There is a whole collection of Skeptic Trump cards available on the web, and what do you know, I’m in there:
A bit chipmunky, but look: I have no worthy adversaries, and no arch nemesis! I guess I’ll be scampering to the goal line unopposed, then. (I notice, though, that Dawkins’ nemesis is Alister McGrath — that’s like saying the biggest obstacle in your way is a blob of jello.)
…except that you wouldn’t find me in a foxhole.
You know, Ken Ham is fond of claiming that if Genesis isn’t literally true, the entire basis of Jesus’s redemption is lost — and he’s right. And look, Jesse notices!
I’m a little worried that the blame for the pointlessness of redeeming an original sin that didn’t exist is being placed on some guy named P-Zed…I’m getting new locks on the doors and a security system, I think.
People of a certain age will remember thos “create your own adventure” books — well, Ars Technica has an online version of one, featuring tentacled beings from another plane, bacon, and geeks. It might go over well here.
Now that the LHC is online, The Editors have catalogued three ways it will destroy the world, using the Airwolf scale of awesomeness crossed by a goofiness scale. It looks like being sucked into a black hole is one of the more pedestrian scenarios.
I am relieved that they didn’t consider the possibility that TeV collisions might be the last trump that summons the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Some things may be even too goofy for the Poor Man Institute.
…it’s too unrealistic. In real life, the Trophy Wife™ would be carrying me.
Some sneaky slams against ID here…
I don’t understand how Texans can bear it, myself — their board of education has made them a laughingstock. I always thought they had some pride down there.
That one panel captures creationist logic perfectly. They’ve battened on global warming as an issue that they believe helps their cause.
“Scientists clearly have no idea what they’re talking about. They made those mistakes in that report, after all.”
Therefore, the earth is 6,000 years old.”
“And Adam and Eve rode dinosaurs.”
