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	<title>Comments on: Benchmark statements for Hovind Scale variables</title>
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		<title>By: Abyssal</title>
		<link>http://allusionsofgrandeur.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/benchmark-statements-for-hovind-scale-variables/#comment-361</link>
		<dc:creator>Abyssal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Awesome stuff. I love the Hovind Scale! &lt;3</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Awesome stuff. I love the Hovind Scale! &lt;3</p>
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		<title>By: soulbiscuit</title>
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		<dc:creator>soulbiscuit</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;It’s interesting how many of the low level comments were made by Behe under oath. That shouldn’t make us suspicious of him at all.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Indeed.  He&#039;s the kind you really have to watch out for: using legitimate science to legitimize his illegitimate ideas.  What a kook.

&lt;blockquote&gt;You used Ray Comfort as a mid-level example of the scientific illiteracy scale that tops out at “Ray Comfort”. Has he demonstrated some potential for learning?&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Well, you&#039;ll notice that Ray Comfort&#039;s &quot;Banana: The Atheist&#039;s Nightmare&quot; video also tops out that scale.  The Hovind Scale focuses on statements, not people, and on person makes statements on a wide range of brilliance or stupidity.  I say utterly brilliant things now and then, but more often than not I would earn an idiocy rating of at least 2.

However, Mr. Comfort did retract the banana video, so maybe there is some potential there!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>It’s interesting how many of the low level comments were made by Behe under oath. That shouldn’t make us suspicious of him at all.</p></blockquote>
<p>Indeed.  He&#8217;s the kind you really have to watch out for: using legitimate science to legitimize his illegitimate ideas.  What a kook.</p>
<blockquote><p>You used Ray Comfort as a mid-level example of the scientific illiteracy scale that tops out at “Ray Comfort”. Has he demonstrated some potential for learning?</p></blockquote>
<p>Well, you&#8217;ll notice that Ray Comfort&#8217;s &#8220;Banana: The Atheist&#8217;s Nightmare&#8221; video also tops out that scale.  The Hovind Scale focuses on statements, not people, and on person makes statements on a wide range of brilliance or stupidity.  I say utterly brilliant things now and then, but more often than not I would earn an idiocy rating of at least 2.</p>
<p>However, Mr. Comfort did retract the banana video, so maybe there is some potential there!</p>
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		<title>By: qbsmd</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I appreciate the effort and acknowledgment. 2 comments:
It&#039;s interesting how many of the low level comments were made by Behe under oath. That shouldn&#039;t make us suspicious of him at all.
You used Ray Comfort as a mid-level example of the scientific illiteracy scale that tops out at &quot;Ray Comfort&quot;. Has he demonstrated some potential for learning?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I appreciate the effort and acknowledgment. 2 comments:<br />
It&#8217;s interesting how many of the low level comments were made by Behe under oath. That shouldn&#8217;t make us suspicious of him at all.<br />
You used Ray Comfort as a mid-level example of the scientific illiteracy scale that tops out at &#8220;Ray Comfort&#8221;. Has he demonstrated some potential for learning?</p>
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		<title>By: PJG</title>
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		<dc:creator>PJG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 08:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Excellent,  just excellent!</description>
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