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  Neophile9 months, 2 weeks ago

  If conservatives think it's so important to win a pointless web blog contest, then why not let the babies have their bottle? It'll be forgotten the day after.

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    scriblerus19 months, 2 weeks ago

    When all else fails, deceive yourself with phony polls. Meanwhile the polar icecaps--Earth's air conditioning system--melt and the forests burn.

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    memestryker9 months, 1 week ago

    Neo, what hurts is that these are the same people who spread belief over fact, even where it involves indoctrinating children instead of teaching them. While global warming may not explain as much as some hypothesize, we know it's damaging, and to deny that--and win a science blog award based on votes from anti-science ultra-conservatives--is still doing a disservice to science, IMHO.

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  TechnologyExpert9 months, 2 weeks ago

  Never thought of it that way, but it's the principle of the thing.

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    bobo-in-texas9 months, 2 weeks ago

    Thanks. Now I have two new places to visit.

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      Dionys9 months, 2 weeks ago

      It's always good to have new places to visit. Especially when it lets you see what kind of lies are being spread by deniers.

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  capn_caveman9 months, 2 weeks ago

  The Bad Astronomy blog has been a staple of mine for a long time. Phil is awesome at explaining things so everyone can understand. It appears from the "unofficial" vote tally that he won the vote by a very small margin. Either way, his blog is probably the best science blog out there. Well, Pharyngula comes up with some great stuff too.

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  1-2-Oscar9 months, 2 weeks ago

  There's plenty of "pseudoscience" on BOTH SIDES of the Global Warming discussion. And plenty of partisans who like to call each other names.

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    RickyDawkins9 months, 2 weeks ago

    Which side are you on?

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      scriblerus19 months, 2 weeks ago

      Oscar prefers the penetrating satisfaction of sitting on the picket fence.

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      1-2-Oscar9 months, 2 weeks ago

      I'm in favor of showing respect to people until they demonstrate that they deserve no respect. I support a free discussion of ideas, but I fully understand that not all ideas are created equal. It is my obligation, as well as my right, to make decisions for myself. I try to base those decisions on an objective analysis of all the information available, without excluding those ideas which contradict other information I have accepted.

      I know that sounds particularly strange to you, Ricky, and sometimes it seems that all I accomplish is to stir up the animosity of partisans (and thereby become their target), but I still think of myself as a person who is both moral and intellectually honest.

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        RickyDawkins9 months, 2 weeks ago

        Well said. It did not sound strange to me, in fact I follow many of the same principles.

        So I guess it is safe to assume you are siding with the good guys (scientists) on this one?

        http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2007/11/a_bla...

        "Over the summer, I got into a bit of an argument with a certain Libertarian comic named Tim Slagle who doesn't seem to accept the scientific consensus that anthropogenic global warming is happening or that it is a potentially grave problem. In a perilous bit of criticism, given that comedy often depends on saying stupid things, I deconstructed his comedy routine in which he threw all sorts of bad arguments and straw men as attacks on Al Gore. It was a routine with the old trope that "science has been wrong before," with a truly unpleasant bit of scientist-bashing thrown in for good measure."

        http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2007/07/the_p...

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      crghss9 months, 2 weeks ago

      Why, so you know whether to attack or not?

      Not interested in his idea's, just whether to attack or not.

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        RickyDawkins9 months, 2 weeks ago

        I'm on your side lion-molester.

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  crghss9 months, 2 weeks ago

  It's a blog! So what!

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  tryingtofindmyway9 months, 2 weeks ago

  zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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  TechnologyExpert9 months, 2 weeks ago

  Final results will not be released until Monday, as they are checking the votes to make sure there was no fraud. Right now the tally shows Bad Astronomy made a great comeback (it was 1500 behind as 2PM PST neared) and leads 20,683 to 20,638.

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    RickyDawkins9 months, 2 weeks ago

    I voted from all 7 of my computers. For Pharyngula :(

    http://www.scienceblogs.com/

    http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/11/hell...

    Let me introduce myself. My name is PZ Myers. I'm an associate professor of biology at a small liberal arts university in the upper midwest. I make no grand claims for myself, but I have been exceptionally busy lately, with lots of travel and lectures, and it's all on top of teaching two courses, one of which is both new to me and a new course in our discipline, so I'm writing lectures at a frantic pace and trying to keep up with 80 students. I'm also working on a book and have a magazine column to write, in addition to other irregular writing jobs. I'm stretched very, very thin right now, I'm a bit frustrated myself that I haven't had much spare time for the blog, and I'm feeling extremely cranky.

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  THOMNH629 months, 2 weeks ago

  so Neophile is that aka for like Neostalin, Neosocialist, NeoLenin, Neocommie really not sure,

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    Klarissa9 months, 2 weeks ago

    thom, No, Neophile is under 30 years old.

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      RickyDawkins9 months, 2 weeks ago

      Amazing that such a young fella is so much smarter than an old bag like you?

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        anadaji679 months, 2 weeks ago

        He's prettier too.

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  Klarissa9 months, 2 weeks ago

  I thought this was under humor!

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    crghss9 months, 2 weeks ago

    Should be. Some of these nutscapers are really in love with themselves.

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  THOMNH629 months, 2 weeks ago

  so he wouldn't know what those words are then, being a gen x, oh well I am sure he know the word socialist

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  Radiofreeeuropa9 months, 1 week ago

  I bet he knows the word fascist too! Clinging to tired irrelevant ideas and institutions from the past has historically not been the way forward. Ask Galileo.

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