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Post by MaybeNever on Nov 18, 2010 16:10:01 GMT -5
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Post by happycheeze on Nov 18, 2010 16:55:38 GMT -5
Unlike most engineers, Andy Schlafy is not credit to team. NICE! |
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Post by Admiral Lithp on Nov 18, 2010 21:43:53 GMT -5
Salem hypothesis: Of the population of creationists (and cdesign proponentsists) with degrees, an overwhelming majority is engineers. Also, shameless plug. It be a deconstruction of a similar list of alleged scientific facts in the Bible. I took a crack at that on a Fundie forum myself. I felt like I said, "This doesn't even have to do with science" for at least half of the list. All of it was promptly ignored. So I'll be sure to comment on yours, if I can. |
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Post by godlesspanther on Nov 19, 2010 1:18:24 GMT -5
Someone did a Youtube video about this. I can't remember who did it, I'll see if I can find it anyway. They did a quiz format where they posted the Bible verse and gave multiple choice options to guess which scientific achievement Conservapedia thinks the Bible verse "predicts." I didn't do very well. I think the same thing could be done with the Biblical prophecies. They are all so vague and some of the examples I've seen are so vague I really don't see how the connection could be made. But that is the nature of a book that means whatever the believer wants it to mean.
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Post by arrowdeath on Nov 19, 2010 3:19:48 GMT -5
NonStampCollector maybe? I know he does quiz show youtube videos with poorly animated stick figures. Voice acting's pretty good though.
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Post by Sigmaleph on Nov 20, 2010 1:33:26 GMT -5
Salem hypothesis: Of the population of creationists (and cdesign proponentsists) with degrees, an overwhelming majority is engineers. Also, shameless plug. It be a deconstruction of a similar list of alleged scientific facts in the Bible. I took a crack at that on a Fundie forum myself. I felt like I said, "This doesn't even have to do with science" for at least half of the list. All of it was promptly ignored. So I'll be sure to comment on yours, if I can. Yay, my existence is acknowledged! |
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Post by Mlle Antéchrist on Nov 20, 2010 6:18:15 GMT -5
I'm hardly an expert in quantum mechanics, but even I can see how truly lacking Schlafly's grasp of the field is. Not to mention that if Jesus used the laws of physics to perform his miracles, then they're not really miracles, are they?
I almost feel sorry for this guy. He honestly believes that he's highly intelligent and well-educated, which shows such an astounding lack of self-awareness that one wonders if he can even be blamed for spewing such idiocy. If he wasn't such an asshole, I wouldn't even be able to bring myself to dislike the poor bastard.
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Post by Vene on Nov 20, 2010 17:16:49 GMT -5
Unlike most engineers, Andy Schlafy is not credit to team. I don't know, one of the managers at work is an engineer, he's terrible and has actively suppressed quality assurance's ability to, you know, make sure the produce we ship out won't make people sick. |
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Post by godlesspanther on Nov 20, 2010 19:44:46 GMT -5
Unlike most engineers, Andy Schlafy is not credit to team. I don't know, one of the managers at work is an engineer, he's terrible and has actively suppressed quality assurance's ability to, you know, make sure the produce we ship out won't make people sick. Does he realize that the cost of a little extra time to make sure the product is good would be minimal compared to lawsuits launched by angry sick people? Plus the reputation of the company. Sounds like the dude's brain was poorly engineered. |
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Post by Napoleon the Clown on Nov 20, 2010 21:51:36 GMT -5
Short term thinking is how most businesses are run, sadly.
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Post by Mlle Antéchrist on Nov 20, 2010 21:59:13 GMT -5
He said most engineers, not all. Even smart people can be assholes.
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Post by Sigmaleph on Nov 20, 2010 22:57:38 GMT -5
And even stupid assholes can get degrees.
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Post by Vene on Nov 21, 2010 10:21:47 GMT -5
I don't know, one of the managers at work is an engineer, he's terrible and has actively suppressed quality assurance's ability to, you know, make sure the produce we ship out won't make people sick. Does he realize that the cost of a little extra time to make sure the product is good would be minimal compared to lawsuits launched by angry sick people? Plus the reputation of the company. Sounds like the dude's brain was poorly engineered. Why should he care? His resume is good enough where he can go somewhere else and do it again. |
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Post by Mlle Antéchrist on Nov 21, 2010 13:07:56 GMT -5
Well, he should care because of the potential danger to public health, which matters a lot more than his resume. Not that these kinds of things factor into the decisions of selfish pricks, of course.
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Post by Admiral Lithp on Nov 21, 2010 21:47:15 GMT -5
I took a crack at that on a Fundie forum myself. I felt like I said, "This doesn't even have to do with science" for at least half of the list. All of it was promptly ignored. So I'll be sure to comment on yours, if I can. Yay, my existence is acknowledged! Hooray for mutual acknowledgement of existence! |
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