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Creationists Manipulating Search Results

Posted by Soulskill on from the pi-is-exactly-3 dept.

reallocate writes: It looks like some Creationists are manipulating search results to ensure websites pushing religion are appearing in response to queries about science. Ask Google "What happened to the dinosaurs?" and you'll see links to Creationist sites right at the top. (And, right now, several hits to sites taking note of it.) Google has a feedback link waiting for you to use it.

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  1. "What happened to the dinosaurs?" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The answer is that they're still here, SEO-ing the search results.

    Dinosaurs, the ones related to lizards, can be traced through the fossil record to a number of extinction events.

    Dinosaurs, the ones related to creationism, can be traced through the search results to the pages they've tweaked for rankings.

  2. Comedy gold by NoNonAlphaCharsHere · · Score: 5, Funny

    After the Flood, around 4,300 years ago, the remnant of the land animals, including dinosaurs, came off the Ark and lived in the present world, along with people. Because of sin, the judgments of the Curse and the Flood have greatly changed earth. Post-Flood climatic change, lack of food, disease, and manâ(TM)s activities caused many types of animals to become extinct. The dinosaurs, like many other creatures, died out. Why the big mystery about dinosaurs?

    C'mon guys. you just can't make that kind of shit up. There isn't enough weed on the planet for that. It must be divinely inspired.

  3. Re:Alternate story title by rmdingler · · Score: 5, Funny

    Amazing isn't it ? It's like watching people covered in shit, sniffing around looking for something that stinks.

    Damn. I don't get that...

    Is that a focking premium cable channel?

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    Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

    Ernest Hemingway

  4. Re:Alternate story title by rmdingler · · Score: 5, Funny
    No. I did not get the same result.

    It occurs to me you knew that and got me to search there anyway, you clever bastard.

    1)You can't wash your eyes with soap.

    2)You can't count your hair.

    3)You can't breathe through your nose with your tongue out.

    4)You just tried number 3.

    6)When you tried #3, you realized it's it's possible, you just look like a dog.

    7) You're smiling right now because you know you were fooled.

    8) you skipped number 5.

    9)You just checked to see if there was a #5.

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    Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

    Ernest Hemingway

  5. Genesis does what paleontologydon't by tepples · · Score: 5, Funny

    DuckDuckGo gave its top result to a fruitcake link saying "Genesis can explain everything...."

    Phil Collins or Sega?