Talk.origins

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 God doing anything.^{[Citation Needed]}

See also

TalkOrigins Archive

External Links

• talk.origins via Google Groups
• TalkOrigins Archive website