This Isn't a Joke but I wish it was! ~ Consevapedia~ I am bringing this awful, horrible, mind-numbingly ignorant site to your attention because of this article from Bad Science. It is really a thing of beauty and must be read completely to fully savor all of the nuances and PWNAGE! (WIRED's article about Conservapedia is great; What would Jesus Wiki?)
"All time classic creationist pwnage
June 24th, 2008 by Ben Goldacre in bad science
Richard Lenski is a biologist who recently found evidence for the emergence of new traits among E.coli bacteria, in a fascinating experiment which he has described in a paper in PNAS. His results look a bit like evolution. You will note that his paper includes the original data.
Andrew Schlafly is a startlingly predictable right wing christian activist who runs Conservapedia. I highly recommend a look around there if you’ve not already had the pleasure, because even the people who run Conservapedia find it hard to tell whether the edits are being made by god-fearing americans or naughty satirists.
Schlafly read Lenski. He got angry. He demanded the original data. It was pointed out to him that the original data was in the paper. He demanded the original data again. With menaces.
The following exchange is mirrored humbly and verbatim in case of disappearance. It represents pwnage on a scale most of us can only dream of."
It continues on with the full letters from the exchange between Mr Andrew Schlafly (right-wing conservative nutjob) and Mr Richard Lenski (respected scientist, educator and one of my new heroes). Please, do yourself a favor and read them!!!
