Glossolalia Movement
I never understood the English Only movement too well. It's not as if we are in danger of waking up in a Kafka-esque scenario unable to communicate with anyone because Mexicans took over the entire country overnight. At worse we will have to deal with dual language "wet floor" signs and more Spanish language radio stations. Probably an increase in Mexican restaurants, but I don't consider that a bad thing.
About Glossolalia: some linguists actually bothered to study these people and figured out a scientific way to say "they are blathering idiots." It turns out that people in different countries all speak in tongues differently based on random fragments of their native language. Imagine all the other things they could have done with their time.
posted by Matt Bors at
1:03 AM
6 Comments:
That's great! I have been planning a cartoon about a frequently heard gripe about having to press 1 for English, as if it were a carpal tunnel syndrome inducing strain on one's thumb or forefinger.
Now I will have to work harder.
"Imagine all the other things they could have done with their time."
Religionists or scientists?
Another homerun, Matt!
Thanks Kevin.
Forksmuggler: I meant the scientists. They could have done so many more constructive things with their time than answer a question any reasonably intelligent person knows.
It's true.
Even if you scientifically prove that something like prayer is bullshit (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3193902.stm), they'll just claim that the good lord withheld his hand from all those people, because he knew we were testing him.
To which I ask, why the hell would I want to believe in that kind of petulant, cold-hearted deity anyway?
It's the same thing with glossolalia, though. Brain scans are fine when the doctors are looking for tumors — then it's legit — but disproving their gibberish? Nah. It's not valid anymore.
There should be a rule: Anyone who believes in creation theory no longer gets to quote scientific facts. Enough with the picking and choosing the parts of science they like, and ignoring the ones they don't.
Anyway, I thought you guys would appreciate this one too:
http://news.yahoo.com/comics/uclickcomics/20080103/cx_tr_uc/tr20080103;_ylt=AtZrugmEEjbCVWPSoMykDv4XvTYC
People who don't believe in science shouldn't be able to benefit from it.
I knew what you meant, Matt. That was just my poor attempt at being clever. Of course scientists have better things to do with there time. Ah, but so do religionists. So many wasted efforts.
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