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Creationists Silence Critics with DMCA

Posted by Zonk on from the they-need-dirty-tricks dept.

Gothmog of A writes "As Richard Dawkins' offcial site reports, an organization called Creation Science Evangelism Ministries has been submitting DMCA copyright requests to YouTube. This has resulted in the Rational Response Squad (RRS) being banned after they protested against videos being taken down and accounts being closed. The RRS videoes attack creationism (AKA intelligent design) and promote the atheist viewpoint. According to the RRS, the copyright requests are without merit since the material in question is covered by fair use or has been declared to be in the public domain. Behind Creation Science Evangelism Ministries is the infamous Kent Hovind (AKA Dr. Dino) who is currently serving jail time for tax evasion."

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  1. Oh Shit by MyLongNickName · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't bother entering this topic unless you have asbestos briefs on.

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  2. Re:FIST SPORT by FauxPasIII · · Score: 5, Funny

    > It goes against base thermodynamic principles, but we don't hear the Darwinites ... whining about that.

    "Creationists always try to use the second law
      to disprove evolution, but their theory has a flaw.
      The second law is quite precise about where it applies.
      Only in a closed system must the entropy count rise.
      The Earth is not a closed system, it's powered by the Sun
      so fuck the damn creationists! Doomsday, get my gun!"

    -- MC Stephen Hawking

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  3. Re:FIST SPORT by ZombieWomble · · Score: 5, Funny
    I feel that I should post to this post from Fundies say the Darndest Things in this debate. It's amazing how people can parrot the same things over and over, without ever realising what it is they're saying:

    One of the most basic laws in the universe is the Second Law of Thermodynamics. This states that as time goes by, entropy in an environment will increase. Evolution argues differently against a law that is accepted EVERYWHERE BY EVERYONE. Evolution says that we started out simple, and over time became more complex. That just isn't possible: UNLESS there is a giant outside source of energy supplying the Earth with huge amounts of energy. If there were such a source, scientists would certainly know about it.
  4. Re:Distinction w/o a difference. by Scaba · · Score: 4, Funny

    Gullibility is indeed a negative concept

    So negative, in fact, that the word has been removed from dictionaries and other reference works.