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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTweet of the morning:
MT @Green_Footballs
I wonder if all the conservatives yelling that Ebola might become airborne realize it means they now believe in evolution?
I wonder if all the conservatives yelling that Ebola might become airborne realize it means they now believe in evolution?
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Tweet of the morning: (Original Post)
KamaAina
Oct 2014
OP
They won't recognize this any more than they recognize that their fervent wish to have "THEIR
calimary
Oct 2014
#8
Avalux
(35,015 posts)1. I am happy to be the first to rec this! Brilliant!!
PasadenaTrudy
(3,998 posts)2. That's great! lol n/t
progressoid
(49,991 posts)3. No, no, no, the Lord works in mysterious ways.
Doncha know nothin'?
ZombieHorde
(29,047 posts)4. Very good! I love this! nt
malthaussen
(17,202 posts)5. Good one. n/t
Not a Fan
(98 posts)6. That's awesome!
Do you have a link to it?
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)24. Here you go
amuse bouche
(3,657 posts)7. Dark yet hilarious
calimary
(81,304 posts)8. They won't recognize this any more than they recognize that their fervent wish to have "THEIR
America back" (to the 50s, when one paycheck - more often than not a union salary - comfortably supported a family of four) also undoubtedly means they now believe in unions!
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)9. Suh-NAP!!
Brilliant!
Spazito
(50,355 posts)10. LOL!
Perfect, absolutely perfect!
Aerows
(39,961 posts)11. Excellent! n/t
samsingh
(17,599 posts)12. excellent
yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)13. Hats off to Green_Footballs
for an excellent observation!
marym625
(17,997 posts)14. Reply from religious nut when sharing this
What? How does one have anything to do with the other? That's stupid.
Oh lordy.
Awesome post.
xocet
(3,871 posts)15. Creationists take offense...
In Which My Tweet About #Ebola and Evolution Goes Viral
Creationists get upset
By Charles Johnson
Im going to kick off the week by humble-bragging about this off-handed tweet I posted over the weekend that has now gone viral (ironic considering the subject), with more than 7200 retweets as I write this and no sign of slowing down yet.
...
Two other common responses from creationists:
Both of these talking points are well-worn creationist dodges, and theyre both bogus.
...
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/43915_In_Which_My_Tweet_About__Ebola_and_Evolution_Goes_Viral
Creationists get upset
By Charles Johnson
Im going to kick off the week by humble-bragging about this off-handed tweet I posted over the weekend that has now gone viral (ironic considering the subject), with more than 7200 retweets as I write this and no sign of slowing down yet.
...
Two other common responses from creationists:
- We don't deny micro-evolution, just macro-evolution. If Ebola evolves, it's only micro-evolution.
- If Ebola ever becomes airborne, that won't be evolution -- it will be mutation.
Both of these talking points are well-worn creationist dodges, and theyre both bogus.
...
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/43915_In_Which_My_Tweet_About__Ebola_and_Evolution_Goes_Viral
, indeed!
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)17. The sad thing is that these dopes cannot even begin to know
just how damned stupid they really are.
xocet
(3,871 posts)27. Here is a link to an interesting paper that is approximately on that topic....
Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments
Justin Kruger and David Dunning
Cornell University
http://peyser.sewanee.edu/Sites/215%20Behavior%20Modification%20for%20Sustainability/Quiz%203/Readings/UnskilledAndUnawareOfIt.pdf
Justin Kruger and David Dunning
Cornell University
http://peyser.sewanee.edu/Sites/215%20Behavior%20Modification%20for%20Sustainability/Quiz%203/Readings/UnskilledAndUnawareOfIt.pdf
Skittles
(153,164 posts)28. ignorance is bliss
it's just hell on the rest of us
riversedge
(70,242 posts)19. well, silly Repug--mutations is how humans evolved!
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)23. It is the same process!!!!
The dumbness of the CONservatives, proves devolution!
Marr
(20,317 posts)25. That's like saying you can walk across the room, but walking to the porch is unthinkable.
Volaris
(10,271 posts)29. "...that won't be evolution -- it will be mutation."
Yes, because EVERYONE knows their is a difference between regular turtles and NINJA Turtles...
Save me, White Jesus.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)16. tweet of the morrrrniiiinnng,
beeeyoooteeefulllll tweeeeet.
marym625
(17,997 posts)18. I can't find it. I looked a couple times
daleanime
(17,796 posts)20. Sweet!
niyad
(113,329 posts)21. you nearly owed me a monitor!!
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)22. HA!
mountain grammy
(26,623 posts)26. Good one..