Moron-baiting!

[onager]

:rofl:

This article seems apt for us...especially with the recent Invasion Of The Woo-Woo's and their fellow travelers, the pretentious, phony "philosophers."

It's from the Guardian-UK column "Bad Science," which is great reading for the Reality-Based:

Last week I asked: what's the most stupid thing anyone has said to you about science at a party? And it would seem that the great British sport of moron-baiting is more popular than ever.

Lots of you encountered philosophers. Guy Davidson was told that "science doesn't tell you about the real world, only an ideal version of it". Yup. Well, light still travels faster than sound no matter how you look at it.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/badscience/story/0,12980,1536986,00.html

[GOPFighter]

1. My fave

"science is how the devil perverts God's will"

So scientists work for the devil...

[WMliberal]

2. so THAT's why my friend's paycheck is signed by 666!!

I was wondering who that was.

[NMMNG]

3. Bwahahahaha

"science is a way of life you choose just like religion"

Scientific facts exist whether you pay attention to them or not. The same cannot be said of religious beliefs.