Monday, June 16, 2008

Statistics Don't Lie

Courtesy of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, here's conclusive proof that there's a link between the number of Pirates in the world and Global Warming.

This may seem silly to you, but the "Scientific Proof" of Intelligent Design is just as ridiculous. The true scientific process is to run objective tests, collect the data, and derive logical conclusions therefrom. The Intelligent Design process is to start with a conclusion, find a patchwork of data (or invent some) that supports your conclusion, ignore all data that doesn't agree with your pre-formed conclusion, and then claim your conclusion is science.

It isn't. It's religious dogma. As a scientist, I'm offended that ID'ers try to pass their drivel off as science. I'm also offended that ID'ers want their dogma taught in high school science classes. Thank goodness there are folks like the CofFSM actively opposing this malarkey.

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