Creationism: God's gift to the ignorant (Religion bashing alert)

Times Online UK ^ | May 21, 2005 | Richard Dawkins

[PatrickHenry]

500. Prime!

[RightWingNilla]

technocrats

Ward Churchill used this term to denigrate the victims in the WTC towers.

Ward Churchill is a Marxist.

Therefore jwalsh is a Marxist.

[Junior]

I've been to England too, courtesy of the U.S. Navy. I'm beginning to see the elements of a conspiracy here...

[jwalsh07]

Who do you consider "his fellow travellers" and more importantly what do you propose is the "dent" that should be made by "what Dawkins says about President Bush

The Euro left and their allies in America. Simple, Dawkins deserves scorn. You won't find Dawkins being scorned on an evo/crevo thread, except by me of course, because science trumps ideology and politics here.

[RightWingNilla]

Marx lived in England for a time. I visited England for three days. (Hangs head.)

Never been there. (Whew!)

[King Prout]

"the man is vile, therefore the points he raises are invalid."
argumentum ad hominem.

"the man's general attitudes on a broad subject are hostile, therefore the points he raises in this narrow and specific case are invalid."
also argumentum ad hominem.

Perhaps also an example of the Genetic Fallacy: You assert that he is wrongheaded on religion in general, therefore he must be wrong in any point he raises on any topic involved with religion. I'm not certain this is quite within the bounds of Genetic Fallacy but, if it is not, it is closely related.

Address the points, not the man.
If you are going to bandy semantics with me, Walsh, it would behoove you think it through first.

[RightWingNilla]

Is 501 a prime?

[King Prout]

PH isn't avid for Primes today?

[jwalsh07]

You don't consider yourself a creationist? What is this, Lying A**hole Night? Or Stupid Night?

Still the internet hero Mr STFU?

[PatrickHenry]

Because of all this trollish activity, I'm being distracted from the important task of claiming my sacred right to all primes.

[VadeRetro]

Yes. So what aside from who wrote it do you understand about Dawkins's article?

[jwalsh07]

Hahahahaha! Hot damn, LOLOLOLOLOLOL. What a guy!

[King Prout]

well, damn, I'll let you have the leftover of the one I bagged earlier. want me to nuke it, or is cold all right?

[VadeRetro]

Multiple of 3.

[jwalsh07]

I've debated you before Prout, you ended up crawling off mumbling about Downs Syndrome not being a mutation. You're just a good ole southern blowhard.

[general_re]

I see we're all playing nicely tonight ;)

[RightWingNilla]

Hahahahaha! Hot damn, LOLOLOLOLOLOL. What a guy!

Glad you like it :)

Seriously, that was the first time I heard that word.

[AntiGuv]

I see. Well, your statements have all the hallmarks of a guilt-by-association fallacy. If my interpretation was incorrect with relation to evolutionary biology, then I retract my dim assessment of your aims.

science trumps ideology and politics here

As well it should. Science is eternal. Ideology and politics are ephemera. You would do well to remember that. JMO.

[jwalsh07]

Yes.

Proud of being an internet hero who uses foul language and makes stupid assertions behind the anonymity of the keyboard?

So what aside from who wrote it do you understand about Dawkins's article?

I understand what I read Retro. I also understand that you're a punk.

And there you have it.

[jwalsh07]

I don't give you advice. I don't need yours.