tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post1230609157028956782..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Holy, Er, GodDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-46746743782681673762009-07-06T18:10:41.972-07:002009-07-06T18:10:41.972-07:00Better to leave theology out of public policy deba...Better to leave theology out of public policy debates altogether, me thinks.<br /><br />I think Shimkus's position is fine if you're prepared to grant his assumptions.<br /><br />1. The Bible is literally true.<br />2. The Bible describes the end of the world.<br />3. That description doesn't include a flood. <br /><br />Since (I assume) the world can only end once then according to Shimkus's religious beliefs he can be secure in the knowledge that sea level rise will not be the end of the world. Now that doesn't mean there won't be bad consequences do to sea level rise but we should expect nothing on the order of Armageddon. <br /><br />On the other hand, making policy based on the insane visions/coded political polemic of a hermit who lived over a thousand years means that you have no grasp of reality. I tremble when I consider the notion that any congressional vote has hinged on a theological "argument".Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07617213327912889142noreply@blogger.com