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Category: Creationism
Posted on: May 25, 2007 12:02 PM, by PZ Myers
Even the webcomics are making fun of him. Click on the panel to read the rest—it's pretty good. It also points out why we shouldn't be displeased that he's been imprisoned: one of his 'accomplishments' has always been to make the scientific and rational thinkers of all ages feel ostracized by an ignorant majority. He's a sad little man, but he's also done a lot of evil.
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Posted by: Ed Darrell | May 25, 2007 12:13 PM
Is the IRS/Hovind fish available for sale? Where?
Posted by: ZacharySmith | May 25, 2007 12:54 PM
I'm with Ed!
I want "IRS fish eats Hovind fish" bumper stickers, T-shirts and coffee mugs!
Posted by: Mr. G | May 25, 2007 1:20 PM
From "Seed: Dirty Little Secret":
A recent essay by Ioannidis simply entitled "Why most published research findings are false" has been downloaded more than 100,000 times; the Boston Globe called it "an instant cult classic."
I have been unable to find comment on this misleading story on any Scienceblogs blog. How curious.
Not that I'm implying that a virtuous publication like Seed would in any way provide support to the forces of irrationality, or that the Scienceblogs bloggers would sit idly by while their hosts propagate enormities. I'm sure I just overlooked the outrage.
Posted by: forsen | May 25, 2007 1:40 PM
I'm still not able to feel any pity for Hovind whatsoever. In accordance with your fine American tradition, he should have been rolled in tar and feather a long time a go, like any other dishonest snake oil monger. If you pardon the teleology-implying wording: the man had it coming for him, in more than one way.
Oh, and by the way - the young man in the true story behind the web comic did show some rather tremendeous courage.
Posted by: Rey Fox | May 25, 2007 1:40 PM
What an utter scumbag.
Posted by: Justin Moretti | May 25, 2007 2:21 PM
Ioannidis did the cause of science terrible, terrible damage by writing that article.
Posted by: ERV | May 25, 2007 2:21 PM
Mr. G-- Denialism blog has commentary on the article you refer to.
Regarding the cartoon-- Did Hovind really do that?? Did he ask kids to stand up if they still believed in evolution like that?
Posted by: Kseniya | May 25, 2007 2:23 PM
Off Topic, sort of.
ON THIS DAY: On May 25, 1925, John T. Scopes was indicted in Tennessee for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.
Posted by: Rheinhard | May 25, 2007 2:38 PM
Great comic, I'm gonna have to show it to some friends.
Off topic, I should point out that at the moment Pharyngula is getting its posterior kicked by the wags at "Sadly, No!" in the category of best Non-European weblog here.
To quote Vezzini in Princess Bride, "Starting wars is an an old profession, with a long and honorable tradition." :)
Posted by: Mr. G | May 25, 2007 3:22 PM
Thanks, ERV. I'll take it over there.
Posted by: Louis | May 25, 2007 3:53 PM
Hehe. I know the comic's author.
Posted by: Louis | May 25, 2007 3:58 PM
ERV/ # 7:
That's what he said.
The rest of his story can be found here
Posted by: Louis | May 25, 2007 4:01 PM
Triple post I know, but for some reason the URL doesn't show up.
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/14982401/
Posted by: Dan | May 25, 2007 4:05 PM
I want that "IRS>Hovind" fish, too.
Posted by: PZ Myers | May 25, 2007 4:08 PM
ERV, I wasn't there, so I don't know...but at the last Hovind talk I went to, that was part of his schtick, to ask the audience to raise their hands if they believed in evolution (yes, I raised mine). He also specifically asked 'easy' creationist questions of little kids in the audience, and praised them if they agreed with him.
Posted by: Corey Schlueter | May 25, 2007 4:23 PM
The official Free Kent Hovind petition is now open for signatures. Let see if they can top my Keep Hovind in jail petition of over 1,100 signatures. Not that it really matters.
Posted by: Stuart | May 26, 2007 5:22 AM
10 years in prison, for something like a 650,000 rip off, when CEO's who have taken millions and millions from pension plans or tax evaders like Leona Helmsly do less time.
There is something more going on here than just punishment for tax evasion.
Posted by: Iain Walker | May 26, 2007 8:46 AM
Karma, perhaps?Posted by: David Marjanović | May 26, 2007 5:48 PM
Posted by: David Marjanović | May 26, 2007 5:50 PM
Funny. I automatically start my posts with a blockquote tag. :-D
Posted by: Kseniya | May 26, 2007 9:15 PM
Like his flagrant disregard for the law and his complete lack of contrition?
Posted by: Jonathan Kane | May 27, 2007 4:23 AM
Hi, I'm the creator of these comics. (And also the narrator in the newest episode.) Thanks for linking to them here--my site's traffic increased by about eight times on the day that you did.
This is the second time I've seen people asking for a Hovind and IRS fish bumper sticker, so I finally went ahead and made one: http://www.cafepress.com/captain_occam . If these things end up being popular, I might eventually introduce some other merchandise there also.