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Contents 1 What is going on? 1.1 March 2010 1.2 February 2010 1.3 January 2010 1.4 December 2009

[edit] What is going on?

[edit] March 2010

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aSK has made a further departure from the reality-based community.

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Revert and Infinite ban # (Block log); 16:59 . . OscarJ (Talk | contribs) blocked Someone (Talk | contribs) with an expiry time of infinite (account creation disabled) (Abusing multiple accounts)

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PJR: I never said that evilutionists shouldn't give creationists short shrift. PJR has rather a short memory.

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PJR does some stand-up comedy: "Science should explain what happened without ruling out a particular agency a priori."

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Following blocks of Teh Terrible Asp, Jeeves, and Editor at CP, PJR announces a new policy at aSK: Insults with "no merit" are to be burned on sight.

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PJR: Bigoted comments disputing that CMI personnel are scientists are disallowed.

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Remember, Philip is an honest man. Therefore, this is not lying by omission.

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March 7: Teh Terrible Asp posts a warning to fellow editors. Two days later, PJR notices it: Revert and one-week block. UPDATE: Jeeves puts up the same text, but only gets three days.

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PJR: Conclusions that are based on the evolutionary worldview are disallowed in articles. Or, in English, science is verboten.

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Old-earth creationist view of origins: Trolling. UPDATE: Comment restored by, of all people, OscarJ.

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PJR: The be-all-end-all of communism was to spread atheism.

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Oh,look. Daniel1212's given us a lovely new essay semi-coherent blather self-plagiarized dump from Conservapedia Valuable Mainspace Article!

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The Dream Thought Police, they're coming to arrest me, oh no!

[edit] February 2010

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Is this what they call a teachable moment?

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No true Scotsman! Extra Value Sure, they've got God and heaven and Jesus and the Bible, but they don't agree with me, therefore they're not really Christian.

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That's an awful big setup just to say "I'll swallow any sciency-sounding rubbish CMI wants to shovel down my gob."

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Christianity is the same all over the world!

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Philip finally gets it! A bit passive-aggressive and childish, but at least he's on the right track.

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"... the Garden of Eden is not a myth!" sayeth the prophet (Phil).

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[edit] January 2010

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My parting comments to Philip and his cesspool of a site [1] .

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I'm not accusing respected scientists of corruption nor deceit nor sloppiness, except that's totally what I'm doing.

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Maybe it really is all over? I mean seriously, click this link. Go ahead, go ahead, click it, I'll wait right here. Oh my <expletive deleted>, see what I mean?

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PJR: I never did science beyond high school, but I know more about it than every scientist in the world. It's all in the Bible, you know!

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LowKey: It is impossible for Jesus to demean any human being. One would think that, being the incarnation of an omnipotent God and all, Jesus could lower anyone's character, status, or reputation.

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HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA... ...urrkk!!! By definition, no apparent, perceived or claimed laughter can be valid if it contradicts the scriptural record.

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A little bit more like Conservapedia every day.

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Bit of advice Philip, it helps if you give good answers, rather than just regurgitating CMI.

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Has anyone ever told you you're sexy when you channel TK, Philip?

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What are the rules for conflict of interest on aSK, anyway?

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Collaboration, the CP aSK way!

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The Great Flood wasn't genocide, you're just hating on god. The only reason someone would attempt to associate it with God would be to imply that He is evil and unjust. Yup!

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Dishonesty reigns supreme! Surprised?

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♥ K e n D o l l ♥ doesn't like people badmouthing his boyfriend.

[edit] December 2009

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PJR just does not get the difference between discrete and continuous.

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PJR seems to think that there is some sort of difference between the current states of "evolutionary thinking" and "scientific knowledge."

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The only appropriate response to this is, "Are you high?"

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Philip, apparently butthurt about the whole Kitzmiller v. Dover thing, decides to turn the article into an editorial. Can we stop pretending that you're running an encyclopedia now?

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Sancho WILL NOT BE IGNORED! Bonus jerk points for sticking his big fat nose in derailing a conversation he was asked to stay out of, and largely has to do with the motivations and actions of someone else, then accusing Horace of trolling.

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PJR's mini-me Bradley supports PJR by accusing Horace of feigning ignorance in the same sentence as he denies the phrase "hand waving" is nothing more than a cheap trick on Philip's part, despite Philip having just used the term in exactly that way. Apparently "context" is only for non-creationists.

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PJR is apparently unfamiliar with The Matrix.

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PJR lambasts Dr. Dino for not subjecting himself to the Wise Counsel of CMI other creationists. His disrespect for the law is not mentioned; neither is Romans 13:1.

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PJR: "That evolutionists believe in evolution because of the evidence is impossible given that the evidence is not on their side."

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Fairness is less important than Biblicalness. Hmmm, what would Jesus do about that?

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So why do Creationists keep asking for transitional forms if it's impossible to produce one? Isn't that a bit dishonest?

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Bible critics are criticizing a wiki-template. Hence, the criticism of the template is wrong.