Comments on: The Stifling Dominance of Secular Academia http://tinyfrog.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/the-stifling-dominance-of-secular-academia/ Atheism, Evolution, Skepticism Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:46:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Clever Monkey http://tinyfrog.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/the-stifling-dominance-of-secular-academia/#comment-584 Clever Monkey Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:10:24 +0000 http://tinyfrog.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/the-stifling-dominance-of-secular-academia/#comment-584 The Onion (satire newspaper) had a very funny article back in 2005 on this very subject: Evangelical Scientists Refute Gravity With New 'Intelligent Falling' Theory TOPEKA, KS—Evangelical physicists are now asserting that objects fall because a higher power is pushing them down. http://www.theonion.com/content/node/39512 The Onion (satire newspaper) had a very funny article back in 2005 on this very subject:

Evangelical Scientists Refute Gravity With New ‘Intelligent Falling’ Theory

TOPEKA, KS—Evangelical physicists are now asserting that objects fall because a higher power is pushing them down.

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/39512

]]> By: Take Ben Stein’s brain « Millard Fillmore’s Bathtub http://tinyfrog.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/the-stifling-dominance-of-secular-academia/#comment-583 Take Ben Stein’s brain « Millard Fillmore’s Bathtub Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:25:56 +0000 http://tinyfrog.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/the-stifling-dominance-of-secular-academia/#comment-583 [...] A great post on the issue from Tiny Frog — warning: Parody ahead [...] [...] A great post on the issue from Tiny Frog — warning: Parody ahead [...]

]]> By: Sherri Sheperd, Warrior against Scientific Groupthink « Tiny Frog http://tinyfrog.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/the-stifling-dominance-of-secular-academia/#comment-535 Sherri Sheperd, Warrior against Scientific Groupthink « Tiny Frog Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:30:04 +0000 http://tinyfrog.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/the-stifling-dominance-of-secular-academia/#comment-535 [...] 19th, 2007 by tinyfrog [Via BadAstronomy] Hooray! More and more intelligent people are questioning the intellectual know-it-alls who call themselves scientists. Here’s a clip of one more person who should be praised for her courage. We need to teach our [...] [...] 19th, 2007 by tinyfrog [Via BadAstronomy] Hooray! More and more intelligent people are questioning the intellectual know-it-alls who call themselves scientists. Here’s a clip of one more person who should be praised for her courage. We need to teach our [...]

]]> By: Grant LaFleche http://tinyfrog.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/the-stifling-dominance-of-secular-academia/#comment-448 Grant LaFleche Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:27:31 +0000 http://tinyfrog.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/the-stifling-dominance-of-secular-academia/#comment-448 Excellent post!! Saddly, facts do not matter to those who push the ID agenda, and I am sure that Ben Stein's movie will have the same level of factual content about science and history as Jesus Camp did when we found out a home school child had been taught that Galileo gave up science "for Grace," and made the right decision in doing so. Fact's have no bearing on what they do. For instance, in response to one my own blogs challenging the idea that western Democracy is "founded" on Chrisitian ideas, I got a response from someone who insisted that democracy was invented by anicient hebrews and later improved by Christians....and the guy was totally serious about it.... Excellent post!!

Saddly, facts do not matter to those who push the ID agenda, and I am sure that Ben Stein’s movie will have the same level of factual content about science and history as Jesus Camp did when we found out a home school child had been taught that Galileo gave up science “for Grace,” and made the right decision in doing so.

Fact’s have no bearing on what they do. For instance, in response to one my own blogs challenging the idea that western Democracy is “founded” on Chrisitian ideas, I got a response from someone who insisted that democracy was invented by anicient hebrews and later improved by Christians….and the guy was totally serious about it….

]]> By: Kent Kauffman http://tinyfrog.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/the-stifling-dominance-of-secular-academia/#comment-442 Kent Kauffman Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:06:02 +0000 http://tinyfrog.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/the-stifling-dominance-of-secular-academia/#comment-442 you tell the TRUTH. those DAM ATHIESTS are always trien to stop GODS WORD. May the angils surround you in your journeys *Wow, that hurt my head just trying to impersonate a god head for a short comment, I'm surprised your head didn't explode for a whole post. you tell the TRUTH. those DAM ATHIESTS are always trien to stop GODS WORD. May the angils surround you in your journeys

*Wow, that hurt my head just trying to impersonate a god head for a short comment, I’m surprised your head didn’t explode for a whole post.

]]> By: Sam http://tinyfrog.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/the-stifling-dominance-of-secular-academia/#comment-434 Sam Tue, 04 Sep 2007 07:51:26 +0000 http://tinyfrog.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/the-stifling-dominance-of-secular-academia/#comment-434 Nice work - needs more bible quotes, though. Genesis is a good place to start (snarf snarf) Nice work – needs more bible quotes, though. Genesis is a good place to start (snarf snarf)

]]> By: Wicked Lad http://tinyfrog.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/the-stifling-dominance-of-secular-academia/#comment-433 Wicked Lad Tue, 04 Sep 2007 02:16:25 +0000 http://tinyfrog.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/the-stifling-dominance-of-secular-academia/#comment-433 I love this. The reality-based community even footnotes its *parodies*. If I thought people were rational, I'd conclude that "faith" didn't stand a chance. I love this. The reality-based community even footnotes its *parodies*. If I thought people were rational, I’d conclude that “faith” didn’t stand a chance.

]]> By: Getting Newtonist ideas out of the science books « Millard Fillmore’s Bathtub http://tinyfrog.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/the-stifling-dominance-of-secular-academia/#comment-431 Getting Newtonist ideas out of the science books « Millard Fillmore’s Bathtub Mon, 03 Sep 2007 18:56:56 +0000 http://tinyfrog.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/the-stifling-dominance-of-secular-academia/#comment-431 [...] Here’s a parody that suggests what that campaign would look like, from Tiny Frog.  It’s.... [...] [...] Here’s a parody that suggests what that campaign would look like, from Tiny Frog.  It’s…. [...]

]]> By: tinyfrog http://tinyfrog.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/the-stifling-dominance-of-secular-academia/#comment-430 tinyfrog Mon, 03 Sep 2007 18:23:02 +0000 http://tinyfrog.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/the-stifling-dominance-of-secular-academia/#comment-430 > it’s now very dangerous for teachers to contradict students on any matter they could possibly claim is a religious belief I can't wait for the Christian Science believers to complain - they believe that all disease is caused by "a false sense of separation from God" (take that germ theory of disease!) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Science#Overview > it’s now very dangerous for teachers to contradict students on any matter they could possibly claim is a religious belief

I can’t wait for the Christian Science believers to complain – they believe that all disease is caused by “a false sense of separation from God” (take that germ theory of disease!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Science#Overview

]]> By: Ed Darrell http://tinyfrog.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/the-stifling-dominance-of-secular-academia/#comment-429 Ed Darrell Mon, 03 Sep 2007 18:16:44 +0000 http://tinyfrog.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/the-stifling-dominance-of-secular-academia/#comment-429 As it's often impossible to parody genuine, gross stupidity, I expect your hoax list to be proposed to the Texas State Board of Education as reasons to reject physics and astronomy books that argue for current theories of gravity. I hereby propose Mencken's Law: No parody can be so blatantly stupid that some stupid person won't mistake it as serious history or science. As it’s often impossible to parody genuine, gross stupidity, I expect your hoax list to be proposed to the Texas State Board of Education as reasons to reject physics and astronomy books that argue for current theories of gravity.

I hereby propose Mencken’s Law: No parody can be so blatantly stupid that some stupid person won’t mistake it as serious history or science.

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