I win.

well done

hate this
1) The linked article states he hopes to use his winnings to "PAY OFF" his parents' house. No mention of pending foreclosure. Big difference.

Good one, Sis!!

can't, i mean

I can get anything past ol' Zoinks!

Fair enough, Dr. And I totally agree that Spicy Baconator's response was not appropriate when you consider the original comment, but I felt Maneki's was even less appropriate. Especially that condescending-as-hell "sorry about that" at the end, as though pointing out the existence of other faiths is supposed to be…

Chauncey, did Lobsters say that we should teach Creationism or otherwise force religious teachings down the throats of young students? I just think he has been pointing to the futility of this discussion (or is it a just a succession of one-sided rants?) in a general sense and the impracticability of trying to create…

Funny, I don't recall that Spicy criticized anyone of any other faith or non-faith. Sure, his comment was a wise-assed one, but he was only defending his own beliefs, not talking derisively about others.

Heh. Still here…

A population trained in science? Who's gonna clean the toilets?

Regardless of when or how, the universe was created by some force that is ultimately unknown to all of us. I think all Lobsters means is that there a lot of know-it-all-ism that emerges when this topic comes up. It's obnoxious to listen to. Berating those who believe in something, however silly it seems, when you…

I heard 'bout this one ol' Injun that lived to be 'round thirty-five! Who knew they had them some scientists too that done made it so?

Ahem…last night, in his parlor, my father was speaking in support of Creationism to his assembled guests. Please, Herr Lobsters 1, arrest him and send him to some sort of guarded compound in a far-flung locale where the climate is harsh and where he will be forced to perform difficult yet meaningless repetitive tasks…

ARG: Sorry for misreading you. I guess I was on the hyper-defensive there. Also, I think your comments were right on the mark. I wish I could be that effectively concise.

ps - i'd really like this satanicholas to cite an example of my "pomposity and condescension."

Been down this road many time before, folks. I've learned this discussion never resolves itself satisfactorily and that no one's mind is ever changed. (Knowing that, I'm not sure why I chose to get involved, to be honest.) So I'll leave it at that. I most certainly will read any additional comments - I'm not doing…

lex, by responding as you did - by trying to make the two processes seem parallel and essentially equivalent - is unfair, because i would have to dissect and analyze on a point-by-point basis the differences that you try to gloss over. frankly that's too much work for too little reward. and, if you know anything…

To clarify, I never said hip hop or rock and roll are not music or not art. I typed "real music," quotation marks included.

Rip, you tossed jazz into my equation. I chose classical music for specific reasons, none of which have to do with race or the perceived superiority of classical music over other genres. The reasons are that 1) classical music is general very complex and precise in its composition and 2) the ensembles that perform…