Comments on: Degaussed Moral Compass Alert: John West on Dembski Using “Internet Video”

By: Dave S.

Dave S. — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:19:00 +0000

You’re that atheist gay commie Osama kisser, aren’t you Wes? :)

It’s like St. Augustine never said a word. I just have to shake my head.

By: Austringer

Austringer — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:13:44 +0000

Hmmm. I guess “DL” didn’t get the memo that IDC has nothing to do with creationism. Or religion. No sirree, none at all.

Nor does he know much about me, it seems.

By: Dumbass Liberal

Dumbass Liberal — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:59:19 +0000

I guess that some scientists will find themselves guilty of being false prophets when judgment day comes… and it’s coming. Unbelief will not stop it or shield those from it.

To acknowledge him for his efforts is to accept the TRUTH, anything else is but a lie. Those that teach our children that we are here by chance and have no purpose, will be responsible for those lost souls that Satan wins and will ultimately be placed in a place where they can pay for it… eternally.

Jesus tells us in Matthew 7:13-14 that we should enter through the small gate, because the road to destruction is broad and many will enter there, but that life can be found through the small gate, but few will enter. Jesus seems to know that a majority of men and women will not be present in His Kingdom.

I think it is only common sense to be able to look at our universe and our planet and the abundance of complex life forms and realize that everything was designed by God. DNA, cell comlexity and the the explosion of life during the Cambrian Period have made my faith in God stronger. I am constantly teaching my children to confront their science teachers with questions regarding macro-evolution and to not be ashamed or intimidated by the Darwinian bullies that they encounter that will more than likely fall short of God’s glory in the end.

The Word is a stumbling block for the scholarly.

It is very sad that the efforts of Christians to bring people to Christ to obtain the only real “Free Gift” are met with such contempt and resentment.

God be Praised, Amen.

By: trrll

trrll — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:54:55 +0000

Note the sneaky attempt to switch the issue from plagiarism to copyright violation. The objection was not to Dembski’s use of the material, which might well be legal under the “Fair Use” exemption, but over his violation of academic ethics in stripping off the original credits and adding narration, thereby conveying the false impression that the video was developed by ID “scientists.”

By: Austringer

Austringer — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:27:21 +0000

Thanks. I think my understanding of this was likely skewed by my job working as photojournalist in college. Journalists have the privilege to utilize things without obtaining permission that aren’t available to others.

By: Zachriel

Zachriel — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:24:55 +0000

“One doesn’t need the permission of a speaker giving a public lecture to post your own video of the talk.”

A lecturer or artist has an implicit copyright on their original material and on their presentation. Fair-use means the use of limited excerpts only. (Many lecturers don’t bother to enforce their copyrights preferring the widest possible dissemination of their ideas–but others do.)