Pseudoscience

Stardestroyer.net ^ | 2000.11.18 | Michael Wong

[f.Christian]

To: f.Christian

Dakmar...

I took a few minutes to decipher that post, and I must say I agree with a lot of what you said.

fC...

These were the Classical liberals...founding fathers-PRINCIPLES---stable/SANE scientific reality/society---industrial progress...moral/social character-values(private/personal) GROWTH(limited NON-intrusive PC Govt/religion---schools)!

Dakmar...

Where you and I diverge is on the Evolution/Communism thing. You seem to view Darwin and evolution as the beginning of the end for enlighted, moral civilization, while I think Marx, class struggle, and the "dictatorship of the proletariat" are the true dangers.

God bless you, I think we both have a common enemy in the BRAVE-NWO.

452 posted on 9/7/02 8:54 PM Pacific by Dakmar

[f.Christian]

To: f.Christian

Now I follow, thank you. Actually, I don't disagree with this at all since I see the left as abandoning the uncertianty of democracy and majority rule for the assurance technocracy and expert rule.

152 posted on 9/10/02 12:17 PM Pacific by Liberal Classic

[f.Christian]

Main Entry: tech·noc·ra·cy
Pronunciation: tek-'nä-kr&-sE
Function: noun
Date: circa 1919
: government by technicians; specifically : management of society by technical experts



Main Entry: 1ca·bal
Pronunciation: k&-'bäl, -'bal
Function: noun
Etymology: French cabale cabala, intrigue, cabal, from Medieval Latin cabbala cabala, from Late Hebrew qabbAlAh, literally, received (lore)
Date: 1614
: the artifices and intrigues of a group of persons secretly united to bring about an overturn or usurpation especially in public affairs; also : a group engaged in such artifices and intrigues
synonym see PLOT

[f.Christian]

Main Entry: fas·cism
Pronunciation: 'fa-"shi-z&m also 'fa-"si-
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian fascismo, from fascio bundle, fasces, group, from Latin fascis bundle & fasces fasces
Date: 1921
1 often capitalized : a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition
2 : a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control < early instances of army fascism and brutality -- J. W. Aldridge >
- fas·cist /-shist also -sist/ noun or adjective, often capitalized
- fas·cis·tic /fa-'shis-tik also -'sis-/ adjective, often capitalized
- fas·cis·ti·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb, often capitalized

[aruanan]

But while "Ghostbusters" is smart enough to know it's a comedy, other forms of pseudoscience such as Creationism aren't. They take themselves very seriously, and they hope you will too.

It took little Mikey long enough.

[f.Christian]

Running joke is 'evo-science'...

biggest cult of oxy-moonie-morons---art bells!

Latest evo gem--artist...

Sure. All domesticated animal husbandry is proof of evolution but in the case of planned animal husbandry, man, rather than environmental influences, play the role of selectivity. Try to think this through, which, I realize, may not be easy. If you cross a poodle to a poodle, do you get a wolf? (Knock, Knock)

Now: Do you care to give me scientific proof that God exists?

I'm not kidding. You people amaze me.

294 posted on 8/25/02 12:02 PM Pacific by AllSmiles

More...

Like FR 'patrickhenry'...

"search for the creator via evolution"---

"total--only evolution" too---NO competition!"

The papal encyclical rightwingprofessor-whack thinks/interprets---"professes evolution"...

could abortion be next???

Nebullis..."preschool evolution---INTENSIVELY"---

donh..."if the sun can create crystals-snowflakes...human life would certainly follow"---

(Why, if the sun can create crystals and snowflakes, can't it create life?)

(How much different is my paraphase of your rhetorical question---statement!)

also by donh...Hitler and nazi germany were all Christians---creationists!

(With this statement we can safely say bankrobbers/murderers are auditors/morticians!)

dominick harr..."just like a ball bouncing down the stairs----evolution created everything"---

jennyp..."anarchist evolutionary(natural) capitalism---Christianity(manmade) is communism"---

and patrickhenry doesn't know..."if prior to darwin---if science existed"...

SkyRat...Divine hammer-retribution from above via evolution!

exdemmom...evolution is the "lug wrench" that fixes science--biology/life!

Running sores of evo schlock!

Few new ones by the vade--junior--ph evo cult...

More schlock---latests(evo proof/matches/links)...

over---abundance of dung for beetles...schlock providence/miracles

ground depressions on earth surfaces collect liquids producing ponding---more spontaneous schlock opportunities/diversity...

motion/movement is created via biological interference/resistance in gravitational force fields...

foot/toe ground contact---attractions/balance...

standing/walking/running upright

amazing...dancing too!

My own...how evo schlock made us...

Insects vibrate molecules and gas particles---sound...and how humans procreate via words/instruments---music/songs.

I get it!

This schlock is so simple...natural---unplanned---no design!

Presto...mommies/daddies---babies!

Only logic--sense--sanity could schock the evo-schlock world...if it could penetrate it!

One more evo gem by allsmiles...

CLASSIC...

I really don't care who is crazy as long as they are tame. But the religious are not tame. They insist upon imposing their lunatic beliefs upon the rational and the children of the rational. That's where you get yourselves in trouble. If you have any confidence in what you are saying at all, be content to keep it to yourselves, as atheists are.

381 posted on 8/26/02 5:42 AM Pacific by AllSmiles

Yeah...as atheists are?

All quotes accurate---some paraphased!

[aruanan]

At that point, Faith and not Facts are being discussed, and Faith by its very nature is unprovable one way or another.

You do realize, don't you, that you're operating from a throughly modern definition of "faith"?

[f.Christian]

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[f.Christian]

To: balrog666

You mean as opposed to the manifold attempts of evolutionists to shuffle a pile of theories endlessly as a moving target so there is never the same theory to debate from day to day or year to year? So preposterous is it that when one theory is roundly disproven, another crops up in it's place so as to give an appearance of having a clue about something scientists are rather utterly clueless about and rather well demonstrate it on the evolution side.

The creation story has been around for thousands of years and unchanged. The story of creation is proven by our surroundings. The funny thing is that in order to believe evolution, you guys have to rely on "faith". Faith that these scientists have the first clue of which they speak because most of what they offer in theory is not only not observeable, has no example in science that is proveable and requires one to buy into a story they create and regularly change based on opinion.

And I love scrambling eggs for ya'lls faces in presenting things you can't just explain away. The odds of everything ya'll claim to have happened by chance actually ever happening become so improbable across time that stacking these things up begs the to ruin all your theories (what's the name of that there razor?). The odds of random happenstance of sexual reproduction alone.. LOL. I know, let's not dwell on things that make you look too bad for putting your faith in a bunch of men whose literal story changes with the wind. One wouldn't wish to make you look too silly.


100 posted on 10/22/02 5:09 PM Pacific by Havoc

[PatrickHenry]

Bump.

[f.Christian]

Evolution is...a manmade ideology/agenda w/o a reality content---check!

[AndrewC]

Your Stardestroyer.net link points to this.

[Junior]

Why, yes it does. And this is a problem why?

[PatrickHenry]

The easiest way to spot pseudoscience is to track the authors' methods to see if they follow the scientific method, because they usually don't. I also have a "lucky 13" list:

The author missed a few items which could be added to his list:

1. Call everyone who disagrees with you a liar or slimer.
2. Repeat all your old lies, even when they've just been demolished.
3. Say: "You execrable piece of lying garbage" to rational opponents.
4. Call your opponents "Taliban thugs."
5. Blame communism, Hitler, etc. on your opponents.
6. Accuse your opponents of being anti-Christian. And finally ...
7. Accuse your opponents of abusive and insulting debate tactics.

[AndrewC]

Why, yes it does. And this is a problem why?

Not a problem. Chuckle.

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[Long Cut]

You forgot #8:

Spam with totally unrelated gibberish any science-based thread with which you disagree on theological grounds.

The fact that some people's Faith is so weak that ANY scientific discussion MUST be supressed thus, lest it cause the believer ANY questioning thoughts, is quite ironic, given the tactics employed.

[Junior]

It's an opinion piece. You seem to be backhandedly dismissing the fellow's points simply because he's a Star Wars fan. I play Space 1889; should my views be discounted because I'm a Victorian SF fan?

[stands2reason]

Dr. Hawaiss(SP) of Egypt was inspired to study the past because of the writings of Cayce!

Sad to say, I was, too. But I'm much better now. :-)

[f.Christian]

Here's the breakdown---approximations...

45% creationists/science(sane/normal/reality)...

45% creation and evolution(confused/schizoids/wavers)...JUNIORS

10% hard core atheists/materialists---EVOLUTION only whacks/psychos(outta reality)...PH/vape!