November 20, 200322 yr Author Thief! I also hate people who steal other's ideas, and pass them off as their own
November 20, 200322 yr I also hate people who steal other's ideas, and pass them off as their own Yeah! That too!
November 20, 200322 yr I also hate people who steal other's ideas, and pass them off as their own Yeah! That too!
November 20, 200322 yr Nepotism in the workplace - that is a pet peeve of mine. That's one of my boss's pet peaves, too. Isn't that right, Dad?
November 25, 200322 yr Redundancy is annoying, so, sure that's a fair cop. Absolutely wrong as far as Creation "Science" goes, though. And this is way more than a pet peeve, which is why I restricted the aerlier post to the innocent misuse of a term which in small part legitimizes bulls*** set forth by biblical literalists. Myt assumption is you are merely playing devil's advocate here, so I'll go through the motions. A 'theory' in science is hardcore, way more bolstered up by evidence than a hypothesis, way mnore than a vague notion that this or that may have happened in the past. Heck, Special Relativity ala' Einstein is just a theory, even though entire fields of science are built on it. Scientists use the term theory to describe something very well supported, but not all possible tests have been carried out. Scientists do NOT use the terms Creationism and science in the same sentence. Creationism is NOT science, nor is 'Inteligent Design,' or any other equivalents espoused by biblical literalists who have decided to interpret scriptures as historical fact rather than allegory. Biblical literalists are the equivalent of Flat Earthers, which amazingly also still exist but have zero relevance in the scientific world. The fact that biological diversification occured through evolution from ancestral precursors is accepted, is not debatable, and continues to be reinforced with each new technique (cell structure >> protein analysis >> DNA analysis) thrown in the mix. What is not yet known are some of the subtle mechanisms, like how ostensably neutral or slightly beneficial micromutations can accumulate as macromutational changes as in the formation of the vertebrate eye or a snake's envenomation apparatus. That's why its a valid, vital, and changing field. We don't know much about how the brain works yet, but that doesn't invalidate 75 years of neuroscience. The question of the existence of God is beyond science, and is rightly left to theologians. The question of how organic diversity came into being is beyond that capacity for comprehension else or is too damaging to the personal beliefs of literalists that humans are something more than a minor footnote in the evolutionary tale. Yet we give these people airtime and let them threaten the goal of scientific literacy for the students in our nation's schools. It makes no sense. Playing the devil's advocate is exactly what I was doing. I was just having a little fun with you. Besides, I wanted to use that "creature is to creator as sculpture is to sculptor" line.
November 25, 200322 yr Mine is spelling mistakes, especially the einsteins who do not know the difference between your and you are...
November 25, 200322 yr Mine is spelling mistakes, especially the einsteins who do not know the difference between your and you are... Tell me about it. And also "they're" and "their" drives me bonkers.
November 25, 200322 yr Playing the devil's advocate is exactly what I was doing. I was just having a little fun with you. Besides, I wanted to use that "creature is to creator as sculpture is to sculptor" line. Well, it's good to keep in "fighting form," for the yahoos down here in the southern part of the Bible Belt that are one of the banes of my existence.
November 25, 200322 yr Tell me about it. And also "they're" and "their" drives me bonkers. That irks me every time. I may not have the best grammar, but the nuns beat correct homonym usage in my head.
November 26, 200322 yr Tell me about it. And also "they're" and "their" drives me bonkers. Their is no reason to get upset. If they want to show that there ignorant, that's they're problem.
November 26, 200322 yr Their is no reason to get upset. If they want to show that there ignorant, that's they're problem. Ahhhhhhh... I think I'm going to explode!
November 26, 200322 yr Their is no reason to get upset. If they want to show that there ignorant, that's they're problem. You got that right. Sometimes when I read posts from here and I tell people about them, I actually have to show one of my co-workers just to prove I don't make the s*** up. We laugh our asses off as how ignorant they are. I have to admit.. I am amazed at how some folks are able to navigate the internet based on some of the posts I've read here.
November 26, 200322 yr I always hear about people talkin about Pet Peeves and never know what its about WELL by hearing what you guys have said I think I know MINE is: People complaiing
November 26, 200322 yr I really don't like people who don't talk loud enough. I probably have some minor hearing damage from all my years of rocking out, but speak like a normal person!
November 26, 200322 yr I really don't like people who don't talk loud enough. I probably have some minor hearing damage from all my years of rocking out, but speak like a normal person! My mother is guilty of this, but she suffers from nerve deafness (a genetic thing in our family) and refuses to get a hearing aide. She had no qualms about nagging my gramma about getting a hearing aide (which she never did), but now that it is her turn, she won't hear of it...pun intended.
November 26, 200322 yr no no, I mean, sometimes people can't help it, but I'm talking about people who just don't project their voice at all. I think they're nervous and afraid or something.
November 26, 200322 yr no no, I mean, sometimes people can't help it, but I'm talking about people who just don't project their voice at all. I think they're nervous and afraid or something. I knew what you meant, I was just saying that my mom does that soft talking thing, but for her there was a biological reason why...
November 26, 200322 yr I knew what you meant, I was just saying that my mom does that soft talking thing, but for her there was a biological reason why... Damn.. Some times I wish my mother would shut the hell up!
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