Rubio has an ever growing profile in the U.S. and with that profile comes greater scrutiny. Rubio faced a round of Twitter mockery Monday after he told GQ magazine he doesn’t think the Earth can have a recordable age.
GQ: How old do you think the Earth is?
Marco Rubio: 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.
In a 24-minute, campaign-style pitch to fellow Republicans, Rubio ticked through conservative goals while urging his party not to lose hope in the wake of Mitt Romney’s loss on Election Day. He said the results should not be taken as a rejection of Republicans’ views.
“We need to do a better job of going out and convincing our fellow Americans who perhaps don’t see things the way we do,” Rubio said.
At the center of that sales pitch: higher take-home pay for all Americans.
“The way to turn our economy around is not by making rich people poorer, it’s by making poor people richer,” Rubio said, criticizing President Barack Obama’s insistence that taxes for those making more than $250,000 increase as part of a deal to avoid pending automatic budget cuts and tax hikes.
Rubio also blamed Congress for that looming threat.
“Look at this fiscal cliff. I don’t know if any of you have heard about this,” Rubio said to chuckles. “You know who created that? Congress.”
Rubio, once considered a possible Romney running mate, is seen as a rising star among Republicans. Charismatic and youthful, the 41-year-old stands in sharp contrast to the 65-year-old Romney, who struggled to connect with voters.
Dear Lord in heaven YEC's need to stick to the plan. When you try to cram a 10,000 year old earth into science, you get A for effort, but you look like an idiot usually. Big Bang cosmology and a 14 billion year old universe fit nicely in the Genesis creation account. In fact, Big Bang creation is the only model that is consistent with all creation accounts in the Bible. It's generally old or old-fashioned Christians that hold to the 6 24-hour period creation account.
Agree. Secondary issue that is obviously more important to some than others. I've been listening to LOTS of debates in the past week, and I'm just embarrassed by many of the YEC guys. When they get into a logic corner, they attack character or deflect. I'm totally fine with them believing what ever they want in that area, but they aren't usually happy to co-exist and label the 'day-age' proponents are heretics.Mostly, but some have turned it into a litmus test. Thats not right. I guess I'm lucky I know mostly educated people.
The six day creation myth was invented as a way to explain things to superstitious bronze age goat herders 5000 years ago. They couldn't possibly have known any better.
YEC theology panders to the same headset today among people who really should know better.
If you can believe in humans & dinosaurs existing together, then you can be made to believe in anything, including trickledown economics...
Is this the new rape gotcha? What he believes about this isn't relevant to his job.
He'll probably run for president in 2016.Rubio faces big challenges. Democrats have consistently gained voters in Florida while Republicans have lost them.
Rick Scott has the lowest approval rating of any Governor.
By the time Rubio comes up for re-election in 2017 he will face a very different Florida electorate, probably solidly blue.
One and done for Rubio in the Senate.
Then don't vote for him.it is when that belief system is part of the platform to govern a nation....
Then don't vote for him.
"it has nothing to do with the gross domestic product or economic growth of the United States"
Speaking as an evolutionary biologist, I agree with him that the age of the earth has little immediate/direct relevance to the economy of the US. That said, fluency in basic scientific thinking, like scientific methods, data generation and analysis, etc. are absolutely very important to the economy of the US. Rubio might be interested to know that the calculations that give us estimates of the earth's age are extremely similar to many financial calculations. Then again, he might not be - he doesn't strike me as a curious person.
Rubio faces big challenges. Democrats have consistently gained voters in Florida while Republicans have lost them.
Rick Scott has the lowest approval rating of any Governor.
By the time Rubio comes up for re-election in 2017 he will face a very different Florida electorate, probably solidly blue.
One and done for Rubio in the Senate.
He'll probably run for president in 2016.
\and I won't...
\\and quit whining when Mr. Rubio's set of ideas and values are brought to light..
Is this the new rape gotcha? What he believes about this isn't relevant to his job.
Is this the new rape gotcha? What he believes about this isn't relevant to his job.
Is this the new rape gotcha? What he believes about this isn't relevant to his job.