Many don’t care about Earth’s age
Paul Krugman’s “Grand old planet” piece (Nov. 24) must have been a red-faced embarrassment to anyone who read it pre-publication. Krugman, a Nobel winner in the economics and politics category, agonizes over whether the Earth is 6,000 years old or millions of years old, with the fear that the search for raw materials underground may be at risk from religious disrespect of scientific certainties. He writes, “How are we going to search effectively for natural resources if schools trying to teach modern geology must give equal time to claims that the world is only 6,000 years old?”
I fear Mr. Krugman’s attempt to bash Marco Rubio before the 2016 election, if there will be one, you have overlooked at least a couple of facts that are beyond question.
First, the 6,000-year thought is not universally accepted by Christians, and in any case, Jehovah God was excused from class many years ago.
Second, folks who dig in the ground are not influenced by whether it is a billion years old or from the day before yesterday. They smell money and may not even know how to spell science, theology or Krugman. Good grief! Get a grip.
CLIF TINKHAM