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Originally Posted by redforever
Does every person in public office have to be an aetheist before they can perform their job? That is a pretty dim view of mankind in general.
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Once again--this is a completely false dichotomy. Atheism has nothing whatsoever to do with it. In fact, most evolutionary biologists in North America are Christians.
But you do have to understand science to be a science minister. I think that much ought to be self-evident. You wouldn't appoint a flat-earth-society member to the post of "astronomy minister."
This actually has nothing whatsoever to do with religion. To claim otherwise is foolish. This is about science. You want to be a science minister?
Understand science. If you don't understand science, or don't want to, then perhaps another portfolio would be a better choice, one where your personal beliefs don't conflict with
your job.