Comments on: Hey, bilbertson!

By: notedscholar

notedscholar — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:34:43 +0000

Gentle Isabella,

I don’t have a mental challenge!

Until DSM V,
NS

By: Hedgepig

Hedgepig — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:09:18 +0000

Teeheehee. Don’t fret Isabel, we’ve gotta get our laughs where we can in this world.

By: Isabel

Isabel — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:58:38 +0000

Well, now I feel bad because I have apparently been reading a mentally challenged person’s blog for its entertainment value.

By: Jill

Jill — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:33:23 +0000

I bet you blamers didn’t know that I Blame the Patriarchy is not merely a “den of angry feminists,” but also a welcoming destination on the World Wide Web where dudes can come and hype themselves!

By: notedscholar

notedscholar — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:58:11 +0000

Miss Isabella,

You say:

Noted Scholar does satire, like Bilbertson.

I haven’t read the literature in question, but I can tell from your premise that this is incorrect. I think what I’m doing is best considered “roasting.” I am roasting the scientific community for their myriad errors, and there are a lot. Granted, I add a lot of humor to keep my 40,000 readers entertained (see pageviews). But this should not be confused with satire or insincerity. For example (in reference to the recent post you mention) I really do think PZ Myers, The Church of Scientology, and Kent Hovind are a troublesome trio, and I’m sad to see them join forces. I’m lighthearted about it I suppose, but the underlying point is serious.

By the way I am honored to be welcomed into a den of angry feminists. Some people here may be familiar with the work I have done on Gender Studies. You can see a sampling through one of the common tags on my blog:
http://sciencedefeated.wordpress.com/tag/sex-and-intelligence/

Matriarchally your,
NS

By: Isabel

Isabel — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:56:37 +0000

Bilbertson’s style reminds me a lot of the mysterious “Noted Scholar” of Science and Math Defeated. I find his blog very amusing, but even after a thorough reading of the blog and his comments on other blogs it’s hard to discern the level of satire. Many readers are also confused, and his comments on other blogs have led to discussions similar to the one going on here.

http://sciencedefeated.wordpress.com/

(scroll down to the second post on the “Science of Abortion”)

I have to admit I laughed out loud when I just read the current post on PZ Myers, whose blog he has gotten on some trouble on. I think it’s definitely satire, but I must admit he manages to keep even this devoted reader wondering at times. Of course, if he was responsible for the email I don’t now why he wouldn’t sign his own name. Maybe it’s a copycat.

And I see now why Twisty made fun of me for saying something was maddening.

By: Jill

Jill — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:03:30 +0000

“Is it not possible that Bilbertson is an ungifted satirist, hence the confusion?”

Polly, your hypothesis is elegant in its stunning probability.

By: polly styrene

polly styrene — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:17:35 +0000

Is it not possible that Bilbertson is an ungifted satirist, hence the confusion?

By: Intransigentia

Intransigentia — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:19:01 +0000

I’ve been wondering about that issue for a long time too. I’ve had a few instances of a period being late-ish, freaking right out, and then it shows up about a day later, extra-chunky and extra-crampy. Since I didn’t do a pregnancy test, there’s no way of differentiating between coincidence and a blastocyst deciding to get the hell out of Dodge because it’s unwelcome.

Add into the mix that some animals (rabbits as far as I know) can re-absorb their pregnancies up to a certain point, if they’re faced with conditions that make a pregnancy too difficult. If we could do that, would there even be an abortion debate?

By: Aunty Christ

Aunty Christ — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:51:47 +0000

“The uterus IS a muscle, why can’t we flex it on PURPOSE?”

When I had my colposcopy last year, the nice doctor poking me in the cervix kept telling me to relax my uterus. Which is to say, I’ve been wondering about this very issue for a long time.