Presidential Debate Question [rickyv] Just Daydreamed About

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“Hi. This is a question for all the canidates.

So, any thinking person who’s read more than one book knows that you can’t be both intelligent and religious. Which one are you?

Please limit your response to twenty seconds and please include the answer to the question.”

— rickyv

I’d love to see the candidates answer this one.

ETA: My interest in this question is not because I think it’s impossible to be both religious and intelligent, but because religion is such a huge part of US politics (and often used in an anti-intellectual manner) that it would be near impossible for most candidates to answer. Without putting their foot in it, at any rate.