Difference between revisions of "Talk.origins"

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talk.origins is a bot-moderated usenet group dominated by promoters of the theory of evolution.

talk.origins is renowned for having its own jargon.^{[Citation Needed]} Examples include:

quote mining: Extracting and using quotes by someone to argue against his beliefs. The person alleging "quote mining" sometimes, but not always, claims the quote was taken out of context.^{[Citation Needed]}
fundy loon^{[Citation Needed]}: Short for the derogatory "fundamentalist lunatic."
goddidit: Also known as "god of the gaps". Derisive terms for appealing to God's involvement as an explanation for any unknown cause^{[Citation Needed]}

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 ;quote mining : Extracting and using quotes by someone to argue against his beliefs. The person alleging "quote mining" sometimes, but not always, claims the quote was taken out of context.{{fact}}
 ;fundy loon{{fact}} : Short for the derogatory "fundamentalist lunatic."
-;goddidit : Also known as "god of the gaps". Derisive terms for God doing anything.{{fact}}
+;goddidit : Also known as "god of the gaps". Derisive terms for appealing to God's involvement as an explanation for any unknown cause{{fact}}
 ==See also==