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| Kepp | Posted: Oct 12, 2010 - 19:12 |
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 Level: 5 CS Original | A buddy and I were discussing evolution at work, and one of the newer guys overheard us and proclaimed that he had proof that evolution was false. So of coarse I asked him if I could check it out. He handed me two pieces of literature, Was Life Created, and The Origin Of Life five questions worth Asking. I actually read them. What a load of garbage, logical fallacies everywhere! I noticed lots of similarities to conspiracy theories. The sad thing is anyone who doesn't have an understanding of evolution could easily be fooled by this deceptive literature. What should I tell him tomorrow when he asks me for my opinion that isn't too rude, but also lets him know that I'm no idiot? | |||||
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| Agent Matt | Posted: Oct 12, 2010 - 19:16 |
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 Genuine American Monster Level: 70 CS Original | When the Jehovah's Witnesses are debunking something, you know its bullshit. | |||||
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| Sky | Posted: Oct 12, 2010 - 19:35 |
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 Level: 3 CS Original | It sounds to me more like that book was written by Jehovah's Witnesses and the people on that site are JW critics. | |||||
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| domokato | Posted: Oct 12, 2010 - 19:39 |
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 Level: 4 CS Original | You could try explaining to him how evolution and science actually work | |||||
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| Kepp | Posted: Oct 12, 2010 - 19:48 |
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Level: 5 CS Original | I could take the time to explain it to him, but he will just dismiss what I say as being the devils words or something. Then I'll get frustrated and start insulting him hehe. | |||||
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| Agent Matt | Posted: Oct 12, 2010 - 20:17 |
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Genuine American Monster Level: 70 CS Original | @Sky, I think you're right and its a site for former JWs. The co-worker is probably a JW, in which case you should probably just not talk to him about it. | |||||
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| Kepp | Posted: Oct 12, 2010 - 20:22 |
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Level: 5 CS Original | Both pieces of literature list watchtower.org on the back cover. I googled it and it seems to be a Jehovah's witness organization. I'll just tell him I'm not interested or something, and walk away. | |||||
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| Agent Matt | Posted: Oct 12, 2010 - 20:24 |
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Genuine American Monster Level: 70 CS Original | Yep, he's a Jehova's Witness. Just avoid the dude. You don't want him accusing you of creating a hostile work environment or something stupid because you're not down with his cult. | |||||
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| Jimmy Biscuit | Posted: Oct 13, 2010 - 06:28 |
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Level: 0 CS Original | I was looking at some videos of Michael Cremo last night. He's Fundamentalist Hindu who has been quite prolific in the anti-evolutionary movement over the past decade. My CT mate sent me links to his Youtube videos as 'proof' that man has been walking the earth for over 250 million years. It is the biggest pile of nonsense he has sent me yet, and I am now very worried how he will never get out of this crazy frame of mind he is in. Cremo is nuts and all his evidence is old school hoaxes which have been investigated and rejected many times over. He also completely fails to explain or integrate the overwhelming evidence for evolution into his theory of man. Check his website...he is strange: http://www.mcremo.com | |||||
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| Agent Matt | Posted: Oct 13, 2010 - 07:39 |
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Genuine American Monster Level: 70 CS Original | The Bhaktivedanta Institute (BI) is the scientific research branch of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Founded in 1976 by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, it advances the study of the nature and origin of life, utilizing Vedic insights into consciousness, the self, and the origin of the universe. Founder Swami Prabhupada is pictured in the logo, with the BI motto in Sanskrit language: Recently the BI has established the world's first graduate degree program (M.S./Ph.D) in consciousness studies at Bombay in collaboration with the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, one of India's top technical schools. Subjects include Life Sciences, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics and Philosophy of Science. There are many research centers of the Bhaktivedanta Institute throughout the world. Michael Cremo is a member of the Los Angeles center. http://www.mcremo.com/bi.html</p> Boy, that's one professional looking institute. | |||||
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