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(85,998 posts) Mon Nov 19, 2012, 10:56 AM Nov 2012

How old is the Earth? Rubio: "I'm not sure we'll ever be able to answer that." [View all]

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How old is the Earth? Rubio: "I'm not sure we'll ever be able to answer that. It's one of the great mysteries." http://gqm.ag/ROpjAE

Jonathan Chait ?@jonathanchait
Some theologians believe the Earth was created in 1980 by Ronald Reagan.
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Witch! RT @benhjacobs: The Earth is about 4 and a half billion years old, just in case any reporters ask y'all:[/b http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/geotime/age.html …

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How old is the Earth? Rubio: "I'm not sure we'll ever be able to answer that." [View all] bigtree Nov 2012 OP

Tide comes in tide goes out, it's a mystery Fumesucker Nov 2012 #1

Does he know that he doesn't need to.. ananda Nov 2012 #2

Magnets also! former-republican Nov 2012 #3

Especially those neodevilinium ones, they are possessed Fumesucker Nov 2012 #7

Fuckin' magnets, how do they work? QC Nov 2012 #13

What a coincidence... pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #9

ROLL TIDE!!! Whiskeytide Nov 2012 #33

So, I guess he is running and trying to appeal evangelical voters. Mass Nov 2012 #4

that's got to be it, Mass bigtree Nov 2012 #6

He then turned around to his colleague John McCain and asked... Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2012 #5

<snort> Fumesucker Nov 2012 #8

How the hell did a nation as fucking dumb as us ever get to the moon? Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2012 #10

The smart, educated Americans took us to the moon. MineralMan Nov 2012 #22

We went to the moon? When? KansDem Nov 2012 #24

C'mon, it was in all the papers. Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2012 #29

Sigh, this just makes the point I was making a few minutes ago in this thread.... CTyankee Nov 2012 #11

Not all Americans are stupid Fumesucker Nov 2012 #16

As Yeats said about another time and another place: CTyankee Nov 2012 #37

Ignorance is a terrible thing. nt ladjf Nov 2012 #12

Well by my math Arcanetrance Nov 2012 #14

No that's your world malaise Nov 2012 #25

Why does the Sun orbit the Earth? IDemo Nov 2012 #15

Putting the training wheels on the Artful Dodger role for 2016. Skidmore Nov 2012 #17

Good point Fumesucker Nov 2012 #20

How long to build those mountains? Botany Nov 2012 #18

The article is actually very good if you want to see 2016 Indydem Nov 2012 #19

Not all "theories" are created equal. 99Forever Nov 2012 #23

I don't know much about geology exboyfil Nov 2012 #36

I hold to the Theory of Fred, myself hfojvt Nov 2012 #21

The earth was created llast Tuesday. bowens43 Nov 2012 #26

No mystery. GeorgeGist Nov 2012 #27

One of our big problems as a species is we let morons make big decisions. Marr Nov 2012 #28

Is he really a moron or is he just an unprincipled pol kissing up to his base? Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2012 #30

Yeah, it's a HUGE mystery, just like kestrel91316 Nov 2012 #31

"I'm not a scientist, man".... IggleDoer Nov 2012 #32

Rubio is on the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Viking12 Nov 2012 #34

Bossom buddies with exboyfil Nov 2012 #39

Why is the night black? Is it because Obama won? Lint Head Nov 2012 #35

One time dubya told putin the he that he was going to send astronauts to the Sun, yortsed snacilbuper Nov 2012 #38