Settle Down, Whack Jobs - Nutters Posted by Jeff (Wednesday November 02 2005 @ 08:51PM EST)

The Fundies seem more upset than usual it seems. Scientific advances during the last 150 years have put their panties in a bind. The Bible says God created the heaven and earth then added homo sapiens to alleviate His holy boredom. In Fundyland, science offers alternative explanations for the beginnings of the universe and the origins of life. As a result, the Big Bang Theory and Evolution are high on the Fundy shi!t-list. For failure to grasp either theory they've concluded that science and the Bible are mutally exclusive. If the Bible is wrong ... well, that'll their heads explode. In order to ensure the correctness of the Biblical narrative, Fundies have engaged in a systematic campaign against science. Apparently by pushing it out of their hair, they believe its conclusions will change. Here's the problem: they never bothered to grasp either theory. For failure to understand the Big Bang and Evolution, they've succeeded in making royal fools of themselves. Congratulations. In a Nutshell: the Big Bang doesn't explain the origins of the universe and Evolution doesn't explain the beginning of life. The Fundies are attacking theories that don't compete with their narrative. The Big Bang models the expanding universe from 10-33 seconds to the present. It has nothing to say about that first instance of time. The Fundies may have that moment each and every Sunday morning. Likewise, Evolution says nothing about the origins of life. It models changing genetic frequencies over time. You can't have changing genetic frequencies without DNA. They may repeat their narrative in good conscience during Sunday school. The Fundies should just rest easy and keep their paws out of the classroom. By the time science explains the first sliver of time and the origins of life, God will have already Raptured them up. At that moment, the rest of us get all their stuff. Unfortunately, it's mostly tasteless campy trinkets but their lawn and garden tools might be in pristine shape. Why bother using them if the Rapture is just around the corner? Dibs on the weed-whacker.

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By Funkman (Thursday November 03 2005 @ 07:41AM EST)

In other news, Denver has another reason to be called the Mile High City.

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By Funkman (Thursday November 03 2005 @ 07:42AM EST)

I do find it odd the fundies have so much trouble with science vs religion. Catholics resolved this issue centuries ago. Maybe a few hundred years from now, the fundies will catch up to today.

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By Jeff (Thursday November 03 2005 @ 08:00AM EST) From the latest H.L. Argento column: As an example of their theory, the intelligent design people like to show a photo of Mount Rushmore and ask people to look at it. They ask, could Mount Rushmore have been carved by natural processes? Or was it designed? That's the wrong question. The question for these guys should be, can you tell the difference between an inanimate object and a biological organism? So, the Big Bang is supported by physical and experimental evidence that other scientists have confirmed. And intelligent design is supported by the notion that people can't tell the difference between their lawnmowers and their dogs. Other than that, they're exactly the same. [ reply | parent ]

By Will is White (Thursday November 03 2005 @ 08:20AM EST)

You Libs can blow off all you want about your little "scientific theories". All I know is that Jesus wants GWB to lead our nation, and that I ain't decended from no monkey.

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By Dyl (Thursday November 03 2005 @ 10:48AM EST) Taking Cronyism one step further: Via Josh Marshall Newsweek: "President Bush last week appointed nine campaign contributors, including three longtime fund-raisers, to his Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, a 16-member panel of individuals from the private sector who advise the president on the quality and effectiveness of U.S. intelligence efforts." I wonder if any of them have experience at horse shows. [ reply | parent ]

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