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Gothmog

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42. The fact that the conservative nut cases hate this show is wonderful

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Mon Mar 24, 2014, 05:15 PM

Mar 2014

I really love this show

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Neil deGrasse Tyson: SO THAT WOULD BE A NO... [View all] Playinghardball Mar 2014 OP

K & R...for awesomeness... Wounded Bear Mar 2014 #1

Science is about finding the truth, ... Deep13 Mar 2014 #2

True. It's politics that's about inventing a persuasive narrative. Usually a toxic one. villager Mar 2014 #4

It's our nature to create narratives, and to live them, so much so that one writer... Hekate Mar 2014 #18

Even Heisenberg (not the "Breaking Bad" one! ;-) ) would agree, or perhaps especially so villager Mar 2014 #22

You mean I can *never* make it stop? Feral Child Mar 2014 #32

Speaking of paradigms... Hekate Mar 2014 #45

Isn't that just another Feral Child Mar 2014 #73

Nope. Buddhism in particular quiets the "monkey mind" that keeps hopping about. nt Hekate Mar 2014 #79

Okay, I've been kidding. Feral Child Mar 2014 #80

Kick! greatlaurel Mar 2014 #3

Love it! n/t Brainstormy Mar 2014 #5

His intelligence heaven05 Mar 2014 #6

In their minds he is ignorant. All scientists are. (eom) StevieM Mar 2014 #56

Dear religions, "Science is not there for you to cherry pick." nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #7

And what would the balance to the truth be? rock Mar 2014 #8

K&R! Phlem Mar 2014 #9

they are free to produce their own ignorant teevee show. spanone Mar 2014 #10

You know, one day they will get their wish and yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #23

At this rate we need to redefine the whole notion of "American exceptionalism." calimary Mar 2014 #38

They have been redefining American exceptionalism since the 2000 election. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #76

They have lots of them caraher Mar 2014 #50

They could call it Fox News. n/t jtuck004 Mar 2014 #61

Don't they already have inroads into the Discovery network? nxylas Mar 2014 #70

Neil de Grasse Tyson has just entered my small pantheon of heroes Hekate Mar 2014 #11

Mine, too. nt enlightenment Mar 2014 #15

Mine, three... chervilant Mar 2014 #74

K & R Iliyah Mar 2014 #12

Maybe they should start their own show... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #13

They do keep TRYING to push this stuff in the media Maedhros Mar 2014 #30

You have a point. nt awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #47

Excuse me. The LIBERAL media. pangaia Mar 2014 #52

It's not as though there's a lack of conservatives in Hollywood... elzenmahn Mar 2014 #31

I have missed it awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #48

They thought everyone is as deranged Hutzpa Mar 2014 #14

Perfect!! Just posted to facebook. lamp_shade Mar 2014 #16

great comments here ... Duppers Mar 2014 #17

He should try to be more tolerant... of flat-out bullshit. Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #19

Actually, the bullshit is spherical Blue Owl Mar 2014 #26

Creationists have had the platform all to themselves for a few thousand years Takket Mar 2014 #20

But they've only had 6,000 years while the real universe has had billions! It just isn't fair! n/t whopis01 Mar 2014 #34

Love that man. K&R. NealK Mar 2014 #21

How long does it take to say "Santa Jesus is real and evolution is the work of the devil" npk Mar 2014 #24

oh, they can twist a few thousand facts and scientific principles beyond the point of recognition... lastlib Mar 2014 #66

Good points npk Mar 2014 #69

Demand equal airtime? safeinOhio Mar 2014 #25

Interesting, liberals are not the only group that want to bring back the fairness doctrine. A Simple Game Mar 2014 #27

Nope. The motive behind wanting fairness is completely different. Avalux Mar 2014 #29

AGREED Iliyah Mar 2014 #35

Do I really need to start adding the sarcasm smilie on obvious sarcasm? A Simple Game Mar 2014 #59

In all fairness (no pun intended haha) Avalux Mar 2014 #63

The "fairness doctrine" applied to scientific facts? Lex Mar 2014 #49

It was sarcasm. n/t A Simple Game Mar 2014 #60

Um, mine was too. nt Lex Mar 2014 #64

People who believe Earth is flat are likely the same who think the moon landings never happened and ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2014 #28

I'm most impressed Feral Child Mar 2014 #33

Does this mean the science folk can get equal time on the 700 Club and other religious programs? Moonwalk Mar 2014 #36

Have I slipped into an alternate reality? OnlinePoker Mar 2014 #37

Fox Television is different than Fox News Channel. cui bono Mar 2014 #40

I do believe they are owned by the same people though. Bandit Mar 2014 #41

Ultimately yes, probably. But they are different divisions. cui bono Mar 2014 #43

Murdoch loves money, Ailes loves rightwing nut-jobbery. Warren Stupidity Mar 2014 #72

I actually think "cherry pick" is the wrong term. cui bono Mar 2014 #39

The fact that the conservative nut cases hate this show is wonderful Gothmog Mar 2014 #42

I see Cosmos as equal time for truth, reality, sanity, and science mountain grammy Mar 2014 #44

It's only fair - they talk up the legitimacy of evolution in churches - don't they? lame54 Mar 2014 #46

K&R stage left Mar 2014 #51

Facts, Evidence, None Of It Matters To Those True Believers colsohlibgal Mar 2014 #53

Don't they already have a gazillion religious shows on TV especially every Sunday? No one gets equa kelliekat44 Mar 2014 #54

Cool guy. Excellent show. nt gulliver Mar 2014 #55

If the creationists want time for creationism NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #57

either works. ramen! niyad Mar 2014 #68

But it would be fun to see both "sides" presented in an episode: bvf Mar 2014 #58

Just because you have heard both sides of a story does not mean you have heard the truth. harun Mar 2014 #62

I'm sorry, I can't hear you eShirl Mar 2014 #65

They were mistaking "cafeteria X-tians" with science...FAIL. (n/t) Moostache Mar 2014 #67

Dear religious cultists. . .your ideas are debunked, discredited and defeated. Nanjing to Seoul Mar 2014 #71

Just love him...lmao!!! Stellar Mar 2014 #75

This post has hundreds of recommendations. And rightly so. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #77

NDT is not ignoring Creationism Gothmog Mar 2014 #78