Breathe easy, USA - Bird 'flu poses no threat (allegedly)

I was recently forwarded this email from a fellow evolutionary biologist; food for thought:

Recent news about the avian flu virus has raised concerns from main street to the White House. There is the possibility, even likelihood, that the virus will mutate into a form that can more easily infect humans.As the President pointed out, a vaccine cannot be made until this evolution occurs. This raises the concern that it may be impossible to create enough vaccine fast enough to protect all our citizens. But there is hope.Gallup polls tell us that up to 45 percent of Americans don't believe in evolution. Since random mutation is the engine of evolution, these same people must believe that the virus cannot mutate.Therefore, there is no need to waste vaccine on folks who believe there is no possible threat to themselves - thus leaving a sufficient supply for the rest of us. Perhaps the President, given his doubts about evolution, may wish to demonstrate his leadership by foregoing vaccination.This approach has added benefits. Polls also tell us that disbelief in evolution is more pronounced among the less educated, the poor and conservatives. If the anti-evolutionists among these groups were to opt out of vaccination then, through immediate deaths and natural selection, we would reduce poverty, raise educational attainment, and become a more progressive society.

Priceless and utterly unarguable. I wonder what kind of BS reason the creationists will think off the get their anti-evolutionary drug without admitting the diease exists.

EDIT: actually, since evoution is a lie, this virus must A. always have been here or B. be a new punishment for the ungodly. Making the aforementioned categories even SAFER.

Roll on birdflu.

As long as you don't fuck a chicken you should be ok. Right? Hate to think what the Sheep Flu will do to Montana and New Zealand.

this is really a good sit down with a cup of tea time. Either they all have to admit to evolution, or die (which in itself will be a wonderful piece of evidence FOR darwin).

I dunno about anywhere else, but the farmers here practice safe sheep. as well as shaggin them near cliffs so they push back, and running so you don;t get an ugly one and all the other sheepshaggin gags. My English teacher in High school was so convince I was guilty of ovine molestation she kept a stuffed shepp on her blackboard the whole time I was there and for quite a few years afterrwards, and was all too eagre to explain the sheep was for "Steve in last year's fifth from cos's he shagged sheep". Bet a teacher couldn't say stuff like that anywhere else and not get sued (in fact, get laughed at)

CTB lands some big hits!

In our next fight, The Bear sizes up against the Intelligent Design Allstars.

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Intelligent Design my ass. Why would an intelligent designer place testicles on the outside? Why not design sperm that can handle body temps?

I'd honestly never thought of that, brilliant evidence (supose the creationist types will need to look that word up).

Obviously, like the PETA members who take dog insulin, the muppets will have to think of some BS way to believe in bird flu but not that it evolved.

there's a thought...our evidence actually states that if there IS a God, he's really really dumb. :D

Well, if God wants the morons to die, I'm all for it :p

Let's see, scientific evidence versus ages of superstition with a solid base in faith perverted by years of bastardization by nutjobs who use the Bible for their own means.......

I've noticed lately that a lot of televangelists seem to thrive on promising that God will "reward" the faithful not just in the next life, but this one as well. Shiny cars, fancy houses, million-dollar bank accounts...they can all be yours if The Christ Is Right!

I'm sorry, that's not the Christianity I was brought up in (and rejected as too much crap surrounding at heart a decent message for humanity). I didn't know you could ask God for stuff. Man, and all this time I was saving up money and working hard. What a sucker!

Dear God...I really could use a laptop

Dammit, I had a big rant here about Intelligent Design, but the posting stuffed up. I don't have time to retype the bastard in full now, but Depthy knows he'll always get a rise out of me by mentioning ID.

Basically, ID is snake oil masquerading as an alternative to Evolution. ID is not a theory, and it's not science any more than Phrenology or Alchemy. There is, however, a very real threat that ID might end up in the curriculum of some counties whose governments have, shall we say, 'Christian Right' sympathies.

In the words of Bill Hicks, have you ever noticed how Creationists always look really unevolved? CTB

Can you imagine the material bill's doing in Heaven right now, with the way the world is. LOL.

My mum's ex-boss was a really far out Christian, and she asked God for a car, not only that, her witch doctor type, lead her and the other mupets in prayer to get her the car "oh lord we beseech thee, sort this fine servant of yours out with nice new corsa, a nice red one with alloys and aircon, but not that one with the rear wing and the spoilers it's too flash"

Taboo u hit the nail on the head. Basic message of Jesus Christ: "be nice to everyone, no matter who or what they are, doing so makes my old fella dead chuffed with yous". And as far as I'm concerned, that's all there is to it (even if you don't believe in JC's da). Anything else is just trappings and script padding. And the people who get all caught up in that and in who's been naughty and nice, and How far you can take a penis up yer bum before you're eternally damned.....I always get the feeling that if the whole thing pans out to be true....those fuckers are the very first for some sulphur BBQ, actually, all televangelists will come first.....what fucking Bible do those boys read from that doesn;t have the bit about JC being fucked off at guys trading in the temple.