Why not more fundies?

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-02-27 12:59am

Darth Wong wrote: You must be blind, then. Something like a dozen states have laws expressly designed to curtail and dilute the teaching of evolution theory.

I guess you would know better than me, Canadian resident.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2003-02-27 01:28am

Why would anyone be surprised by Creationism gaining momentum? Pseudoscientific nonsense is absolutely pervasive--crystals, transcendital meditation, UFOs, homeopathy, psychics of all stripes, and the rest of it. Creationism is just one more brain turd floating in the bowl, with the advantage that most people in this country are Christian already, so they're more comfortable buying into that than they are some New Age horseshit.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-02-27 09:09pm

RedImperator wrote:Why would anyone be surprised by Creationism gaining momentum? Pseudoscientific nonsense is absolutely pervasive--crystals, transcendital meditation, UFOs, homeopathy, psychics of all stripes, and the rest of it. Creationism is just one more brain turd floating in the bowl, with the advantage that most people in this country are Christian already, so they're more comfortable buying into that than they are some New Age horseshit.

That's probably one of the reasons. Nonsense like belief in alien abductions, psychics, and scientifically impossbile doomsday scenarios are growing, so I'm not suprised why Creationism is gaining support. The only difference is that you don't see people sucessfully adding astrology or other new-age horseshit to school cirriculum.

And if Creationism is being taught in someone's classroom, they could at least heckle the teacher.

Cap'n Hector · Post by **Cap'n Hector** » 2003-02-27 11:08pm

And my friends wonder why I'm planning on moving out of the US...

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-02-27 11:24pm

There is a reason why US Senators were originally elected by State governments and NOT by popular vote.

A part of the original constitutional structure I wouldn't mind seeing restored.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-02-27 11:27pm

If things get worse I am moving to one of 3 places out of college...

Germany. The culture fits my ideology and I am currently learning the language, after a Bachelors in Biology, and PH D in Zoology, and a minor in German I should be fluent

I can still study reptiles like grass snakes and pond turtles

Canada, gaining citizenship will be easy, and I can still visit friends and family

Australia. lots of reptiles...lots of reptiles

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-02-28 09:57am

jaeger115 wrote:The media and newspapers doesn't seem to be noticing the growing fundie movement in America. Yet they report on every new trend, like powereating and blue hair. And the media is supposed to be liberal! What went wrong here?

Hmm... here in Denmark, the media made a lot of fuss out of a few fundamentalist colleges opening. But why do Americans tend to be more religious than Europeans?? (note: I mean West Europeans, not eastern europeans - who tend to be very religious)

Keevan_Colton · Post by **Keevan_Colton** » 2003-02-28 12:50pm

I dont know but our resident colony of fundies here in my town are american exports.....

Cap'n Hector · Post by **Cap'n Hector** » 2003-02-28 01:18pm

For some reason, I don't seem to bump into many fundies in RL. I think it's because I hang with the "wrong"* crowd, or it's that I live in CA...

*To meet fundies, that is.

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