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By: Bad

Bad — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:56:29 +0000

The frightening thing about the latter is that it’s almost a note for note match for what actually did happen in the Holocaust: how various plans for ridding Christian nations of the influences of Jews escalate towards physical removal by either mass deportation or, failing that, genocide.

By: Jurjen S.

Jurjen S. — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:57:05 +0000

Darwin’s “contribution” to the Holocaust “necessary but not sufficient”? As if there weren’t any pogroms prior to the publication of The Origin of Species. If w’re looking at contributing factors to persecution of Jews, we can trace a far stronger causal relationship to Matthew 27:25 and Martin Luther’s On the Jews and their Lies.

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Finally: My Own Expelled Review Extravaganza « The Bad Idea Blog — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:24:13 +0000

[...] this is not to confuse or compare ID supporters with Holocaust deniers (though as I already noted, the Polish politician the film cites about how Poland is intellectually freer than America IS some [...]

By: Hugo

Hugo — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:04:18 +0000

Ed, this has got to be really dispiriting for you, shoring up the breakwater that holds back religious dogma from subsuming science, only to have to keep an eye out for rogue waves from Hollywood while you’re at it.

(I’m still jiggering with the doxa- prefix; it’s gotta fit somehow!)

The fundies are collecting money to make one contra AGW. No kidding. The way these things get made is a nice little expose in itself; suffice it to say the “communications” firms of the Right always win no matter the box office receipts, and the content? That’s just the come-on for the mailing lists. The subject doesn’t matter as long as it gets the bluebottles to open their pocketbooks and, above all, keep those mailing lists fresh and growing!

By: Bad

Bad — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:33:34 +0000

I’m sure he knew. I think he’s okay with Jews visiting his “civilization” he just doesn’t think the “civilizations” can be mixed.

By: Ed Darrell

Ed Darrell — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:27:04 +0000

I think the correct term is “mockumentary.”

Hey, do you think Maciej Giertych knew Stein is a Jew?

Double whammy possible there.

By: Bad

Bad — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:23:28 +0000

I’ve actually generally found him to be good on religion, insofar as his substantive views on SoCaS are exactly what I would want. His actual religious views I don’t care much about, but him being caught flat footed in the face of his pastors casual idiocy, on the other hand, I can’t defend.

By: Hugo

Hugo — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:53:10 +0000

It is depressing, and I recommend you continue with better things through the Summer, unless you’re in one of the remaining states with upcoming primaries or caucuses. Barack’s on both sides on religion, and it’s very uncomfortable to see him twist. I figured you’d have an interesting take on it, but admittedly it’s a low subject.

NOT LIKE OUR BEN STEIN, the Leni Riefenstahl of the Nickelodeon. You know, of course, that we’re going to be seeing a lot more of these doxumentaries (doxa being Gr. for opinion), from all sides. So many outlets; so little content. So many niches to fill. So many customizable echo chambers and personal pools of Narcissus in which to indulge one’s impulse to auto-validation. (That’s what an actual sign reads—without the hyphen—in the garage of the San Francisco Chronicle.)

By: Bad

Bad — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:34:34 +0000

I honestly having been paying much attention to the primaries lately: the fact that the Democrats seem to have royally screwed up what seemed like a perfect storm is just too depressing.

By: Hugo

Hugo — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:34:17 +0000

Bad,

More seriously sick & twisted stuff. Gawd, how it doth make the stomach churn. It’s yet another example of why there really ought to be a coalition of unlikely allies to combat pseudo-science and scientistic excess. Its bad for science and bad for living things. Gore the climatologist. Now Stein the biologist. It’s just getting ridiculous. (Of course I would argue that PBS via “Nova” has been doing ideologically-driven meta-analysis for years, but that’s not anywhere near the same level as some of this science-ish junk-tainment.) The way things are going, “truth” will be a function of the production values of the last claimant to truth.

On another note, if you feel like it, please opine on Mr. Obama’s guns ‘n’ God thing. Should he be accepted for seeing churchgoing as a crutch for the frustrated? I mean, it’s not like he’s alone. Is the country ready for that?