tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996559676441105299.post5094675878057500062..comments2023-05-02T19:43:32.436+10:00Comments on Kelosophy: I Sense An Ignobel Prize Coming...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996559676441105299.post-25288796456047448672009-09-06T13:43:11.170+10:002009-09-06T13:43:11.170+10:00One thing brought up on the SGU was that the novel...One thing brought up on the SGU was that the novelty of the paper meant that people read a paper on mathematics that normally wouldn't be read. So there's one positive for the paper. <br /><br />How often do mathematical papers get media coverage?Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460075520187803334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996559676441105299.post-22207446353674589122009-09-05T13:09:21.440+10:002009-09-05T13:09:21.440+10:00Kel: It seemed pretty obvious to me the Zombie pap...Kel: It seemed pretty obvious to me the Zombie paper is a shoe-in for an Iggy, and likely written with that in mind. Good fun!Tomato Addicthttp://dreadtomatoaddiction.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996559676441105299.post-90478335312717804262009-09-05T13:07:12.760+10:002009-09-05T13:07:12.760+10:00I find it wonderfully ironic that in reply to a po...I find it wonderfully ironic that in reply to a post referencing the IgNoble awards, a celebration of the humorous side of science, James completely misses the mark about "the Pharyngula choir".<br /><br />People who appreciate science also appreciate humor, and Pharyngula has a collection of some of the smartest and wittiest people I have ever encountered. Is some of that humor Tomato Addicthttp://dreadtomatoaddiction.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996559676441105299.post-40946999652382285342009-08-25T18:07:25.007+10:002009-08-25T18:07:25.007+10:00"I was speaking metaphorically"
Even if ..."I was speaking metaphorically"<br />Even if it were metaphorical, it was a highly antagonistic metaphor. Remember what I'm saying, that you gave hostility so you are receiving hostility back. If I went onto a Christian forums calling them "Christfags" and persistently referring to their homosexual relationship with Jesus, surely I'd expect hostility in return. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460075520187803334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996559676441105299.post-56777399943377061082009-08-25T11:38:47.363+10:002009-08-25T11:38:47.363+10:00Jim: "yet on the basis of my comments about t...Jim: "yet on the basis of my comments about the level of discourse on Pharyngula, you felt obliged to inform me that I'm staggeringly ignorant"<br /><br />Kel: "It was response to you saying 'Church of Darwin' numerous times." <br /><br />Oh, good grief. I was speaking metaphorically, although I must say that proponents of Darwinism defend their pet theory with Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15843312747473137810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996559676441105299.post-75583783942940831682009-08-24T22:55:54.187+10:002009-08-24T22:55:54.187+10:00"yet on the basis of my comments about the le..."yet on the basis of my comments about the level of discourse on Pharyngula, you felt obliged to inform me that I'm staggeringly ignorant"<br /><br />It was response to you saying "Church of Darwin" numerous times.<br /><br />Yet despite knowing barely nothing about me and about my motivations, you feel compelled to construct your own story about what I did and way. The Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460075520187803334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996559676441105299.post-65513156777237372252009-08-24T22:34:53.897+10:002009-08-24T22:34:53.897+10:00And I couldn't care less about your IQ or whic...And I couldn't care less about your IQ or which associations you are with, the fact of the matter is that when asked to present your case, you looked for every excuse under the sun not to engage in conversation. Then you come on here to tell me you won't debate with me? Why not just say that on pharyngula.<br /><br />Again, this appears to me like you are just looking for excuses not to Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460075520187803334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996559676441105299.post-23088745235951709242009-08-24T22:25:24.956+10:002009-08-24T22:25:24.956+10:00Hey James,
So you come all the way here just to t...Hey James,<br /><br />So you come all the way here just to tell me you won't debate me, then sing your intelligence? Okay, let's look at what my posts were in response <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/08/dembski_does_it_again.php#comment-1867351" rel="nofollow">to</a>.<br />"There are few things I find more hilarious than watching the Darwinian faithful"<br /><brKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460075520187803334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996559676441105299.post-26267684584398696712009-08-24T21:29:36.785+10:002009-08-24T21:29:36.785+10:00To Kel, from Jim:
Well, Kel, here I am, but I sti...To Kel, from Jim:<br /><br />Well, Kel, here I am, but I still won't debate evolution and ID with you. Here's why.<br /><br />On my recent visit to Pharyngula, I wrote about the characteristically low-brow level of discourse on the blog, something that begins at the top with PZ Myers. As a regular to the blog, you surely must know that my description of the level of discourse is quite aptUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15843312747473137810noreply@blogger.com