Rep. Paul Broun holds seat in race against 130 year old corpse.

In a quick followup to my post about Paul Broun's pits of hell vs. embryology, physics and evolutionary biology: this story is riotous.  I've got no beef with religious doctrine, but the facile rejection of physics because it contradicts your belief system is a bit like rejecting your obesity because you just like Big Macs so much.

Science and Politics

The debate over the role of science vs. religion in politics is not new.  More importantly, it is generally not cogent--it is seldom a conversation much less a debate.  I cannot have a conversation with you if you are more willing to believe in the pits of hell than in the Big Bang.

The conversation can and should be had.  So, to kick it off, here is an interesting reflection from NPR's Adam Frank, suggesting many key issues in the presidential election are scientific, even if the candidates are not talking about it.