Comments on: Noah, FEMA, Media, Resignation

By: friend of erich's

friend of erich's — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 01:39:58 +0000

My two cents: Thank you ABC. Thank you Noah. There is a Heaven. I’m going to Disneyland. Forever.

By: grumpypilgrim

grumpypilgrim — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 17:31:58 +0000

Just this morning, I heard a televangelist ask the hypothetical question, “How can archeologists who don’t believe in the [literal truth of the Biblical] Flood possibly do valid science?” To him, any archeological results that do not confirm the stories in the Bible simply *must* be invalid. Thus, there are two types of scientific findings: those that confirm the Bible, and those that are invalid.

How disturbing that Believers should be trying to wage the same battle today with their ignorance and blind doctrine that the church tried to wage four centuries ago against Galileo. Indeed, as Erich points out, it’s a good thing our airplanes are not designed by people who believe flight is a miracle performed by God. (On the other hand, if flight is a miracle performed by God, then I sure would love to own one of those magic flying carpets….)

By: Erich Vieth

Erich Vieth — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 06:18:28 +0000

In response to Karen:

I know for a fact that the members of this “archeology” group couldn’t have traveled to Iran on airplanes built according to the B.A.S.E. principles of truth and understanding.

By: Karen Lowe

Karen Lowe — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 01:03:14 +0000

* We recognize that older sources are superior to newer sources, that ancient testimony is superior to modern testimony, and that original evidence is superior to later opinions about that evidence.

I wonder if those B.A.S.E. people approach medicine the same way they approach archeology?

By: Erika Price

Erika Price — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 12:50:47 +0000

No logical process seems to sway the devoutly religious, but maybe an outright absurd example of their own mindset could?

Wait, nevermind. These B.A.S.E. people do enough to make the Christian right look absurd on their own. The Discovery Institute claimed to have reputible scientists on board their project, but B.A.S.E.’s members seem to celebrate the fact that they senselessly reject all scientific or logical inquiry.

The fact that ABC decided to call these kooks “archaeologists” bothers me the most of all this. Would ABC take a band of eccentric scientists researching the Lock Ness monster seriously? I think not.