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Author Topic:   Evolutionary superiority
Quetzal
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Message 6 of 302 (451929)
01-29-2008 9:29 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by Hill Billy
01-28-2008 11:41 PM


Although I don't particularly want to discuss the two questions you posed at the end of the OP (mostly because I think they're specious along the lines of "Have you stopped beating your wife yet?"), I hope you'll indulge my curiousity on something.
In this and at least one other thread you have voiced a complaint about the "condescending" attitude of "evolutionists". You also appear to link this attitude to level of education. That little quip about the stereotypical farmer (apparently all farmers are uneducated boobs in your book while all educated people are idiots with no "real world" experience or ability), seems to define your viewpoint. In fact, you have gone rhetorically far out of your way - nearly to the point of absurdity - in proclaiming yourself uneducated (in spite of your obvious command of the language), I guess to distance yourself from those "educated idiots". So my questions are these:
1. What do you have against education in general, and education in the life sciences (especially, apparently, evolutionary biology) in particular (if that is in fact the case)?
2. Why do you feel that an advanced level of knowledge in a particular subject - whatever that may be - is somehow wrong? Or is your argument specifically against education in the life sciences?
3. Do you really believe that ignorance of a particular subject is somehow more desirable than in-depth knowledge of it - the basics of which are usually gained from education? If so, is the expressed belief in your posts derived from some personal experience that led you to this conclusion? If not, what is the point you are attempting to illustrate with this self-evidently vacuous rhetorical device (because, to be honest, whatever point you are trying to convey is to me very obscure)?
I'm genuinely curious as to your answer. I simply don't understand what you are trying to accomplish here.

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Quetzal
Member (Idle past 5899 days)
Posts: 3228
Joined: 01-09-2002


Message 25 of 302 (452196)
01-29-2008 5:37 PM
Reply to: Message 15 by Hill Billy
01-29-2008 2:10 PM


Re: This coffee is cold
Okay, now you're just getting more cryptic. On the one hand, you claim your beef is with "evolutionists", and specifically with what you perceive is arrogance on the part of "educated" evolutionists. On the other, you now claim you have no problem with education in the field. So which is it? If you have no problem with education, no problem with the life sciences, etc, why single out people who accept evolution?
My position is clear. Evolutionists feel superior. You proved it by suggesting I may have more education then I claim.
Now you're just playing silly games. You may have a third grade education or whatever it is you claim, but you picked up an excellent command of English somewhere along the way. Perhaps you'd be willing to explain how acknowledging this proves I feel superior?
Ok, the point of the story is that while the city slicker displayed disdain toward the farmer, the farmer displayed concern toward the city slicker. Get it?
No, I don't "get it". Both people in your little story think the other is a loser - the "city slicker" thinks the farmer is an ignorant git, the farmer thinks the city slicker is a clueless idiot. No concern there, as far as I can see. Unless there's more to the story than you are sharing.

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Quetzal
Member (Idle past 5899 days)
Posts: 3228
Joined: 01-09-2002


Message 28 of 302 (452207)
01-29-2008 6:17 PM
Reply to: Message 27 by Hill Billy
01-29-2008 6:04 PM


Re: This coffee is cold
Ah well. Whatever. I guess you'll just have to find some other fool to chase you around.
As ICANT says: "Have fun."

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