The thing about Conservapedia is that some parts of it are a parody. I'm pretty sure that SAbrams created that page as a subtle joke -- his other contributions are an article about a Cole Porter musical and a notation that since Darwin didn't recant on his deathbed (as, apparently, it is rumored) he is likely in Hell.
The other two users who have modified the gravity article seem to include one lie-brawl who doesn't see the humor and a wingnut who totally buys it.
"Parts of it are a parody..." I'm sure that happened as soon as the snark-hunters discovered it existed. The question, of course, is which parts?
And just to toss this out there: doesn't the concept of "open-source" knowledge conflict with the unquestioning belief in authority that seems to be at the heart of the conservative movement?
I don't know Wobs, to give the crazies some credit, they seem pretty good about questioning received wisdom. My God, they don't believe in evolution, which pretty much underpins the entire field of biology.
dave, wobs: every time you two get a back-and-forth exchange going in the comments, i wonder--do you guys debate "IRL" in the office, or are you each sitting silently at your adjacent desks posting comments on one another's blogs?
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This kills me. I'm never going to be able to discern a "real" conservative site from a parody site ever again.
The thing about Conservapedia is that some parts of it are a parody. I'm pretty sure that SAbrams created that page as a subtle joke -- his other contributions are an article about a Cole Porter musical and a notation that since Darwin didn't recant on his deathbed (as, apparently, it is rumored) he is likely in Hell.
The other two users who have modified the gravity article seem to include one lie-brawl who doesn't see the humor and a wingnut who totally buys it.
"Parts of it are a parody..." I'm sure that happened as soon as the snark-hunters discovered it existed. The question, of course, is which parts?
And just to toss this out there: doesn't the concept of "open-source" knowledge conflict with the unquestioning belief in authority that seems to be at the heart of the conservative movement?
"Unquestioning belief in authority"
I don't know Wobs, to give the crazies some credit, they seem pretty good about questioning received wisdom. My God, they don't believe in evolution, which pretty much underpins the entire field of biology.
They question evolution because of the unchanging Word of God. I'm not sure you'll want to use that as a leg for this particular stool.
On the other hand, if we want to be Orwellian, one person's authoritarianism is another's liberation.
dave, wobs: every time you two get a back-and-forth exchange going in the comments, i wonder--do you guys debate "IRL" in the office, or are you each sitting silently at your adjacent desks posting comments on one another's blogs?
Silent posting. Then debate. Then counter-posting. Isn't this how everyone does it?
Actually, irl is just one big make-out session.
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