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20th September 2009, 01:46 AM
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Now featuring ridiculous introduction by Ray Comfort.
For those who don't know, are planning distribute copies of On the Origin of Species featuring a 50 page "introduction" by Ray.
I skimmed the intro and it's mostly the usual PRATTs. He even Godwin's himself about halfway through (just can't leave Hitler out of it, eh?).
What I find really bizarre, however, is his attempted justification at the end of the book on why you should choose Christianity over Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. He first assumes Christian theology is true, then therefore only being a Christian can save you from hell. Huh? Does this sort of logic actually work on people? 
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20th September 2009, 02:06 AM
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When Ray Comfort eats a Banana, he becomes... 
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20th September 2009, 03:13 AM
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On "illegal" immigration:
"Give us your poor, your tired, your huddled masses longing to be free..." -The Statue of Liberty
On the alleged connection between Hitler and Atheism:
"For it was by the Will of God that men were made of a certain bodily shape, were given their natures and their faculties." -Hitler, Mein Kampf, Volume II, Chapter X
On gay marriage (or any other discrimination) and the Bible:
"God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean." -Paul the Apostle, Acts 10:28 |
20th September 2009, 07:24 AM
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20th September 2009, 07:38 AM
|  | Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi
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And in all the million ages to come, I will never breathe or laugh or twitch again.
So won't you run and play with me here among the
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20th September 2009, 02:21 PM
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20th September 2009, 02:32 PM
|  | SCIENCE CAN TAKE A HIKE
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20th September 2009, 02:57 PM
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Please desist in disseminating misleading information.
Last edited by Tinker Grey; 20th September 2009 at 03:26 PM.
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20th September 2009, 03:53 PM
| | SCIENCE CAN TAKE A HIKE
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Reps: 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 (power: 9,223,372,036,856,908) | | Originally Posted by Tinker Grey  The full title is: On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.
Please desist in disseminating misleading information.
You talking to me or Pete?
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20th September 2009, 04:13 PM
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Reps: 596,997,442,336,088 (power: 0) | | Originally Posted by AV1611VET I haven't read Darwin's Preservation of Favoured Races, nor do I intend to.
Quote mining. Logical fallacy.
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