tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post116512346597332745..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: Spanking creationistsZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1165855085034996082006-12-11T08:38:00.000-08:002006-12-11T08:38:00.000-08:00"This ploy is born of necessity because creationis..."This ploy is born of necessity because creationists live off the leavings of mainstream scientists: they pick through the results of scientific research and seize on every shortcoming as if they just discovered something."<BR/><BR/>Something about that imagery I find to be very disturbing, and yet apt.dogscratcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604795007817060655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1165385729342436612006-12-05T22:15:00.000-08:002006-12-05T22:15:00.000-08:00My brain shut down halfway through to protect me f...My brain shut down halfway through to protect me from the stupid.dmachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15094737702689791546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1165344455387631502006-12-05T10:47:00.000-08:002006-12-05T10:47:00.000-08:00Paul is not patient enough to wait. He has the ans...<I>Paul is not patient enough to wait. He has the answer already: “God created matter in the beginning, but He did not create much antimatter. God did not want all the matter to annihilate with antimatter. He designed the universe to function.”</I><BR/><BR/>Of course that's how it happened. God's testicles create only matter, so when He spewed the universe forth from His mighty penis, thus forming the Milky Way on the bedsheets of the cosmos, only matter was left.<BR/><BR/>I mean, duh. It's obvious to anyone who's not an atheistic evolutionary scientist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1165280224368034212006-12-04T16:57:00.000-08:002006-12-04T16:57:00.000-08:00Zeno as you say, Josiah's essay is truly "inspired...Zeno as you say, Josiah's essay is truly "inspired." Yet, I hesitate to criticize a teen-ager too harshly. <BR/><BR/>However, I have no problem criticizing adults, and even less with the scholars at AiG who deem these essays worthy of publication. Because so very, very much is worthy of ridicule, I'll limit myself here to the warning that follows the link Dziubina's essay on the AiG website. It reads, "PLEASE NOTE: Due to the topic of this paper, the content may not be suitable for younger readers." Evidentially, the mere "topic" of homosexuality is somehow dangerous to young minds; oddly, the scurrilous claims Dziubina makes merit no special warning. Two of my favorite are her assertion of a "relationship between homosexuality and pedophilia" and that the "professional psychiatric and psychological associations [...] have moved n [sic] recent years toward normalizing pedophilia."<BR/><BR/>Of course, I would prefer if all such arguments came with a similar warning. It might run something like this:<BR/><BR/>"PLEASE NOTE: Due its imbecilic argumentation, ludicrous evidence, laughably self-righteous tone, and hackneyed prose, this paper may not be suitable for readers prone to thoughtfulness, intellectual curiosity, appreciation of the written word, or high-blood pressure."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1165274297902866892006-12-04T15:18:00.000-08:002006-12-04T15:18:00.000-08:00It's just my guess, PiD, but I think AiG preferre...It's just my guess, PiD, but I think AiG preferred the younger entrants because there's a better p.r. angle with precocious kids than with college-age students. They certainly do write better than your typical mid-teen, even if what they write is bilge.<BR/><BR/>I considered included some comments about the other runners-up, but the post had gotten long enough and how can you possible follow Josiah's utterly amazing essay with anything else?Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1165271040305878822006-12-04T14:24:00.000-08:002006-12-04T14:24:00.000-08:00Forgive me, but I had to share this quote from Vol...Forgive me, but I had to share this quote from Volha Dziubina's "Myth vs. Fact regarding Homosexuality." Ms. Dziubina writes "The Bible is the Word of God, And Genesis is literary history. Its science can be trusted. Therefore, we have an absolute authority." Not only does religion supersede science, but it is itself science. Talk about assuming facts not in evidence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1165270369093940472006-12-04T14:12:00.000-08:002006-12-04T14:12:00.000-08:00Does anyone think it significant that the teens be...Does anyone think it significant that the teens beat out the two adults?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1165253782019209122006-12-04T09:36:00.000-08:002006-12-04T09:36:00.000-08:00OOOoookaayyyy....To be fair though, human flesh ta...OOOoookaayyyy....<BR/><BR/>To be fair though, human flesh tastes like pork. Could be a tasty snack.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1165251694651239802006-12-04T09:01:00.000-08:002006-12-04T09:01:00.000-08:00I consider them resoundingly spanked.Spanked, span...I consider them resoundingly spanked.<BR/>Spanked, spanked, spanked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1165196542292825392006-12-03T17:42:00.000-08:002006-12-03T17:42:00.000-08:00Brueghel was great, but Escher was better.Brueghel was great, but <A HREF="http://aaronbaird.net/pictures/Escher/Tower_of_Babel.jpg" REL="nofollow">Escher</A> was better.The Science Pundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14497373296651049624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1165189351284303352006-12-03T15:42:00.000-08:002006-12-03T15:42:00.000-08:00Actually, I always liked Fritz Lang's version of t...Actually, I always liked Fritz Lang's version of the Tower of Babel story. <I>Metropolis</I> portrays Babel as controlled by an entrenched oligarchy; class warfare eventually destroys the social order and topples the unfinished Tower. Hey, at least it's <I>relevant,</I> infinitely more so than versions hinging on the vengeful storm-god of a Bronze Age culture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com