Million Year Old Ice

Here’s just what you need for that 200 year old scotch, a million year old ice cube. According to Reuters, Japanese scientists showed off an ice core retrieved from 3 kilometers under the surface of Antarctica in Tokyo the other day.

I have two observations about this news story. First, before the Bush administration decided faith based science was preferred to real science, and we started spending all our spare change in Iraq, more often than not it was American scientists making announcements. Now it seems like our guys spend all their time looking on as others make the scientific headlines.

And second, will Senator John McCain, who I now hear says we should be teaching Creationism alongside evolution, please take note. Take note of both my first observation and the point that this ice sample is 1 million years old. A million year old chunk of ice makes the possibility that the earth was created only 6,000 years ago not terribly likely wouldn’t you say? Unless of course you figure that the deity planted that million year old ice down there either to fool us poor mortals or to test our faith.

John, I understand that you want the Republican nomination, but how much of your credibility and honesty are you willing to shed in order to get it? If it takes supporting the teaching of Creationism in the public schools to get elected President in this country, then let me suggest that those of us with half a brain simply close up shop now and head for the more enlightened areas of the world.

Amsterdam or Copenhagen? Amsterdam or Copenhagen? So many decisions, so little time. Actually, at the moment, even South Africa looks like a better deal.