Should we invade the Creationist/Fundamentalist Boards?

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Should we invade the Creationist/Fundamentalist Boards?

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Leave them to their delusions.
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Should we invade the Creationist/Fundamentalist Boards?

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I have been hearing about several Creatie/Fundie sites here. And the idea of invading en masse to try and show them how they are wrong.

I decided to put this to a vote for this whole forum to decide.

Personally I could care less but if we say yes I will follow you into the breach.
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That would just prompt them to come here, and we've seen all their arguments before.
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Robert Treder wrote: That would just prompt them to come here, and we've seen all their arguments before.
We would have to make sure NEVER to mention SD.net. ON PAIN OF BANNING!
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Oh yeah, huh.

Well, if that's all y'alls cup o' tea, go wild.
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How does one reason with a newt?

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Mr Bean wrote:How does one reason with a newt?
If all you want is for it to stop what it is currently doing, a large, rather heavy, blunt object works just fine. If you want subtlety, on the other hand. . .

Anyway, it's enough work for me keeping up with 3 or 4 threads at a time on _these_ forums, let alone considering such a futile proposition as belabouring the obvious at a bunch of fundamentalists (hell, the occasional ones who make it here are relatively logical, open-minded examples of the breed!)
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Sure, you all can do that if you want to. While you may have fun giving the creationist a smackdown that even Stephen J. Gould would be proud of, don't expect to win any of them over.

By the way, has anyone here ever heard Stephen Hawking's rap song "Fuck the Creationist?"
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why not pick the top ten % of us, and then they invade their sites.
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Straha wrote:why not pick the top ten % of us, and then they invade their sites.
Idealy, you need to find people who are very knowledgeble at biology, geology, chemistry, and astrophysics. That way, if they give us some probability bullshit concerning amino acids, our chemist guy could lay the smack down. If they give shit about light slowing down, the astrophysics guy gives the smack down, and etc.

What exact board did you all have in mind?
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If we go with it, I'll join in.
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I say leave them alone...we're not gonna be able to change their minds, at least not enough to really make an effect on anything.
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Captain_Cyran wrote: I say leave them alone...we're not gonna be able to change their minds, at least not enough to really make an effect on anything.
We should at least try.
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Captain_Cyran wrote:we're not gonna be able to change their minds
Yeah, but at least we'll have fun trying
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Fuckin' A!

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USAF Ace wrote:
Straha wrote:why not pick the top ten % of us, and then they invade their sites.
Idealy, you need to find people who are very knowledgeble at biology, geology, chemistry, and astrophysics. That way, if they give us some probability bullshit concerning amino acids, our chemist guy could lay the smack down. If they give shit about light slowing down, the astrophysics guy gives the smack down, and etc.

What exact board did you all have in mind?
Delphi perhaps, But I'd have alot more fun bashing theese people at g4.
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Yes, but do it slowly do you don't look like a spammer, and don't turn it from a debate against Creationism to a debate against religion. There's a difference.
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Yes, yes, let the invasionbegin. I'm up to invading some ignortant creationist board. One Creationist board I've been to actually banned a guy who was debating to well against the site owner over a topic that would support the creationists and the site owner was losing so he banned him.
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I'll go along with an invasion, I say we start with gp4teens. When we register with thier forum please put AIIF infront of your name, so we don't end up argueing with ourselves
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I have posted on the gp4teens board, mainly concentrating on mathematical, statistical and simple logical errors, but so far only one post has shown up. I am not sure whether this is simply a system glitch or the 24 hour verification process is actually a censor mechanism.
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IDMR wrote: I have posted on the gp4teens board, mainly concentrating on mathematical, statistical and simple logical errors, but so far only one post has shown up. I am not sure whether this is simply a system glitch or the 24 hour verification process is actually a censor mechanism.
They have the 24 hour thing. my posts showed up about 30 hours later.
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Do they use it to prevent non-creationists from posting, or do they use it to censor bad words like "thong", "condom", and "Jewish"?
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Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote: Do they use it to prevent non-creationists from posting, or do they use it to censor bad words like "thong", "condom", and "Jewish"?
i would not doubt it.
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Re: Should we invade the Creationist/Fundamentalist Boards?

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Yes... its true. We may soon be invaded. Thats why I must push if you haven't voted yes, do it quickly, and if you already voted keep them ato their own delusions, change your mind. If we do not a pre-emptive strike and keep those creationists at there website, we will be drwning in creation support threads. I prupose going there enmasse as not to allow them to make a counter strike on our boards as Mr. B wanted to do. Remember, be all that you can be, vote yes on the invasion and join the invading force.
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