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[Mister_Ruysbroeck]

This type of stuff has always amazed me. Alot of what these guys do doesn't seem humanly possible, but that's probably because I'm about as flexible as a piece of rebar:

http://www.milkandcookies.com/links/25708/

http://www.milkandcookies.com/links/27310/

(spree: break dancing videos with sound)

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
The proper place for seeking out alternative viewpoints like creationism is church. The proper place to seek out what the academic and scientific community have accepted as the best possible theory is college. Creating a cause of action allowing students to sue their professors because they want to bring their church to school is fucking stupid, redneck or not.

TM

How lucky for you that you know everything and are able to distinguish between "facts" from the acadmic world and "opinions" from the religious world.

[Gattigap]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
It is conveniently easy to chortle derisively at the Southern backwater rubes who actually take this religion thing seriously and who think that their heartfelt views about little issues like God and the nature of existence are important and should not be disregarded or, worse yet, mocked. The problem with doing so is that there are a whole bunch of these laughable little rednecks, with their quaint little "religion," and it seems like a lot of them appear to feel kind of stongly about some of these issues. As is probably obvious to most, I do not personally believe in creationism. But, I have lived long enough to learn that, sometimes, even things I believe really really strongly to be true are, in fact, not true. I guess I am suggesting that, absent omniscience, maybe we can make a little room in our world for alternative viewpoints.

As a Southern backwater rube, let me say thank you, Flower. From your lips to my biology professor's ears.

Now, if he doesn't make room in his Stalinist curricula for three days discussing how the world was created by Bob, God of Rain, I'm gonna own that fucker's house.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
How lucky for you that you know everything and are able to distinguish between "facts" from the acadmic world and "opinions" from the religious world.

Should you be able to force your English lit prof to cover French novels in class?

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Gattigap
Now, if he doesn't make room in his Stalinist curricula for three days discussing how the world was created by Bob, God of Rain, I'm gonna own that fucker's house.

I think the bill in question is aimed more at the "okay, kiddies, there'll be a quiz tomorrow, and the only right answer will be "Bush sux", so take notes now" kind of professor, not any religious issues.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by bilmore
I think the bill in question is aimed more at the "okay, kiddies, there'll be a quiz tomorrow, and the only right answer will be "Bush sux", so take notes now" kind of professor, not any religious issues.

I think you are wrong:

“Some professors say, ‘Evolution is a fact. I don’t want to hear about Intelligent Design (a creationist theory), and if you don’t like it, there’s the door,’” Baxley said, citing one example when he thought a student should sue.

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by Gattigap
As a Southern backwater rube, let me say thank you, Flower. From your lips to my biology professor's ears.

Now, if he doesn't make room in his Stalinist curricula for three days discussing how the world was created by Bob, God of Rain, I'm gonna own that fucker's house.

Hmmm. Maybe NB&A needs to start marketing effors in places like Oxford, Columbia, Athens, and Gainesville. Perhaps I can pick up some work defending the impious professors.

I mean, thanks to tort reform, the backwater rubes who slip on the puddle of Crisco in aisle seven are finding it harder to sue my clients. Perhaps I can make some coin defending the University of Tennessee from undergrad frat boys who don't feel like reading Darwin.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Should you be able to force your English lit prof to cover French novels in class?

I do not believe in creationism. Nor do I believe I know everything. Therefore, I do not believe that some professor who thinks he knows everything should be allowed to tell some student who believes in creationism that the student is objectively wrong and will fail the test because of his beliefs. Whether the student should be allowed to sue the porfessor is debatable, but it does not seem like that extreme a remedy to me.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
I think you are wrong:

“Some professors say, ‘Evolution is a fact. I don’t want to hear about Intelligent Design (a creationist theory), and if you don’t like it, there’s the door,’” Baxley said, citing one example when he thought a student should sue.

If a professor is telling you evolution is fact, you need to transfer schools.

[spookyfish]

Originally posted by bilmore
I think the bill in question is aimed more at the "okay, kiddies, there'll be a quiz tomorrow, and the only right answer will be "Bush sux", so take notes now" kind of professor, not any religious issues.

God, you are such an apologist. Look, I've had professors like this (not for science courses, mind you, and I've had plenty of those) but "true" leftist professors who express their own personal viewpoints in class are just as likely to say "Kerry sux" as "Bush sux".

What you fail to realize is that evolution is taught as a generally accepted theory, which is borne out by scientific evidence pointing to a factual basis. How do you even begin proving matters of faith? It's a fucking stupid argument to even have. You can believe in a higher power and still accept evolution as based in fact. But to try to legislate this crap is asinine.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
If a professor is telling you evolution is fact, you need to transfer schools.

Stop dissing Yale. I think Str8 went there.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
I think you are wrong:

“Some professors say, ‘Evolution is a fact. I don’t want to hear about Intelligent Design (a creationist theory), and if you don’t like it, there’s the door,’” Baxley said, citing one example when he thought a student should sue.

Bilmore- since flower is a moderator, I think you might have a cause of action against him in Florida.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Bilmore- since flower is a moderator, I think you might have a cause of action against him in Florida.

Good luck with personal jurisdiction. I do not visit Southern backwater redneck states.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
Good luck with personal jurisdiction. I do not visit Southern backwater redneck states.

International Shoe says to stop selling those plaid pants over the internets to Jacksonville residents right now.


Hey, we're back to being a lawyers board! And it's unbelievably boring. Let's stop.

[Replaced_Texan]

Generally, what do you say when you hear about a breakup? I was at a party last night, and through someone else's blunder ("where's [longstanding girlfriend]?" "I dunno. We broke up on Sunday.") discovered that some good friends split. I wasn't exactly surprised, but I was sort of appalled at some of the other reactions. Some probed for details. Others, who had no details, assured him that he'd either get back together with her soon or he'd find someone else.

My reaction was to simply give him a big hug.