I'm confused, Kat--why is it inappropriate to tell the girl "You're not fat, you're just pregnant"?
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meara - Jun 13, 2008 12:00:34 pm PDT #3078 of 10003
tommyrot - Jun 13, 2008 12:04:08 pm PDT #3079 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
In case anyone's bored, PZ has a creationist that he just can't make sense of. When I try to make sense of it, my brain hurts....
This is the guy's letter:
Evolution explains designer
Evolution versus creation is a false dichotomy. Evolution as a viable mechanism causing the ascent of man also explains the existence of the creator.
If man could evolve to his present status physically, culturally and technologically within the age of this planet (approximately 4.5 billion years), then obviously the technology required to build species entirely of one's own choosing could be developed within the age of the universe.
Considering the amount of time that has elapsed, which is endless, and the quantity of appropriate locations for life to evolve, also endless, a coincidence of impossible magnitude would be required for us to be the first intelligent designers.
The dichotomy is stubbornly maintained by those who fight for freedom from the morality of Christians. It is also stubbornly maintained by those who fight for freedom from the result of the immorality of the atheists, who believe they will have to answer to no one.
Uninterrupted evolution reaches a climax when an intelligent designer evolves. At that point the designer easily outpaces random natural selection because of the deliberate nature of intelligent design. The Christian has more confidence in evolution and technology than atheists have.
Rick - Jun 13, 2008 12:10:21 pm PDT #3080 of 10003
I think he's saying that there is no contradiction between evolution and intelligent design, because evolution must invevitably result in an intelligent designer. So the intelligent designer of us (who people call God) is probably just the result of an evolutionary process that started earlier and elsewhere.
Ginger - Jun 13, 2008 12:16:24 pm PDT #3081 of 10003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Isn't that just moving the question back in time?
Tom Scola - Jun 13, 2008 12:18:46 pm PDT #3082 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
It sounds like a very wordy and pretentious way of saying "turtles all the way down."
tommyrot - Jun 13, 2008 12:20:22 pm PDT #3083 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
It sounds like a very wordy and pretentious way of saying "turtles all the way down."
Heh.
aurelia - Jun 13, 2008 12:28:12 pm PDT #3084 of 10003
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
God evolved first? That'd make some heads explode.
Kat - Jun 13, 2008 12:28:30 pm PDT #3085 of 10003
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I'm confused, Kat--why is it inappropriate to tell the girl "You're not fat, you're just pregnant"?
meara, cause I wasn't sure if she was pregnant. She hadn't said anything and I just sort of stated what was obvious to me. Luckily (?) she was pregnant so I hadn't misjudged. But still... prolly not a good thing to blurt in the middle of class.
sumi - Jun 13, 2008 12:32:27 pm PDT #3086 of 10003
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I've been watching MSNBC for about an hour straight and yeah, they're pretty messed up but they're doing a good job and no other news. You know?
Sheryl - Jun 13, 2008 12:36:08 pm PDT #3087 of 10003
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Tomorrow is the Potomac Celtic Festival, which we will go to for a while. Sunday I need to bring the car to Jiffy Lube, and we're doing dinner with G's dad.