Matt Damon on Sarah Palin

[Pete Harcoff]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6urw_PWHYk

"I need to know if she thinks dinosaurs were here 4000 years ago... because she's going to have the nuclear codes"

 

[Split Rock]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6urw_PWHYk

"I need to know if she thinks dinosaurs were here 4000 years ago... because she's going to have the nuclear codes"

But is Palin as president really more frightening than George W Bush as president for 8 years?

 

[Danyc]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6urw_PWHYk

"I need to know if she thinks dinosaurs were here 4000 years ago... because she's going to have the nuclear codes"

As much as it would not surprise me, Palin does not believe that dinosaurs were her 4000 years ago; the quotes known to be by her were written by a blogger, who admitted on video that he had fabricated them.

 

[birdan]

As much as it would not surprise me, Palin does not believe that dinosaurs were her 4000 years ago; the quotes known to be by her were written by a blogger, who admitted on video that he had fabricated them.

Did she actually say she doesn't believe that? I haven't heard a direct answer to that question either way from her.

What I do know is that she favors teaching creationism as an alternative to evolution, and she spent over 30 years as a Pentecostal, so it wouldn't surprise me that she was a young earth creationist.

 

[Danyc]

Did she actually say she doesn't believe that? I haven't heard a direct answer to that question either way from her.

What I do know is that she favors teaching creationism as an alternative to evolution, and she spent over 30 years as a Pentecostal, so it wouldn't surprise me that she was a young earth creationist.

Perhaps; if she agrees dinosaurs ever existed at all then I suppose she does believe that.

She hasn't said she doesn't believe that; I should have said that she has not said such a thing.

In this case, the insulting quote-creating might have been accurate.

 

[Selmak]

I'm not sure I'm getting the if-then relationship here.

If she is a creationist, then she will launch nukes?

How does that follow?

I adhere to Theistic Evolution, but I don't particularly think Creationists are hell-bent on world destruction. From what I understand they believe that's in God's hands, not theirs. And I doubt they are any more eager to see their children die than the rest of us.

 

[NailsII]

I'm not sure I'm getting the if-then relationship here.

If she is a creationist, then she will launch nukes?

How does that follow?

The basic premise is that if she is gullible enough to fall for literal creation, what else is she capable of believing without evidence?

What if she has a 'divine vision' to invade a nuclear-capable country?

This spreads into global warming as well - those who seriously believe in god's will being the dominant force in our lives have little fear of armageddon, or hastening it.

This may seem irrational, as an atheist would say if you feared a non-theist in the whitehouse for fear he would ban religion altogether or has no moral values.

 

[Selmak]

The basic premise is that if she is gullible enough to fall for literal creation, what else is she capable of believing without evidence?

What if she has a 'divine vision' to invade a nuclear-capable country?

This spreads into global warming as well - those who seriously believe in god's will being the dominant force in our lives have little fear of armageddon, or hastening it.

This may seem irrational, as an atheist would say if you feared a non-theist in the whitehouse for fear he would ban religion altogether or has no moral values.

I didn't know she was subject to divine revelations. That she is profoundly mentally ill has apparently escaped the notice of the media.

As for having faith in something, doesn't the majority of humanity? Are you saying only atheists are qualified to lead nations because everyone else believes scientifically unproven things you consider weird?

What about adherents of one faith or another having the right to vote? Should that be revoked too?

 

[NailsII]

I didn't know she was subject to divine revelations. That she is profoundly mentally ill has apparently escaped the notice of the media.

Note I used the phrase "what if".
Personally I found it quite disturbing to find that GW Bush talked with god about invading Iraq and prayed with Tony Blair - but it is possible that it is of coure perfectly natural and I should have nothing to worry about.

As for having faith in something, doesn't the majority of humanity? Are you saying only atheists are qualified to lead nations because everyone else believes scientifically unproven things you consider weird?

Faith has nothing to do with a persons ability to lead, but it can influence how people make informed decisions.
She may well be the best person for the job and be very successful, only time will tell.

What about adherents of one faith or another having the right to vote? Should that be revoked too?

Maybe

Edit - Note how Mitt Romney was forced out of the candidate selection so easily because of his religious beliefs. Many Americans just don't trust a Mormon, and for mainly that reason he never stood a chance.
In my eyes, his religious beliefs make no more sense than Palins.

 

[tanzanos]

Creationist or not; she threatened war with Russia! WW3 is closer than we think should her party win the elections

 

[Cabal]

In the interests of fairness, I should point out that some of that interview was edited out (obviously, to fit it to the tv schedule), and the bits that were edited out make her seem marginally more moderate on Russia. Not by much though, and unedited she still can't answer a direct question or is any more knowledgeable.