RE: Backwards nation
November 3, 2012 at 6:38 am
(This post was last modified: November 3, 2012 at 7:02 am by John V.)
(November 2, 2012 at 4:52 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:Interesting that you don't note that the OP implied a causal relationship between Christianity and economic decline without so much as a correlation.(November 2, 2012 at 4:40 pm)John V Wrote: Correlation doesn't prove causation, but it's usually a good place to start looking.
Yep. So where's the connection?
I note that you're the one who implied a causal relationship between atheism and economic decline.
(November 2, 2012 at 5:03 pm)The_Germans_are_coming Wrote: So do you usualy outflank questions which you cant answere by asking other questions, in a desperate attempt to keep a highground?No. I do tend to ask the same question of the opposition when a clear double standard is being used, though.
Quote:Answere my question!!!Please, this laptop could have been developed without belief that the universe is billions of years old or that life evolved.
origins? evolution!? do you have any idea how importent biology and therefor evolution is for science and therefor for the economy?
biology is more than simply watching animals have sex!
ever heared of bionics or genetics!? do you know how importent scientific knowlege within such subjects is importent for a economic development?
Antibiotics, medical science in general, technical engeneering, - let`s just throw it all away and go back to living in the fucking stone age!
you people also reject physics! i am not an expert at that field, and actualy dont have much knowlege on it.
but as far as i know modern physics is based on the fact that the universe is billions of years old.
the same physics which developed the laptop you are using.
(November 2, 2012 at 6:03 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Shift the burden of proof much?Oh...my...goodness. Did you even read the OP?
(November 2, 2012 at 4:53 pm)Annik Wrote:Is it intellectually honest to just make the implication without so much as a correlation, as the OP did? Is it intellectually honest for others to ignore the faults of the OP and jump on my mention of a correlation?(November 2, 2012 at 4:40 pm)John V Wrote: Correlation doesn't prove causation, but it's usually a good place to start looking.
But if you don't keep researching, this is intellectually dishonest.
(November 2, 2012 at 4:55 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Maybe you two shmucks can explain why china is cleaning our clock?Cheap labor and stolen technology are two big factors.
Oh, probably not. Go pray or something equally fucking worthless.
And I doubt the cheap labor would agree that they're cleaning our clocks.
(November 3, 2012 at 2:17 am)Utracia Wrote: When people demand that schools at the very least teach the alternate "theory" of creationism (if not ditching evolution entirely for contradicting their faith) and to allow kids the option of "believing" that the Earth is less than 10,000 years old then I think we have a serious problem in this country yes? Yes.Why? What percent of our economy is affected by such beliefs? Atheists tend to claim that they only believe based on evidence. So far we have unsubstantiated claims with no evidence offered.
