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JohnOAS
SFN Regular
Australia
800 Posts |
 Posted - 06/07/2006 : 17:04:19
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This one's a gem. You can always trust the onion.
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"It's true that I've been condemned and ridiculed by the world's most prominent chemists, as well as by a good number of amateur hobbyists," Hapner said as he rubbed a balloon on his head to demonstrate a basic principle of hydrodynamics. "But then, wasn't Einstein ridiculed when he unveiled his theory of relativity, or Copernicus when he posited that the Earth revolved around the sun? True, I have since proved them both wrong, but at least they took risks."
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John's just this guy, you know. |
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard
USA
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2006 : 22:55:00 [Permalink]
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"If you're looking for some button-down traditionalist who relies on so-called induction, conventional logic, and verification to arrive at what the scientific community calls 'proof,' then I'm afraid you've got the wrong guy," said the intrepid 44-year-old rebel, who last month unveiled a revolutionary new model of atomic structure that contradicted 300 years of precedent. "But if you want your results fast and with some flair, then come with me and I'll prove that the boiling point of water is actually 547 degrees Fahrenheit."
Gotta love this guy. As Indiana Jones was to scientific archeology, Theodore Hapner is to chemistry.
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
Here's a link to Moonscape News, and one to its Archive. |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Posted - 06/08/2006 : 02:51:53 [Permalink]
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Hmmm. I wonder if 'Theodore Hapner' is not an off-the-cuff lampoon of Jonathan Sarfati, one of the world's more intelligent, dishonest, and irritating creation-floggers.....
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Does Dr Jonathan Sarfati Have Any Integrity?
John Stear
Dr Jonathan Sarfati is a Young Earth Creationist (YEC). He is employed by the Australian headquarters of Answers in Genesis (AiG) at Acacia Ridge in Queensland, Australia.
According to his c.v. Dr Sarfati "obtained honors level in physical and inorganic chemistry, as well as in condensed matter physics and nuclear physics." He also studied mathematics, geology and physics at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand.
Dr Sarfati writes extensively for AiG. His writing covers most aspects of science as it relates to evolution. However, like many creationists, he attempts to refute many aspects of evolution by writing beyond his field of expertise.
In one of his recent books, Refuting Evolution, he, typically, revisits areas which have been refuted by scientists many times. This is a well used creationist tactic; tell a lie often enough and it becomes truth. Unfortunately this is often a successful ploy as most grassroots creationists parrot these lies as if they were really scientifically sound.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist! 
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beskeptigal
SFN Die Hard
USA
3834 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2006 : 08:57:11 [Permalink]
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| Ricky and HM, it's the Onion. The stories are made up. Or am I misreading your replies? |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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Posted - 06/08/2006 : 18:10:17 [Permalink]
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No, B., I can't speak for Ricky, but you read me correctly. The Onion has been my Gospel for many years, even before Jon Steward, back when The Onion was in print medium only. I prefer my hard news sources delivered without suspicious claims of "Fair and Balanced."
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
Here's a link to Moonscape News, and one to its Archive. |
| Edited by - HalfMooner on 06/08/2006 18:16:46 |
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