Watching Q&A tonight I saw and heard federal politicians Tony Burke, Julie Bishop and Steve Fielding shift, squirm and dissemble about religion and their own personal beliefs. It was very sad stuff.
Apparently they are all deeply religious and have great difficulty in reconciling science and religion. Unlike the Q&A audience which seemed to be well balanced and which clearly understood these issues.
Richard Dawkins was the only credible panellist with an argument that was clear and sensible.
This is one of the big problems with politics in Australia. We seem to attract politicians who are so concerned with appealing to the many right wing religious nutters in our society that they will deny many things - science, reality and religious fundamentalism among them.
Australian politics is turning into a disgrace.
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