"As an educator, I try to get people to be fundamentally curious and to question ideas that they might have or that are shared by others," he told HuffPost Science. "In that state of mind, they have earned a kind of inoculation against the fuzzy thinking of these weird ideas floating around out there. So rather than correct the weird ideas, I would rather them to know how to think in the first place. Then they can correct the weird idea themselves. I don't just tell them no. That's pontifical."
I like him a lot.
He has been hosting the 'new version' of Cosmos lately, and while his voice isn't quite as soothing as Carl Sagan's was, it's just as authoritative. He's the only person I would want hosting the show, other than Sagan.
Of course, there's also this:
(http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/y522/Rex_Bologna/tumblr_n2bth1Lir31rymdspo1_500_zps3571c1bd.jpg)
found on the internets:
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/daa16a1cd6ff64cc5983a1e3a5df868c/tumblr_n3btn4J6RW1r0jlbgo1_400.gif)
"Just nutted but she still suckin"
Tyson doesn't like his anecdotes getting cut off mid sentence. So he analyzed how long Jon Stewart lets a guest talk (on average) before he interjects a quip.
So to maintain his flow, Tyson builds lowball easy jokes into his responses. Like 25 seconds into his turn to speak, he'll say something which can easily be turned into a sex joke pun--which has little chance of Stewart turning it into a lengthy tangent.
that's some next level shit right there
Quote from: Cramulus on April 01, 2014, 07:26:05 PM
Tyson doesn't like his anecdotes getting cut off mid sentence. So he analyzed how long Jon Stewart lets a guest talk (on average) before he interjects a quip.
So to maintain his flow, Tyson builds lowball easy jokes into his responses. Like 25 seconds into his turn to speak, he'll say something which can easily be turned into a sex joke pun--which has little chance of Stewart turning it into a lengthy tangent.
that's some next level shit right there
Fucking scientists... :lulz:
:lulz: Brilliant.
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on April 01, 2014, 05:50:04 PM
"As an educator, I try to get people to be fundamentally curious and to question ideas that they might have or that are shared by others," he told HuffPost Science. "In that state of mind, they have earned a kind of inoculation against the fuzzy thinking of these weird ideas floating around out there. So rather than correct the weird ideas, I would rather them to know how to think in the first place. Then they can correct the weird idea themselves. I don't just tell them no. That's pontifical."
I love him. Seriously. I have a huge all-level crush on that guy.
Quote from: Hoopla on April 01, 2014, 07:19:51 PM
I like him a lot.
He has been hosting the 'new version' of Cosmos lately, and while his voice isn't quite as soothing as Carl Sagan's was, it's just as authoritative. He's the only person I would want hosting the show, other than Sagan.
Of course, there's also this:
(http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/y522/Rex_Bologna/tumblr_n2bth1Lir31rymdspo1_500_zps3571c1bd.jpg)
I think they're equally soothing, but of different qualities (ETA- Sagan was a little more droning, as if he were speaking to you while somewhat deep in thought, Tyson speaks like he's got a cool secret to tell you, since it's a little whispery at times).
And you're right. He's the only person who could take up Sagan's torch for a reboot. I was talking to Villager's downstairs roommate about it before it premiered and he was like, "Yeah, I kinda want to hold off on watching it until I can get some opinions on how it is. I don't know how it will stack up to the original. Who's hosting it anyway?" "Neil DeGrasse Tyson." "Oh. Sold."
Kaku and Tyson are fighting for my replacement of Sagan. The most important aspect for me is how BLUNT they are. So I'm going to have to watch some of their lectures.
I can't put my finger on why, but I'm not as impressed with Kaku. Dont' get me wrong, he's doing good work, but I think I've seen too many documentaries with him just speculating about things from Star Trek in front of a green screen.
Quote from: Cramulus on April 02, 2014, 01:41:21 PM
I can't put my finger on why, but I'm not as impressed with Kaku. Dont' get me wrong, he's doing good work, but I think I've seen too many documentaries with him just speculating about things from Star Trek in front of a green screen.
Spending a considerable amount of time on Coast to Coast AM probably isn't bolstering his career much.
That's it exactly. Tyson is more of a science communicator, and Kaku is more of a science entertainer. He's an imaginative guy, which is a good thing, but I can see the his appeal to the crazies. Which is probably why Coast to Coast has him on.
For example: I slowly became aware of Kaku because I noticed him more and more on TV. At first I was like, "ah ok, that's pretty cool" and then one day I was just like, "is this guy a crackpot?" so I poked around the internet and he's not a crackpot. He just seems like it sometimes. The fact that I had to ask that about an otherwise respectable scientist means that there's something flawed in his delivery.
Quote from: (Doktor (Nephew Twiddleton (Twid)) Blight) on April 02, 2014, 02:16:46 PM
For example: I slowly became aware of Kaku because I noticed him more and more on TV. At first I was like, "ah ok, that's pretty cool" and then one day I was just like, "is this guy a crackpot?" so I poked around the internet and he's not a crackpot. He just seems like it sometimes. The fact that I had to ask that about an otherwise respectable scientist means that there's something flawed in his delivery.
I guess because he's willing to at least entertain most questions, no matter how berserk... a lot of other scientists would just laugh you off.
Quote from: Hoopla on April 02, 2014, 02:18:02 PM
Quote from: (Doktor (Nephew Twiddleton (Twid)) Blight) on April 02, 2014, 02:16:46 PM
For example: I slowly became aware of Kaku because I noticed him more and more on TV. At first I was like, "ah ok, that's pretty cool" and then one day I was just like, "is this guy a crackpot?" so I poked around the internet and he's not a crackpot. He just seems like it sometimes. The fact that I had to ask that about an otherwise respectable scientist means that there's something flawed in his delivery.
I guess because he's willing to at least entertain most questions, no matter how berserk... a lot of other scientists would just laugh you off.
That makes sense. And I can see the value in that too, but the "if it were possible, here's how it would work" can get garbled in the cuckoo filters. And ultimately he has no say in how the show gets edited anyway.
Quote from: (Doktor (Nephew Twiddleton (Twid)) Blight) on April 02, 2014, 02:23:33 PM
Quote from: Hoopla on April 02, 2014, 02:18:02 PM
Quote from: (Doktor (Nephew Twiddleton (Twid)) Blight) on April 02, 2014, 02:16:46 PM
For example: I slowly became aware of Kaku because I noticed him more and more on TV. At first I was like, "ah ok, that's pretty cool" and then one day I was just like, "is this guy a crackpot?" so I poked around the internet and he's not a crackpot. He just seems like it sometimes. The fact that I had to ask that about an otherwise respectable scientist means that there's something flawed in his delivery.
I guess because he's willing to at least entertain most questions, no matter how berserk... a lot of other scientists would just laugh you off.
That makes sense. And I can see the value in that too, but the "if it were possible, here's how it would work" can get garbled in the cuckoo filters. And ultimately he has no say in how the show gets edited anyway.
And that's the thing... you know how often I read people quoting Kaku on GLP? Answer: a lot.
Quote from: Hoopla on April 02, 2014, 02:25:42 PM
Quote from: (Doktor (Nephew Twiddleton (Twid)) Blight) on April 02, 2014, 02:23:33 PM
Quote from: Hoopla on April 02, 2014, 02:18:02 PM
Quote from: (Doktor (Nephew Twiddleton (Twid)) Blight) on April 02, 2014, 02:16:46 PM
For example: I slowly became aware of Kaku because I noticed him more and more on TV. At first I was like, "ah ok, that's pretty cool" and then one day I was just like, "is this guy a crackpot?" so I poked around the internet and he's not a crackpot. He just seems like it sometimes. The fact that I had to ask that about an otherwise respectable scientist means that there's something flawed in his delivery.
I guess because he's willing to at least entertain most questions, no matter how berserk... a lot of other scientists would just laugh you off.
That makes sense. And I can see the value in that too, but the "if it were possible, here's how it would work" can get garbled in the cuckoo filters. And ultimately he has no say in how the show gets edited anyway.
And that's the thing... you know how often I read people quoting Kaku on GLP? Answer: a lot.
Oh dear. What's GLP?
Ah, never mind. Godlike Productions. Took me a couple of minutes.
Kaku doing "The Science of Mass Effect" at the exact point in the franchise when they decided to ignore all the lore and the laws of physics probably didn't help his credibility any.
I'm gonna bet that Kaku's involvement in "The Principle" (http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=6624)won't help either
The fact that the earth revolving around the sun can still be a topic of discussion in 2014 makes me want to kick all the babies.
Quote from: Hoopla on April 08, 2014, 02:07:53 AM
The fact that the earth revolving around the sun can still be a topic of discussion in 2014 makes me want to kick all the babies.
Earth's flat. I can refute any proof to the contrary.
Quote from: Hoopla on April 08, 2014, 02:07:53 AM
The fact that the earth revolving around the sun can still be a topic of discussion in 2014 makes me want to kick all the babies.
I mean fuck, we can disprove geocentrism by looking at the moon next week.
Of course that's got its own bullshit going on there. One of my housemates thinks its a sign of the End Times because there's a lunar eclipse happening on Passover. Never mind that due to the Hebrew calendar being lunar that makes eclipses of any sort on a Jewish holiday a rather common occurrence.
Quote from: (Doktor (Nephew Twiddleton (Twid)) Blight) on April 08, 2014, 02:10:48 AM
Quote from: Hoopla on April 08, 2014, 02:07:53 AM
The fact that the earth revolving around the sun can still be a topic of discussion in 2014 makes me want to kick all the babies.
I mean fuck, we can disprove geocentrism by looking at the moon next week.
Of course that's got its own bullshit going on there. One of my housemates thinks its a sign of the End Times because there's a lunar eclipse happening on Passover. Never mind that due to the Hebrew calendar being lunar that makes eclipses of any sort on a Jewish holiday a rather common occurrence.
Oy vey.
Quote from: Hoopla on April 08, 2014, 02:43:01 AM
Quote from: (Doktor (Nephew Twiddleton (Twid)) Blight) on April 08, 2014, 02:10:48 AM
Quote from: Hoopla on April 08, 2014, 02:07:53 AM
The fact that the earth revolving around the sun can still be a topic of discussion in 2014 makes me want to kick all the babies.
I mean fuck, we can disprove geocentrism by looking at the moon next week.
Of course that's got its own bullshit going on there. One of my housemates thinks its a sign of the End Times because there's a lunar eclipse happening on Passover. Never mind that due to the Hebrew calendar being lunar that makes eclipses of any sort on a Jewish holiday a rather common occurrence.
Oy vey.
Yeah, it's apparently a thing going around. I mean, why not. It's been like, 2 years since the last End of the World. We need another one to keep the people interested in this very tardy Jesus.
It's good to have something to look forward to.
Quote from: Hoopla on April 08, 2014, 02:07:53 AM
The fact that the earth revolving around the sun can still be a topic of discussion in 2014 makes me want to kick all the babies.
I'm kinda shit at astrophysics but my gut tells me that it should be possible to pick any arbitrary point in the universe, declare it static and generate a model of everything else moving around it. Seems like a kind of dumb waste of time tho.
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on April 08, 2014, 09:02:57 AM
a kind of dumb waste of time tho.
Humanity explained.
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on April 08, 2014, 09:02:57 AM
Quote from: Hoopla on April 08, 2014, 02:07:53 AM
The fact that the earth revolving around the sun can still be a topic of discussion in 2014 makes me want to kick all the babies.
I'm kinda shit at astrophysics but my gut tells me that it should be possible to pick any arbitrary point in the universe, declare it static and generate a model of everything else moving around it. Seems like a kind of dumb waste of time tho.
So long as you don't look too closely, yes.
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on April 08, 2014, 09:02:57 AM
Quote from: Hoopla on April 08, 2014, 02:07:53 AM
The fact that the earth revolving around the sun can still be a topic of discussion in 2014 makes me want to kick all the babies.
I'm kinda shit at astrophysics but my gut tells me that it should be possible to pick any arbitrary point in the universe, declare it static and generate a model of everything else moving around it. Seems like a kind of dumb waste of time tho.
Polaris would be a good candidate
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on April 08, 2014, 12:47:56 PM
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on April 08, 2014, 09:02:57 AM
Quote from: Hoopla on April 08, 2014, 02:07:53 AM
The fact that the earth revolving around the sun can still be a topic of discussion in 2014 makes me want to kick all the babies.
I'm kinda shit at astrophysics but my gut tells me that it should be possible to pick any arbitrary point in the universe, declare it static and generate a model of everything else moving around it. Seems like a kind of dumb waste of time tho.
So long as you don't look too closely, yes.
I may have slightly understated my level of astrophysics ignorance. :lulz:
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on April 09, 2014, 07:46:02 AM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on April 08, 2014, 12:47:56 PM
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on April 08, 2014, 09:02:57 AM
Quote from: Hoopla on April 08, 2014, 02:07:53 AM
The fact that the earth revolving around the sun can still be a topic of discussion in 2014 makes me want to kick all the babies.
I'm kinda shit at astrophysics but my gut tells me that it should be possible to pick any arbitrary point in the universe, declare it static and generate a model of everything else moving around it. Seems like a kind of dumb waste of time tho.
So long as you don't look too closely, yes.
I may have slightly understated my level of astrophysics ignorance. :lulz:
The sky will look like you're in the middle of it, because stars generally look like they're evenly dispersed in all directions, even though that's not true. At the beginning of the 20th century we were unaware that there were other galaxies, due to this. The discovery that the Milky Way was a somewhat distinct thing, let alone that other galaxies existed, was a bit of a "wait, what?" moment.
Not looking too closely is a primairy component of all forms of ignorance. Really, you can't be ignorant without it!
"The Fox television show COSMOS: A Spacetime Odyssey has attracted its fair share of detractors since the docudrama first aired on March 9th. But soon, the controversy revolving around the show might reach climactic new heights, as several State senators in Kansas will propose a bill on Thursday that would force Fox affiliates in their state to black out the science show completely.
The bill, which many are expecting will pass, would force local Kansas television stations affiliated with Fox to pay steep fines for airing the program. Should any network continue to air all thirteen episodes of the show's first season, the State would move to revoke their broadcasting privileges completely, driving those networks off the air.
Conservative lawmakers in Kansas are, however, offering Fox a back door through which they could skirt the new law: they won't press this law into effect if Fox will agree to immediately develop a new show, hosted by young-Earth creationist Ken Ham, which pushes the theories of so-called "intelligent design." This new show would need to be aired on Sunday evenings, before Cosmos, in order for the small-time Fox affiliates to avoid Kansas' legislative wrath."
http://nationalreport.net/kansas-black-cosmos-show-controversies/ (http://nationalreport.net/kansas-black-cosmos-show-controversies/)
How reliable is the National Report?
It really does seem like the batshit retarded contingent have a much louder voice in the US. In the UK it's almost at the stage where if you admit you so much as believe in god, small children will gang up and kick the shit out of you. Creationism isn't even a thing here. Other than something we laugh at america for. :eek:
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on April 10, 2014, 12:51:25 PM
It really does seem like the batshit retarded contingent have a much louder voice in the US. In the UK it's almost at the stage where if you admit you so much as believe in god, small children will gang up and kick the shit out of you. Creationism isn't even a thing here. Other than something we laugh at america for. :eek:
Please note - This is not the situation for the whole UK.
Round here, they still pray for the sun to rise perform all manner of arcane sporting and lottery rituals.
Small children still attack people but it's more for fun and profit than ideological differences.
You know how in one of RAW's books all the wingnuts basically moved to Badass, TX?
I suggest we encourage all the Creationists to move to Kansas, which we will then wall off from the rest of the US.
Quote from: Junkenstein on April 10, 2014, 01:12:51 PM
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on April 10, 2014, 12:51:25 PM
It really does seem like the batshit retarded contingent have a much louder voice in the US. In the UK it's almost at the stage where if you admit you so much as believe in god, small children will gang up and kick the shit out of you. Creationism isn't even a thing here. Other than something we laugh at america for. :eek:
Please note - This is not the situation for the whole UK.
Round here, they still pray for the sun to rise perform all manner of arcane sporting and lottery rituals.
Small children still attack people but it's more for fun and profit than ideological differences.
Yeah, I have to admit the small children round my neck of the woods mainly attack for lulz/profit/trip to jail to visit their parents. Nobody takes religious wingnuts seriously, tho. Imagine someone started a campaign demanding they teach intelligent design in our schools? It's not like the fucking anglicans wouldn't publicly mock them along with the rest of us.
Something about America. Too much wide open space? It seems* like the psychos are encouraged to make these mental demands and the establishment has some sort of duty to consider them, rather than just point and laugh
*this is how the situation appears over here, at least. I have been reliably informed that it's not really true but then I hear another headline about my little unicorn theory of whatever :?
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on April 10, 2014, 01:45:20 PM
Quote from: Junkenstein on April 10, 2014, 01:12:51 PM
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on April 10, 2014, 12:51:25 PM
It really does seem like the batshit retarded contingent have a much louder voice in the US. In the UK it's almost at the stage where if you admit you so much as believe in god, small children will gang up and kick the shit out of you. Creationism isn't even a thing here. Other than something we laugh at america for. :eek:
Please note - This is not the situation for the whole UK.
Round here, they still pray for the sun to rise perform all manner of arcane sporting and lottery rituals.
Small children still attack people but it's more for fun and profit than ideological differences.
Yeah, I have to admit the small children round my neck of the woods mainly attack for lulz/profit/trip to jail to visit their parents. Nobody takes religious wingnuts seriously, tho. Imagine someone started a campaign demanding they teach intelligent design in our schools? It's not like the fucking anglicans wouldn't publicly mock them along with the rest of us.
Something about America. Too much wide open space? It seems* like the psychos are encouraged to make these mental demands and the establishment has some sort of duty to consider them, rather than just point and laugh
*this is how the situation appears over here, at least. I have been reliably informed that it's not really true but then I hear another headline about my little unicorn theory of whatever :?
It really kinda depends. If you're in a city like Boston, it's going to be way different than if you're in Topeka. We have religious nuts here too, but religious nuts are generally nuts anyway. So we have people like That Jesus Guy (http://thephoenix.com/boston/life/9674-id-check-bob-whetstone/) but guys like him are generally ignored. We have religious folk who aren't nuts, but they tend to be of the Roman Catholic variety, but with a largely socially liberal outlook. Many religiously affiliated people don't really practice. Atheism is well tolerated.
Just checked the demographics of religious affiliation in Massachusetts.
As expected, the largest group were Catholics, at 44%
Somewhat surprisingly, the second largest group is No Religion at 23%
Table at the bottom of page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Massachusetts#Religion
I've got something to say about all of this, but it will have to wait a couple of hours.
And for once, it ain't inflammatory.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on April 10, 2014, 02:18:10 PM
I've got something to say about all of this, but it will have to wait a couple of hours.
And for once, it ain't inflammatory.
Not inflammatory?
:tinfoilhat:
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on April 10, 2014, 02:27:10 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on April 10, 2014, 02:18:10 PM
I've got something to say about all of this, but it will have to wait a couple of hours.
And for once, it ain't inflammatory.
Not inflammatory?
:tinfoilhat:
Nope. Shouldn't be a burned butt in the house.
And not because
(https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1.0-9/1969111_10202660265019506_2097820995_n.jpg)
either.
Quote from: Hoopla on April 10, 2014, 12:44:28 PM
"The Fox television show COSMOS: A Spacetime Odyssey has attracted its fair share of detractors since the docudrama first aired on March 9th. But soon, the controversy revolving around the show might reach climactic new heights, as several State senators in Kansas will propose a bill on Thursday that would force Fox affiliates in their state to black out the science show completely.
The bill, which many are expecting will pass, would force local Kansas television stations affiliated with Fox to pay steep fines for airing the program. Should any network continue to air all thirteen episodes of the show's first season, the State would move to revoke their broadcasting privileges completely, driving those networks off the air.
Conservative lawmakers in Kansas are, however, offering Fox a back door through which they could skirt the new law: they won't press this law into effect if Fox will agree to immediately develop a new show, hosted by young-Earth creationist Ken Ham, which pushes the theories of so-called "intelligent design." This new show would need to be aired on Sunday evenings, before Cosmos, in order for the small-time Fox affiliates to avoid Kansas' legislative wrath."
http://nationalreport.net/kansas-black-cosmos-show-controversies/ (http://nationalreport.net/kansas-black-cosmos-show-controversies/)
How reliable is the National Report?
:lol: incredibly reliable. :lol:
Google "Jane Agni".
Here we go:
http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php?topic=36411.msg1338592#new
Quote from: Hoopla on April 10, 2014, 12:44:28 PM
"The Fox television show COSMOS: A Spacetime Odyssey has attracted its fair share of detractors since the docudrama first aired on March 9th. But soon, the controversy revolving around the show might reach climactic new heights, as several State senators in Kansas will propose a bill on Thursday that would force Fox affiliates in their state to black out the science show completely.
The bill, which many are expecting will pass, would force local Kansas television stations affiliated with Fox to pay steep fines for airing the program. Should any network continue to air all thirteen episodes of the show's first season, the State would move to revoke their broadcasting privileges completely, driving those networks off the air.
Conservative lawmakers in Kansas are, however, offering Fox a back door through which they could skirt the new law: they won't press this law into effect if Fox will agree to immediately develop a new show, hosted by young-Earth creationist Ken Ham, which pushes the theories of so-called "intelligent design." This new show would need to be aired on Sunday evenings, before Cosmos, in order for the small-time Fox affiliates to avoid Kansas' legislative wrath."
http://nationalreport.net/kansas-black-cosmos-show-controversies/ (http://nationalreport.net/kansas-black-cosmos-show-controversies/)
How reliable is the National Report?
Kansas must have loads of money to throw around, because that would be INSTANT AND PERMANENT LITIGATION.
Assuming there's anything to this.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on April 10, 2014, 03:52:24 PM
Quote from: Hoopla on April 10, 2014, 12:44:28 PM
"The Fox television show COSMOS: A Spacetime Odyssey has attracted its fair share of detractors since the docudrama first aired on March 9th. But soon, the controversy revolving around the show might reach climactic new heights, as several State senators in Kansas will propose a bill on Thursday that would force Fox affiliates in their state to black out the science show completely.
The bill, which many are expecting will pass, would force local Kansas television stations affiliated with Fox to pay steep fines for airing the program. Should any network continue to air all thirteen episodes of the show's first season, the State would move to revoke their broadcasting privileges completely, driving those networks off the air.
Conservative lawmakers in Kansas are, however, offering Fox a back door through which they could skirt the new law: they won't press this law into effect if Fox will agree to immediately develop a new show, hosted by young-Earth creationist Ken Ham, which pushes the theories of so-called "intelligent design." This new show would need to be aired on Sunday evenings, before Cosmos, in order for the small-time Fox affiliates to avoid Kansas' legislative wrath."
http://nationalreport.net/kansas-black-cosmos-show-controversies/ (http://nationalreport.net/kansas-black-cosmos-show-controversies/)
How reliable is the National Report?
Kansas must have loads of money to throw around, because that would be INSTANT AND PERMANENT LITIGATION.
Assuming there's anything to this.
NATIONAL REPORT.
Guys, c'mon.
http://nationalreport.net/atf-storm-troopers-burglarize-california-business-president-admits-depression/
Quote from: Nigel on April 10, 2014, 03:47:41 PM
Quote from: Hoopla on April 10, 2014, 12:44:28 PM
"The Fox television show COSMOS: A Spacetime Odyssey has attracted its fair share of detractors since the docudrama first aired on March 9th. But soon, the controversy revolving around the show might reach climactic new heights, as several State senators in Kansas will propose a bill on Thursday that would force Fox affiliates in their state to black out the science show completely.
The bill, which many are expecting will pass, would force local Kansas television stations affiliated with Fox to pay steep fines for airing the program. Should any network continue to air all thirteen episodes of the show's first season, the State would move to revoke their broadcasting privileges completely, driving those networks off the air.
Conservative lawmakers in Kansas are, however, offering Fox a back door through which they could skirt the new law: they won't press this law into effect if Fox will agree to immediately develop a new show, hosted by young-Earth creationist Ken Ham, which pushes the theories of so-called "intelligent design." This new show would need to be aired on Sunday evenings, before Cosmos, in order for the small-time Fox affiliates to avoid Kansas' legislative wrath."
http://nationalreport.net/kansas-black-cosmos-show-controversies/ (http://nationalreport.net/kansas-black-cosmos-show-controversies/)
How reliable is the National Report?
:lol: incredibly reliable. :lol:
Google "Jane Agni".
:oops:
Well, then I'll add things like the National report to this comment:
Quote from: Hoopla on April 09, 2014, 08:55:16 PM
April Fools is doing its part to keep people in a constant state of skepticism. And for this, I am thankful.
Though I suppose I could stand to be more skeptical, it seems. Derp.
Quote from: Nigel on April 10, 2014, 04:57:15 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on April 10, 2014, 03:52:24 PM
Quote from: Hoopla on April 10, 2014, 12:44:28 PM
"The Fox television show COSMOS: A Spacetime Odyssey has attracted its fair share of detractors since the docudrama first aired on March 9th. But soon, the controversy revolving around the show might reach climactic new heights, as several State senators in Kansas will propose a bill on Thursday that would force Fox affiliates in their state to black out the science show completely.
The bill, which many are expecting will pass, would force local Kansas television stations affiliated with Fox to pay steep fines for airing the program. Should any network continue to air all thirteen episodes of the show's first season, the State would move to revoke their broadcasting privileges completely, driving those networks off the air.
Conservative lawmakers in Kansas are, however, offering Fox a back door through which they could skirt the new law: they won't press this law into effect if Fox will agree to immediately develop a new show, hosted by young-Earth creationist Ken Ham, which pushes the theories of so-called "intelligent design." This new show would need to be aired on Sunday evenings, before Cosmos, in order for the small-time Fox affiliates to avoid Kansas' legislative wrath."
http://nationalreport.net/kansas-black-cosmos-show-controversies/ (http://nationalreport.net/kansas-black-cosmos-show-controversies/)
How reliable is the National Report?
Kansas must have loads of money to throw around, because that would be INSTANT AND PERMANENT LITIGATION.
Assuming there's anything to this.
NATIONAL REPORT.
Guys, c'mon.
I had never heard of the National Report until today. As far as I can remember. I am now schooled.
Quote from: Nigel on April 10, 2014, 04:57:15 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on April 10, 2014, 03:52:24 PM
Quote from: Hoopla on April 10, 2014, 12:44:28 PM
"The Fox television show COSMOS: A Spacetime Odyssey has attracted its fair share of detractors since the docudrama first aired on March 9th. But soon, the controversy revolving around the show might reach climactic new heights, as several State senators in Kansas will propose a bill on Thursday that would force Fox affiliates in their state to black out the science show completely.
The bill, which many are expecting will pass, would force local Kansas television stations affiliated with Fox to pay steep fines for airing the program. Should any network continue to air all thirteen episodes of the show's first season, the State would move to revoke their broadcasting privileges completely, driving those networks off the air.
Conservative lawmakers in Kansas are, however, offering Fox a back door through which they could skirt the new law: they won't press this law into effect if Fox will agree to immediately develop a new show, hosted by young-Earth creationist Ken Ham, which pushes the theories of so-called "intelligent design." This new show would need to be aired on Sunday evenings, before Cosmos, in order for the small-time Fox affiliates to avoid Kansas' legislative wrath."
http://nationalreport.net/kansas-black-cosmos-show-controversies/ (http://nationalreport.net/kansas-black-cosmos-show-controversies/)
How reliable is the National Report?
Kansas must have loads of money to throw around, because that would be INSTANT AND PERMANENT LITIGATION.
Assuming there's anything to this.
NATIONAL REPORT.
Guys, c'mon.
Nigel comes into the PD party, grabs everyone's outrage, and pees on it. THAT'S NOT WHAT THE P IN "PD" STANDS FOR.
Quote from: Hoopla on April 10, 2014, 12:44:28 PM
"The Fox television show COSMOS: A Spacetime Odyssey has attracted its fair share of detractors since the docudrama first aired on March 9th. But soon, the controversy revolving around the show might reach climactic new heights, as several State senators in Kansas will propose a bill on Thursday that would force Fox affiliates in their state to black out the science show completely.
The bill, which many are expecting will pass, would force local Kansas television stations affiliated with Fox to pay steep fines for airing the program. Should any network continue to air all thirteen episodes of the show's first season, the State would move to revoke their broadcasting privileges completely, driving those networks off the air.
Conservative lawmakers in Kansas are, however, offering Fox a back door through which they could skirt the new law: they won't press this law into effect if Fox will agree to immediately develop a new show, hosted by young-Earth creationist Ken Ham, which pushes the theories of so-called "intelligent design." This new show would need to be aired on Sunday evenings, before Cosmos, in order for the small-time Fox affiliates to avoid Kansas' legislative wrath."
http://nationalreport.net/kansas-black-cosmos-show-controversies/ (http://nationalreport.net/kansas-black-cosmos-show-controversies/)
How reliable is the National Report?
Seems like a clear violation of freedom of the press. Fox has successfully sued to maintain their right to tell lies on air, I think they're quite capable of defeating this.
:hammer:
It literally would have taken me five seconds to google... :lulz:
Christ.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on April 10, 2014, 06:22:51 PM
Quote from: Nigel on April 10, 2014, 04:57:15 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on April 10, 2014, 03:52:24 PM
Quote from: Hoopla on April 10, 2014, 12:44:28 PM
"The Fox television show COSMOS: A Spacetime Odyssey has attracted its fair share of detractors since the docudrama first aired on March 9th. But soon, the controversy revolving around the show might reach climactic new heights, as several State senators in Kansas will propose a bill on Thursday that would force Fox affiliates in their state to black out the science show completely.
The bill, which many are expecting will pass, would force local Kansas television stations affiliated with Fox to pay steep fines for airing the program. Should any network continue to air all thirteen episodes of the show's first season, the State would move to revoke their broadcasting privileges completely, driving those networks off the air.
Conservative lawmakers in Kansas are, however, offering Fox a back door through which they could skirt the new law: they won't press this law into effect if Fox will agree to immediately develop a new show, hosted by young-Earth creationist Ken Ham, which pushes the theories of so-called "intelligent design." This new show would need to be aired on Sunday evenings, before Cosmos, in order for the small-time Fox affiliates to avoid Kansas' legislative wrath."
http://nationalreport.net/kansas-black-cosmos-show-controversies/ (http://nationalreport.net/kansas-black-cosmos-show-controversies/)
How reliable is the National Report?
Kansas must have loads of money to throw around, because that would be INSTANT AND PERMANENT LITIGATION.
Assuming there's anything to this.
NATIONAL REPORT.
Guys, c'mon.
Nigel comes into the PD party, grabs everyone's outrage, and pees on it. THAT'S NOT WHAT THE P IN "PD" STANDS FOR.
:lol:
<3 Nigel!
http://topekasnews.com/oklahoma-protesters-threaten-secdee-union-neil-degrasse-tysons-cosmos-cancelled/
QuoteSaddlebridge Township, Oklahoma – Furious parents and citizens of Oklahoma took to the streets early Thursday, protesting against Neil DeGrasse Tyson's Cosmos. Protesters allege the show is blatantly promoting an anti-Creationist agenda and is 'standing against the Judeo-Christian moors and values of the Saddleback Township community and others nationwide."
The first protests against Cosmos in the community took place some two weeks ago, after a local paper claimed an airing of Cosmos in a school caused several children to experience 'demonic possession'. Parents cite one kid became completely enamored with the show during a terrifyingly supernatural event linked with Neil DeGrasse Tyson's narrative explaining the "God of the Gaps" theory.
Several weeks ago, citizens accused Tyson of using his Cosmos program to forward other agendas, not limited to a 'homogay' agenda, wizardry/haroldry, astrology and other vehemently anti-Christian teachings.
Before commenting, read any other article on the site.
I'm going to take up Haroldry, you just see if I don't
I've been doing it for years.
Cured my gout it did.
Quote from: Junkenstein on April 15, 2014, 11:53:53 AM
http://topekasnews.com/oklahoma-protesters-threaten-secdee-union-neil-degrasse-tysons-cosmos-cancelled/
QuoteSaddlebridge Township, Oklahoma – Furious parents and citizens of Oklahoma took to the streets early Thursday, protesting against Neil DeGrasse Tyson's Cosmos. Protesters allege the show is blatantly promoting an anti-Creationist agenda and is 'standing against the Judeo-Christian moors and values of the Saddleback Township community and others nationwide."
The first protests against Cosmos in the community took place some two weeks ago, after a local paper claimed an airing of Cosmos in a school caused several children to experience 'demonic possession'. Parents cite one kid became completely enamored with the show during a terrifyingly supernatural event linked with Neil DeGrasse Tyson's narrative explaining the "God of the Gaps" theory.
Several weeks ago, citizens accused Tyson of using his Cosmos program to forward other agendas, not limited to a 'homogay' agenda, wizardry/haroldry, astrology and other vehemently anti-Christian teachings.
Before commenting, read any other article on the site.
:lulz: