Neocon disbelieves the science of radio-carbon dating due to human error

[rpgamerd00d]

That's right.

To facilitate their belief in the Bible as "immutable historical fact", Neocons are now under the belief that even though 99.99999% of all radio-carbon dating is accurate, a few innaccurate tests have "disproved the science". Nevermind the fact that the innaccuracy was due to human error. Clearly, its the fundamental science that is flawed to the Neocons.

That's pretty rich.

p.s. can't link to the thread, its on "another site" that we can't link here.

[BuyingThyme]

1. As far a I know, there are not sites you "can't link here."

[rpgamerd00d]

2. I thought the "xxxx Underground" clones were verboten?

[patrice]

3. Another example of how a little knowledge is dangerous.

They know that the NEXT instance of carbon-dating or whatever *could* be the 0.00001% "other", so they think that negates the 99.99999 probability that it isn't. Plus they fail to recognize that even if it were the 0.00001%, rational empiricism could still identify what made it so, i.e. we don't need Deus-ex-machina.

[11cents]

4. To the extent that "neocon" still has a meaning ...

...it does not refer to people who believe that the Bible is historical fact and radio-carbon dating is invalid.

[jrw14125]

5. tell 'em that's why you don't believe in the infallibility of their bible

...or their ministers

...or their criminal justice system

...or their news anchors

etc etc

[vademocrat]

6. Someone in my English class is using this to write a paper

proving the "theory of evolution" is wrong - overheard him last week telling a friend that he'd found a website that PROVES carbon-dating is wrong. He was quite excited! We have to present our papers to class and will be assigned one paper to rebut. I hope I get his! :)

[semillama]

7. Oh dear

I think someone in your english class is going to be VERY upset when his paper gets torn into tiny little shreds. Try not to laugh out loud too much when he reads it out loud...


(it's hearing stuff like this that makes me glad I didn't take an academic track in my schooling)

[warrens]

8. I got a suggestion for them

Since less than 100 percent of punches do not smash into teeth due to human error, they won't mind me punching their stupid lights out because, of course, less than 100 percent accuracy in punching people in the teeth means that punching people in the teeth doesn't exist.

The same is true of kicking in the groin. Sadly, some kicks go amiss. Again, I will take their stand on carbon dating as an opportunity to kick their balls up into their wingnut throats.

An interesting question might be how many prayers get answered. I am now praying for a gigantic flying dinosaur to alight at the White House and eat all of its inhabitants. If this doesn't come true within my specified time period, it will prove that prayer doesn't work.

[mmonk]

9. You mean fundamentalists. Neocons aren't a religious group,

they are a geopolitical group.

[anarch]

10. and fundies are a geological group...

well, they're about as dumb as a box of rocks, anyway.

[Semblance]

11. Yep

This is true. Creationists have been repeating this bogus claim for DECADES now.

[longship]

12. Cherry picking!

Ignore the consensus. Pick your data out of the extremes and trumpet them.
It's one of the more common tactics for anti-science fundies and conspiracy theorists.

on edit: spell check.

[maine_raptor]

13. Not to mention Bush War Planners too n/t

[LeftCoast]

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[rpgamerd00d]

15. Thanks, I'm pretty sure its one of the three referred to above. :)