Aye, There's the Rub(io)

Why Doesn’t Florida Senator Marco Rubio Know How Old the Earth Is?

Rubio’s statement sounds to me to be standard politico-speak — trying not to say anything that might offend his base. It’s possible he knew the answer (bucking the trend, as it were); to state it would be troubling to those who think the answer can be expressed in five digits or fewer. But probably not, given the general state of things and his disconnect between science and the economy:

I got a chill when I read Rubio’s statements, “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.”

Perhaps Senator Rubio is unaware that science—and its sisters engineering and technology— are actually the very foundation of our country’s economy? All of our industry, all of our technology, everything that keeps our country functioning at all can be traced back to scientific research and a scientific understanding of the Universe.

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  1. At any given moment the Earth, the whole of reality, is exactly and precisely 666 years old (I V X L C D). The holgraphic universe is an intravenous extra-large LCD. All “evidence” to the contrary is the work of the Devil, to fool you. You would not believe a coin bearing the date 403 BC, would you? Of course not! Why are you drawn into careful frauds of a Byzantine Aspron Trachy coin of Emperor Isaac II or an “ancient” Indian coin dated 557 Vikram Samvat?

    (3,472,073)^7 (4,627,011)^7 = (4,710,868)^7
    Fermat was an agent of the Devil, to fool you.

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