“Primordial Soup Nazis?”
Sounds as good as any, to replace “Darwinism,” since the poor, sensitive souls have begun to take offense.
Scott is fairly sure it seems, that you just don’t understand the ingredients of evolutionary soupe de joure.
“What usually happens in these debates? (with creationists) Usually they take place at the invitation of the other side, and usually they take place in a religious setting or minimally under religious sponsorship. That’s the first problem. The audience that is most anxious to come, and that will be recruited the most heavily, is the one that supports the creationist. In the comparatively rare situation where the debate is held on a college campus, the supporters of good science and evolution are invariably in the minority in the audience, whereas the creationist supporters seem to exercise every effort to turn out their crowd. Don’t be surprised to see church busses from many local communities lined up outside the debate hall. In some cases, the sponsors advertised only among the faithful, posting up only a handful of flyers on campus. Guess who came? “ (Debates and the Globetrotters
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There you have it! It just ain’t fair that so many creationists show up for a debate! And the religious influence? Oh my!!!!
Primordial soup Nazis? cool! Made with goose steps and spills on brown shirts! But a person can get heil! on it!