2.23.2007

Of course there'd be a way to find out.

Wikipedia has a competitor in "Conservapedia," a new wikipendium of conservative facts.
For example, the entry on Isaac Newton -- "Sir Isaac Newton was one of the inventors of calculus and the propsed [sic-whoops!] the theory of gravity (It should be noted that gravity, like evolution, is just a theory and has never been proven to be true)."
(Shakespeare's Sister)

Which puts poor old Al Einstein in a heap of trouble because his "theory of general relativity" (perhaps you are beginning to notice a pattern here, with the "theory" stuff) has the temerity to overturn Newton's mere theory of gravity, which in turn is all you need to know to explain the universe is "overall flat." I kid you not.

Which may or may not have something to do with Technology Review's finding the other day that 7 of 10 Americans are scientifically illiterate. (I know. I was going to say 70% but I thought maybe that would be too technical.)

But it's not all about the science: Conservapedia also takes exception to a perceived tendency at Wikipedia to spell certain English words the way they spell them in some place called "England." Which is certainly not a very conservative thing to do - worse, not a very American thing to do.

"Conservapedia is a much-needed alternative to Wikipedia, which is increasingly anti-Christian and anti-American," we are informed on the site's front page.

And we wouldn't want our kiddies reading anti-American "facts."

Indeed, the demand for good old, honest-to-God American Christian facts is so overwhelming the Conservapedia site is almost impossible to get to, but you can click on the links above if you like, and if you are using one of the American Christian Internets you will probably be able to read it for yourself in time.

Oh. Right. Almost forgot. You could jump off a cliff.

2 comments:

...e... said...

i don't mean to be all elitist and effete here, but shouldn't it be Conservepedia? or are they trying to save feet?

Ted Compton said...

They're trying to save e's.