Received this last night…
I was only aware of the FSM today while in my Biology and society class for 1st year medical science at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia. Up untill today did i not relise that Americans where still believing in the ‘eye evidence’ for ID, it has been long proven that the eye was indeed evolved in parts which can be seen gastropods (may not be actual spelling).
As i was surfing your site the hate mail section caught my eye, the lecturer, who, by the way is a priest, was talking about how most of the people who wrote hate mail to you are illiterate, angry and quite often murderous. Well naturally i had to take a look! One such writter caught my eye, not only did they refer to the ‘eye evidence’ but also to a soup can analogy. I myself am a roman catholic but even I at an early age realised flaws in the bible, indeed i am a very strong supporter of evolution and all things scientiffic (testable and tentative) and have dabbled into the world of string theory, (although not enough to comment on the topic).
It is alarming that the richest and most technological country (the U.S.A) has i significant proportion (25%) of the population that refuses to believe in evolution and even 12% that dont believe the world is round! Your struggle to bring sense to the world is not unheard and the way in which you are doing it is briliant to say the least. It begs the question of whether a standard definition of science is needed, one that not only the scientific community can use but the general community (like the people who do not know the difference between theory in every day speech and theory in science). so if a catholic and a baptist priest can see the difference whats wrong with the great country of America?
P.S your hard lined baptists are crazy nutters ie that family who protests at troops funerals
your biggest catolic fan, Big Kev
Thanks Big Kev. It’s good to hear you understand what we’re about.
Pasta be with you,
Ramen
Big Kev,
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I ask myself the same question you just asked every day of my life here in the US. My only answer is that there is a vocal percentage of the population which feels threatened by the idea that the bible might not be literally true. This group is so vocal that they can’t help but be heard and they take advantage of the American ideal of fairness. They make it sound like that the 2 view points are equally valid and then stir up a fight over it so that text book publishers are forced to not include large amounts of the supporting evidence for evolution in text books pre college. By keeping that evidence out of the public school system they can then prey on the 3/4ths of the US population that never goes to college. At least that is my guess.
~RAmen
Though unappreciated in our own country at least other people around the world support us! Awesome post and finally a non-hate letter to comment on (besides the usual posts on the front page of course).
RAmen, brother, and, indeed, well said.
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I haven’t much else to comment about this, as I have to go to the store now. xD
To your P.S.: You mean Westboro Baptist Church? Not all baptists are that hateful and insensitive.
Well, the Catholic Church may have a taste for burning people at the pyre, however the Pope endorses evolution and he recently made comments celebrating the work of Galileo. This puts the Catholic Church closer to mainstream scientific groups than any other Christian denomination. Quite a paradox right?
To Rachel, I’m not sure which Baptist Church its was, given the majority are normal this one was absolutely off the wall, they did a radio interview here once, it was insane
It is ok, I’ll be studying English next semester, hopefully not at 3am like when i wrote the email haha
What?! The Earth is ROUND?!
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Rum for you, good sir.
Cheers.
Read Terry Pratchett. You’ll like him.
Thank you, but we have an excuse, our country was founded by a bunch of puritans who killed people because they’re witches. You guys got off lucky! I don’t see how Australia would be a prison, it seems pretty awesome today. Yes, we have many fundamentalists or creationists in the USA. They have a lot of clout with the republican party. Not quite as much with the democrats. Oh and has anyone noticed that when the republicans are in power, they’re supposed to create a small government that leaves people alone, but thanks to the creationists they’re doing the opposite. Thanks, and wow 12% really? Is our education system that shitty?
P.S. Can I go anywhere in the commonwealth with a British passport? I can’t stand these creationists.
Thank his noodlyness, I live in a free country!
(one that doesn’t just pretend to be one)
Not particularly big spaghetti fans, though the FSM might change that. (^ -)
Went to a protestant school, but only a small group of the children actually went to church with their parents. Never had to deal with ID, but I have to say, his deliciousness (with tomatosauce) has a point.
Something that tastes that great must be special enough to have created our world.
USA is neither the most technologically advanced nor the richest country. If anything, we’re dead poor (look at our massive debt!), and well behind in technology thanks to commercial reluctance of making things better (look at our cars!).
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My technical school is relatively ID-free (there’s a few…), so don’t go off thinking everyone is a creationist in the US!
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As for the flat-earth theorist….Wow, that’s a lot of eighties-minded people (for those who doesn’t get it, read the “book of general ignorance”).
I am glad someone understands, Kevin. Maybe you will convert to Pastafarianism!
Peace, Love and Pirates to all!
Ramen.
It pays to remember that America still doesn’t have a metric system, and then it might seem obvious why they don’t teach evolution… It’s just too dern newfangled hank!
@Noodles in soy sauce
Wow, really? CATHOLICISM is taking steps towards making religion more, you know, intelligent?
My mind is blown.