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Author Topic:   Nasa news conference (re: Arsenic-based life form?)
Dr Adequate
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Message 13 of 78 (594075)
12-01-2010 3:03 PM
Reply to: Message 4 by Bolder-dash
12-01-2010 11:25 AM


I guarantee they have not found anything.
That's going to be a short press conference then.
"Ladies and gentlemen of the press, we have called you here to announce that we haven't found anything. Are there any questions? Yes, you at the back.
What? No, of course I can't give you any further details. The thing about things which aren't anything is that they don't have any details.
Any other questions? Yes, the lady in the front row?
Where and how didn't we find anything? We didn't find anything anywhere. Using any of our instruments.
Any other questions? Ah, Murchson of the New York Times, isn't it? Yes, an excellent question. Yes, I am sorry for wasting your time like this.
Yes, I know that there have been questions about the long-term viability of the project, but so long as Congress continues to vote us funding, we shall continue our search for intelligence in creationists."

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Dr Adequate
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Message 14 of 78 (594079)
12-01-2010 3:31 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by frako
12-01-2010 10:26 AM


So tomorow we may find that some form of life was found somewhere else then Earth.
What implications would that bring to the creo or id table?
I should think that the creationist response would break down three ways:
(1) This is an evil atheist lie.
(2) As no creationist has ever taken a position on this subject, this doesn't prove us wrong.
(3) This proves that creationists are right.
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However, the significance of NASA's finding is not clear from their press release: "an astrobiology finding that will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life." Now perhaps that's all the teaser they can give us without announcing straight out that the Martians have landed, or perhaps that is in fact a good description of what they have to announce.

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Dr Adequate
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Message 28 of 78 (594257)
12-02-2010 8:24 PM
Reply to: Message 26 by nwr
12-02-2010 7:15 PM


And now a different creationist response on why this shows creationists are right:
I look forward to it.

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Message 39 of 78 (594344)
12-03-2010 2:16 AM
Reply to: Message 31 by Bolder-dash
12-02-2010 9:58 PM


Dr. A, how would you like to pay up? I don't except checks, because frankly you are just not that trustworthy.
If you will tell us how much money you retrospectively wish to wager on your proposition: "I guarantee they have not found anything", then I shall be happy to accept either a check or cash.

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Message 40 of 78 (594345)
12-03-2010 2:23 AM
Reply to: Message 34 by Bolder-dash
12-02-2010 11:14 PM


Oh, I see. Nasa is now in the business of cataloging our pond scum. Gee, I was thinking they were in the space exploration business. Maybe they should change their acronym to avoid any confusion.
While the scientists at NASA are certainly very clever, it is doubtful whether even they are up to the task of preventing creationists from becoming confused.
So how long, and how much money has been spent looking for extra-terrestrial life? How long has SETI been looking for a signal from green men and how many billions have been spent with nothing to show? I for one sure am glad they money hasn't been wasted giving kids dying of malaria medicine. Or keeping Mono lake clean for that matter.
To the nearest billion? --- zero.
Or to put it another way, less money than the USA spends on chewing-gum in a single year.
Or to put it in more familiar terms, less money than has been expended on brainwashing creationist idiots into talking shit.
P.S: According to creationist forum member AlphaOmegaKid, creationists are about to spend $150,000,000 on building a "replica" of Noah's Ark. Please do feel free to email them and tell them all about the malaria medicine.
Edited by Dr Adequate, : No reason given.

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