From: Dr.Pepper@f241.n103.z1.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: talk.origins
Subject: Keeping Score
X-Sender: newtout 0.02 Aug 21 1992
Date: 01 Sep 92  04:47:00

I have been considering what i might do to contribute to this area. My
knowledge of the natural sciences is limited to school basic requirements and 
reading. And while i can now construct some decent arguments against
creationists, i'm totally outclassed by several of the regulars. I once had a 
man who'd been in Vietnam describe a "Puff the Magic Dragon", a slow flying
plane that cruised above the treetops with a huge gattling gun under each
wing. It was used for strafing enemy troops. As the man put it, when the plane 
passed over a line of targets, there was nothing left but their shoes.
Whenever a new creationist pops up here with their naive recitation of the
Gospel According to Guish", what happens to their argument brings that image
to mind.

And since i'm in FidoNet, i can't set up  huge files for ftp, even if i had
room.

But i have come up with an idea. I'll produce a t.o. Player's Guide, a list of 
who's who and what their current status is. To keep a semblence of neutrality 
<g> i'll divide them into two catagories: the Conventionalists and the
Challeng
ers.

Example:

Conventionalists
----------------

James Merritt       A fine writer with all the faqs at his
                     fingertips.
Chris Colby         They should give two undergraduate credits in
                     biolgy to anyone who reads his posts.
Bill Hyde           Knows more about dating than Dr. Ruth.

Challengers
-----------

Bob Bales           A lying sack of pond scum.
Ted Holden          Insists on mixing apples and orangutans, primary
                     mission seems to be to surpass his own record
                     for ludicrousness.
Lionel Tun          Says there is a theory of creationism but admits
                     he cannot find it.
Drew Lawson         Insists that scientists can believe in God, but
                     won't take "yes" for an answer.
Chuck Maier         Has many wondrous and magical descriptions of
                     the multifaceted results of Noah's flood.


In addition to these individual descriptions i'd like to have some standard
code numbers to save space, such as 1="has received the speciation faq but
still denies it happens", 2="has ignored repeated requests to state the theory 
of creation", 23="is a practicing biologist".

I will update this list whenever significant changes occur, such as a
creationist admitting they were wrong or Kellogg's Sugar Frosted Flakes being 
discovered on Venus.


But for now i'd like all interested parties to give me suggestions for
starting this list out. And yes, you can include self descriptions.

Thanks.

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