Creationist bumper sticker

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 2002-11-08 03:03pm

Kelly Antilles wrote: The picture in your sig is driving me NUTS Cosmos. What is it from? I know it.

It is Grahf, Emperor of Darkness from Xenogears. A great game BTW.

EmperorMing · Post by **EmperorMing** » 2002-11-08 03:08pm

Stormbringer wrote:

Bow and worship the avatar of you new Lord and God!

Now that pic just rules!!

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2002-11-08 03:17pm

King Cosmos wrote:
Kelly Antilles wrote: The picture in your sig is driving me NUTS Cosmos. What is it from? I know it.
It is Grahf, Emperor of Darkness from Xenogears. A great game BTW.

Ah yes! I cannot wait to see that game on P2. It's going to be great.

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2002-11-08 03:29pm

Slartibartfast wrote:New sig. You like?

*mutters quietly* see, anti christian bigotry. OK maybe I might be generalizing, but then again you generalize, saying all christians are fundie bigots. From an objective point of view, funny though.

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2002-11-08 04:40pm

King Cosmos wrote:
The Dark wrote:
Archaic` wrote: Actually, there is. Read up on M theory. Very enlightening.
Any books on this that are relatively easy to read (as in no calculus)?

Personally, I like the fish with the legs and the wrench, with EVOLVE written in the center. Good stuff.

Comon man, Calculus is not hard!

Yeah, but I barely got through trig. the "practical" maths (geometry, statistics) I'm fairly good at, but the more "theoretical" ones (algebra, trig, calc) I'm not so good at. Those are how I view them, I know all math is practical in some way, it's just that I'm not good at certain types of math for some reason (and I must say the SAT's math section is really pathetically easy).

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 2002-11-08 04:59pm

The Dark wrote:
King Cosmos wrote:
The Dark wrote: Any books on this that are relatively easy to read (as in no calculus)?

Personally, I like the fish with the legs and the wrench, with EVOLVE written in the center. Good stuff.

Comon man, Calculus is not hard!
Yeah, but I barely got through trig. the "practical" maths (geometry, statistics) I'm fairly good at, but the more "theoretical" ones (algebra, trig, calc) I'm not so good at. Those are how I view them, I know all math is practical in some way, it's just that I'm not good at certain types of math for some reason (and I must say the SAT's math section is really pathetically easy).

Just like programming, math builds up on each other. I did good in Calculus 1 and 2, I don't know if I want to take Calculus 3. I did hear that Abstract Alegrba was not a math course to take. Our Calculus teacher said you do stuff like "Prove 1 + 1 = 2." I looked it up on the internet, and that crap is just bizzare. I guess the practicality of it all would depend on what your career happens to be.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2002-11-08 05:54pm

Some creation myths say that the universe is the product of two gods. That's consistent with the big bang theory. Life started when one god had a banged another.

Anyway, when I get a car, I'll get an evolutionist buper sticker for it.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2002-11-09 12:21am

Slarti, that's rather childish.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2002-11-09 01:08am

Slartibartfast, Methinks I have not found a better sig for quite some time.
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Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2002-11-09 01:15am

Slartibartfast wrote:New sig. You like?

I love it so many!

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2002-11-09 01:19am

Cyril wrote:Slarti, that's rather childish.

Yeah, but it's funny too.

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-11-09 01:20am

Darth Wong wrote:
Cyril wrote:Slarti, that's rather childish.
Yeah, but it's funny too.

Yeah, some people just don't know how to have any fun...

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2002-11-09 03:33pm

Stormbringer wrote:

Bow and worship the avatar of you new Lord and God!

Aww.... how cute. While you're at Lovecraftian ones, can't you do an Azathoth one??

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2002-11-10 01:01am

Cyril wrote:Slarti, that's rather childish.

Your point being...?

Nick · Post by **Nick** » 2002-11-10 04:53am

Slartibartfast wrote:
Cyril wrote:Slarti, that's rather childish.
Your point being...?

Something along the lines of 'People who know you will know you mean fundies, people who don't will overreact'.

Unfortunately, "So many fundies . . . so few lions" just doesn't have the same zing to it

Nick · Post by **Nick** » 2002-11-10 05:11am

King Cosmos wrote:
The Dark wrote:Yeah, but I barely got through trig. the "practical" maths (geometry, statistics) I'm fairly good at, but the more "theoretical" ones (algebra, trig, calc) I'm not so good at. Those are how I view them, I know all math is practical in some way, it's just that I'm not good at certain types of math for some reason (and I must say the SAT's math section is really pathetically easy).
Just like programming, math builds up on each other. I did good in Calculus 1 and 2, I don't know if I want to take Calculus 3. I did hear that Abstract Alegrba was not a math course to take. Our Calculus teacher said you do stuff like "Prove 1 + 1 = 2." I looked it up on the internet, and that crap is just bizzare. I guess the practicality of it all would depend on what your career happens to be.

Pure math does have a point, because better mathematical techniques can translate directly to improvement in technology For example, most modern engineering relies heavily on calculus. A more modern example would be the difference in key lengths between elliptic-curve cryptography and standard cryptography, or theoretical improvements which can significantly reduce brute-force key cracking times. (Crypto is big field for applied mathematics).

To get back to the Dark's orginal point, we can't all be experts (or even particularly competent) at everything - I have a pretty good grasp of a lot of things, but my calculus is rusty, my physics is rusty, my biology was never that good to start with, my knowledge of the law is questionable, my approach to fixing my car is to take it to a mechanic, etc, etc.

I can't do everything for myself - so I rely on other people whose talents and interests lie in areas other than mine. Which means I'm perfectly happy for other people to not be knowledgeable in the areas I'm both good at and interested in. The number of people who genuinely need advanced mathematics in every day life is actually pretty small (engineers & scientists, basically).