August 29, 2005

Religious Insanity In Action

Saturday, 3 Falltring 2005

Part of this post was caused by our reaction when our own brother, for whom until this weekend we held some small hope that his own religious insanity* would not entirely consume his intellect, started telling us how Intelligent Design is truly an alternative to evolution, and both should be taught in science class as being equally valid.

Another part was awakened when, via Pacific Views, we see that Christian Schhols Bring Suit against the University of California. Apparently they aren't giving textbooks, which support the unproven (and unproveable, which is somewhat of a problem in science class) theory (cough) of Intelligent Design, academic standing. Almost like they might be offering up a load of steaming kimchee to their students, and then getting upset that some of those pupils question the nutritional value of said course. Why does that suddenly remind us of the Theofascist in Chief and his God Squad running around telling us that 2 + 2 = whatever the state wants us to think it is?

Plus, we have been engaged in theofascist ditto monkey spanking over at T. Rex's place of late. Evidently ID and the theory of evolution can be taught as viable alternatives to one another, but Pastafarianism is right out. Even though it is held to be a viable (and more internally logically consistent) alternative to Intelligent Design. And even though both Pastafarianism and Intelligent Design have the same relative scientific viability.

Can somebody explain to us why it is that only certain flavors of religious insanity are considered to be acceptable? And why they should be considered to be statements of fact instead of the superstitious nonsense that they truly are?

* - which unfortunately seems to be inherited genetically** within our family tree - we are largely in the minority within the community of our relatives, both in the Intelligent Design as scientific theory and the Publicans can do no wrong areas of faith-based logic. Go figure!

** - if you believe all that science-based Theory of Evolution nonsense (cough) that is...

Posted by (: Tom :) at August 29, 2005 09:48 PM