I just went off the deep end not too long ago believing there was a creationist conspiracy in the Physics forum. I'm trying to avoid that here. But don't let my hesitation deter you from developing that idea.
Yep, I remember....Although, I don't believe it's so much you having gone of the deep end, or that there is a conspiracy afoot, rather then the fact that these fanatical creationist ratbags, and anti science brigade just have no other outlet to spew their sewage like garbage, other then science forums such as this...At least as far as my country is concerned.
And in one way, we need to be thankful of that.
Irrespective, these forums also get genuine individuals that are Interested in science, and in that respect, in my own little limited way, I will continue to refute their fucking nonsense and do my best to see that their sort of shit does not infect those other genuine individuals that come here after real knowledge.
It's exactly the same "operandi modus" of chinglu, claiming absolute crap, and then ignoring completely the real science and observational and experimental evidence supporting that science.
One more thing. The trait closest to chinglu/reiku/Farsight/RealityCheck is the refusal to even acknowledge established science. So instead theorist tries to dismiss all facts and evidence as something not settled which he calls "present knowledge". And that's a creationist tactic - to raise the spectre of uncertainty about science, which was the strategic plan when they manufactured ClimateGate.
Yeah, you're probably right.
Bingo!!
Again, and finally, in that respect, I believe it is up to all reputable forumites to deride and refute their rubbish for exactly what it is.
The Ironic point is that I'm not so much "anti religious" and I'm not so much "anti creationist", or even "anti alternative hypothesis" rather that I'm pro science, and all I will ever ask of anyone claiming any alternative idea, is show me genuine evidence supporting your idea, or show me genuine evidence invalidating the incumbent model.
And in my 12 years or so on three science forums, I have never seen any genuine evidence put forward supporting any alternative hypothesis.
Again, I would put forward a suggestion that I did pick up from another forum.
People could put any alternative hypothesis in the alternative section.
Providing that they answered
ALL questions put to them, and had genuine observational and/or experimental evidence supporting their ideas.
They were given a month to do that.
If that was not forthcoming, the thread was then closed.
Needless to say in my 12 months on that forum, every alternative hypothesis failed to make the grade.
In a forum as open as this one, and with the genuine reputable people that we do have available, I would see this as a step forward in improving this forum.