.

Science can be a religion as well. I am PhD bio-physicist by the way, and a lot of my colleagues believe that nearly all answers can be found in equations. At the higher end of theoretical physics the theories are untestable. What makes that any different than religion?

What is inter-species evolution? You need to go back to high school biology.

If you are so bent against stem cell and you believe viral infections can never benefit from stem cell research (about which you are wrong), then maybe we can carve out "scientific benefit" for viral infections but not alzheimers, heart disease, spinal cord injuries, diabetes, etc. for you and your pals.

Stop calling other people fools.

Posted By Don, Columbus, OH : November 18, 2007 2:11 pm"

That was probably the most idiodic post I have ever read. First off, the supernatural will never fall by the way side. Secondly, who said Christians don't believe in evolution? Are you that ignorant in thinking only secularist can claim that? Christians don't believe in inter-species evolution you truth hater. We know things adapt. And Christians imposing our values? Isn't that a bit hypocritical? I'm pretty sure you are trying to impose your will on us by making this more of an athieistic country. And Christians shouldn't get the benefits from science because we don't believe in stem cell research? Can you explain what stem cell research has to do with a deadly virus, or for that matter the technological advances of science? That's like saying no one should benefit from another states road because we didn't pay that state tax. You ignorant fool...grow up, read a book and get intellectualy honest.

You know, many Russians considered themselves Christian all throughout the 20th century. Though they couldn't profess it in public, they claimed it.

If I could only get my church to get rid of that Israel flag and tell the pastor to stick with Jesus and not to worry about the "freedom fight" life would be good. What's the deal with Churches having Israel flags in them anyhow? We should support them in times of need, but I don't know about having their flag? That's rather strange.

Being "pro-life" does not make you a conservative, and being a Johnny-one-note in front of a Johnny-one-note organization dosn't make you one, either.

A true conservative honors the roots of this Republic: the Constitution and individual liberty.

Now, does this clown honor the Constitution and individual liberty?

There is ONLY ONE true conservative running in this race, and that's Ron Paul!

Brad I don't know what your definition of 'Christian' is but if you think it's the majority of America then I'm not so sure you're a Christian yourself. There's a difference between calling yourself a Christian and following Christ. If you look at the Barna Polls (a true Christian poll) you'll find that 70-80 percent of people call themselves Christian but when they answer more specific questions about Christ, born-again, and time spent in the Bible, that number dwindles to less than 25%.

Let go of your foolish Christian pride and stop projecting religion over 'Christ like' transformation. Nothing against the people here on this blog but based on many blogs I've read, there's no way your percentages pan out.

Christian in name only is not a Christian, too many people like yourself should know the difference.

I can dig you because you're from OK, but conservative has many flavors. Any idea or theory that relates to "how things used to be" can be a conservative idea. Being conservative doesn't mean what you think it does. We all have Libertarian ideals. However, Ron Paul IS conservative by the very critera "conservatives" set. He is Christian, been married to the same gal for over 50 years, wants a return to the old money standards, would like a return to personal responsibility. Just because he's not a "newer conservative" doesn't mean the majority of his values are not. Peace out okie.

The answers to Mike's absurdities are here: http://www.taxhikemike.org

Posted By KEITH JAMES LOUTTIT :

Ha, ha, ha. That's a good one.

Huckabee might be the slime ball behind the Romney anti-Moron phone calls. He's behind hopelessly everywhere but maybe in Iowa he figures he has some hope. It's morally repugnant.

"Scientist" is part of my job description too.

You're right: "The question of when does life begin is not easy," But that doesn't mean you get to make up the answers. Just because you're forced to conclude "I don't know the answer." doesn't mean you're allowed to subsequently assert "...therefor there must be a god." The correct reaction to "I don't know" is "I'll try to find out," not to simply give up, stop thinking, and fall back on a supernatural crutch.

There's nothing wrong with saying "I don't know." But it's intellectual cowardice to go on to say "I cannot know,"

Posted By jw, canadian,ok : November 18, 2007

Typical Democrat, jw, go with the flow. In other words – no backbone.

If you proclaim to live your life quietly, then why not let homosexuals live in the same manner by giving them the same rights as you? The bottom line is that any human being, heterosexual or homosexual, should live their lives in peace. No one is trying to get you to become gay.

I am not a Christian, but I do not believe that society would ever allow (nor would I personally want to see) the taking down of Christmas decorations and nativity scenes. As long as Jews are allowed to put menorahs on their window sills, Muslims allowed to pray in peace, and Christians allowed to display nativity scenes, then I think all religious freedom is being granted to all who desire it.

I think the abortion issue is very iffy. America is split 50/50. You have a valid point there, but I think we all should try to look for ways to reduce abortions and promote adoption instead of the potential of having back-alley abortions.

Aside from the abortion issue, you're only commenting because you're afraid.

Don't be. America will be just fine.

That means he is the craziest out of all of them, we really don't need that for the state the nation is in right now.

Whoa Nelly! I think that might be an insult!

I've been reading some articles lately about the basic racist aspect of the Republican party and, in particular, about Reagan's racist tendencies.

Didn't Reagan go out of his way to announce his candidacy for president in the same tiny Mississippi town where those young civil rights workers were murdered? And while there, didn't he call for more "state's rights," a term Reagan's toady, Atwater later admitted was code for "lasting segration"?

Why would anyone want to claim the guy they like for president in 2008 is anything even vaguely resembling a racist Reagan...unless, of course, he was trying to slam ol' Mike?

If Government can dictate Abortion Laws to it's people than maybe it won't be long until Government will have the right to tell it's citizens how many children they can lawfully produce.

We need a change from Bush, not the same thing.

The Dark Side of Mike Huckabee
http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/13/huckabee/index.html

Poppycock!
http://www.clubforgrowth.net/

Now, he's telling us his "moral" principles are more important to him than the instructions our founding fathers clearly outlined for our continued freedom. He must surely believe he's smarter than they were...not hardly.

Now with his new television ad with Chuck Norris he's yucking it up but, I've heard it's more than an ad...it might be a movie trailer for one of Chuck's older movies, "The Hero and The Terror"....Of course, more likely it's for the third sequel of Top Dog. I wonder if they make dogsuits in the Huckster's size??

A true conservative is against large government, and for being fiscally responsible. Strictly speaking, Huckabee doesn't represent either foundation.

If you want high risk sex offenders and Illegal immigrants to roam the street vote for Huckabee.

I haven't picked a candidate to support yet but I am thinking it will either be Duncan Hunter or Tom Tancredo. Both have solid stances and would do an excellent job.

Also Duncan Hunter has a petition on his website to get the Border Fence built that both Democratic and Republican Congressman voted for and passed with almost a unanomous support and the President signed into law. You can sign the petition at http://www.gohunter08.com and I hope everyone signs it and learns more about the former war hero, current Congressman and Presidential hopeful.

Have you asked any long haul truck drivers how they enjoyed bypassing Arkansas in the 90s due to the horrible road conditions that Governor Huckabee inherited from the prior tax and spenders?

Have you asked any Arkansas families of nursing home residents how their living conditions and care was before Huckabee received another mandate and fix the problem, after inherited the problems from the prior tax and spenders?

Bill Clinton used his Arkansas record to get elected President and who checked out his facts. Mike Huckabee actually has a good record cleaning up the problem from the prior abuses of the tax and spenders but it is considered not a conservative record. Please!

Sir, I think you've got it backwards. We Christians have always made up the majority of the population, and yet in the last few decades we have seen liberals and secularists assault the Judeo-Christian values that made this nation great. While most of us quietly live our lives RESPONSIBLY, the courts have been legislating changes that would have embarrassed our founding fathers. Issues such as abortion rights, gay marriage, and the removal of God from our institutions were shoved down OUR throats, thank you very much. And guess what's next on the list– Christmas, which you guys have already began to chip away at by trying to ban nativity scenes and other displays across the country in the name of political correctness. So next time think before you start demonizing others, Don, because Christians aren't oppressing you!

There really is no need to start calling names. This is America, and by right we are all allowed to have our own opinions. I take it from your post that you are not spiritual; I am sorry for you if you think that what we are living in is the end all.

I am a scientist, and a conservative. I believe in both evolution and a higher existence.

The question of when does life begin is not easy, as is most things. You preach science, but one of the oldest questions in science is how small can a particle be and still keep its identity? How small is the smallest particle? Science has matured over the centuries, and we still do not have an answer. The smallest particles known may still have smaller constituents. The same can be said for life. Surely a baby is not defined as a human merely because its head is out of the womb? You want to go earlier in the pregnancy? Premature babies can be kept alive months before their due. How many months along should they be before a premature baby is saved because it is human, and when should it be discarded as not?

Anger is not the answer, understanding is.

Also he lies on his position on Immigration. While Governor he tried to get illegals scholarships over citizens. He still wont comment about that one.

Dude...you are a product of nanny state thinking...

The only true Conservative in the race is Ron Paul.

You need to sit at his knee and learn, Mike.

-Eric Palmieri

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