How gullible are they, do you think?

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Think they'll fall for this?

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... what?
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The problem is that some meme like this is "feel good", while the explanation about trapped gas bubbles in molten rock or some such requires actually thinking and boring science...
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biostem wrote:The problem is that some meme like this is "feel good", while the explanation about trapped gas bubbles in molten rock or some such requires actually thinking and boring science...
Science, schmience. That caption has all the right Creationist buzzwords, so therefore it's true, right? :lol:
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U.P. Cinnabar wrote:
biostem wrote:The problem is that some meme like this is "feel good", while the explanation about trapped gas bubbles in molten rock or some such requires actually thinking and boring science...
Science, schmience. That caption has all the right Creationist buzzwords, so therefore it's true, right? :lol:

If you want to go that route, I heard from a reliable source, (that I won't give), that this is actually a pre-human spaghetti extrusion device, graced to our early ancestors by his divine noodleness.
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You sure it wasn't alien astronauts?! Cause Erich von Däniken, and that bad hair meme guy both said it was aliens.
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U.P. Cinnabar wrote:You sure it wasn't alien astronauts?! Cause Erich von Däniken, and that bad hair meme guy both said it was aliens.

I haven't ruled out the possibility that the Flying Spaghetti Monster has an extraterrestrial origin...
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My question is do you think Creationists will fall for it? :D
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Axton wrote:My question is do you think Creationists will fall for it? :D
Anyone who accepts the argument from design would...
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Here's hoping it goes viral. >:)
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Since, as we know, creationists often pull memes from SDN.
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Secrete, not secret. To secret something is to hide it. Like Jared from Subway's kiddie porn collection or Rob Schneider's career. To secrete is to ooze out or discharge. Like jizm or Barry White's voice.
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Flagg wrote:Secrete, not secret. To secret something is to hide it. Like Jared from Subway's kiddie porn collection or Rob Schneider's career. To secrete is to ooze out or discharge. Like jizm or Barry White's voice.
Don't forget, spelling glitches like that are normal and to be expected in these sorts of posts genuinely written by and for the target audience... all the better to gulp it down hook, line and sinker IMHO. :wink:
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It would be better if it was a genuine, crazy animal that evolved. Aphid farming ants for example
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Esquire wrote:Since, as we know, creationists often pull memes from SDN.
Though I'm honestly surprised they haven't tried to spam their memes onto SDN.
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I want to say they have - somebody who's been here longer might know for sure.
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Esquire wrote:I want to say they have - somebody who's been here longer might know for sure.
Or the mods might, since they'd have to deal with that, one way or another.
"Beware the Beast, Man, for he is the Devil's pawn. Alone amongst God's primates, he kills for sport, for lust, for greed. Yea, he will murder his brother to possess his brother's land. Let him not breed in great numbers, for he will make a desert of his home and yours. Shun him, drive him back into his jungle lair, for he is the harbinger of Death.."
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There was a brief invasion of religious trolls wayyyyyyyyy back in the day, I want to say, but it was fairly swiftly dealt with. When arguments started falling back on 'but the Bible says so' that tended to be received harshly.
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Throw it on Facebook and you'll have people reposting this with serious intent in no time... :(
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I almost dread the idea that you're right. Bible shouters are not renowned for their ability to spot satire, of either the unintentional or intentional varieties.
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Their inability to spot satire is due to Poe's law.
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SpottedKitty wrote:
Flagg wrote:Secrete, not secret. To secret something is to hide it. Like Jared from Subway's kiddie porn collection or Rob Schneider's career. To secrete is to ooze out or discharge. Like jizm or Barry White's voice.
Don't forget, spelling glitches like that are normal and to be expected in these sorts of posts genuinely written by and for the target audience... all the better to gulp it down hook, line and sinker IMHO. :wink:
True. Plus the double for "jizm" and "Barry White's voice" as if there's a difference. God bless that instant panty soaking voice...
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