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College Credits For Trolling the Web?
Jafafa Hots writes "Some undergraduate and masters level courses at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary require trolling as part of their requirements.
In William Dembski's classes on Intelligent Design and Christian Apologetics, 20% of the final grades come from having made 10 posts defending Intelligent Design Creationism on 'hostile' websites.
There seems to be no requirement that the posts contain original writing; apparently cut-and-paste jobs are sufficient. Is this the first case of trolling the net being part of course requirements?"
Do you get extra credit if it's a first post?
And the masses cried out, "09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0!"
In my independent study class, I search out intelligent design posts and make fun of them.
Sheesh, some people have to be told everything.
Congratulations, you've earned credit.
Schroedinger's Brexit: The UK is both in and out of the EU at the same time!
The Easter Bunny should be discussed in school science lessons rather than dismissed, says the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
"If pupils have strongly-held family beliefs about the Easter Bunny, such ideas should be explored," said Prof William Dembski (D.D, Ph. D. [P.T. Barnum University mail-order]). "Easterbunnyism, Santaclausism or the contemporary militant Tooth Fairy jihadist movement are best seen by science teachers not as a misconception but as a world view. This is more valuable than simply banging on about 'reality.' Reality-based thinking is vastly overrated and certainly won't prepare children for a career in Wall Street or in government."
Simon Underdown of Oxford Brookes University disagreed. "With so much to be crammed into science lessons, it is not a worthwhile use of time to include lessons on Easterbunnyism. We have monthly standardised testing to coach pupils on."
Professor Richard Dawkins is working on a childrenâ(TM)s text on useful ways to quickly construct street-corner gallows and burning stakes for rehabilitation of the religious.
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Marketing Students should go on forums and attempt to defend ID. Bonus credit for converting people.
It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for being subtle.
Back in the day, you could get a knighthood for attempting to sack Jerusalem in the name of Christianity -- presumably including killing people. If we're down to online trolling, that's a good thing.
Maybe the fact that it can't be defended is meant to be the object lesson here. Go ahead, and TRY to defend it, and see how your ass is kicked around the block.
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I hope you get a good grade.
Trolling on one of these boards doesn't interrupt my morning breakfast or a good wank etc.
Next time you should just keep on doing what you're doing and invite them in. I guess the breakfast might not scare them off, but I bet the wanking would.
"Anyone who [rips a CD] is probably engaging in copyright infringement." - David O. Carson
Why are clams on top of a mountain? Why, could it be because a bird dropped it there a million years ago...
Depends. Are we talking African or European clams?
I watched a great documentary on Nova, "Judgment Day; Intelligent Design on Trial". When one of the researchers assisting with the trial described finding the manuscript with "cdesign proponentsists" I was really tickled. Not only did they prove that the group's creationist book evolved into an intelligent design book, they found the intermediate form!
Don't take it personally, but I'm not going to read your pithy response to my post.
Admittedly, I'm sock-gnome-agnostic. Show me the evidence!
You need proof? Where do you think all that belly-button lint comes from? It's what the gnomes turn the socks into!
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. - Voltaire
Leave it in your pockets next time you do the laundry.
Alexander Peter Kristopeit bought his basement from his mommy for one dollar.
> the other side is evil
Which kinda clashes with that Jesus guy's attitude, as i understand the Bible.
Well, then, obviously you're not understanding it right and are going to Hell forever unless you convert to the true Christian church, the church of St. Rambo of the Hardened Bunker. We regularly go out and throw rocks through the windows of heathens, and their willingness to use weapons against us (either directly or by summoning armed police officers) proves to us that they are the evil ones!