Re: [asa] Conservapedia

Look up the Pacific Northwest Tree Dwelling Octopus in
Conservapedia, and tell me what you think.

On Thu, 1 Mar 2007 14:18:39 +0000
  "Iain Strachan" <igd.strachan@gmail.com> wrote:
> BTW I meant to mention that I'm not entirely sure that
>Conservapedia isn't
> an elaborate hoax. There have been many spoof
>wikipedias before.
>
> Also some Christians have a track record for gullibility
>- a few years back
> there was an email going round conservative Christian
>circles about an
> article where J.K. Rowling (of Harry Potter fame)
>described herself as a
> Satanist. No one noticed that it was a spoof article
>from The Onion
> website.
>
> The Kangaroo article might be a spoof (though
>Woodmorappe's famous statement
> about the animals being trained to poop into buckets on
>Noah's ark wasn't a
> spoof. Well, not unless Woodmorappe is a pesky liberal
>in disguise! ;-)
>
> What do people think? If conservapedia is not a spoof,
>then it might be
> worthwhile trying to establish a presence there (if they
>re-enable
> registration of accounts).
>
> Iain
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>From: Iain Strachan <igd.strachan@gmail.com>
> Date: Mar 1, 2007 1:42 PM
> Subject: Conservapedia
> To: ASA <asa@calvin.edu>
>
> Much amusement and hilarity at my work was caused today
>when someone
> stumbled upon
>
> www.conservapedia.com
>
> which is a Conservative "alternative" to wikipedia,
>peopled by
> fundamentalists, as far as I can see.
>
> The entry on "kangaroo" caused a great deal of
>amusement. ( "designed by
> God for jumping" was especially appreciated!)
>
> Does anyone know about the origin of this site? I noted
>that there wasn't
> any article on Theistic Evolution, but when I tried to
>create an account in
> order to register and write one, but found that new
>registrations have been
> disabled.
>
> It did at least provide an opportunity to explain to a
>colleague of mine who
> describes himself as an atheist that there were ways you
>could be a
> Christian and still accept evolution, so I suppose I
>should feel grateful
> for the opportunity. But seriously this is turning
>Christianity into a
> laughing stock.
>
> If anyone finds a way of getting a registered account,
>let me know and we'll
> have a go at doing a Theistic Evolution article.
> Anything that gets hacked
> or distorted can be reported via a blog site if
>necessary.
>
>
> Iain
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> After the game, the King and the pawn go back in the
>same box.
>
> - Italian Proverb
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> After the game, the King and the pawn go back in the
>same box.
>
> - Italian Proverb
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