Monthly Archives: August 2008

Elitist Bastard Language

Posted on August 25, 2008 by arensb

It’s one thing to act like an elitist bastard, but quite another to speak or write like one. You can walk the walk, but can you talk the talk? Here are some rules to help make sure you don’t lose … Continue reading →

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“I don’t want to explain”

Posted on August 25, 2008 by arensb

I’m going to pick on a random freeper (via FSTDT) because he makes an argument that I’ve seen elsewhere: in response to a question about how gay marriage might possibly affect him and his own marriage, he writes er it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in FFS, Politics | 10 Comments

Logic Fail

Posted on August 22, 2008 by arensb

BarryA at Invisible Science Uncommon Descent: I will demonstrate that under very clear United States Supreme Court precedent, the subjective motives of a policy maker are simply irrelevant in determining whether the policy violates the Establishment Clause. Let us begin … Continue reading →

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Call Me Father

Posted on August 18, 2008 by arensb

I am now a minister. Whee! I just got a certificate from Universal Life Church saying that I have been ordained and “[have] all rights and privileges to perform all duties of the Ministry.”

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Word O’ the Day

Posted on August 15, 2008 by arensb

Found while looking up something else1: misogallic adj. characterized by hatred of the French. 1: In case you were wondering, the thing I was looking for was another word for “homophobe”, since homophobes sometimes say that the word doesn’t apply … Continue reading →

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Another ID Argument Doesn’t Stand Up to Scrutiny

Posted on August 15, 2008 by arensb

Over at casa de Dembski, DaveScot tries to debunk a debunking of an ID argument. It goes something like this: Michael Behe: The bacterial flagellum is irreducibly complex, that is, all of its components need to be in place before … Continue reading →

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QOTD

Posted on August 14, 2008 by arensb

Source The conflict in Georgia also upended Bush’s travel plans. He decided to postpone by one or two days a planned vacation beginning today at his ranch in Crawford, Tex. Yeah, I’m sure he remembers how bad it looked when … Continue reading →

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Election Math

Posted on August 13, 2008 by arensb

One cluster of reasons people sometimes give for not voting is that “none of the candidates represent my views, and I’m tired of voting for the lesser of two evils.” (Another, of course, is plain old apathy. A coworker of … Continue reading →

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Webster Cook Won’t Be Expelled

Posted on August 13, 2008 by arensb

Since PZ’s on vacation, I might actually get a chance to scoop Pharyngula with the news that a panel at the University of Central Florida voted unanimously to dismiss all charges against Webster Cook and his friend Ben Collard in … Continue reading →

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Like Letting Students Grade Their Own Homework

Posted on August 12, 2008 by arensb

This is retarded: The Bush administration yesterday proposed a regulatory overhaul of the Endangered Species Act to allow federal agencies to decide whether protected species would be imperiled by agency projects, eliminating the independent scientific reviews that have been required … Continue reading →

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