CBEB’s

If you’ve been following the comments in the Vincent Edward St. Francis thread, you probably know by now that one of vesf’s comments at Uncommon Descent made Fundies Say The Darndest Things:

If all goes well, Dr. Dembski will have the last laugh on Darwin’s next birthday.

Wouldn’t it be sweet if by the time Dawkins publishes his book, Darwin’s silly “theory” has finally been exposed and all the universities are using Exploring Evolution and The Design of Life as textbooks?

It’s only a matter of time, friends…

It’s a fitting way to honor a fallen hero, but the sweetest part is, here was the rating yesterday, before the quote was revealed as a Poe:

And here is the rating after the veil was lifted:

Pretty damned sweet, if you ask me. To the best of my knowledge, there’s been no freeping involved, either.

Note: I didn’t provide an actual link to the archived quote, because it’s being taken down soon since it was revealed as a fake. Nevertheless, I’d like to address a few quotes from the thread. Reader NonProphet had this to say:

VESF is the grandest, most elaborate puppet to ever sock on that forum.

While I appreciate the flattery, that distinction will always go to the lovely JanieBelle McKnight. To this day, idiots are still being fooled.

As much as I love FSTDT, one thing that has always bothered me is the level of discussion at the site. It is to be expected that the site would have something of a Peanut Gallery atmosphere, but it’s obvious to even the casual observer that most of the people there just don’t take the time to read the other comments. Long after the quote was revealed as a fake, people were still commenting on it as if it were genuine. One person who did take the time to read the entire thread had this to say about my sockpuppetry:

So that makes him what? A twelve year old asshole who gets a kick out of deliberately making himself look stupid?

It’s really too bad that FSTDT doesn’t give out awards anymore, because John would be a shoo-in for the “Missing the Whole Point of Fundies Say The Darndest Things” award.

Although Vincent Edward St. Francis failed in achieving his Prime Directive, I view his mission as a success, because he played a vital role in getting William Dembski to produce his long-awaited ID predictions; something a lot of people thought he would never do.

It looks like Evolution’s Waterloo will have to be delayed for yet another year.