War Wagon wrote:Why you would even waste 10 seconds with either one of these idiots is beyond comprehension, and says something that isn't flattering.
For Gosh sakes, you're not that bored, are you?
Yes...yes I am.
First off, getting into pointless arguments with folks who are so steeped in their own stupidity (creationists, Soviet apologists) is one of the blessing of the internet. Do I honestly think that any of these synaptically-challenged folks will for a second reconsider their positions? Of course not. The empirical data suggest that even when confronted with hard facts, these folks will almost always do some or all of the following things:
- dismiss the evidence itself as biased,
- ignore it completely,
- throw up red herrings,
- move the goalposts
- throw their toothpick-like arms up in the air and yell "THKOBODE!" through a mouthful of bloody teeth, trying to proclaim that their embarrassing ass-drubbing is somehow a victory for them...
I know the routine before I even get into a thread with these jokers.
So why do I do it?
I have two frigging months of vacation. Three weeks in, I've already done all but one task on the "Summertime Honey-do" list (and that one's waiting for my wife to pick the proper paint color for the room). I've already revised my course syllabi for next year's courses. I've already previewed the DVD's I'll be using for the infectious diseases elective I'm teaching. I've read eight freaking books, each of which is at least 300 pages. I've driven the kids all over the place and taken them to the zoo, the kids' museum, etc. I'd play more disc golf, but my golfin' buddies have regular 9-5 five-day-a-week jobs. Oh, and for the most part, the weather has sucked - rained most days of the vacation so far.
I'm just not wired for the "just lay in a hammock, relax, and drink" lifestyle.
THE BIBLE - Because all the works of all the science cannot equal the wisdom of cattle-sacrificing primitives who thought every animal species in the world lived within walking distance of Noah's house.