Re: [asa] Conservapedia

Here's another hilarious bit from a previous version of the entry on Global
Warming .... (The current version has cut this bit of cut-and-thrust out,
greatly diminishing the entertainment value).

Liberals <http://www.conservapedia.com/Liberal> would like to see the
economy of America destroyed by forcing us to drive solar cars to work, and
use geothermal energy to heat our homes. Global warming is merely a
thinly-veiled liberal attempt to destroy capitalism.

Conservatives would like to see God's creation destroyed by forcing us to
drive SUVs to work, and use fossil fuels to heat our un-insulated, drafty
homes. Global warming is a widely accepted phenomenon.

C'mon Janice, which of the above statements do you agree with ? ;-)

Iain

On 3/1/07, drsyme@cablespeed.com <drsyme@cablespeed.com> wrote:
>
> 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
> > --
> > -----------
> > After the game, the King and the pawn go back in the
> >same box.
> >
> > - Italian Proverb
> > -----------
> >
> > --
> > -----------
> > After the game, the King and the pawn go back in the
> >same box.
> >
> > - Italian Proverb
> > -----------
>
>

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