Re: Fundamentalist Wisdom
On Jan 24, 2008, at 12:25 AM, Dave Land wrote: On Jan 23, 2008, at 7:14 PM, Warren Ockrassa wrote: On Jan 23, 2008, at 7:37 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: Okay, I got a stack dump at the above link. Too much of an in-joke for me. Could you explain what is so funny about the error for those of us who are obviously out-joked? Meta: http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2006/08/the_pinkoski_files.php The best comment in this thread: If there are PYGMIES + DWARFS, then why are there still humans? If there are humans, then why are there still right wing fundamentalist nincompoops? -- Warren Ockrassa Blog | http://indigestible.nightwares.com/ Books | http://books.nightwares.com/ Web | http://www.nightwares.com/ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Fundamentalist Wisdom
At 11:00 PM Wednesday 1/23/2008, Julia Thompson wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jan 2008, Warren Ockrassa wrote:
On Jan 23, 2008, at 7:37 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
Okay, I got a stack dump at the above link. Too much of an in-joke
for me. Could you explain what is so funny about the error for those
of us who are obviously out-joked?
Meta:
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2006/08/the_pinkoski_files.php
Specific reference:
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2006/08/if_you_doubt_this_is_possible.php
The joke sort of spun off from there and recurs cyclically, generally
when some religidiot makes an inane argument about evolution or biology.
Thank you. I never read pharyngula, but sometimes the stuff spills over
to Respectful Insolence. (Which I haven't read since October or so,
unfortunately.)
Julia
I seldom read it, either. Sometimes particular entries are
referenced on the Bad Astronomy blog, but even then I seldom go there
unless it looks really interesting. That's almost never when it
comes to religious topics, 'cuz the impassioned writings of True
Believing Skeptics (including, more and more often :(, Phil Plait the
BA) are generally no less trying to read than the impassioned
writings of True Believing YECs and ID advocates . . . X;{
-- Ronn! :)
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Re: Fundamentalist Wisdom
On 23/01/2008, at 11:46 AM, Warren Ockrassa wrote: On Jan 19, 2008, at 6:59 AM, William T Goodall wrote: http://www.fstdt.com/fundies/top100.aspx?archive=1 No, everyone is born Christian. Really? Huh. So why baptism? And ... and why are there PYGMIES + DWARFS? *chuckle* That's become one of my favourite injokes. Charlie. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Fundamentalist Wisdom
On Jan 23, 2008, at 4:08 AM, Charlie Bell wrote: On 23/01/2008, at 11:46 AM, Warren Ockrassa wrote: Really? Huh. So why baptism? And ... and why are there PYGMIES + DWARFS? *chuckle* That's become one of my favourite injokes. Used sparingly, it's a fun reference -- but like Don't tase me, bro! it's prone to overuse. -- Warren Ockrassa Blog | http://indigestible.nightwares.com/ Books | http://books.nightwares.com/ Web | http://www.nightwares.com/ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Fundamentalist Wisdom
At 05:08 AM Wednesday 1/23/2008, Charlie Bell wrote: On 23/01/2008, at 11:46 AM, Warren Ockrassa wrote: On Jan 19, 2008, at 6:59 AM, William T Goodall wrote: http://www.fstdt.com/fundies/top100.aspx?archive=1 No, everyone is born Christian. Really? Huh. So why baptism? And ... and why are there PYGMIES + DWARFS? *chuckle* That's become one of my favourite injokes. Charlie. Okay, I got a stack dump at the above link. Too much of an in-joke for me. Could you explain what is so funny about the error for those of us who are obviously out-joked? -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Fundamentalist Wisdom
On Jan 23, 2008, at 7:37 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: Okay, I got a stack dump at the above link. Too much of an in-joke for me. Could you explain what is so funny about the error for those of us who are obviously out-joked? Meta: http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2006/08/the_pinkoski_files.php Specific reference: http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2006/08/if_you_doubt_this_is_possible.php The joke sort of spun off from there and recurs cyclically, generally when some religidiot makes an inane argument about evolution or biology. -- Warren Ockrassa Blog | http://indigestible.nightwares.com/ Books | http://books.nightwares.com/ Web | http://www.nightwares.com/ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Fundamentalist Wisdom
On Wed, 23 Jan 2008, Warren Ockrassa wrote: On Jan 23, 2008, at 7:37 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: Okay, I got a stack dump at the above link. Too much of an in-joke for me. Could you explain what is so funny about the error for those of us who are obviously out-joked? Meta: http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2006/08/the_pinkoski_files.php Specific reference: http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2006/08/if_you_doubt_this_is_possible.php The joke sort of spun off from there and recurs cyclically, generally when some religidiot makes an inane argument about evolution or biology. Thank you. I never read pharyngula, but sometimes the stuff spills over to Respectful Insolence. (Which I haven't read since October or so, unfortunately.) Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Fundamentalist Wisdom
On 24/01/2008, at 1:37 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: Okay, I got a stack dump at the above link. Too much of an in-joke for me. Could you explain what is so funny about the error for those of us who are obviously out-joked? PYGMIES + DWARFS is from a Jim Pinkowski cartoon, a fundie comic full of inanity, banality, misrepresentations and lies. Here it is, along with some fun discussion... http://pharyngula.org/index/weblog/comments/if_you_doubt_this_is_possible_how_is_it_there_are_pygmies_dwarfs/ It's now used to express horror at the stupidity of a comment in a creationist infested thread, among other uses. Charlie. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Fundamentalist Wisdom
On 24/01/2008, at 4:00 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: The joke sort of spun off from there and recurs cyclically, generally when some religidiot makes an inane argument about evolution or biology. Thank you. I never read pharyngula, but sometimes the stuff spills over to Respectful Insolence. (Which I haven't read since October or so, unfortunately.) I read both daily. Well, both are in my feed-reader, and I click on an article or two from both most days. Charlie. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Fundamentalist Wisdom
On Jan 23, 2008, at 7:14 PM, Warren Ockrassa wrote: On Jan 23, 2008, at 7:37 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: Okay, I got a stack dump at the above link. Too much of an in-joke for me. Could you explain what is so funny about the error for those of us who are obviously out-joked? Meta: http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2006/08/the_pinkoski_files.php The best comment in this thread: If there are PYGMIES + DWARFS, then why are there still humans? Dave ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Portal (was RE: Fundamentalist Wisdom)
On 22/01/2008, at 9:58 AM, Robert Seeberger wrote: I couldn't play TF because my PC had a crappy Nvidia 5200 card, but I suffered through *all* the HL2 episodes with the 5200 and in frustration upgraded to a 7300GT only to find it still isn't quite powerful enough to give good frame rates, but is just good enough to play the games. Gah! Wish you'd asked first - the 7600GS is very affordable and allows me to play most games adequately on my Athlon 2600XP, 1.5GB RAM. Far Cry has grass now, which was a revelation. Charlie. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Portal (was RE: Fundamentalist Wisdom)
Robert Seeberger wrote: I couldn't play TF because my PC had a crappy Nvidia 5200 card You need to upgrade then, because TF2 is a complete blast! At least, assuming you can find non-a--holes to play with, anyway. If you get yourself up and running, let me know. My forum has a great server. Jim Crit Rocket Maru ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Fundamentalist Wisdom
On Jan 19, 2008, at 6:59 AM, William T Goodall wrote: http://www.fstdt.com/fundies/top100.aspx?archive=1 No, everyone is born Christian. Really? Huh. So why baptism? And ... and why are there PYGMIES + DWARFS? -- Warren Ockrassa Blog | http://indigestible.nightwares.com/ Books | http://books.nightwares.com/ Web | http://www.nightwares.com/ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Portal (was RE: Fundamentalist Wisdom)
Robert Seeberger wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: William T Goodall wrote: Evolution is a lie So is the cake. I was going to have a party and invite all your friends. I'm glad at least someone knew that one. Despite its brevity, I think Portal ought to be game of the year. It was fun, darkly hilarious, and features a great Jonathon Coulton song at the end. What's not to love? And the best part is it requires very few twitch skills. I honestly think it's a game almost anyone could enjoy. Jim I'm not even angry Maru ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Portal (was RE: Fundamentalist Wisdom)
On 1/21/2008 7:06:27 AM, Jim Sharkey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Robert Seeberger wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: William T Goodall wrote: Evolution is a lie So is the cake. I was going to have a party and invite all your friends. I'm glad at least someone knew that one. Despite its brevity, I think Portal ought to be game of the year. It was fun, darkly hilarious, and features a great Jonathon Coulton song at the end. What's not to love? And the best part is it requires very few twitch skills. I honestly think it's a game almost anyone could enjoy. To me it was like an overblown intelligence test. You really have to twist your mind to figure out how to progress through some of the levels. I bought the Orange Box after listening to people talk about how great it was for months figuring I'd play TF2 since I loved the original TF. I couldn't play TF because my PC had a crappy Nvidia 5200 card, but I suffered through *all* the HL2 episodes with the 5200 and in frustration upgraded to a 7300GT only to find it still isn't quite powerful enough to give good frame rates, but is just good enough to play the games. (The fact that my MB is old enough to still have an AGP graphic slot and not PCI-E should say a lot..3.2Ghz single core) By the time I got around to Portal, I was getting barely acceptable frames and having a blast. Portal *is* the game of the year without a doubt and the rumors that HL3 will have the Portal Gun as a feature have me eagerly anticipating.G xponent Can Barely Play TF Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Fundamentalist Wisdom
William T Goodall wrote: Evolution is a lie So is the cake. Jim Aperture Science Maru ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Fundamentalist Wisdom
On Sun, 20 Jan 2008, Jim Sharkey wrote: William T Goodall wrote: Evolution is a lie So is the cake. Jim Aperture Science Maru The pi, however, is true. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Fundamentalist Wisdom
On 1/20/2008 2:22:01 PM, Jim Sharkey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: William T Goodall wrote: Evolution is a lie So is the cake. I was going to have a party and invite all your friends. xponent Portal Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Fundamentalist Wisdom
http://www.fstdt.com/fundies/top100.aspx?archive=1 No, everyone is born Christian. Only later in life do people choose to stray from Jesus and worship satan instead. Atheists have the greatest cover of all, they insist they believe in no god yet most polls done and the latest research indicates that they are actually a different sect of Muslims. I can sum it all up in three words: Evolution is a lie 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. Jesus is not a Jew. Jesus was Jewish. all the evolutionists, tell me something. i know how the big bang has happened, but tell me, wouldnt an explosion, especially one that size, take away life instead of allow it? think about it. ex: the a- bomb, the h-bomb, grenades, cannon balls (when fired from a cannon of course), mines, rocket launchers, and anything and everything in between. they all have taken lives. so you think if no one believed in any religion there would be no wars or fighting? i think it would be worse. i know if i didn't fear god's judgement i would have killed many many times. I am 100% pro-life, unless we're talking about capital punishment, in which case I am 100% pro-death. - and many more. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Fundamentalist Wisdom
At 07:59 AM Saturday 1/19/2008, William T Goodall wrote: I can sum it all up in three words: Evolution is a lie 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. Gee, I bet a person couldn't find the Sun in the sky with that kind of clue . . . -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Fundamentalist Wisdom
On Jan 19, 2008, at 2:26 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 07:59 AM Saturday 1/19/2008, William T Goodall wrote: I can sum it all up in three words: Evolution is a lie 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. Gee, I bet a person couldn't find the Sun in the sky with that kind of clue . . . Very much to William's point (with which I find myself in agreement in this case): these guys couldn't find their own asses with both hands and a map. Dave ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Fundamentalist Wisdom
At 06:48 PM Saturday 1/19/2008, Dave Land wrote: On Jan 19, 2008, at 2:26 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 07:59 AM Saturday 1/19/2008, William T Goodall wrote: I can sum it all up in three words: Evolution is a lie 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. Gee, I bet a person couldn't find the Sun in the sky with that kind of clue . . . Very much to William's point (with which I find myself in agreement in this case): these guys couldn't find their own asses with both hands and a map. Hmm . . . I didn't think the joke was _that_ obscure . . . -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
