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robinrohan Inactive Member |
Yeah, you might have a point there.
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AdminJar Inactive Member |
Head back in that direction
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nator Member (Idle past 1000 days) Posts: 12961 From: Ann Arbor Joined: |
quote: Or, the annonymity of an internet discussion board makes it much, much easier to be as blunt as you want to be to a total stranger without having to take the consequences one would ordinarily have to if one were actually speaking such things face to face.
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Modulous Member (Idle past 934 days) Posts: 7789 From: Manchester, UK Joined: |
Go for it - I'll enjoy participating!
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MUTTY6969 Member (Idle past 5020 days) Posts: 65 From: ARIZONA Joined: |
Creationist website? As I said, do you or don’t you have a formal education in any of the sciences?
If someone wanted to know the difference between Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Types I&II, are they going to look at webMD or go to a doctor with a little better understanding of the disease? I’m not saying debate or discussion is a bad thing...but to continually assert knowledge on a particular subject when that knowledge comes from one source i.e. Creationist websites gets frustrating. Steve Rushin: "By the age of 18, the average American has witnessed 200,000 acts of violence on television, most of them occurring during Game 1 of the NHL playoff series."
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iano Member (Idle past 771 days) Posts: 6165 From: Co. Wicklow, Ireland. Joined: |
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MangyTiger Member (Idle past 5184 days) Posts: 989 From: Leicester, UK Joined: |
Has anybody ever told you you can be kind of creepy at times?
Oops! Wrong Planet
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randman ![]() Suspended Member (Idle past 3729 days) Posts: 6367 Joined: |
So now you present a blatant argument from authority with no substance or details, and you think that is reasonable?
You also refer to a mythical creationist website not cited by me here. Are you drunk or something? Edited by randman, : No reason given.
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iano Member (Idle past 771 days) Posts: 6165 From: Co. Wicklow, Ireland. Joined: |
As a matter of fact, no. 42 years of age and I'll register this as a first.
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MUTTY6969 Member (Idle past 5020 days) Posts: 65 From: ARIZONA Joined: |
quote::laugh: Blatant argument from authority, Where?…I was trying to show you what someone’s knowledge of a subject can do for there understanding of said subject…and what mythical website did I attribute to you? Creationist website was a reference to all websites like AIG or ICR that your type of arguments can be found at. Steve Rushin: "By the age of 18, the average American has witnessed 200,000 acts of violence on television, most of them occurring during Game 1 of the NHL playoff series."
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Michael Member (Idle past 3468 days) Posts: 199 From: USA Joined: |
I'm not sure what you are trying to do here, Iano, but it doesn't look good. "Creepy" was the thought that first came to my mind as well.
Apologies for the off-topic post.
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nator Member (Idle past 1000 days) Posts: 12961 From: Ann Arbor Joined: |
Just so you know, ian, I never "play for time" on these boards.
I say exactly what I mean, and mean exactly what I say.
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jaywill Member (Idle past 771 days) Posts: 4519 From: VA USA Joined: |
How does this work to the tune of "Go Tell It On the Mountain"? (chorus) Go tell it in the class room, (Make sure you clap your hands on the Upbeat - one TWO one TWO! Edited by jaywill, : No reason given. Edited by jaywill, : No reason given. Edited by jaywill, : No reason given.
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Dr Adequate Member (Idle past 46 days) Posts: 16112 Joined: |
Yeah, but we need a version for maths teachers, too.
Go tell it in the class room, (chorus) Go tell it in the class room,
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Dr Adequate Member (Idle past 46 days) Posts: 16112 Joined: |
Hymns to science, eh?
It seems to me that your idea requires further application. People remember hymns, after all. Whereas they forget science. There is a niche to be filled here. "In all things wherein heat doth flow" In all things wherein heat doth flow Chorus: All praise to Rudolf Clausius No engine made of mortal hands Chorus: All praise to Rudolf Clausius Without work done, no heat will flow Chorus: All praise to Rudolf Clausius ------------------------------------ Now, seriously, could I ask again the question I asked on page 3 of this thread? I get told that "evolution is a religion" and that "to believe in evolution requires faith", and, on this thread, that those pesky "evolutionists" "spread the word", that evolution is "messianic", and the implication of your post seems to be that if we're going to teach children evolution we might as well teach them to sing hymns to Darwin. There is something about this which puzzles me. Again and again, when you're trying to say that evolution is stupid, you compare it to Christianity. It's like you're saying, over and over, "Hah! Evolution! It's as dumb as Christianity!" Now if I want to compare something to something ridiculous, I pick on flying pigs. I would never seek to ridicule any propostion that I considered silly by comparing it to the Christian faith. Creationists do this all the time. In effect, you say of evolution, "How stupid, it's a religion, how stupid, it requires faith, how stupid, the believers "spread the word", how stupid, it's "messianic", how stupid, they might as well be singing hymns, how stupid"; and yet having told everyone how utterly stupid that would be, you would of course wish that they should join a religion which requires faith and spreads the word and is messianic and sings hymns. Which you have just explained to them is the hallmark of absurdity. I confess, I am puzzled to think what you are trying to achieve by holding up Christianity as the benchmark for ridicule. What the heck are you playing at? Edited by Dr Adequate, : 'Cos in listing all these weird paradoxes I forgot the actual title of the actual thread ... which makes five. Edited by Dr Adequate, : Grammar and such. Edited by Dr Adequate, : Missed one.
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