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Do we seriously need to open up the god debate on HN too? I thought this would be deemed off-topic enough to never see the light of day here. Sigh.

bootload 18y ago
"... Do we seriously need to open up the god debate on HN too? ..." Yes, unfortunately. The foundations of (biological) science (evolution) are under attack by advocates of 'belief' systems. Everything you take for granted generated by scientific backed knowledge is the result of 'provable' ideas and to go backwards as a result of pressure for people with feeble unsupportable, kooky ideas has to be defended. MMR immunisation vaccines not taken in the mistaken belief it causes Asperger Syndrome ~ http://www.badscience.net/2008/08/the-medias-mmr-hoax/ http://www.badscience.net/2008/08/the-medias-mmr-hoax/ the Pope declaring "The Pill cuts mail fertility" ~ http://www.google.com.au/search?pope+Vatican+says+pill+cuts+male+fertility http://www.google.com.au/search?pope+Vatican+says+pill+cuts+... what about Dinosaurs & humans co-existing ~ http://www.creationists.org/mananddinos.html http://www.creationists.org/mananddinos.html The examples go on and on. As a hacker it's good to have and practice a skeptical mindset. Otherwise you'll end up like this poor sod, "Quadrant falls victim to its own reasoning" ~ http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/quadrant-falls-victim-to-hoax/2009/01/06/1231004021054.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/quadrant-falls-victim-to...
- run4yourlives 18y ago
  - The foundations of (biological) science (evolution) are under attack by advocates of 'belief' systems. No they aren't. 90% of religious people have no objection to science. The two areas of study to them are not contradictory. Just because there is a vocal minority, specifically in the US, doesn't mean the world is ending. Your examples don't really support your claims. The MMR vaccine is based on faulty science, not religious belief. If anyone actually cared about the pope's opinions on sex, I'd give a damn. (Although, we should be questioning the increase of estrogen in our environment, from not just the pill but from plastics and all sorts of stuff) Being skeptical and religious have nothing to do with one another. This is most certainly true if the religion in question isn't Christianity.

bootload 18y ago

"... Do we seriously need to open up the god debate on HN too? ..." Yes, unfortunately. The foundations of (biological) science (evolution) are under attack by advocates of 'belief' systems. Everything you take for granted generated by scientific backed knowledge is the result of 'provable' ideas and to go backwards as a result of pressure for people with feeble unsupportable, kooky ideas has to be defended. MMR immunisation vaccines not taken in the mistaken belief it causes Asperger Syndrome ~ http://www.badscience.net/2008/08/the-medias-mmr-hoax/ http://www.badscience.net/2008/08/the-medias-mmr-hoax/ the Pope declaring "The Pill cuts mail fertility" ~ http://www.google.com.au/search?pope+Vatican+says+pill+cuts+male+fertility http://www.google.com.au/search?pope+Vatican+says+pill+cuts+... what about Dinosaurs & humans co-existing ~ http://www.creationists.org/mananddinos.html http://www.creationists.org/mananddinos.html The examples go on and on. As a hacker it's good to have and practice a skeptical mindset. Otherwise you'll end up like this poor sod, "Quadrant falls victim to its own reasoning" ~ http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/quadrant-falls-victim-to-hoax/2009/01/06/1231004021054.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/quadrant-falls-victim-to...

run4yourlives 18y ago
- The foundations of (biological) science (evolution) are under attack by advocates of 'belief' systems. No they aren't. 90% of religious people have no objection to science. The two areas of study to them are not contradictory. Just because there is a vocal minority, specifically in the US, doesn't mean the world is ending. Your examples don't really support your claims. The MMR vaccine is based on faulty science, not religious belief. If anyone actually cared about the pope's opinions on sex, I'd give a damn. (Although, we should be questioning the increase of estrogen in our environment, from not just the pill but from plastics and all sorts of stuff) Being skeptical and religious have nothing to do with one another. This is most certainly true if the religion in question isn't Christianity.