COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — John Glenn, who declared as a 77-year-old in a news conference from space that "to look out at this kind of creation out here and not believe in God is to me impossible," says facts about scientific discovery should be taught in schools — and that includes evolution.

The astronaut, now 93 with fading eyesight and hearing, told The Associated Press in a recent interview that he sees no contradiction between believing in God and believing in evolution.

"I don't see that I'm any less religious by the fact that I can appreciate the fact that science just records that we change with evolution and time, and that's a fact," said Glenn, a Presbyterian. "It doesn't mean it's less wondrous and it doesn't mean that there can't be some power greater than any of us that has been behind and is behind whatever is going on."

Glenn — the first American to orbit the Earth, a former U.S. senator, a onetime Democratic presidential candidate, flier of combat planes in two wars, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom — ruminated on many other topics in the interview last week with the AP, including:

— Possible reasons why he never got assigned to another space flight after orbiting Earth in Friendship 7 in 1962 (until his 1998 trip into space, that is).

I AM ONLY INTERESTED IN THE BOLDED...now, that's my JESUS!!!

A personal opinion is far from an endorsement. I am not sure if the op knows the meaning of endorsement.
Anyone who goes into space cannot but be awed by what he or she beholds.

It is not so different from witnessing an ocean wave and proclaiming that only a sea god could move the oceans in such a grand style.
Or, that thunder and lightening are clear manifestations of angry gods.

When we behold these awe- inspiring things, it is the primitive parts of brain that become most active.

plaetton:
A personal opinion is far from an endorsement. I am not sure if the op knows the meaning of endorsement.
Anyone who goes into space cannot but be awed by what he or she beholds.

It is not so different from witnessing an ocean wave and proclaiming that only a sea god could move the oceans in such a grand style.
Or, that thunder and lightening are clear manifestations of angry gods.

When we behold these awe- inspiring things, it is the primitive parts of brain that become most active.

...GET A DICTIONARY, THE BOLDED WORD IS LIGHTNING

So i take it that you agree with evolution then?

There are astronauts who don't believe in God.

bingbagbo:


...GET A DICTIONARY, THE BOLDED WORD IS LIGHTNING

Oh wow!
Great rebuttal.

plaetton:

Oh wow!
Great rebuttal.

Actually it was a wonderful rebuttal... I think he really did one heck of a job in refuting ur post totally... am impressed by the intelligence he employed ...

johnydon22:


Actually it was a wonderful rebuttal... I think he really did one heck of a job in refuting ur post totally... am impressed by the intelligence he employed ...

bingbagbo:


...GET A DICTIONARY, THE BOLDED WORD IS LIGHTNING

is this your way of saying you have nothing to say other than copying and pasting?

Over to you