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JackN415

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156. I am an immigrant and a naturalized US citizen...

Sat Oct 6, 2012, 07:52 PM

Oct 2012

and I was enthralled coming to America almost 40 yrs ago for education, to immerse myself in the great nation that carries the mantel and assumes the stewardship of the legacy of Western civilization and enlightenment.

I read about the Scopes monkey trial and thought that was a vestige of the past.

I could have never imagined that in 21st century, we Americans have our own Talibanic Christian fundamentalists, and they are in power.

These men, such as Broun, are not uneducated. They chose to repudiate scientific knowledge and believe in religious dogma for a psychological need. Many pundits have already studied this human psychological trait, the same trait that gives Islamic fundamentalists in some countries and Christian fundamentalists in others.

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Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA): Evolution, Big Bang �Lies Straight From The Pit Of Hell� [View all] highplainsdem Oct 2012 OP

I'm also guessing he thinks gravity and germs are BS too. sakabatou Oct 2012 #1

If he does think germs are BS, he should lose his medical license. GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #7

There are several MD congressmen from Georgia -- and they all are just as backwards/ignorant. Hoyt Oct 2012 #20

Med school doesn't educate you pscot Oct 2012 #94

Where did you go to med school? volstork Oct 2012 #103

Here's what Michigan State University proposes for undergrads pscot Oct 2012 #108

Good post. ronnie624 Oct 2012 #122

My doc is the same. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #126

Not mine. Tracer Oct 2012 #129

You have to pass Biology to get into med school. GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #131

But apparently you can pass it without understanding it pscot Oct 2012 #134

He's a physician with an MD and a BSc in chemistry. Lucy Goosey Oct 2012 #9

that's even worse. barbtries Oct 2012 #27

He ain't much of a physician. His practice is "housecalls only" and is based from his home address. Erose999 Oct 2012 #32

sounds like some "school" needs to lose its accreditation central scrutinizer Oct 2012 #33

A physician who rejects evolution, and a chemist who rejects basic geology, muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #50

Did he get either from a grown-up school? (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #76

These are the Republicans on the Science Committee atreides1 Oct 2012 #59

A little more about them: Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #78

I'm speechless..... BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2012 #115

That's my primary question as well! Plucketeer Oct 2012 #143

pre-Scopes? More like pre-Enlightenment! BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2012 #145

Dana Rohrabacher has certainly benefited from modern chemistry DBoon Oct 2012 #117

How very frightening Scairp Oct 2012 #125

People like this clown are proof that evolution not only works but Vietnameravet Oct 2012 #2

K&R airplaneman Oct 2012 #15

Evolution is not a teleology. JackRiddler Oct 2012 #91

The stupid people multiply faster. nt awoke_in_2003 Oct 2012 #98

Evolution has no direction. boppers Oct 2012 #116

"Are we not men!" DBoon Oct 2012 #118

What qualifications does one require to serve on the House Science Committee? Bosonic Oct 2012 #3

You sacrifice one sheep a month to the weather gods... n/t jtuck004 Oct 2012 #13

There are no required qualifications to sit on any Congressional Committee...... Swede Atlanta Oct 2012 #29

Same qualifications as the Intelligence committee Angry Dragon Oct 2012 #44

It's that old "Fair and ballanced" Antis must have equal time. /nt TheMadMonk Oct 2012 #97

What. An. Idiot. Raster Oct 2012 #4

They refuse to produce evidence TrogL Oct 2012 #38

It's all a matter of faith... Raster Oct 2012 #42

And religious faith is nothing more and nothing less FiveGoodMen Oct 2012 #56

Knowing what to think Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #61

This, this, this. Daemonaquila Oct 2012 #67

religious faith = "truthiness" DBoon Oct 2012 #119

Bravo! hifiguy Oct 2012 #89

I think these will be my new defacto7 Oct 2012 #107

+1 sarcasmo Oct 2012 #81

Well, ok then, mr. crazy cuckoo pants Politicub Oct 2012 #5

Oh my goodness. What a powerfully stupid person. reflection Oct 2012 #6

we have relatives that we visit in Georgia - if you read the newspapers there, Native Oct 2012 #8

The "Athens Banner Herald" is really just arrest reports and skin pics of sorority girls. Not much Erose999 Oct 2012 #35

So true, ABH is only fit for the bottom of bird cages. bench scientist Oct 2012 #163

Its unsuited even for that purpose. Better newspapers can be had for free, LOL. Erose999 Oct 2012 #164

Really now, rvt1000rr Oct 2012 #10

Immaculate conception Politicalboi Oct 2012 #11

words fail.... mike_c Oct 2012 #12

Is that old devil down in Georgia again??? lunasun Oct 2012 #14

Why is those that profess to know the Bible/thoughts of God Smilo Oct 2012 #16

Well, Mr. Broun... jmowreader Oct 2012 #74

He's captured the racist, uneducated vote in Georgia with such BS. Hoyt Oct 2012 #17

Broun's ignorance is stunning. With his total lack of understanding about science, it is the ladjf Oct 2012 #18

Of COURSE he's on the Science Committee... truebrit71 Oct 2012 #19

What amazes me is that there are otherwise intelligent people that vote for asshats like this. bluesbassman Oct 2012 #21

How do all of these anti-science nutbag teabaggers get on the congressional science committees? bulloney Oct 2012 #22

Prehistoric Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #64

Religion is rearing its ugly head again. JRLeft Oct 2012 #23

+1 sarcasmo Oct 2012 #82

And ugly it is! defacto7 Oct 2012 #109

Of course he also believes that Noah rode to church on a dinosaur. yellowcanine Oct 2012 #24

And that dinosaur was towing an ark full of two of every animal in the world! NICO9000 Oct 2012 #39

How insects and other invertebrates survived is what always boggled my mind. yellowcanine Oct 2012 #41

Satan's creatures. Same for the bugs. Also neatly solves the... TheMadMonk Oct 2012 #100

There wouldn't have been much of a reason to take crocs or snakes on the Ark... jmowreader Oct 2012 #160

Must protect Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #60

How can people Delphinus Oct 2012 #25

Because they ARE NOT that uneducated. They simply want YOU & ME... TheMadMonk Oct 2012 #101

damn barbtries Oct 2012 #26

This man combines two atributes that together are a very dangerous combination: ladjf Oct 2012 #28

Ignorance and arrogance usually go together! LongTomH Oct 2012 #46

Brouns a fucking creep. Never seen him on the streets of his supposed "hometown". His House office Erose999 Oct 2012 #30

Hartwell, GA cordelia Oct 2012 #106

"Broun serves on the House Science Committee" arcane1 Oct 2012 #31

Let me guess: he's a fundie tea bagger or... Javaman Oct 2012 #34

I wish the whole world could know about this NICO9000 Oct 2012 #36

Hate to break it to him formercia Oct 2012 #37

Perhaps 5 supernova's contributed to the gas and dust cloud... TheMadMonk Oct 2012 #102

Sounds like a pretty fresh start, with no decay left to detect. Loudly Oct 2012 #127

IOW a clean slate pscot Oct 2012 #136

Yes, at least 5 Big Bangs formercia Oct 2012 #137

This is why the Republican party fracturing; idiots like this one LeftinOH Oct 2012 #40

So Much for that Vatican Pontifical Academy of Sciences job... Blue State Bandit Oct 2012 #43

Obviously the Big Bang does not conflict with the biblical creation myth. JackRiddler Oct 2012 #92

I thought the Big Bang theory has actual science behind it. mwooldri Oct 2012 #123

Big Bang SamKnause Oct 2012 #45

if dr. church had a conversation with him, it would literally blow his mind newspeak Oct 2012 #140

This man has no business being on the Health sciences committe and should be removed. kimbutgar Oct 2012 #47

I wonder if realizes that gravity is just a theory too. nt MrScorpio Oct 2012 #48

he needs to be taken off of that committeeq SemperEadem Oct 2012 #49

Kick him off, here's the info on the committee with his name listed Sunlei Oct 2012 #53

On the SCIENCE Committee? For reals the Republicans put him there with Akin? Gosh. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #51

It's a test! Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #52

Pandering to the ignorant. He knows exactly what he's doing. It's all a facade. truthisfreedom Oct 2012 #54

Too bad Gagarin happened 12 April 1961 Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #55

Ha... Yes... defacto7 Oct 2012 #110

Science for uber-christian schools: Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #57

ROFL! Try this, Science 4 Christian Schools! longship Oct 2012 #73

Come on over to the house, kids! We're gonna have an electricity party! Mopar151 Oct 2012 #130

Some of the funny reviews from amazon. Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2012 #141

HOW do these 'types' of people get voted into office?!?!? benld74 Oct 2012 #58

Their constituents are threatened with eternity in Hell if they don't vote for these types FiveGoodMen Oct 2012 #66

A Scientific Plot Axiomat Oct 2012 #62

Wait a minute - he's an MD? mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2012 #63

Too bad the Kodiak bear he shot,killed,stuffed,mounted didnt get a shot a HIM! benld74 Oct 2012 #65

How can we get this person OFF the house science committee? Ash_F Oct 2012 #68

I don't need a savior. Never have. Never will. AtheistCrusader Oct 2012 #69

Ever notice the ones who are complete bastards are the ones that are frantic about being "saved"? Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #70

Pray for me, Dr. Broun, Republican on the Science Committee Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #71

Descended from Neanderthals donqpublic Oct 2012 #72

And Christians rvt1000rr Oct 2012 #75

Robot Devil............. kooljerk666 Oct 2012 #77

I'm having a moment. Follow me, here ... Akoto Oct 2012 #79

These nutty wingers want to take us back to the dark ages. American Taliban. sarcasmo Oct 2012 #80

Speaking of Lying and Going To Hell itssimplestupid Oct 2012 #83

Too bad they can never channel that righteous indignation into, oh, I don't know. raouldukelives Oct 2012 #84

"...clothing the naked..." RC Oct 2012 #113

KRAAAAAAAAAAAA-ZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE blkmusclmachine Oct 2012 #85

Today's mainstream GOP. They're not just nuts - they're dangerous. Faygo Kid Oct 2012 #86

Putting 'Doctor' Broun in perspective coldwaterintheface Oct 2012 #87

Rep. Paul Broun is a doctor? Botany Oct 2012 #88

Jesus H. Christ! I have shoes with higher IQ's than this idiot. smirkymonkey Oct 2012 #93

in the late 70s or early 80s somebody won a nobel prize for showing that the White Noise ...... Botany Oct 2012 #105

The 4 degree Kelvin background radiation? Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2012 #121

I live in one of the bluest towns in GA and Broun is my congressman. CottonBear Oct 2012 #135

Crude Oil? My science course said they formed Chert, see: AnotherDreamWeaver Oct 2012 #144

it has been years but I think some of those "critters" had a bead of oil in them ....... Botany Oct 2012 #152

There is a hilltop here that is Chert and the Natives used it for arrowheads. AnotherDreamWeaver Oct 2012 #157

The Big Bang Theory is not straight from the pits of anything KamaAina Oct 2012 #90

A science test for Christian students... dobleremolque Oct 2012 #95

What an auspicious entrance to DU! Welcome. Loudly Oct 2012 #128

This guy is on the science commitee? This should be a damed joke but it's not! Third Doctor Oct 2012 #96

And the Lord saith The Wizard Oct 2012 #99

Did the Devil spread those lies when he showed up for the fiddle contest? Ken Burch Oct 2012 #104

It all comes down to this.... defacto7 Oct 2012 #111

Well, I know Big Bang Theory exists because I watch it on Thursdays. 24601 Oct 2012 #112

They disdain government, and they care for neither the methods nor the conclusions of science.... xocet Oct 2012 #114

Just plain fuck'n nutso. SoapBox Oct 2012 #120

Big Bang SamKnause Oct 2012 #124

Yes, and these cave dwellers are not content to sit in the darkness drinking their stupid soup... Raster Oct 2012 #133

Evolution and embryology and the Big Bang Theory are taught in Catholic schools jsr Oct 2012 #132

The American Taliban. Odin2005 Oct 2012 #138

reality check: most "religious" people accept evolution Nine Oct 2012 #139

Lewis Black on creationism: Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2012 #142

Unreal!! & the afirmations from the audience...a bunch of nutters!! hue Oct 2012 #146

Don't let this one go unchallenged. Shiningthrough Oct 2012 #147

What is wrong with a country that gives medical degrees to people who are bat**** crazy? spiderpig Oct 2012 #148

Good grief. okasha Oct 2012 #149

Obvious, BOEHNER does not take science very seriously to appoint these clowns. bad judgment! CarmanK Oct 2012 #150

sadly ironic Trenton Oct 2012 #151

Bible ????? rebuke Oct 2012 #153

Nice! Well said. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #154

Welcome to DU. Great post. Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #155

I am an immigrant and a naturalized US citizen... JackN415 Oct 2012 #156

Paul Broun has joined the Dumbfuck delegation 47of74 Oct 2012 #158

Rudoplh no longer part of the gene pool spike91nz Oct 2012 #159

Off the subject: Is orange the new color of the GOP? jmowreader Oct 2012 #161

As a Georgian, I wouldn't think this district could elect such an idiot, but.. aikoaiko Oct 2012 #162

Idiot! sarcasmo Oct 2012 #165