Re: [asa] Nailing sacred things to the wall... and idols

It hardly seems to be hurting for traffic so perhaps there is more to
this story than a superficial statement may suggest?

See http://pharyngula.org/index/weblog/comments/link_to_me_or_the_bible_gets_it/P125/

Sometimes people may be somewhat humor impaired I guess.

Opderdeck: Your complaint is only valid in a technical sense. Myers
knows he has a big following. So what kind of role model is he? Go
to YouTube and type in "eucharist desecration." You will see that the
#1 Science Blog has inspired copycats. I'll bet he's proud.

You mean that the article ignores that there was no video, that there
was a page of God Delusion in addition to the Koran and an alleged
consecrated eucharist? Me thinks that some are quick to ignore the
background and circumstance. What if it was just a cracker, was the
response and death threats worth it?

As to Myers being proud, I assume that you have talked to him
recently? Myers has a big following, for a variety of reasons,
including his fascinating science postings.

I personally do not care much for his philosophical positions but like
Dawkins, he is an excellent science educator with a sense of humor.

Nothing should be sacred. Sounds like "teach the controversy" doesn't it...

On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 6:24 PM, Nucacids <nucacids@wowway.com> wrote:
> Hi Bernie,
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> "This made me think. Would people on this ASA list be upset if Myers took a
> Bible and nailed it to the wall?"
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> I would view this as a symbolic gesture of both violence and censorship. I
> would then explore it from that angle. Come to think of it, what if Myers
> burned a copy of the Bible? Would that be significantly different?
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> [BTW, the #1 Science Blog has, in the past, threatened to urinate on the
> Bible as a stunt to get more traffic.]
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> - Mike
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dehler, Bernie
> To: asa@calvin.edu
> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 3:58 PM
> Subject: [asa] Nailing sacred things to the wall... and idols
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> From: http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=33156
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> "The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights and the Christian
> Anti-Defamation Commission are calling for disciplinary action against
> biologist Paul Z. Myers. On July 24, he placed a video on his blog in which
> the Eucharist – the communion wafer that Catholics believe is the body and
> blood of Christ after it has been consecrated by a priest during Mass – was
> pierced with a rusty nail."
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> This made me think. Would people on this ASA list be upset if Myers took a
> Bible and nailed it to the wall? How about a "Bible on CD?" What about a
> "Bible on cassette?" Just wondering as to some opinions. I suspect that
> nailing a Bible would upset many, but nailing a cassette would mean nothing
> … why is that? Both the book and cassette are only vehicles for
> transmitting the message. Can this reveal if the Bible (in book form) has
> become an idol in the minds of some?
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