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gtar100

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24. If this gets them to stop fucking around with Wikipedia, then that's great

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 10:40 PM

Feb 2013

Let their perspective try to stand on its own two feet. We can't forcibly compel people to respect the truth or use critical thinking skills but we definitely need to keep them from polluting the efforts of those who are genuine in their pursuits for the truth (i. e., scientists, scholars, *real* joirnalists, and those of us with an open mind, etc.). Wikipedia potentially could be a reliable repository for accessible human knowledge but it will lose all hope of having an enduring positive reputation if conservatives keep messing around with it.

If conservapedia is to survive, it's going to need a lot of money from conservatives to keep it operational. Kinda like faux news. Fairy tales are fine for telling a story but it's a hard sell to pass them off as reality. Fortunately for them, faux news has a lot of people conditioned to believe just about anything.

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No, Conservapedia is not satire [View all] HarveyDarkey Feb 2013 OP

My IQ just dropped by twenty... nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #1

gravity is a hoax kiri Feb 2013 #59

If it's not satire...is it Satre? Katashi_itto Feb 2013 #68

If only they'd stand behind that NutmegYankee Feb 2013 #2

the use of clap trap without quotqtions in a supposed encyclopedia arely staircase Feb 2013 #7

Ha! That last sentence is exactly what I was thinking.... paleotn Feb 2013 #17

Science isn't their thing. NutmegYankee Feb 2013 #20

What is the speed of thought? WHEN CRABS ROAR Feb 2013 #3

laden or unladen? MattBaggins Feb 2013 #4

RLOL Geek Alert. ^^^^____^^^^ nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #5

african or european? arely staircase Feb 2013 #10

Held under the dorsal guiding feathers? n/t A HERETIC I AM Feb 2013 #14

Mentat or average Joe? paleotn Feb 2013 #22

You win the internets today. progressoid Feb 2013 #19

previously unladen or ashling Feb 2013 #21

No. Bin Laden. nt Lucky Luciano Feb 2013 #34

I would like to get laden. n/t Yavin4 Feb 2013 #55

Where is the holy hand grenade? Initech Feb 2013 #54

You have to know these things when you're the king. nt lumberjack_jeff Feb 2013 #77

Osama Unladen? nt tblue37 Feb 2013 #86

The speed of conservative thought RoccoR5955 Feb 2013 #27

If a conservative stops to think... Cerridwen Feb 2013 #6

Whoa there, sport SnowCritter Feb 2013 #16

"Some days, absurdity requires an absurd response." Cerridwen Feb 2013 #25

Conservatives stop to think... OswegoAtheist Feb 2013 #79

There should be a corollary of Poe's Law just for conservatives. Warpy Feb 2013 #8

Isn't that the secret....... Wounded Bear Feb 2013 #73

"numerous attempts to derive E=mc2 in general form from first principles have failed" longship Feb 2013 #9

well maybe they mean their personal attempts arely staircase Feb 2013 #11

now i take it andrew isn't the gay one? arely staircase Feb 2013 #12

Ah, but you didn't .... paleotn Feb 2013 #29

No, he's dumber. caseymoz Feb 2013 #39

I don't believe it. Kalidurga Feb 2013 #13

Please, please, let this be satire. I'm hoping so, too. freshwest Feb 2013 #15

Take a look and decided for yourself. Lady Freedom Returns Feb 2013 #28

Please! Nooo! Make it go away! From the link: freshwest Feb 2013 #36

And that is why I added the warning about the IQ points. n/t Lady Freedom Returns Feb 2013 #41

Edited: It is NOT satire. progressoid Feb 2013 #23

Try this link instead: Cerridwen Feb 2013 #32

And further along it states... freshwest Feb 2013 #45

I was just getting ready to post that. Cerridwen Feb 2013 #50

oh that site is precious ! Thank You for the entertainment lunasun Feb 2013 #61

You're welcome. Sometimes laughter helps. Cerridwen Feb 2013 #64

Unless I read some of this crap, I wouldn't have believed it possible. I need eye bleach... DeschutesRiver Feb 2013 #75

In addition to what they're doing to educational fields Cerridwen Feb 2013 #76

The entire site gets worse. Lady Freedom Returns Feb 2013 #53

I've been there before. Cerridwen Feb 2013 #65

Oh for fuck's sake. I stand corrected. progressoid Feb 2013 #51

Sorry. I offer a link of another discussion as apology. Cerridwen Feb 2013 #52

No need to apologize. progressoid Feb 2013 #58

There should be one ... Lady Freedom Returns Feb 2013 #63

It's andy schlafly's site. Remember phyllis? Yeah. That one. Cerridwen Feb 2013 #66

Whoa, that links to THIS: krispos42 Feb 2013 #70

Hey, he's a Harvard grad. Cerridwen Feb 2013 #71

And not only that, a check of the history shows that Aschlafly himself is putting in the worst stuff muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #82

It is impossible to distinguish between authoritarian thinking and satire TrogL Feb 2013 #37

We have Uncyclopedia for satire krispos42 Feb 2013 #72

Sounds like The Wizard Feb 2013 #18

If this gets them to stop fucking around with Wikipedia, then that's great gtar100 Feb 2013 #24

This will be the source book for the permanent underclass, ruled by priests. freshwest Feb 2013 #48

WHAT?!?!?!?!?! RoccoR5955 Feb 2013 #26

You have to see to believe. Lady Freedom Returns Feb 2013 #31

Wow Seriously???? broadcaster75201 Feb 2013 #30

I'm starting to think so, too. It's disheartening. Where to now? freshwest Feb 2013 #49

Direct link to that page. Cerridwen Feb 2013 #33

I just showed the actual article to an actual physicist pnwmom Feb 2013 #35

If a tree falls in the woods... krispos42 Feb 2013 #38

I wonder ... AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #40

See post #28 for link to site. They have "Educational Index". Lady Freedom Returns Feb 2013 #43

They believe that the earth is hollow, and we live on the inside of the shell. krispos42 Feb 2013 #67

For the world is hollow ..and I have touched the sky... AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #69

I like their project to rewrite the Bible caseymoz Feb 2013 #42

You should read what they say about Atheism. Lady Freedom Returns Feb 2013 #57

Now check out RationalWiki's page on Relativity: NYC Liberal Feb 2013 #44

When ever our family disagrees on a subject we always say "Lets look at what lunasun Feb 2013 #46

The trouble is, they're taking us down the drain with them. NBachers Feb 2013 #47

And, I shit you not, a plot to promote abortion. Cerridwen Feb 2013 #56

Edward Teller is spinning in his grave. JHB Feb 2013 #60

If it doesn't, in fact, hurt to be this stupid, Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #62

I have to wonder if the educated ones truly do know better but are lying to the uneducated ones liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #74

And the hits keep coming...conservative music list... rppper Feb 2013 #78

Do what now? shenmue Feb 2013 #80

It's not a satire... WHY DID I LOOK AT THAT WEBSITE? WHY? I should have known better... idwiyo Feb 2013 #81

Even if it is not their intention, the content itself is making it a joke. gtar100 Feb 2013 #83

I think the worst part is that a large number of republicans don't believe any of this crap BUT idwiyo Feb 2013 #84

No fucking shit. How do they explain the sun? Or hydrogen bombs, for that matter? Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #85

Jesus. (nt) jeff47 Feb 2013 #87

Were conservatives always this blindingly stupid? Kablooie Feb 2013 #88

That site should be renamed "Regressivepedia". Jamaal510 Feb 2013 #89

I never heard of conservapedia until just now Victor_c3 Feb 2013 #90

If conservatives do not want a thing to be true treestar Feb 2013 #91