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hobbit709

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2. I believe science more than the heat induced hallucinations of itinerant sheep herders.

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Mon May 5, 2014, 05:54 AM

May 2014

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Neil deGrasse Tyson Exposes Myths of Christmas, Sets Off Creationist Alarm Bells [View all] xchrom May 2014 OP

The story on Bruno was highlighting one of the big themes in the History of Science. NutmegYankee May 2014 #1

And Organized Religion opposed their use of the story tclambert May 2014 #18

I believe science more than the heat induced hallucinations of itinerant sheep herders. hobbit709 May 2014 #2

Homosexuality is a sin, says the book that laid out rules for selling your kids into slavery Major Nikon May 2014 #12

love that photo Ed Suspicious May 2014 #29

+1000 Tom Ripley May 2014 #22

Sometimes it hurts.... N_E_1 for Tennis May 2014 #3

Arguing with the creationists is a pointless endeavor and only gives credence to their POV Exposethefrauds May 2014 #4

^^THIS^^ Tom Ripley May 2014 #23

Idiots. The burning of Bruno is precisely Solomon May 2014 #5

For those like me who are clueless. Giordano Bruno: rgbecker May 2014 #6

I loved Sacha Baron Cohen's biography about him. Orrex May 2014 #7

After reading that I have to wonder what they found objectionable justiceischeap May 2014 #25

Bruno believed that the stars were other suns, and likely had planets and life too arcane1 May 2014 #26

As always the Christian Right JackInGreen May 2014 #8

I was astonished at the creationist pushback when Chicago's Adler Planetarium Snarkoleptic May 2014 #9

^ this video... DaDeacon May 2014 #19

Interesting conclusion at that link... Ino May 2014 #34

That paragraph was a bit kettle and pot... DaDeacon May 2014 #36

Well, I suppose it's difficult... Ino May 2014 #37

Jesus definitely represents the sun in the age of Pices. arcane1 May 2014 #27

I don't know about you The Wizard May 2014 #10

Mark Twain had it right “Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference" hobbit709 May 2014 #11

I don't know which is sadder - the fundamentalists who insist hedgehog May 2014 #13

"I don't know which is sadder" amuse bouche May 2014 #16

As far as the second group goes - hedgehog May 2014 #24

+1 (nt) Nine May 2014 #17

-5 (nt) amuse bouche May 2014 #21

The saddest are those who must construct a "both sides do it" to feel superior. (nt) jeff47 May 2014 #31

+1 n/t Silent3 May 2014 #32

The 'both sides' nonsense amuse bouche May 2014 #33

I'm going to have to marathon this show when GoT is finished. chrisa May 2014 #14

There's big money in peddling creationism Cyrano May 2014 #15

The whole lot makes my skin crawl amuse bouche May 2014 #20

I love Cosmos Gothmog May 2014 #28

About time Fox aired something good nt Jemon May 2014 #30

using Bruno (or Galileo, or Hypatia) as some sort of "science martyr" is one of those MisterP May 2014 #35