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Everyone probably already saw this via jonquil or james_nicoll, but I feel compelled to post about it anyway.

Conservapedia (the same Conservapedia that hosted the Lenski affair) is debating the greatest mysteries of world history. For example: did humor exist prior to Christianity?

The talk page is a thing of beauty. Conservapedia founder Andy Schlafly demonstrates that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing: having learned somewhere that the classical definition of a "comedy" is not the same as the modern definition, he smugly counters everyone who brings up Aristophanes by explaining that Greek comedies were not intended to be funny. Conservapedia editors who have actually read Greek comedies argue with him in vain.

Here are some highlights of the debate: ( Read more... )