In his last response, Walker ducked a question and follow-up from his interviewer about whether he believed in evolution, saying politicians were better off steering clear of that issue. “I’m going to punt on that one as well,” Walker said. “I’m here to talk about trade, not to pontificate about other things.”
The event’s moderator, Justin Webb of BBC Radio 4, responded by saying he believed any British politician would answer by readily accepting evolution. As an elected official in Wisconsin, Walker has rarely addressed the topic. The governor later Wednesday issued a statement through his campaign that again avoided stating where he stands on the issue.
“Both science and my faith dictate my belief that we are created by God,” Walker’s statement said. “I believe faith and science are compatible, and go hand in hand.”
I would take that last part as a tacit admission that, if somehow pushed, Walker would say he accepts the scientific consensus on the age of the Earth and at least some major aspects of evolution. Hey, a science blogger can hope!
Or he could be going with the Answers in Genesis deffinition, that Science that isn’t compatible with the bible is done wrong
“I would take that last part as a tacit admission that, if somehow pushed, Walker would say he accepts the scientific consensus on the age of the Earth and at least some major aspects of evolution. Hey, a science blogger can hope!”
Yes, but some people are hopeless.
Why do politicians venture to London like it was an epic journey to the North Pole, where glorious foreign policy cred awaits ye who plants his banner in the middle of Downing Street?
They long for a monarchy, so that they can be aristocrats.
Every creature has within him the wild, uncontrollable urge to punt.
SNOOPY
I hear Scott Walker also bets on world being flat, carried on the backs of an infinite number of turtles and having our Sun orbiting it! Plus he also gambles that spontaneous generation is right and that the phlogiston theory of fire is correct!
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phlogiston_theory )
I think he’s also arguing for possible future development and infrastructure policies of harvesting the luminiferous aether and mining the crystal spheres with Cavorite and perpetual motion engined lead-framed zeppelins that are filled and also lifted with radon gas!