Odd ideas will get support with evidence, it was only ~10 years ago that the idea of many ulcers being caused by bacteria was laughed at. Now it's accepted as fact. Creationism has never had a shred of evidence going for it, the promoters spend their time bashing science instead of looking for proof to support their ideas. Actually if memory serves the Discovery Institute(?) was formed to get said evidence. They've come up with nothing over the past decade and instead now attack science.
And where was that published? In that very own Quarterly newsletter. Please, don't insult my intelligence. Send me a link to a publication in Science or Nature or something reputable.
I work in a research lab and have access to oodles of online journals. Guess how many published papers I find when I search for anything supporting Creationism? You guessed it: zero.
- the earth is young, probably around 6000 years old
- God created all "kinds" of animals within 6 evening-morning days (fish vs. birds vs. land mammals vs. humans, etc.)
- the earth was devastated by a global flood early in its history
- all humans descended from a single couple known in the English Bible as Adam and Eve [...] If it could be shown that any one of these propositions does not hold, then Biblical creationism would crumble.
Please present a single peer reviewed publication which scientifically supports any of these silly claims. The common ancestor one is still up in the air but you'll find that it goes back far more than 6k years.
If so, why do some insist on using religion to re-explain what science already has?
Because science is slowly chipping away at their mythologies. They can't stop it so they've decided to insert their crap into science as a trojan horse so their fables seem to hold true. This document entitled The Wedge at Work isn't short but it's an excellent read.
"Intelligent Design" still maintains a god or gods made it all. If you ask the people pushing the silly idea you'll find that they aren't referring to Odin or Zeus as the creators, they're talking about their christian god.
They changed a few words in "Pandas and People" to drop the term Creationism and come up with Intelligent Design. They lied and laundered money to push their myth on unsuspecting children. Scum, the whole lot of 'em.
Wrong. Human and apes evolved on different branches from a common ancestor. Yours is a common mistake used by Creationists when they ask "If we evolved from apes, why are there still apes?!"
Kids don't "discover their own faith", they're indoctrinated into whatever supertition their parents force-feed them. Raising kids to believe in mythology is child abuse.
There are oodles of nice text editors for *nix. I use nedit all the time, it's relatively small, has customizable context highlighting (for example, I created a template for working with Cisco PIX configurations).
The guy just wants to get back into programming. Suggesting he install a new OS or buy stuff off the hop is silly.
When you pick up registred mail, you need to bring your ID, and you leave a signature.
When I was going through my divorce I had some registered mail come. When I went to pick it up the lady put the letter on the counter and grabbed the paper you're supposed to sign. I saw where the letter was from, said "I don't want it" and walked away. Got away without signing and without receiving the letter. Never heard back either.
When in the hell did science become purely about building fucking motorcycle.
I cancelled my cable because of this, there's a journal entry about it somewhere. If you want science shows you're pretty much stuck with NOVA. Commercial TV panders to the lowest common denominator.
Slashdot Mirror
I want on the OpenBSD-only ISP.
The story provides a neat overview for those of us who haven't been checking Slashdot regularly enough!
The dupes make it so we don't have to check regularly, silly.
Mutt
Odd ideas will get support with evidence, it was only ~10 years ago that the idea of many ulcers being caused by bacteria was laughed at. Now it's accepted as fact. Creationism has never had a shred of evidence going for it, the promoters spend their time bashing science instead of looking for proof to support their ideas. Actually if memory serves the Discovery Institute(?) was formed to get said evidence. They've come up with nothing over the past decade and instead now attack science.
Just out of curiosity, what's your future PhD in?
And where was that published? In that very own Quarterly newsletter. Please, don't insult my intelligence. Send me a link to a publication in Science or Nature or something reputable.
I work in a research lab and have access to oodles of online journals. Guess how many published papers I find when I search for anything supporting Creationism? You guessed it: zero.
While we're swapping links, here's one for you.
- the earth is young, probably around 6000 years old
- God created all "kinds" of animals within 6 evening-morning days (fish vs. birds vs. land mammals vs. humans, etc.)
- the earth was devastated by a global flood early in its history
- all humans descended from a single couple known in the English Bible as Adam and Eve
[...]
If it could be shown that any one of these propositions does not hold, then Biblical creationism would crumble.
Please present a single peer reviewed publication which scientifically supports any of these silly claims. The common ancestor one is still up in the air but you'll find that it goes back far more than 6k years.
Have I just been trolled?
If so, why do some insist on using religion to re-explain what science already has?
Because science is slowly chipping away at their mythologies. They can't stop it so they've decided to insert their crap into science as a trojan horse so their fables seem to hold true. This document entitled The Wedge at Work isn't short but it's an excellent read.
"Intelligent Design" still maintains a god or gods made it all. If you ask the people pushing the silly idea you'll find that they aren't referring to Odin or Zeus as the creators, they're talking about their christian god.
They changed a few words in "Pandas and People" to drop the term Creationism and come up with Intelligent Design. They lied and laundered money to push their myth on unsuspecting children. Scum, the whole lot of 'em.
I agree Creation is debatable, but Intelligent Design seems to be logical to me.
The two are the same and have an untennable position. Without a shred of proof going for ID nee Creationism there's nothing to debate.
Intelligent Design works in mysterious ways...
Bwahahahaha...
Wrong. Human and apes evolved on different branches from a common ancestor. Yours is a common mistake used by Creationists when they ask "If we evolved from apes, why are there still apes?!"
Did you have the choice of attending church at a young age? If not then you didn't have freewill.
and than let them discover their own faith.
Kids don't "discover their own faith", they're indoctrinated into whatever supertition their parents force-feed them.
Raising kids to believe in mythology is child abuse.
The Dover school board need just introduce a new course "Mysticism, Superstition and Things That Go Bump in the Night". Then they could teach ID.
There are oodles of nice text editors for *nix. I use nedit all the time, it's relatively small, has customizable context highlighting (for example, I created a template for working with Cisco PIX configurations).
The guy just wants to get back into programming. Suggesting he install a new OS or buy stuff off the hop is silly.
When you pick up registred mail, you need to bring your ID, and you leave a signature.
When I was going through my divorce I had some registered mail come. When I went to pick it up the lady put the letter on the counter and grabbed the paper you're supposed to sign. I saw where the letter was from, said "I don't want it" and walked away. Got away without signing and without receiving the letter. Never heard back either.
Removing Obstacles on Joint Research
First make sure you have a clean surface to roll on.
Ensure all twigs and seeds are removed from the pot.
Grind it up to a nice fine consistency.
Don't lick the paper too much or it'll get soggy.
What is the best way for new IS managers to convince their superiors of the need for widespread change?
Take holiday and don't answer your phone. When the fires are put out on your return request a meeting with the boss.
I don't think they can visit 100,000 people.
Not yet, but if your plan works the DHS will get increased funding for more agents to investigate the "epidemic of thinking".
More explosions, chases and boobs done with a *smaller budget* == more profit. :)
some super-secret thing that Bush and Bush alone was involved in.
Bush alone could have stopped it or prevented it from happening in the first place.
You confuse "fascist" with "liberal". Left-wing doesn't necessarily mean "liberal" nor does "right wing" always mean "conservative".
When in the hell did science become purely about building fucking motorcycle.
I cancelled my cable because of this, there's a journal entry about it somewhere. If you want science shows you're pretty much stuck with NOVA. Commercial TV panders to the lowest common denominator.
Indeed. Most of the problems here are "Layer 8" (the user)...