| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| broken part |
Posted - 03/21/2005 : 13:04:33
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4365999.stm
It includes this little beauty:
"I really hate it when the theory of evolution is presented as fact" |
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 03/28/2005 : 02:04:13
quote:
Originally posted by starmekitten
hey! I love messing with genes! genes is fun!
 cats have nine lives/ which makes them ideal for experimentation
Me too. Look at this bag I made.
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!!
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| starmekitten |
Posted - 03/25/2005 : 17:58:53
minue whatserface though, mekita? nikita? who knows, it's all about the amstel
cats have nine lives/ which makes them ideal for experimentation |
| PixieSteve |
Posted - 03/25/2005 : 17:54:40
ooh, thanks. |
| starmekitten |
Posted - 03/25/2005 : 17:52:29
popworlds on you know
cats have nine lives/ which makes them ideal for experimentation |
| PixieSteve |
Posted - 03/25/2005 : 17:51:02
actually, I study Biology............. at A Level.
can i say i'm so glad you posted because i am SO fucking bored, and i'd posted at everything i wanted to, and was struggling to find entertaining things elsewhere on the net. |
| starmekitten |
Posted - 03/25/2005 : 17:45:52
you're just jealous of all the fun we mad scientists get to have, crazy hedonistic days!
cats have nine lives/ which makes them ideal for experimentation |
| PixieSteve |
Posted - 03/25/2005 : 16:54:27
stop showing off! |
| starmekitten |
Posted - 03/25/2005 : 16:43:24
I mean, c'mon! look at this here picture of a plasmid map! isn't that fun! F-U-N yes sir!
wooo! yeah! right!
no?
really?
no?
cats have nine lives/ which makes them ideal for experimentation |
| starmekitten |
Posted - 03/25/2005 : 16:32:15
hey! I love messing with genes! genes is fun!
cats have nine lives/ which makes them ideal for experimentation |
| Carl |
Posted - 03/25/2005 : 15:34:02
Nice thesis, man. I kind of like the whole idea some people could probably live quiet happily in the past, and ar'nt interested in scientific progress, while other people probably need the advances in technology and medicine, etc. to get by. (People like me!!) Some people are afraid of the future, I suppose. It's that fear that machines will take over or some mad scientists will completely fuck up the natural world by messing with genes, etc. And it's been suggested before that religion is a neuroses crated by the human condition. Whatever...grab a beer and chill out. That's my great solution!! |
| broken part |
Posted - 03/25/2005 : 15:26:37
quote:
Originally posted by Carl
Well, religious fundamentalism is more powerful than this whimsical 'science' thing!
these two things, I think, are a very good indicator of a country's health.
Think about muslim fundamentalism. It's only a recent phenomenon yet muslims have been around since the 7th century. In the first centuries of 2nd millenium the arabs were world leaders in science and technology. Europeans learned irrigation form them, they advanced mathematics (we're all using arab numerals), astronomy (they'd be using stars to navigate Indian Ocean, while europeans kept to costal waters - in fact Columbus was the first one to embrace their knowledge) and many works that are held as foundations of Western culture (Plato, Aristotle, etc) survived the dark ages because they were preserved by arab teachers and were eventually translated back into Greek, Latin during the Renaissance.
The point is: science drives towards progress and prosperity. Once there is stagnation society turns in on itself and thats when religious fundamentalism takes hold.
In Europe the opposite happened. The dark and middle ages were a time of intense religious fervour where the people were more or less enslaved to the church. Once the industrial revolution began to move the church's power began started to diminish and eventually dissapear.
And what about US? It's been a scientific powerhouse for the last century and still will be for a while but where is the country really heading to? I mean trying to put it in a historical perspective, if someone 200 years from now asks " what was US doing at the beggining of 21st century" what would be the answer. Since the cold war ended it's been very much looking for an aim. Has it really found it in chasing terrorists and quarreling with EU over tax breaks?
I don't care what belief someone holds but when preachers are multiplying and brainwash people with ideas that might seem innocuos its a sign of decline.
Stock up on light bulbs now! |
| VoVat |
Posted - 03/23/2005 : 17:32:09
quote:
That's fairly ironic, considering how many IMAX theatres in Canada are connected to Scince Centres.
A lot of them in the States are as well, probably including just about all of the theaters that would have even considered showing a film on undersea volcanoes. I have to wonder why anyone would go to a science museum, and then get annoyed because they're seeing things related to scientific theories. I mean, do the scientists go into churches and say there's too much religious content in the sermons? I tend to doubt it.
"Reunion? Shit union!" |
| Carl |
Posted - 03/21/2005 : 19:14:55
Well, religious fundamentalism is more powerful than this whimsical 'science' thing! |
| speedy_m |
Posted - 03/21/2005 : 19:06:30
That's fairly ironic, considering how many IMAX theatres in Canada are connected to Scince Centres. |
| GoddessOfTheGreen |
Posted - 03/21/2005 : 17:59:14
i find it interesting that we have to learn about this from our friends in the UK! Because I have never heard anyone mention this at all here in the states. |
| Carl |
Posted - 03/21/2005 : 17:47:06
I heard about this, and it's pretty ridiculous. It reminds me of Bill Hicks's gag about of Jesus meeting a dinosaur and a pulling a thorn out of it's foot!! |
| kathryn |
Posted - 03/21/2005 : 16:35:07
Scary.
 I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 03/21/2005 : 14:36:52
Hehe, it's OK I was just goofing around as usual. I have never seen it.
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!!
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| darwin |
Posted - 03/21/2005 : 14:32:57
I wasn't clear. I wasn't criticising the movie. |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 03/21/2005 : 14:12:48
quote:
Originally posted by darwin
This is the same people who use to show, "Beavers: the biggest dam movie you ever saw".
You seen a better one?
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!!
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| darwin |
Posted - 03/21/2005 : 13:54:12
This is the same people who use to show, "Beavers: the biggest dam movie you ever saw".
The cultural war is being lost. |
