From: Mark Lundquist <mark@rational.com>
Subject: Idiots (was Re: Hi all. Novice question.)
Date: 1999/09/07
Date: 1999-09-07T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <37D5AEDE.D67B003D@rational.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 37d0f836@news1.us.ibm.net
Matthew Heaney wrote:
>
<snip>
> Me too. I also have an interest in the philosophy of science, especially
> now because of those creationist pinheads in Kansas.
>
> ....
>
> Actually, biology relates to programming too. The study of evolution of
> natural systems (Darwinian theory) can be most helpful in understanding the
> evolution of artificial systems, especially large, complex software systems.
> Manny Lehman wrote a whole book on the subject.
>
> But the programmers who grow up in Kansas will never know this, because
> those idiots on the Kansas State Board of Education decided that Darwinian
> evolutionary theory doesn't need to be taught!
I'm not on the KSBE, but if all it takes is to be a non-believer in Evolutionism,
then for the record I'm also a pinhead and an idiot. But do I have to do anything
signficant to be a true idiot, besides just declaring myself one? I wouldn't want
to be a mere titular idiot... :-)
Did I mention that I'm also a card-carrying Doofus? As I type this I'm wearing my
official cone-shaped hat... :-)
-- Mark
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Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-09-04 0:00 Hi all. Novice question G
1999-09-04 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-07 0:00 ` Mark Lundquist [this message]
1999-09-08 0:00 ` Idiots (was Re: Hi all. Novice question.) Marin David Condic
1999-09-07 0:00 ` Hi all. Novice question Nick Roberts
1999-09-08 0:00 ` Hi all. Novice question. from an idiot G
1999-09-08 0:00 ` Preben Randhol
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