Noah's Ark Quotes
His writings drew the ire of the British Clergy, the leading figures of which, taught the literal interpretation of the Old Testament. The political leadership was also hostile to his views and even refused to grant one of his books a copyright on the grounds that it undermined and corrupted the morals of the public.
The congressman was a Biblical literalist. In this case he extended this method of knowing what is or is not potentially dangerous, to the absence of what the Bible says rather than a Biblical statement, If the Bible did not mention such a major event as global warming, it would not come to pass. Scientists are particularly distressed with this kind of analysis observing that there is nothing in the Bible abount nuclear energy, quantum mechanics, or black holes.