blogs.discovermagazine.com — A Texas state Representative who — you might want to sit down, or maybe even lie on the floor as you read this — wants the Institute for Creation Research to be able to grant Master of Science degrees.
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disgodMar 20, 2009
neocloud99 I think you meant to say condemning it, not condoning.
enrqMar 22, 2009
yup, you read it wrong, there's a comma there so it means the opposite of what you thought it didalso, if you read it even more carefully you'll realize I was referring to a big bang, not THE big bang hehe
mwilhelmMar 23, 2009
You had me all the way up to:"There is no reason for any order to exist unless that order was established..."
mwilhelmMar 23, 2009
The big bang is just a theory... a flimsy one that that... where feeble-minded scientists traced a straight line back in time until they ran out of space on their beer coaster.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Closed AccountApr 5, 2009
"Look at the order from the infinitely small to the infinitely large. "There is order when approaching infinitely small scales? Quantum physics seems to contradict that, at the Planck level everything is random and unpredictable. We can predict the likelihood of certain events occuring, but otherwise there is no order.
Closed AccountApr 6, 2009
Everything you need to know is in the Bible.
wristpullApr 7, 2009
You know, Digg, for a long time I've seen stupid s**t come up on the front page. And for a long time, I've simply taken it as an inevitable obstacle in finding the good stuff. But over the past year, I've been less and less impressed by Digg's offerings.Case in point, this story. See, clearly the ideas posed in the article are ridiculous. There's no reason a group based solely on something unscientific should be allowed to give out a science-related degree.That itself is inarguable; the problem I have is the comments. Yes, the stuff left by you guys. Your willingness to generalize and apply the label of "idiot Christian" to every person who believes in something other than the scientific method is obnoxious.Winston Churchill once said, "A fanatic is someone who won't change his mind and can't change the subject." And Digg, nobody on the theist side - extreme or not - is picking a fight with you.I don't know why you seem to be so upset by the idea that someone might believe in something that's different from what your worldview holds. Maybe your parents made you go to Sunday School as a child. Maybe someone once told you that you were going to hell for something really innocuous. Whatever. The point is, everyone deserves a chance. Even if someone from the theist camp has personally offended you, your quarrel is with that person, not everyone you meet who admits to the social faux pas of saying a quiet prayer over their lunch.It's bad to stereotype people and discount the whole of a group due to the ignorance of a few. This is the basis of determining why racism is bad, why persecution isn't right.But the over 320 diggs on the top comment show that this negative attitude is the norm on Digg, not a prejudicial rarity.Digg's willingness to put words into the mouths of people it doesn't agree with is frustrating. Digg's love for confirmation bias is frustrating. Digg's glib insistence on misinterpreting anyone it doesn't like is offputting.The comments on any story at all related to religion (Christianity in particular) are invariably a goddam circus of diggs for comments like "Christans are stupid, believing in [inaccurate metaphor for God]." or "If you're not an Atheist, why should I take you seriously?"Well, f**k it, Digg. I'm going to Reddit.Bye.
Closed AccountApr 9, 2009
The 'degree' will only be recognized within limited areas within the United States. Getting this degree makes no sense even if you are a creationist because at least with a bachelor's in science you can work outside of Texas or Kansas. Although if you've got a bachelor's in science, you've probably understood the failures of creationism/Intelligent Design but there are obviously many people who slip through by still believing in it.
lornefsApr 9, 2009
@flip2trip, nice list but it doesn't prove anything except maybe that we have evolved sufficiently to be able to understand these things.What if there are an infinite number of universes each with it's own set of constants (more probable than the poof it all exists ideas)?Even if ours is the only one that can support life and I doubt that very much then what does that prove?
lactarApr 9, 2009
That's some damn fine trolling right there!!!Creationist dogma is as viable as Phelps' WBC theories I guess.....
psalms83Jun 16, 2009
For those that are serious and objective and who are not just inerested in parroting ridicule...<a class="user" href="http://www.reasons.org/about-us/our-people">http://www.reasons.org/about-us/our-people</a>Book :"the cells design" by Fazale Rana<a class="user" href="http://www.amazon.com/Cells-Design-Chemistry-Creators-Artistry/dp/B001F516QQ">http://www.amazon.com/Cells-Design-Chemistry-Creat ...</a>its easy to pitch fun ... much more dificult to be objective !