Interesting - new members...

"Matt", an engineer (aren't they all...) shows up, posts a bunch of bilge, gets spanked, leaves...A fewe days later, "bart007" shows up, posting his refutations of abiogenesis, etc.Whats next, Cool Hand Luke?

Drive-by preaching, the bane of the intelligent discussion board.

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Originally posted by wj:
Drive-by preaching, the bane of the intelligent discussion board.

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There also seems to be a lot of users on here from Australia as well?

^ Aussies represent about 2% of the western world in terms of contributions to science and technology literature and application. Are we over represented here? Maybe Percy can tell us for those who have revealed their country of posting. One in 50 papers you read should have primarily Aussie authors. We are early starters in things like communicaitons and the internet so that may also be the reason. We're a very secular country so we might have more anti-creationists than average too (?). This site feels a lot like a competitive sport so that could also explain it too .[This message has been edited by Tranquility Base, 09-17-2002]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by nos482:
There also seems to be a lot of users on here from Australia as well?[/B][/QUOTE]Oh, and also those from South Africa: Hanno & Mopsveldmuis. Maybe they're after the Compmage (RSA evolutionist)?

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Originally posted by Andya Primanda:

Oh, and also those from South Africa: Hanno & Mopsveldmuis. Maybe they're after the Compmage (RSA evolutionist)?

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South Africa is not really well represented on these types of forums. First time I've ever seen anyone else from SA. Just my luck that they are creationists.------------------
compmage

Oh - and now there is blitz77......And poor Barty is nowhere to be found...

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^ Aussies represent about 2% of the western world in terms of contributions to science and technology literature and application. Are we over represented here? Maybe Percy can tell us for those who have revealed their country of posting. One in 50 papers you read should have primarily Aussie authors. We are early starters in things like communicaitons and the internet so that may also be the reason. We're a very secular country so we might have more anti-creationists than average too (?). This site feels a lot like a competitive sport so that could also explain it too .

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There is a pretty strong Creationist contingent in Australia; probably the only significant group outside of the US (not counting certain militant Muslim groups)

Schraf, "strong" is a relative term. I think I saw somewhere that 10% of Americans were creationists. I suspect the figure in Australia would be significantly less, probably less than 3%. And this will decrease even further if we can keep exporting the Ken, Hams, Andrew Snellings etc. to their philosophical motherland, the US.

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Originally posted by wj:
Schraf, "strong" is a relative term. I think I saw somewhere that 10% of Americans were creationists. I suspect the figure in Australia would be significantly less, probably less than 3%. And this will decrease even further if we can keep exporting the Ken, Hams, Andrew Snellings etc. to their philosophical motherland, the US.

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*****************************+You can't export them...they might fall off the edge of the flat earth

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mammuthus:You can't export them...they might fall off the edge of the flat earth [/B][/QUOTE]Wishful thinking, my big furry friend.