{"id":1759,"date":"2012-11-19T13:41:33","date_gmt":"2012-11-19T17:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=1759"},"modified":"2012-11-19T13:41:33","modified_gmt":"2012-11-19T17:41:33","slug":"sen-rubio-states-the-obvious-im-not-a-scientist-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=1759","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Rubio states the obvious: “I’m not a scientist, man.”"},"content":{"rendered":"

The junior U.S. Senator from Florida, Marco Rubio, had an interesting question and answer exchange in GQ<\/a>:<\/p>\n

GQ<\/strong>: How old do you think the Earth is?
\nMarco Rubio<\/strong>: I’m not a scientist, man. I can tell you what recorded history says, I can tell you what the Bible says, but I think that’s a dispute amongst theologians and I think it has nothing to do with the gross domestic product or economic growth of the United States. I think the age of the universe has zero to do with how our economy is going to grow. I’m not a scientist. I don’t think I’m qualified to answer a question like that. At the end of the day, I think there are multiple theories out there on how the universe was created and I think this is a country where people should have the opportunity to teach them all. I think parents should be able to teach their kids what their faith says, what science says. Whether the Earth was created in 7 days, or 7 actual eras, I’m not sure we’ll ever be able to answer that. It’s one of the great mysteries.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is just embarrassing! He’s popular. He’s in a position of some power. And there are predictions that he’ll rise higher. THAT’S a great mystery!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The junior U.S. Senator from Florida, Marco Rubio, had an interesting question and answer exchange in GQ: GQ: How old do you think the Earth is? Marco Rubio: I’m not a scientist, man. 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