My faith in humanity just died a little

[Selkit]

While reviewing news regarding the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan, the following comment from a rather crazed fundamentalist surfaced in the comments section, regarding the notion that the quake had actually knocked a tiny fraction of time off Earth's rotational period:

<Begin bat-shit crazy>
"Thanks many who disagreed with me. Except that we all are simply and plainly taught in schools, and in religious schools, there is no compelling scientific evidence so far to prove that Earth is rotating or moving around Sun. The theory you believe is called solar centric. 99% of religions believe this since ancient days and so in their 'holy books'. Yet striking difference is 1%, stand own its own. That's Bible, is firmly established that Earth is stationery. Sun rises, and Sun sets down. (You too speaks the same every day - right? Or do you say else ?). Day and night happens by God's order. Bible has evidence too. There is undisputable geocentric model available which even supports long days and nights in polars. Bible (KJV) is "Geocentric". God made heaven & earth. Then made a firmament from earth that separated heaven and earth with water above and below (on earth). Heaven is above the firmament. Below the firmament, he made sun and stars - for giving light, direction and seasons for earth. Those are for serving the earth. Heaven is above the firmament. Whatever man creates, can max go upto the firmament only. This giant firmament is moving too, The sun. moon and stars has set path through which they are moving at a speed that's given to each. That's the divine order, by God. Geocentricity is the truth. All gods and allah are below the firmament. Creator Jesus is above in heaven, King and Lord of Lord."
</End bat-shit crazy>

I died a little inside. Please, community, tell me how this kind of ignorance persists even in this day and age? Not the religious aspect, but the sheer bat-shit crazy ignorance. How do we manage to fail so utterly in educating the population? How do we not manage to provide social or psychiatric support to the mentally ill? Why does this persist?

[Tony Greyfox]

These kinds of crackpots were always around, it's just that the Internet has made it a lot easier for them to get their crackpot ideas out there.

Witness Time Cube. Before the Interwebs, this guy would have been standing on a streetcorner shouting his lunacy and being roundly ignored (or possibly institutionalized). Today? He can build a website straight from 1994 and share all the nutcasery he wants! And so can everyone else who has a fringe theory.
The Internet. Letting stupid people prove it for 20 years or so!

[Peli]

I am now a devout follower of TIME CUBE. All glory to cube metamorphosis and Simple Cube Divinity.

Edit: Oh man this is easily the weirdest crap I've ever read ever.

[Selkit]

I'm aware crazy does inhabit several corners of the internet (And four faces of time), but this was a posting made on an article about the quake's ramifications. It was more important to this individual to go out spouting a crazed message than (if they're actually Christian) to do the Christian thing, care for their fellow man, and help.

[Carthage]

I really want to finish reading the bat-shit crazy there, but it contains so much grammar-fail, that I'm having a hard time doing it. :P

[zenia]

Gosh... some of the things I read online make me want to head-desk repeatedly... but I don't want to end up as brain dead as those people. lmao

[PurpleVeggie]

Hmm..... seems legit. Thanks for informing me.

[Masozi]

Probably one of the greatest speeches ever given on the silver screen when it comes to over the top crazy religious fervor vs enlightenment and common sense...

fanaticism and ignorance is forever busy and needs feeding

[Zen]

Never watch Fox news, it's about as bad as that.

[mediar]

Never watch Fox news, it's about as bad as that.

I knew it! That was Glen Beck, wasn't it?!

[Sevrin]

well its a good thing we aren't human then eh? those ugly hairless apes are insane, every last one of em.

[Lt ReiStark]

Some people still think the world is only like 5000 years old... face it, some people will always be a bit slow

[mediar]

Some people still think the world is only like 5000 years old... face it, some people will always be a bit slow

Yup and scientists have planted all the fossils of the dinosaurs.

[Van_Fox]

No need to get all riled up about someones lame ass opinion.
Some people are just stupid =/

[Selkit]

Some people are just stupid =/

When you are old enough to vote, you will understand why this very statement you've made, is cause for concern.

(Edit: Ah, it would appear you are now old enough to vote. In time, the importance of that civic duty will be clear to you.)