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Wednesday, August 6, 2008

PZ refuting Ray live on WDAY

PZ Myers is currently speaking on WDAY, refuting the ridiculous talking points put forth by our pal Ray yesterday.

Listen to it live here.
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12 comments:

  1. nonmagicAugust 6, 2008 at 10:38 AM

    I missed part of it. I hope there is am mp3 of this later.

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  2. felixAugust 6, 2008 at 10:44 AM

    It's over. Only one cracker-nut caller. Seems like all the others were educated people (Pharygulists presumably) who knew what they were talking about.
    I shamelessly plugged this blog in the comment thread at PZ's :)

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  3. nonmagicAugust 6, 2008 at 10:48 AM

    An mp3, not am. I seriously can typo anything.


    Felix, I bet none of the fundies listened to it, which is really a shame.

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  4. theShaggyAugust 6, 2008 at 10:54 AM

    I wish they had the debate, it would have destroyed the RRS vs. WotM debate for sure. How did that end up changing?

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  5. felixAugust 6, 2008 at 11:06 AM

    Allegedly Ray didn't have time, so the radio guys decided to have them separately, and to avoid mudslinging. By their comments at PZ's, they anticipated the mudslinging and debate detractions to come from one side more than the other...
    I think they're probably right about that. Ray gave them enough nonsense by himself already, so it's likely that no listener would have understood anything about science in a 'debate'. A debate would have been pure entertainment, but the biology was important. I hope some listeners learned more about the wealth of knowledge that supports evolution, and PZ did well in addressing different angles, from fossils to genetics.

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  6. theShaggyAugust 6, 2008 at 11:16 AM

    The biology would be important, but I can see PZ dominating anyway. Ray will say one of his things and PZ would just demolish it with science.

    Then you'd hear Ray snort derisively into the microphone and claim ID is being oppressed, move on to the next thing, etc. I would figure the 10 minutes in to the interview, when PZ is being particularly commanding, Ray will trot out "Well, Dr. Myers, if you're so good, let me ask you... have you ever told a lie?"

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  7. felixAugust 6, 2008 at 11:19 AM

    mp3 link

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  8. nonmagicAugust 6, 2008 at 11:26 AM

    Thanks for the link Felix !

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  9. theShaggyAugust 6, 2008 at 11:33 AM

    Any non-media-related link for me? My work blocks them and I'd really like to download it to my MP3 player.

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  10. theaceofclubzAugust 6, 2008 at 12:25 PM

    http://download178.mediafire.com/d2cd0rt3ck2g/wwzfgwmndqe/WDAY-Ben-Jim-PZMyers-06-08-2008.mp3

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  11. GeoffAugust 6, 2008 at 3:54 PM

    Quick poll:

    The Cambrian Explosion caller...a horribly fake accent. Agreed?

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  12. felixAugust 7, 2008 at 4:06 AM

    geoff,
    dohn't äsk mie, eim Tschörman.

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