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National Geographic article on evolution

As H.L. Mencken said, "the anthropomorphic theory of the world is made absurd by modern biology--but that is not saying, of course, that it will ever be abandoned by the generality of men." He wrote that in 1919, and it remains true to this day.
 
espritch said:
Is it just me, or are the idiots winning by sheer force of numbers?
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Are they really winning?

I read their "rebuttals" and they're just stupid.

For instance, they ask Flaherty for studies, which are then provided, and then they say "oh, nice cut and paste but YOU didn't say anything".

In the face of evidence presented, they say "There is absolutely no evidence of blah blah blah".

They say "Evolution is just a theory" but intelligent design is everywhere.

No, they're not winning. They're just drowning out reason with their regurgitations.
 
Badger said:
Are they really winning?

I read their "rebuttals" and they're just stupid.

For instance, they ask Flaherty for studies, which are then provided, and then they say "oh, nice cut and paste but YOU didn't say anything".

In the face of evidence presented, they say "There is absolutely no evidence of blah blah blah".

They say "Evolution is just a theory" but intelligent design is everywhere.

No, they're not winning. They're just drowning out reason with their regurgitations.
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Regardless, I have retired from the debate. There is not a single person there who has asked a question, had it answered, and followed up in an intelligent, thoughtful manner. At least some creationists can do that much and provide an interesting debate. These people remind me of John Cleese' character in the Argument Clinic.

Palin: "An argument isn't just contradiction."

Cleese: "It can be."

Palin: "No, it isn't."

Cleese: "Yes, it is."
 
The idiots seem to lack an understanding of time and evolutionary theory.

And that mina, what a dumbass.
 
These people remind me of John Cleese' character in the Argument Clinic.
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You did this to me. I hold you personally responsible for getting me to look into the Nat Geo Evolution forum. I think I broke a tooth when my brain aneurism kicked in. And 'dumbass' is the understatement of the year, and it does not only apply to mina.
 
No, they're not winning. They're just drowning out reason with their regurgitations.
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I didn't say they were presenting better arguments. For creationists, drowing out reason with their regurgitations is winning. After all, even they know they can't win based on actually having a better case.
 
What they consider "winning" is not proving their case by using the better scientific argument, but providing the rhetorical flim-flam that whips up the fundies and illiterates into a frenzy and spurs them on to convince lawyers, school boards, and politicians that their views must be publicized and incorporated wherever possible. That's why most of their efforts are directed toward non-scientific audiences. When they do appear in debate with scientists, it matters not one little bit what is said, they succeed at their goal of gaining "credibility" by their mere presence being acknowledged by scientists.
 
I went over the the site again. I knew I should not, but for some reason, I keep having to look. Kind of like gawking at a car wreck.

Then I started responding to some of the nits. Then it got to be kind of fun, like the Whack-a-Mole game. Now it is a habit.

Stop me before I tease a fundie again.
 
Snowing outside. I got nothing better to do.
Your turn tomorrow.

Reminds me a lot of the patches of mildew in the grout around the bathtub. Ignore them for a couple of days and they come back worse than ever.

There is a recent post over there by a 'Yahweh'. Could it be JREF Yahweh?
 
AWPrime said:
The idiots seem to lack an understanding of time and evolutionary theory.

And that mina, what a dumbass.
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Well, they are sometimes the same people that think that earth is about 7000 years old. Not much evolution in that time.
 
Amazing... I've only read some of the comments, not the article. Amazing... I'm going to try to go in under a name that should really tick off the fundies...
 
Okay, what is the trick for getting that forum to not make your prose look like poetry?
 
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