Candi (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} angelfalling) wrote,@ 2008-04-18 10:34:00 |
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Holy load of shit: Ben Stein is a twat
This new "movie" has just been brought to my attention (thanks Kelly)... now I'm not around the states so I miss a lot of things.
'Expelled, No Intelligence Allowed': http://www.expelledthemovie.com/home.ph
What. the... Apparently, this shite starts in theaters today. I'm all for free speech, but its scary that something like this will be taken for factual and most viewers (ahem Christians) will walk away self-assured that their "intelligent design" beliefs are solid. Let's look at this in a real way. It's not really about intelligent design. It seems to go much further than that, by dismissing scientists as silly and reaffirming that surely this was all just God's plan. Americans will love it. I can already assume this has been well boasted in my mother's church. I can see the "Florida Baptist Witness" has even written an article in its favor (hey guys, guess what, you are praising someone who is going to HELLLLLLL! Jews don't believe in JESUS! lmao).
I'm actual physically angry over this. Luckily, I don't have to write anything about this. Someone else has already done it for me: http://www.expelledexposed.com/
It's all pretty simply. It seems to me all the arguments being made are the same, worn out old horseshit we've heard before. The same arguments that show a complete lack of understanding in regards to science and more specifically evolutionary theory (and that said, what "theory" even truly means in the scientific community).
I mean, come on, its Ben Stein. Moron. I mean, this is a man who has the warped notion that the theory of evolution was the reason for the Holocaust. I get the impression that this is covered in the movie Expelled as well. WORN OUT, heard it all before. I'm pretty sure I know Jewish people who believe in the theory of evolution and are not so twisted to believe this sort of nonsense (that evolution supports demeaning various races or ethnic group).
So, please, don't waste your brain cells.
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In better news, Cormac being the wonderful man he is, insisted we get the kitchenaid. So, this is coming to live with me (I have to lug it back with me from the states but its so, so worth it):
Dinner was great. My salad was delicious. Homemade french baguettes to homemade caesar dressing... Angelica's daughter Izabella helped her make a very, very delicious chocolate cake which we devoured. I think Jane really enjoyed playing around the kids. Cormac chatted away with Barry, I think he enjoyed himself. I think its great we've put ourselves out there to try and make friends. They are completely normal people and we get along with them very well. We actually had a meal and discussed politics and religion and were on the same page the whole time, which is a rarity to find here. Their girls are really good, too.
We're going to Martina and Donal's for dinner tonight, as far as I know. Should also be nice-- I don't know if its just us or not. We're quite the social butterflies this week. I have brownies and an unfinished bottle of red wine I will bring along.
Jane is just bombing around, shes doing a variety of new things... she kind of stands in a pyramid-- so on her hands and feet in a v-shape. She nearly killed herself last night pulling the CD stand down. SIGH. I suppose that we're going to have to remove it from the living room. I had it turned around so she couldn't pull the CDs. I don't think it hit her, but it scared her to death. Lesson learned! I'm making an effort now as well to clean the floor in the kitchen regularly so that she can crawl around in there as well when I'm doing things. I babyproofed the rooms upstairs now too with the exception of the guest room with my craft supplies that I'm determined to get back into one of these days. Glass mosaic tiles and temper paints + baby = bad idea.
Did I mention, Jane waves hello/goodbye now? It's exciting. I finally got a snapshot of her smiling with her two teefs showing as well. She's climbing all over Zeppe right now, thankfully he doesn't seem to care or notice. Oh, yeah... and she has thrush. BIG SIGH. I finally figured it out. She has had a stubborn diaper rash (she never, ever gets diaper rash)... and then today I noticed a white spot on the inside of her lip. Sure enough when I managed to get her mouth open I saw another small spot on her inner cheek. Grr! I will pick up some acidophilis but if that doesn't work out I'll just swab her with gentian violet. Since she has the rash, though, I want to get something in her system. I'm not really in pain but I had a soreness to my right nipple that I thought was the after effects of being bit but it may just be thursh. So I get to wash loads of toys in boiling water tonight, yippie!
Cormac is home from recording at 3:30. So I'll get in a good cycle. I want to try a new route. I have my computer set up on the bike so I know the distance I've gone and how fast I'm going (which is handy) and now I have a chest belt to keep an eye on my heart rate so I can stay in endurance (ahem, fat burn) zone. Fun times.
This new "movie" has just been brought to my attention (thanks Kelly)... now I'm not around the states so I miss a lot of things.
'Expelled, No Intelligence Allowed': http://www.expelledthemovie.com/home.ph
What. the... Apparently, this shite starts in theaters today. I'm all for free speech, but its scary that something like this will be taken for factual and most viewers (ahem Christians) will walk away self-assured that their "intelligent design" beliefs are solid. Let's look at this in a real way. It's not really about intelligent design. It seems to go much further than that, by dismissing scientists as silly and reaffirming that surely this was all just God's plan. Americans will love it. I can already assume this has been well boasted in my mother's church. I can see the "Florida Baptist Witness" has even written an article in its favor (hey guys, guess what, you are praising someone who is going to HELLLLLLL! Jews don't believe in JESUS! lmao).
I'm actual physically angry over this. Luckily, I don't have to write anything about this. Someone else has already done it for me: http://www.expelledexposed.com/
It's all pretty simply. It seems to me all the arguments being made are the same, worn out old horseshit we've heard before. The same arguments that show a complete lack of understanding in regards to science and more specifically evolutionary theory (and that said, what "theory" even truly means in the scientific community).
I mean, come on, its Ben Stein. Moron. I mean, this is a man who has the warped notion that the theory of evolution was the reason for the Holocaust. I get the impression that this is covered in the movie Expelled as well. WORN OUT, heard it all before. I'm pretty sure I know Jewish people who believe in the theory of evolution and are not so twisted to believe this sort of nonsense (that evolution supports demeaning various races or ethnic group).
So, please, don't waste your brain cells.
--------------
In better news, Cormac being the wonderful man he is, insisted we get the kitchenaid. So, this is coming to live with me (I have to lug it back with me from the states but its so, so worth it):
Dinner was great. My salad was delicious. Homemade french baguettes to homemade caesar dressing... Angelica's daughter Izabella helped her make a very, very delicious chocolate cake which we devoured. I think Jane really enjoyed playing around the kids. Cormac chatted away with Barry, I think he enjoyed himself. I think its great we've put ourselves out there to try and make friends. They are completely normal people and we get along with them very well. We actually had a meal and discussed politics and religion and were on the same page the whole time, which is a rarity to find here. Their girls are really good, too.
We're going to Martina and Donal's for dinner tonight, as far as I know. Should also be nice-- I don't know if its just us or not. We're quite the social butterflies this week. I have brownies and an unfinished bottle of red wine I will bring along.
Jane is just bombing around, shes doing a variety of new things... she kind of stands in a pyramid-- so on her hands and feet in a v-shape. She nearly killed herself last night pulling the CD stand down. SIGH. I suppose that we're going to have to remove it from the living room. I had it turned around so she couldn't pull the CDs. I don't think it hit her, but it scared her to death. Lesson learned! I'm making an effort now as well to clean the floor in the kitchen regularly so that she can crawl around in there as well when I'm doing things. I babyproofed the rooms upstairs now too with the exception of the guest room with my craft supplies that I'm determined to get back into one of these days. Glass mosaic tiles and temper paints + baby = bad idea.
Did I mention, Jane waves hello/goodbye now? It's exciting. I finally got a snapshot of her smiling with her two teefs showing as well. She's climbing all over Zeppe right now, thankfully he doesn't seem to care or notice. Oh, yeah... and she has thrush. BIG SIGH. I finally figured it out. She has had a stubborn diaper rash (she never, ever gets diaper rash)... and then today I noticed a white spot on the inside of her lip. Sure enough when I managed to get her mouth open I saw another small spot on her inner cheek. Grr! I will pick up some acidophilis but if that doesn't work out I'll just swab her with gentian violet. Since she has the rash, though, I want to get something in her system. I'm not really in pain but I had a soreness to my right nipple that I thought was the after effects of being bit but it may just be thursh. So I get to wash loads of toys in boiling water tonight, yippie!
Cormac is home from recording at 3:30. So I'll get in a good cycle. I want to try a new route. I have my computer set up on the bike so I know the distance I've gone and how fast I'm going (which is handy) and now I have a chest belt to keep an eye on my heart rate so I can stay in endurance (ahem, fat burn) zone. Fun times.
