Tennessee school board wants to ban my mom's biology textbook - Polidicks

[QUOTE=ProboardslolV2;21234008]The book is already outdated, they don't keep printing copies of old books, they print a shit load and that's all until a newer book is in print[/QUOTE] You sound like a raging Christian.:buddy:

[QUOTE=ProboardslolV2;21233994]Ok, well the word Nigger is slang for nigerian, but everyone knows how it's USED. It's only insulting if you don't know the meaning. Cracker means whip cracker, which is just short for saying your slave master. It's only insulting if you don't know the meaning, but the point is the people who use the word aren't using it in a literal sense, which is why myth is a perfect word to cover up as "LOL I WUZ USING LITRAL MEENING" If she was indeed using the literal meaning then she should probably have written the entire book 100% literally with no figures of speech or expressions at all.[/QUOTE] Calling stories myths isn't the same as calling a black person a nigger. It's perfectly acceptable to call the Bible a myth.

[QUOTE=Viephemeral;21234111]You sound like a raging Christian.:buddy:[/QUOTE] Naw, I'm an atheist, I'm just for social equality and all that

[QUOTE=ProboardslolV2;21233994]Ok, well the word Nigger is slang for nigerian, but everyone knows how it's USED. It's only insulting if you don't know the meaning. Cracker means whip cracker, which is just short for saying your slave master. It's only insulting if you don't know the meaning, but the point is the people who use the word aren't using it in a literal sense, which is why myth is a perfect word to cover up as "LOL I WUZ USING LITRAL MEENING" If she was indeed using the literal meaning then she should probably have written the entire book 100% literally with no figures of speech or expressions at all.[/QUOTE] Whaaat? The literal meaning is that it's all bullshit, what's the other meaning(s)?

[QUOTE=ProboardslolV2;21234123]Naw, I'm an atheist, I'm just for social equality and all that[/QUOTE] This has nothing to do with social equality [editline]10:32PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Shugo589;21233888]It comes from the ancient Greek μῦθος, which can mean a story. It's only insulting if you don't know the actual meaning of the word, and you associate the word myth with Ancient Greek stories.[/QUOTE] Well Creationism has about as much basis in fact as Ancient Greek stories so I don't see the problem

[QUOTE=ProboardslolV2;21233690]In this case, the author of the textbook is outright insulting Christians. The word "Myth" was unnecessary, and they could have just inserted: "Belief"[/QUOTE] In retrospect that probably would have been a better choice. But "belief" has its own set of connotations--it's not a neutral word either.

[QUOTE=TH89;21234519]In retrospect that probably would have been a better choice. But "belief" has its own set of connotations--it's not a neutral word either.[/QUOTE] There's no pleasing them. If they even leave it out they'll be offended, but if they mention it and use a word offensive to them for some reason they're offended.

i hate that blonde bitch's stare

what a stupid thing to start a religious feud over. that man really can't seperate science from religion. the idiots that walk this earth makes me question how we ever survived as a species... maybe god IS real?

Scientific Fact is a democratic process voted upon by laymen!

Thank god Cookeville is completely different than the Industrial shit stain that is Knoxville. People in Cookvegas accept other religions.

1. Fox News 2. Tennessee 3. You can tell what happens from here

[QUOTE=sp00ks;21230518]That's the worst definition I have ever seen. Anyways, the idea that the world was made 6000 years ago in 7 days is a myth, because it is not correct.[/QUOTE] Bitch [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythology[/URL] [QUOTE]In the study of folklore, a myth is a religious narrative explaining how the world and humankind came to be in their present form.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]however, the academic use of the term generally does not pass judgment on its truth or falsity.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Viephemeral;21233833] [IMG]http://riverdaughter.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/mythbusters-adam-jamie.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Next week on Mythbusters: CREATIONISM

Your family gets on the news a lot, don't they TH98? Unless I'm mistaking you for another admin.

-Bad reading sorry-.

I bet when the bible was first written the guy who wrote it never thought people in the future would take a fairytale so seriously.

[QUOTE=madmanmad;21237777]I bet when the bible was first written the guy who wrote it never thought people in the future would take a fairytale so seriously.[/QUOTE] Nice insult to some.

[QUOTE=64fanatic;21237337]Next week on Mythbusters: CREATIONISM[/QUOTE] The sad thing is, with their fame and respect, they would probably be able to draw more people to better understand and defend evolution as a correct concept

[QUOTE=Elstumpo;21237478]Your family gets on the news a lot, don't they TH98? Unless I'm mistaking you for another admin.[/QUOTE] Off-Topic: Where is that avatar from?, I've seen it before but cant remember where.

[QUOTE=ProboardslolV2;21233994]Ok, well the word Nigger is slang for nigerian, but everyone knows how it's USED. It's only insulting if you don't know the meaning. Cracker means whip cracker, which is just short for saying your slave master. It's only insulting if you don't know the meaning, but the point is the people who use the word aren't using it in a literal sense, which is why myth is a perfect word to cover up as "LOL I WUZ USING LITRAL MEENING" If she was indeed using the literal meaning then she should probably have written the entire book 100% literally with no figures of speech or expressions at all.[/QUOTE] are you retarded or something? nigger comes from the spanish word for black "negro"

myth -noun an unproved or false collective belief that is used to justify a social institution. [editline]06:59PM[/editline] what's the problem

[QUOTE=64fanatic;21237337]Next week on Mythbusters: CREATIONISM[/QUOTE] 40 minutes of Adam and Jamie laughing 5 minutes of them blowing up bibles

I don't really like your mother. I'm not Christian but damn, calling what people believe in a myth is an asshole move. [sp]Of course chances are this post will get some negative ratings for expressing my opinion on it, most likely.[/sp]

[QUOTE=Doneeh;21239307]I don't really like your mother. I'm not Christian but damn, calling what people believe in a myth is an asshole move. [sp]Of course chances are this post will get some negative ratings for expressing my opinion on it, most likely.[/sp][/QUOTE] Pretty sure the truth can't be assholish.

[QUOTE=Doneeh;21239307]I don't really like your mother. I'm not Christian but damn, calling what people believe in a myth is an asshole move. [sp]Of course chances are this post will get some negative ratings for expressing my opinion on it, most likely.[/sp][/QUOTE] No it's not, it's the truth. The Bible is a myth.

[QUOTE=Doneeh;21239307]I don't really like your mother. I'm not Christian but damn, calling what people believe in a myth is an asshole move. [sp]Of course chances are this post will get some negative ratings for expressing my opinion on it, most likely.[/sp][/QUOTE] [quote]myth - a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn[/quote] What's wrong with that?

[QUOTE=Zeke129;21239423]Pretty sure the truth can't be assholish.[/QUOTE] But you are.

[QUOTE=Doneeh;21239307]Of course chances are this post will get some negative ratings for expressing my opinion on it, most likely.[/QUOTE] yeah you are a rebel

[QUOTE=ProboardslolV2;21233994]Ok, well the word Nigger is slang for nigerian, but everyone knows how it's USED. It's only insulting if you don't know the meaning. Cracker means whip cracker, which is just short for saying your slave master. It's only insulting if you don't know the meaning, but the point is the people who use the word aren't using it in a literal sense, which is why myth is a perfect word to cover up as "LOL I WUZ USING LITRAL MEENING" If she was indeed using the literal meaning then she should probably have written the entire book 100% literally with no figures of speech or expressions at all.[/QUOTE] What the fuck are you talking about? and how do you not use the "literal meaning" of myth. The word is pretty straight forward.