text: I once saw a debate between Carl Sagan and a Fundamentalist Christian minister. The subject was the structure of the universe and  the theory of evolution. While Sagan quoted research and observation, his esteemed collegue basically said that the Bible was correct because he believed it was correct. There was no real debate.
   Many people who identify themselves as Theists,  have no problem also accepting scientific  principles as real. The danger is to refute the perils of  issues like environmental degradation, climate change, and planetary history because of strict religious beliefs. G. W. Bush had cabinet officials that believed that the end of the world would be a good thing, and their policies reflected that. A good question to ask Canadians would be, " If we screw things up on our planet, will God fix it?". 
  As the Sufis say, "Trust in Allah, but tether your camel first".