Wow, this is the definition of ignorance

[The_vagabond7]

Slimebeast said:

The_vagabond7 said:

Poe's Law states:
“ Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing."

poe's law is a tag on this video. It's a parody, as slimebeast says.

 

I'm an atheist, and I know plenty of fundies that are this ignorant, but this is a parody to prove poes law. Which has been done quite successfully, seeing as how I saw this video on the Richard Dawkins Forums earlier this week. While slimebeast can claim victory on this one, it still says something about how religious fundementalism is rapidly aging in modern society.  I live in Kentucky, and I can say that what is portrayed in this is a reality in many places you go. Granted this only applies to fundementalists and not liberal christians, but there are no shortage of fundementalists in the US. There are an abundance of legitimate websites (like answers in genesis) and spokespeople that would be completely impossible to discern as parody or reality when put next to things such as this. When it's impossible to tell a joke from reality, then the reality has become the joke.

No, just stop it. There are extreme cases among any sub-group be it christians, muslims, commies, racial minorities, environmentalists, nazis, liberals, peace activists, animal activists, freedom fighters, nationalists, psychologists, social workers, politicians and so on. There's fundamentalists in all these groups I listed.

"There are an abundance of legitimate websites (like answers in genesis) and spokespeople that would be completely impossible to discern as parody or reality when put next to things such as this" is just mean and ill-witted.

You are burnt and ashamed that you were a religious zealot. Psychologically speaking, it seems you're trying to over-compensate for your past errors. Your criticism aint valid.

 

I'm not anti-christian. I would agree that there are fundementalists in all groups. But the US has a glut of religious fundementalists. And if you notice in my post I didn't say "Christianity is aging in modern society." I said Fundementalism is. So obviously I'm talking about fundementalists. And answers in genesis is daft, it is a sespool of ignorance. That's not mean, that's true. People like Kirk Cameron and ray comfort are laughing stocks to everyone except those that eat it up in earnest. Ray Comforts famous "Banana's are from god" bit could just as easily be a poe's law video.

 

Nearly half of the US thinks that the earth is 6000 years old, the majority of the US doesn't believe in evolution. When it comes to religious fundementalism the US is quickly becoming a joke among an increasingly liberal (religiously) world. The rest of the world is leaving biblical literalism behind as the ignorance and superstitions that it is. But America is desperately clinging onto them to the point that it is both disturbing and laughable.

 

I'd appreciate it if you didn't try to make it personal, and say that psychologically speaking I cannot have a voice about the state of religion in the US. When I say I was a zealot, I was still more liberal than alot of the US (I wasn't a young earth creationist). My critisisms are perfectly valid, and your ad hominem doesn't some how make answers in genesis a thoughtful and scientific website.