Comments on: Denyse O’Leary Writes. The Baby Jesus Cries. http://www.cbebs.org/2008/01/21/denyse-oleary-writes-the-baby-jesus-cries/ The Church Burnin' Ebola Blog Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:36:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: omadeon http://www.cbebs.org/2008/01/21/denyse-oleary-writes-the-baby-jesus-cries/#comment-693 omadeon Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:07:35 +0000 http://www.cbebs.org/2008/01/21/denyse-oleary-writes-the-baby-jesus-cries/#comment-693 Sadly, I was actually... seduced, today, to read some of her posts, for the first time. I didn't even know she existed, till today. There was a link to her blogs in a more-or-less open-minded English-speaking Turkish blog, all in favour of Peace in the Mediterranean, human rights, etc. and (as a bilingual Greek) I felt compelled to sympathize. Then, to my amazement, I found myself captive of this woman's rants, some of them not badly written, I must say. It's like tasty, good-smelling dinner being served to the unsuspecting (blog-)guest, elating one's intellectual appetite, at first, and then.... Waaaaam.... Bang.... Thank you maaam.... HOW DID YOU manage it, stabbing my mind at the back with SUCH IMMENSE NONSENSE? Some of her poisonous, irrational made me feel QUITE ridiculous, having not noticed it at first. E.g. this extract: <i>Actually, never mind human life, I don’t think even animal life can be fully explained - or even reasonably explained - in Darwinian terms. And plant life - definitely not! Lamarck and Mendel could tell you far more about plants than Darwin ever did.</i> It was ChristopherSick's blog who passed on this hot information to my temporarily seduced brain. Oh, dear! I wish there was a God, who could receive my complaint. LORD, MY MONEY BACK! My time back! :) pleeezz Sadly, I was actually… seduced, today, to read some of her posts, for the first time. I didn’t even know she existed, till today. There was a link to her blogs in a more-or-less open-minded English-speaking Turkish blog, all in favour of Peace in the Mediterranean, human rights, etc. and (as a bilingual Greek) I felt compelled to sympathize. Then, to my amazement, I found myself captive of this woman’s rants, some of them not badly written, I must say. It’s like tasty, good-smelling dinner being served to the unsuspecting (blog-)guest, elating one’s intellectual appetite, at first, and then….

Waaaaam…. Bang…. Thank you maaam…. HOW DID YOU manage it, stabbing my mind at the back with SUCH IMMENSE NONSENSE?

Some of her poisonous, irrational made me feel QUITE ridiculous, having not noticed it at first. E.g. this extract:
Actually, never mind human life, I don’t think even animal life can be fully explained - or even reasonably explained - in Darwinian terms. And plant life - definitely not! Lamarck and Mendel could tell you far more about plants than Darwin ever did.

It was ChristopherSick’s blog who passed on this hot information to my temporarily seduced brain.

Oh, dear! I wish there was a God, who could receive my complaint.
LORD, MY MONEY BACK!
My time back! :)
pleeezz

]]> By: Rich http://www.cbebs.org/2008/01/21/denyse-oleary-writes-the-baby-jesus-cries/#comment-156 Rich Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:45:41 +0000 http://www.cbebs.org/2008/01/21/denyse-oleary-writes-the-baby-jesus-cries/#comment-156 Will you be 'riffing on this'? Will you be ‘riffing on this’?

]]> By: bluecollarscientst http://www.cbebs.org/2008/01/21/denyse-oleary-writes-the-baby-jesus-cries/#comment-154 bluecollarscientst Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:13:48 +0000 http://www.cbebs.org/2008/01/21/denyse-oleary-writes-the-baby-jesus-cries/#comment-154 Every time I read anything of hers, I hear a little sucking sound, as though someone is trying to vacuum my brains out through my ears or something.... Every time I read anything of hers, I hear a little sucking sound, as though someone is trying to vacuum my brains out through my ears or something….

]]> By: Brendan S http://www.cbebs.org/2008/01/21/denyse-oleary-writes-the-baby-jesus-cries/#comment-151 Brendan S Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:08:45 +0000 http://www.cbebs.org/2008/01/21/denyse-oleary-writes-the-baby-jesus-cries/#comment-151 I'm sort of glad that Denyse is Canadian. It at least is a nice reminder that the intellectually vacuous ID proponent isn't purely an American phenomena. I’m sort of glad that Denyse is Canadian. It at least is a nice reminder that the intellectually vacuous ID proponent isn’t purely an American phenomena.

]]> By: Scott Hatfield, OM http://www.cbebs.org/2008/01/21/denyse-oleary-writes-the-baby-jesus-cries/#comment-147 Scott Hatfield, OM Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:46:01 +0000 http://www.cbebs.org/2008/01/21/denyse-oleary-writes-the-baby-jesus-cries/#comment-147 Hey, Greg! I also ended up popping off about Denyse's post, but also about Rob Crowther's reply to same, which basically was irritable. My point, to both Denyse and Rob, is that it really doesn't matter how many of the Fellows are evangelicals, it's obvious that evangelicals provided the agenda, the funding and most of the initial energy to get ID off the ground. You can read the longer, cheekier version of that <a href="http://monkeytrials.blogspot.com/2008/01/denyse-cant-deny.html" rel="nofollow">here.</a> Enjoy! Hey, Greg! I also ended up popping off about Denyse’s post, but also about Rob Crowther’s reply to same, which basically was irritable. My point, to both Denyse and Rob, is that it really doesn’t matter how many of the Fellows are evangelicals, it’s obvious that evangelicals provided the agenda, the funding and most of the initial energy to get ID off the ground. You can read the longer, cheekier version of that here.
Enjoy!

]]> By: slightlyfleury http://www.cbebs.org/2008/01/21/denyse-oleary-writes-the-baby-jesus-cries/#comment-145 slightlyfleury Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:11:35 +0000 http://www.cbebs.org/2008/01/21/denyse-oleary-writes-the-baby-jesus-cries/#comment-145 hi, found my way here through respectful insolence and was heartily enjoying myself till i see mention that flipping denyse is canadian. then i started to cry for my poor motherland, and feeling the kind of embarrassment of nation i haven't felt since we released celine on you poor bastards. fuck. hi, found my way here through respectful insolence and was heartily enjoying myself till i see mention that flipping denyse is canadian. then i started to cry for my poor motherland, and feeling the kind of embarrassment of nation i haven’t felt since we released celine on you poor bastards. fuck.

]]> By: Mister DNA http://www.cbebs.org/2008/01/21/denyse-oleary-writes-the-baby-jesus-cries/#comment-144 Mister DNA Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:08:29 +0000 http://www.cbebs.org/2008/01/21/denyse-oleary-writes-the-baby-jesus-cries/#comment-144 Hi, CleveDan, I like your summation of Denyse's style. I'm always amazed that she's seen as one of the less hyperbolic of the cdesign proponentsists, when most of her stuff is whining about the evils of "materialism" and of course, the dreaded "Darwinism". If she didn't fancy herself a writer, her prose-ac wouldn't merit any attention, but I find her sense of self-importance to be extremely entertaining. p.s. - thanks for the Behe quote; I'll be updating the RTQG later tonight. Hi, CleveDan,

I like your summation of Denyse’s style. I’m always amazed that she’s seen as one of the less hyperbolic of the cdesign proponentsists, when most of her stuff is whining about the evils of “materialism” and of course, the dreaded “Darwinism”.

If she didn’t fancy herself a writer, her prose-ac wouldn’t merit any attention, but I find her sense of self-importance to be extremely entertaining.

p.s. - thanks for the Behe quote; I’ll be updating the RTQG later tonight.

]]> By: CleveDan http://www.cbebs.org/2008/01/21/denyse-oleary-writes-the-baby-jesus-cries/#comment-142 CleveDan Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:28:28 +0000 http://www.cbebs.org/2008/01/21/denyse-oleary-writes-the-baby-jesus-cries/#comment-142 good take on Denyse....I'm glad Orac linked over here She does tend to use titles that almost hint that there might be credible information in her posts but it usually amounts to "my religion overturns all of science and Darwinists are evil but i have no evidence and i am a catholic grandma so don't pick on me for lying for Christ"....I paraphrase, of course I love it when science deniers post some science denying crap but then in the same post they get the theology wrong too......Denyse does this often good take on Denyse….I’m glad Orac linked over here
She does tend to use titles that almost hint that there might be credible information in her posts but it usually amounts to “my religion overturns all of science and Darwinists are evil but i have no evidence and i am a catholic grandma so don’t pick on me for lying for Christ”….I paraphrase, of course
I love it when science deniers post some science denying crap but then in the same post they get the theology wrong too……Denyse does this often

]]> By: J-Dog http://www.cbebs.org/2008/01/21/denyse-oleary-writes-the-baby-jesus-cries/#comment-85 J-Dog Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:27:22 +0000 http://www.cbebs.org/2008/01/21/denyse-oleary-writes-the-baby-jesus-cries/#comment-85 Yo, What it is, as you kidz say it. Thank's Y'all, be cool beatches, however. Yo, like, you know? Yo, What it is, as you kidz say it. Thank’s Y’all, be cool beatches, however. Yo, like, you know?

]]> By: Mister DNA http://www.cbebs.org/2008/01/21/denyse-oleary-writes-the-baby-jesus-cries/#comment-84 Mister DNA Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:19:41 +0000 http://www.cbebs.org/2008/01/21/denyse-oleary-writes-the-baby-jesus-cries/#comment-84 Outstanding work, J-Dog. I never knew you were fluent in Denysese. It's too bad the spam filter catches posts with more than 3 links - you could have linked every other word to one of Denyse's blogs. Outstanding work, J-Dog. I never knew you were fluent in Denysese. It’s too bad the spam filter catches posts with more than 3 links - you could have linked every other word to one of Denyse’s blogs.

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