Aside from being funny, in the further commentary this guy really puts a finger on something. I am expected to respond kindly and patiently to people who spend very little time educating themselves about evolution and yet would like to tell me that what I study does not exist. I study speciation which seems to be the second most irritating thing to a creationist (second only to abiogenesis). Essentially, I am repeatedly told that evolutionary theory is unsound by persons to whom I must explain basic genetics, development and cell biology. Still, I do respond kindly and patiently and, apparently, thanklessly.
If its not the uneducated, it is folks from totally different fields trying to school people about evolution. Wait until my book debunking Biochemistry comes out, that'll learn 'em.
Genetics? Biology? But if their preacher already told them it was all lies, why should they have to understand such things? It's enough for them to know it's all false, anything else is irrelevant. :-P
With the truly zealous, I don't even think its their actual preachers most of the time. I think it has become part of 'fighting' the 'culture war'. Because we all know The Real Enemy (tm) is your fellow citizen who disagrees with you.
Its BS they hear on the radio or read in opinion pieces written by folks who make money by telling people lies they want to hear and making them feel indignant. You would think feeling indignant was as good as orgasms from how popular that sort of crap is. They must believe because, well, its righteous to oppose those evilutionists who obviously hate god and want him to die (die god die!!! *yaaar*).
"You would think feeling indignant was as good as orgasms from how popular that sort of crap is."
Well, strongly felt emotions cause the release of endorphins in the brain, and anger is the second easiest emotion to invoke. In a very real sense, these people _are_ addicted to Righteous Wrath.
Excellent point. I wasn't thinking about it in that way, probably because I am a non-confrontational person and I am not a fan of the adrenaline rush (my BF makes fun of me for never getting closer then 5-8 feet from anything remotely dangerous, like cliffs or spider webs ... first person shooter games just make me motion sick). I still don't believe it could be AS good as orgasms though. Its probably more on par with bubble wrap popping or raw cookie dough.
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Date: 2005-10-29 01:00 am (UTC)If its not the uneducated, it is folks from totally different fields trying to school people about evolution. Wait until my book debunking Biochemistry comes out, that'll learn 'em.
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Date: 2005-11-01 11:54 pm (UTC)Its BS they hear on the radio or read in opinion pieces written by folks who make money by telling people lies they want to hear and making them feel indignant. You would think feeling indignant was as good as orgasms from how popular that sort of crap is. They must believe because, well, its righteous to oppose those evilutionists who obviously hate god and want him to die (die god die!!! *yaaar*).
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Date: 2005-11-02 11:37 pm (UTC)Well, strongly felt emotions cause the release of endorphins in the brain, and anger is the second easiest emotion to invoke. In a very real sense, these people _are_ addicted to Righteous Wrath.
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Date: 2005-11-03 02:50 am (UTC)