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R.Wreck
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 Posted - 11/12/2004 : 10:49:19 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Siberia:
Hovind thinks himself smarter than Einstein? Wtf?
I mean, really. I knew the man was insane, but those quotes removed any doubt... he's like, ridiculously silly.
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard
USA
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Posted - 11/12/2004 : 13:32:24 [Permalink]
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Hovind's intellegence has certainly never been in question, at least not by me. While I don't consider him anywhere near Einstein's level, he is far from stupid.
The same can be said for Ted Bundy, but let's not go there. 
Dr? Dino has few if any ethics. I'm not entirely sure that he believes his own blather, but it has elevated him to national, indeed international, recognition. If he can beat his tax problems (already has? I haven't been keeping track), he will eventually reach Falwell status (another, far bigger, creep).
As I and others have stated before, he is an embarrasment even to other creationists and I think that's just the way he wants it. His following is smaller that AiG's or ICR's, but they are all but rabid. And their numbers are growing. Witness the rapt near-worship demonstrated by the denizens SkepticTimes, most of whom are also not stupid.
This brings up interesting questions concerning human thought process' that I don't have any answers to.
Hovind is a shrewd huckster who, like the best of con-men, knows his marks and the best ways to exploit them.
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
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Posted - 11/12/2004 : 15:50:35 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by filthy
Witness the rapt near-worship demonstrated by the denizens SkepticTimes, most of whom are also not stupid.
Could that be because the sane people posting at Skeptic Times has a history as Skeptic Friends? 
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