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Thread: there are nut cases everywhere!
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13th November 2005, 08:58 AM #16
Originally Posted by doug the slug
Love that article on the "evangelical scientists". The worrying thing is that it's so close to what's actually going on in America, and will, no doubt be imported here. For example, here's a quote from the very influential Discovery Institute (the 'Wedge' document):"The social consequences of materialism have been devastating. ... to defeat materialism, we must cut it off at its source. That source is scientific materialism. .... We are [proposing a] positive scientific alternative to materialistic scientific theories, which has come to be called the theory of intelligent design (ID). Design theory promises to reverse the stifling dominance of the materialist worldview, and to replace it with a science consonant with Christian and theistic convictions."Personally, I would like to see academic freedom allowing room for the theory of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
Intelligent Design was the subject of the ABC Science Show, audio here.Those are my principles, and if you don't like them . . . well, I have others.
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13th November 2005, 09:15 AM #17
It is very frightening, given the current US president.
Donald Rumsfeld is giving the president his daily briefing.
He concludes by saying: "Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed."
"OH NO!" the President exclaims. "That's terrible!"
His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as
the President sits, head in hands.
Finally, the President looks up and asks, "How many is a brazillion?"Mick
avantguardian
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13th November 2005, 09:17 AM #18
Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!
PS Good question DougJudge not lest you're judging yourself
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13th November 2005, 10:05 AM #19
Without taking away from anything said above, I should say that 'The Onion' is a wholly satirical website. The Intelligent Falling article is almost certainly a jab at the current debate over intelligent design. Other examples of current Onion headlines are:
- Wife Always Dragging Husband Into Her Marital Problems
- Faith Healer Loses Patient During Routine Miracle
- Iraqi Constitution Ratified, Burned
- Heaven Less Opulent Than Vatican, Reports Disappointed Pope
- CIA: Syria Harboring More Than 15 Million Known Arabs
- Amnesty International Demands Gentler Soap For Indonesian Political Prisoner
Bulli
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13th November 2005, 11:21 AM #20
Originally Posted by channa
Stupidity kills. Absolute stupidity kills absolutely.
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13th November 2005, 03:29 PM #21
Originally Posted by Bulli
I try and do new things twice.. the first time to see if I can do it.. the second time to see if I like it
Kev
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13th November 2005, 09:03 PM #22
Originally Posted by Brudda
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13th November 2005, 09:18 PM #23
Originally Posted by Rusty
Cheers!
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13th November 2005, 09:24 PM #24
From what I've been reading in the paper's lately, it wouldn't have surprised me had it been true.
Mick
avantguardian
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14th November 2005, 07:55 AM #25
Originally Posted by MathewA
NO:eek: :eek: :eek: Really:confused: :confused:
I thought I had found the source of the "current affair " and "this day tonight" news itemsI try and do new things twice.. the first time to see if I can do it.. the second time to see if I like it
Kev
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14th November 2005, 08:40 AM #26
Originally Posted by craigb
Bodgy
"Is it not enough simply to be able to appreciate the beauty of the garden without it being necessary to believe that there are faeries at the bottom of it? " Douglas Adams
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14th November 2005, 01:30 PM #27