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[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I've argued this to people until I was blue in the face. I have no idea what such a rational argument gets no legs. My guess is because it's so rational - doesn't fit into the debate on this issue, most often carried on by people I'll politely call "the lowest common denominator."

The liberals are hung on their own petard a bit here. They took the PC position years ago that, no matter how absurd an idea, no matter how out of step with society, it should get an airing (women should be spelled with a "y", our govt is imperialist and evil, the cure for runaway business abuses is mountains of new regulations... etc...). Creationism is a goofy notion just like so many of their left wing social policies which they teach to college kids. But since liberals have taken the position that no idea should be degraded as lower than any other idea (which allows them to preach their pie in the sky theories about how to make the world better, as opposed to pragmatic solutions which take into avccount how society/life actually operates), they're stuck with creationists saying "how come my idea can't get airtime in the classroom?"

Its kind of sad that no one has the balls to say "Your idea is fucking snake oil... myth... nonsense... unsupportable claptrap..." to anyome anymore.

This would be in a science class- like when a test question asks a kid to map out an evolutionary chain for whales, he should get an A when he writes "God made 'em"- I went to some liberal schools and heard some liberal nonsense, but I never had an aromatherapy lecture in biology, or Feng Shui in physics.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I've argued this to people until I was blue in the face. I have no idea what such a rational argument gets no legs. My guess is because it's so rational - doesn't fit into the debate on this issue, most often carried on by people I'll politely call "the lowest common denominator."

The liberals are hung on their own petard a bit here. They took the PC position years ago that, no matter how absurd an idea, no matter how out of step with society, it should get an airing (women should be spelled with a "y", our govt is imperialist and evil, the cure for runaway business abuses is mountains of new regulations... etc...). Creationism is a goofy notion just like so many of their left wing social policies which they teach to college kids. But since liberals have taken the position that no idea should be degraded as lower than any other idea (which allows them to preach their pie in the sky theories about how to make the world better, as opposed to pragmatic solutions which take into avccount how society/life actually operates), they're stuck with creationists saying "how come my idea can't get airtime in the classroom?"

Its kind of sad that no one has the balls to say "Your idea is fucking snake oil... myth... nonsense... unsupportable claptrap..." to anyome anymore.

I have the balls.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
I have the balls.

So do I. But I'm talking about people with respected views.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by 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.

you don't have to do anything. People who don't know ask me where my husband is, or how he is etc. I tell them we split and they get all flustered. There's no reason to get flustered. Just say "oh, I'm sorry" or something like that (if you feel like it). or "oh, I didn't know", or whatever. No one expects you to be omniscient (hi plf!)

[bilmore]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
So do I. But I'm talking about people with respected views.

So, you're talking about outsourcing this, then?

[Anne Elk]

Originally posted by Mister_Ruysbroeck
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How come these guys aren't on Dance 360?

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[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
you don't have to do anything. People who don't know ask me where my husband is, or how he is etc. I tell them we split and they get all flustered. There's no reason to get flustered. Just say "oh, I'm sorry" or something like that (if you feel like it). or "oh, I didn't know", or whatever. No one expects you to be omniscient (hi plf!)

Hi! I am wearing pleated pants with a houndstooth design. Not really plain, but not exactly "fancy" either.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
This would be in a science class- like when a test question asks a kid to map out an evolutionary chain for whales, he should get an A when he writes "God made 'em"- I went to some liberal schools and heard some liberal nonsense, but I never had an aromatherapy lecture in biology, or Feng Shui in physics.

I had an acquaintance who went over the edge in sophomore year. He pulled a Syd Barrett. The night before Bio 101 exam, he stomped into my room and announced that, in the midst of some dope addled paranoia, he had discovered that the "Biological Chain" from bacteria through humans was all just "the cell." He posited the theory that he could answer every question by just saying "The cells caused it to happen."

No, I'm not kidding.

He showed up at the exam wearing a ski jacket, no shirt and a tie. He then proceeded to score a 23 on the exam, after which he waltzed over the dean's office and turned himself in for dealing drugs and scared the piss out of the dean by telling him that angry mobsters from Brooklyn had put out a hit on him for his failure to pay them for fronted product. He was sent away to the nut farm for a while. I am always reminded of him when I listen to Jesus Crazies. I have a pet theory that if you gave a Jesus Loon acid, he'd turn into a hippy immediately. They're all just searching for some rulebook which explains everything.

Why did I write this?

[bilmore]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Why did I write this?

The cells caused it to happen.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by 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.

I once found it very moving when such an announcement got a "celebration in the end zone" kind of reception.

Of course, discovering the celebrant was lesbian was a let-down.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
you don't have to do anything. People who don't know ask me where my husband is, or how he is etc. I tell them we split and they get all flustered. There's no reason to get flustered. Just say "oh, I'm sorry" or something like that (if you feel like it). or "oh, I didn't know", or whatever. No one expects you to be omniscient (hi plf!)

Last year, I got a few press release style "we broke up" e-mails from friends trying to prevent awkward questions. I don't think they worked as well as the authors had hoped.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

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.

It strikes me that the best opportunities can likely be found by enrolling in Med School at the University of Miami. Just think of all the potential litigation targets!

I'd like to suggest that all the legislators voting for this find creationists to serve as their personal physicians, and then we will let natural selection take its course over time.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I had an acquaintance who went over the edge in sophomore year. He pulled a Syd Barrett. The night before Bio 101 exam, he stomped into my room and announced that, in the midst of some dope addled paranoia, he had discovered that the "Biological Chain" from bacteria through humans was all just "the cell." He posited the theory that he could answer every question by just saying "The cells caused it to happen."

No, I'm not kidding.

He showed up at the exam wearing a ski jacket, no shirt and a tie. He then proceeded to score a 23 on the exam, after which he waltzed over the dean's office and turned himself in for dealing drugs and scared the piss out of the dean by telling him that angry mobsters from Brooklyn had put out a hit on him for his failure to pay them for fronted product. He was sent away to the nut farm for a while. I am always reminded of him when I listen to Jesus Crazies. I have a pet theory that if you gave a Jesus Loon acid, he'd turn into a hippy immediately. They're all just searching for some rulebook which explains everything.

Why did I write this?

I don't know, but you should send him a thank you note for giving you 23% of the test answers the night before the exam.

TM

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I had an acquaintance who went over the edge in sophomore year. He pulled a Syd Barrett. The night before Bio 101 exam, he stomped into my room and announced that, in the midst of some dope addled paranoia, he had discovered that the "Biological Chain" from bacteria through humans was all just "the cell." He posited the theory that he could answer every question by just saying "The cells caused it to happen."

No, I'm not kidding.

He showed up at the exam wearing a ski jacket, no shirt and a tie. He then proceeded to score a 23 on the exam, after which he waltzed over the dean's office and turned himself in for dealing drugs and scared the piss out of the dean by telling him that angry mobsters from Brooklyn had put out a hit on him for his failure to pay them for fronted product. He was sent away to the nut farm for a while. I am always reminded of him when I listen to Jesus Crazies. I have a pet theory that if you gave a Jesus Loon acid, he'd turn into a hippy immediately. They're all just searching for some rulebook which explains everything.

Why did I write this?

One day, I want to be in a room when you and my sister swap stories about the crazy people you know/crazy things you've seen.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
we will let natural selection take its course over time.

Civilization has pretty much removed natural selection from impacting human populations. You have 2 kids, right?