Rubio on Earth's Age: 'I'm Not a Scientist, Man'

"There has been some attention paid, predictably enough, to Florida Senator Marco Rubio's response to a GQ interviewer's question about the age of the Earth. Here are the remarks themselves:

GQ: How old do you think the Earth is?
Marco Rubio: I'm not a scientist, man. I can tell you what recorded history says, I can tell you what the Bible says, but I think that's a dispute amongst theologians and I think it has nothing to do with the gross domestic product or economic growth of the United States. I think the age of the universe has zero to do with how our economy is going to grow. I'm not a scientist. I don't think I'm qualified to answer a question like that. At the end of the day, I think there are multiple theories out there on how the universe was created and I think this is a country where people should have the opportunity to teach them all. I think parents should be able to teach their kids what their faith says, what science says. Whether the Earth was created in 7 days, or 7 actual eras, I'm not sure we'll ever be able to answer that. It's one of the great mysteries."*

John Iadarola (Host, TYT University) and Lisa Fergusson (Current TV) discuss Rubio's comments. Is this his way of going for a middle-ground between science and religion?

*Read more from Ross Douthat/ New York Times:
http://douthat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/19/marco-rubio-and-the-age-of-the-ea...

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