01 February 2011

The camel's back is broken

I may not have said this before, but I have certainly thought it. Now it has reached the point that I can no longer deny it. It is impossible for me to tell whether Denyse O'Leary is serious or simply engaging in an elaborate ruse to parody the arguments of creationists and theists. She is quoting Conservaepedia as a news source:
Two of the major risk factors for becoming obese according to the Mayo Clinic are poor dietary choices and inactivity, thus given the above cited Gallup research, it appears as if non-religious are more prone to becoming obese than very religious individuals.[8] The Bible declares that gluttony is a sin.[9] Furthermore, the Bible declares the physical body of Christians to be temples of the Holy Spirit.[10] Therefore, it is not surprising that many very religious Christians would leave healthy lives.

Well, ... you heard it here first.
No, I heard it at Conservaepedia first. Then Skepchick. Then Pharyngula. Then about every other blog I have read over the past month.

Whether it is a failure to understand pattern seeking or not seeing the major problem with uncontrolled, unblind research her posts demonstrate a complete lack of understanding basic scientific concepts. If it was a parody, I guess it was a good one. But it has run it's course. Her blogs are off my reader. I'll just have to ignore what she posts on Uncommon Descent.
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All right, before I get another email yes I am aware that she who must not be named had something to say about me. No, I will not respond. When the putative parody is so good you feel like you are watching a Joaquin Phoenix movie it is just best to let it go. If it is a parody, then she managed to infiltrate Uncommon Descent and show how incredibly dense intelligent design creationists can be. If it isn't, then it was the greatest own-goal in history.

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