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agent46

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9. Not surprised anymore.

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Mon May 20, 2013, 11:08 AM

May 2013

Religion is usually helpful for believing your own bullshit.

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Bill Nye Boo'd In Texas For Saying The Moon Reflects The Sun [View all] phantom power May 2013 OP

Rerun from 2006 hobbit709 May 2013 #1

It's nice to see we're getting the latest news. Buzz Clik May 2013 #11

If you can't get outraged over something new, rehash the old outrage. hobbit709 May 2013 #13

Exactly Aerows May 2013 #19

I've been told there's some social media news ticker or something out there running old, old shit Occulus May 2013 #23

The only way I like my hash Aerows May 2013 #70

You and me both Aerows May 2013 #119

I posted a Joe "Red Scare" McCarthy Hearing rbrnmw May 2013 #44

LOL! Aerows May 2013 #69

No need to whine. Bertha Venation May 2013 #75

If years old news is going to be posted, it ought to at least have the date Liberal In Texas May 2013 #88

Funny thing: I saw this in the news last week, and was going to post it on DU (I thought it was new) tofuandbeer May 2013 #93

It was new to me. phantom power May 2013 #29

And new to me as well...glad it was posted. SoapBox May 2013 #64

Same here. narnian60 May 2013 #86

AS the bishop remarked when he reached down the back of the Lady's dress pscot May 2013 #104

Me too... awoke_in_2003 May 2013 #105

I remember even Free-republic posted about this years ago Quixote1818 May 2013 #100

I was about to say... Blue_Tires May 2013 #39

Waco kardonb May 2013 #66

we called it wacko back in the early 70's. hobbit709 May 2013 #67

science deniers......dumber than a bag of hammers spanone May 2013 #2

Good grief. Militant stupidity. marmar May 2013 #3

Go away, 'bating. nt awoke_in_2003 May 2013 #106

I'm telling you people the earth revolves around the sun!!!!! Initech May 2013 #4

I have always thought the people in Waco were a little Wacko liberal N proud May 2013 #5

ALL the people in Waco????? dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #49

There are always exceptions liberal N proud May 2013 #54

Since when is broadbrush bashing EVER appropriate? cordelia May 2013 #60

Yes, every single one of them. Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #71

Please make the sun burn the stupid out of the brains of these malaise May 2013 #6

Yeah we heard about it way back when it happened CBGLuthier May 2013 #7

the story must revolve around DU hfojvt May 2013 #22

It's kind of like the "Dial 112" curse of DU. ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #28

Whatever happen to the good education that we use to get in TX when I was a kid? southernyankeebelle May 2013 #8

Not surprised anymore. agent46 May 2013 #9

That would be funny if it wasn't so true. RC May 2013 #26

Wow. True beleivers are such morons. bowens43 May 2013 #10

"True beleivers are such morons." Union Scribe May 2013 #102

The firmament, or vault of heaven, is a solid celestial structure through which heavenly light pours byeya May 2013 #12

I particularly donquijoterocket May 2013 #50

I also enjoy those times but I was deeply saddened when the Apollo astronauts byeya May 2013 #58

lunatics! unblock May 2013 #14

"Life in Lubbock, Texas, taught me two things: Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #15

LOL Aerows May 2013 #18

I keep that quote in Evernote DisgustipatedinCA May 2013 #99

They left the "k" out of Waco. As in Whacko fundy xtian science failures. geckosfeet May 2013 #16

I like seeing the moon with earthshine on it hfojvt May 2013 #24

Yes. The "daytime" moons. geckosfeet May 2013 #55

Hmmm Aerows May 2013 #17

This four year old article is actually a rehash of something that actually happened in 2006 Brother Buzz May 2013 #25

Know thy enemy...If you forget history, you are doomed to repeat it rustydog May 2013 #33

On the subject of this being an old story... Marr May 2013 #20

I had never seen it -- I assumed it was new... phantom power May 2013 #27

Yes, this story confirms every fear that non-fundies have about the widespread religious idiocy Arugula Latte May 2013 #37

it's not the only one hfojvt May 2013 #40

I actually think it was pretty smart of God to use reflected sunlight to provide illumination Nye Bevan May 2013 #21

Yeeeah, I'm sure that's what happened. Arugula Latte May 2013 #31

Unfortunately for believers, the reflected light business is non-Biblical. As Genesis made clear byeya May 2013 #32

LOL snooper2 May 2013 #34

That, and a major radiation emitter that close to earth would have fried geek tragedy May 2013 #38

Oh my Gawd! Of course you know these Texas titans of nolege rustydog May 2013 #30

Albert Einstein married his first cousin. GreenStormCloud May 2013 #56

Wiiiiitch! Shankapotomus May 2013 #35

sigh G_j May 2013 #36

Hey.. don't we all know that the moon shines because SoCalDem May 2013 #41

Who cares if it is old? It is still an interesting reminder treestar May 2013 #42

It's just so telling of their limited ability to accept an idea... DCKit May 2013 #43

I love Bill Nye as did my kids when they were growing up - but - hedgehog May 2013 #45

Pointing out facts is "denigrating" religion Arugula Latte May 2013 #74

I was going to post the same thing ... brett_jv May 2013 #83

Newt added his own testimonial: "He's a witch I say! He tried to make me evolve into a human... Tyrs WolfDaemon May 2013 #46

gaaahhhhh eShirl May 2013 #47

"Talkin bout science is witchcraft aint it?" lpbk2713 May 2013 #48

it's fifth-grade science--but to the New Pharisees.... lastlib May 2013 #51

It may be out of date as some have said but Vietnameravet May 2013 #52

BENGHAZI Blue Owl May 2013 #53

Speaking of reflected light and Conservatives rightsideout May 2013 #57

you can't write that kind of comedy... phantom power May 2013 #61

Let the burning of books and witches begin kairos12 May 2013 #59

sad nt Incitatus May 2013 #62

While this is old news, it reminds us how the stupid is doing out there. AllyCat May 2013 #63

You've got to be shitting me! TxDemChem May 2013 #65

Waco? Beacool May 2013 #68

The Moon is made of green cheese.... Historic NY May 2013 #72

We got moon rocks from when Neil Armstrong cut the cheese. Bucky May 2013 #80

Now we know why the flag was waving AgingAmerican May 2013 #108

Bill made the classic mistake of using the Bible and then inserting some science. Rex May 2013 #73

I'm not sure it was a mistake. I think he knew exactly what he was doing Bucky May 2013 #81

Maybe Nye accomplished a miracle by getting some clueless brains to start functioning. lumpy May 2013 #96

Poor Galileo now Bill Nye......... Historic NY May 2013 #91

Yeah. This is why he was booed. aikoaiko May 2013 #113

Wow, what's with all the haters? nt clarice May 2013 #76

I have given up being embarrassed for the closed minded idiots from my state! Dustlawyer May 2013 #77

And nobody down there timdog44 May 2013 #78

Good thing he didn't mention that the earth is round... amerciti001 May 2013 #79

Such people are dangerously, criminally wacko, a clear and present danger to themselves and indepat May 2013 #82

A fully CAPTIONed event in Texas! skip fox May 2013 #84

They'd probably do to Bill Nye what they did to Principal Skinner if they could: Initech May 2013 #85

There's a reason that we used to call that town Whacko (yes, I lived in Texas) tavalon May 2013 #87

Sorry for all the hate directed at your post. Phlem May 2013 #89

Relevant quote from Isaac Asimov LongTomH May 2013 #90

I love that quote Marrah_G May 2013 #111

I'd hardly call it off-topic -- if the event in Texas wasn't anti-intellectualism, I don't what is! LongTomH May 2013 #115

LOL, not your comments.... my comments were off-topic :) Marrah_G May 2013 #116

I don't often don a tinfoil chapeau BUT NoPasaran May 2013 #92

Alas for fun times, the story is *MOSTLY BOGUS* D Gary Grady May 2013 #94

WTF JEB May 2013 #95

what?! it`s not made of cheese?! madrchsod May 2013 #97

With 22523 posts you know it's a compulsion, obsession. xtraxritical May 2013 #98

maybe reading one book in a lifetime is good enif for some folks in TX lunasun May 2013 #101

You can't fix stupid Kennah May 2013 #103

SCIENCE? Te-Jas don't need no science... nikto May 2013 #107

Pffft!..... Everybody knows Turbineguy May 2013 #109

Good thing he didn't try to say the Earth is round. n/t AnnieK401 May 2013 #110

This is a joke, right? mwb970 May 2013 #112

Bill Nye is the devil's spawn! BootinUp May 2013 #114

Devil's advocate: RitchieRich May 2013 #117

Teh Stupod...It hurts.... blackspade May 2013 #118