Science and The Presidency II
In an earlier post, I included a link to a SEED article about why science matters in the presidential race. Here is an article that discusses why a president’s views on evolution are important.
Here is more on the candidates views on science –
Hot Science Topics Avoided by Presidential Candidates
There really are no surprises in this story. Clinton probably takes the strongest pro-science position. Romney and Huckabee are both against Stem Cell Research. McCain isn’t as clear. Giuliani apparently doesn’t want the press to know his views on science.
Unlike most Republicans, McCain is strong on the need to reduce CO2 levels. However, his stance on teaching of evolution is questionable.
…on the teaching of evolution, telling the Arizona Daily Star that “there’s nothing wrong with teaching different schools of thought [on] … how the world was created.
This is nearly the same language President Bush used in 2005 when he promoted teaching alternative theories.
Bush said Monday he believes schools should discuss “intelligent design” alongside evolution when teaching students about the creation of life.
During a round-table interview with reporters from five Texas newspapers, Bush declined to go into detail on his personal views of the origin of life. But he said students should learn about both ideas, Knight Ridder Newspapers reported.
“I think that part of education is to expose people to diferent schools of thought,” Bush said. “You’re asking me whether or not people ought to be exposed to different ideas, the answer is yes.” (08/02/2005)
