The Mail vs Science!

Admirable Chrichton · **Posted:** Sun May 23, 2010 11:32 pm

Le Petomane wrote:

Poe's Law?

It isn't Edgar Allen Poes law on poem length, but a internet forum "law" coined by Nathan Poe stating vis a vis creationist comments that:-

“Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humour, it is impossible to create a parody of fundamentalism that someone won't mistake for the real thing.”

Essentially some - fundy comments (can exceed just creationism, but most are found on that topic.) are so fucked up, any attempt to seperate fakes from the real thing is difficult - to say the least.

Malcolm Armsteen · **Posted:** Sun May 23, 2010 11:42 pm

I think that he was suggesting that Poe's Law should be applied, not asking what it was...

Admirable Chrichton · **Posted:** Sun May 23, 2010 11:47 pm

Ooops

Jeremy · **Joined:** Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:37 am **Posts:** 426

Wakefield struck off.

The comments are predictably depressing:

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This man drew attention to possible links to autism - that's all.
- Peter, York, 24/5/2010 11:10

No, Peter of York, that's not all. :roll:

Though I hadn't come across this brilliant argument before:

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It is not normal to become infected
With these three diseases at the
Same time, so it is possible that the
MMR doesn't help !

Malcolm Armsteen · **Posted:** Mon May 24, 2010 2:22 pm

I think that adequately sums up the general level of intelligence of Mailies...

RossyG · **Joined:** Tue Apr 20, 2010 10:19 am **Posts:** 26

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It is not normal to become infected
With these three diseases at the
Same time, so it is possible that the
MMR doesn't help !

That's the worst poem I've ever read.

bluebellnutter · **Posted:** Mon May 24, 2010 4:18 pm

Was it written by Edgar Allen Poe (he says pseudo-satirically)

glasgowgril · **Joined:** Fri Jan 29, 2010 2:51 pm **Posts:** 1439

The Darwin Awards spring to mind. Apparently we'll all be sorrreeeeeeeeeeeeeee in 20 years that we didn't believe St Andrew Wakefield.

Abernathy · **Posted:** Tue May 25, 2010 9:53 am

Nice Comic Strip version of the MMR shit here.

Lord Brett · **Posted:** Tue May 25, 2010 11:44 am

I've shown the comic strip to everyone I can since you posted it - absolutely superb work. Funny I trust a comic more than most newspapers!

bluebellnutter · **Posted:** Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:48 pm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldne ... dying.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic ... tment.html

Two stories of older mothers. Choice comments...

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Congratulations to her, I say. She looks extremely happy in that photo and the children appear to be healthy bundles of fun too. What an lovely uplifting story, it's made my day!

- Goosey, Lincs, 15/6/2010 13:32
Click to rate Rating 124

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I guess none of you know what it is like to be childless in a county where it is very important to have a child. That is Indian culture. If you don't have a child you are not thought much of, especially true if you are uneducated and have never had a good job.

Things are different in Britain and the rest of the west.
Think yourself lucky that you are not pressured to have a family, but can pick and choose.
Just don't sneer when a lady in another country chooses to have a child. She desperately wanted just one, not a lot, just one. Poor woman. Hopefully the extended family will bring the child up.

- Annette, Sidmouth, 14/6/2010 17:42
Click to rate Rating 278

Those two are the worst rated, personally can't see anything wrong with them. So you can probably guess exactly where this is going...

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Following on from the story of the 70 year old Indian IVF mother who is dying 18 months after giving birth, this should not be allowed. Children have a right to have parents.

- S Rogers, Rochester, UK, 14/6/2010 16:49
Click to rate Rating 776

So children who will lose their parents should never be allowed to be born. Logic even Hitler could approve of. I can't even be bothered looking at the others, it's too depressing.

ACG · **Posted:** Sun Jun 27, 2010 2:41 pm

PM defies 'experts' who insist babies don't feel pain at 24 weeks

oh brave cameron, doesn't look like theres going to be any change in the goverments respect for it's own expert panels if they fail to come up with the "correct" results.

cycloon · **Joined:** Sun Jun 10, 2007 4:07 pm **Posts:** 3254

Scientists say FA LA LA NOT LISTENING NOT LISTENING

That news about pain et al is largely irrelevant: abortion is not argued along scientific grounds.

Timbo · **Posted:** Sun Jun 27, 2010 5:10 pm

Nice to see evidence-based policy was another thing my Lib Dem vote was sold down the river on.

Malcolm Armsteen · **Posted:** Sun Jun 27, 2010 5:15 pm

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