Conservapedia talk:Schlafly Parable

A homeless man was in a drug store to purchase a loaf of bread. Short on cash, he emptied all his pockets in order to scrounge up with every last penny he had. The cashier counted all the change and but found it was ten cents short of the total required for the cheapest loaf of bread.

The indigent desperately turned to the man standing behind him and asked him for a dime. The bystander clearly had a spare dime.

Should the bystander give the bum a dime so he can purchase the loaf of bread?

The bystander, who is generous by nature, did something more difficult for him: he denied the request and instead urged bum to "get a job."

The Storm
Oh, this one will never last. When I was first reading it, I thought the anti-Catholic vibe would hold it, but second glance reveals a "faith versus works" philosophy that results in the totally wrong moral: You can't wait around on your ass for Jeazzy Chreazzy to save you. No way this bit of "humanism" will be allowed to stay. --Arcan  ¡ollǝɥ  11:35, 10 May 2008 (EDT)

New article
I've started a new article, "Rationalwiki take on Conservapedeia parable". Let's see what the rest of the Rationalwikians can add to the new article. Proxima Centauri 11:36, 10 May 2008 (EDT)

I removed it by accident,sorry. Proxima Centauri 11:40, 10 May 2008 (EDT)
 * As I said over there,
 * 1. is the mispelling in the title intentional?


 * 2. Shouldn't this have just gone in this article? human  15:24, 10 May 2008 (EDT)

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The child desperately turned to his mother standing behind him and asked her to put him in a regular school. The mother clearly could. The child knew that other children at regular school had more friends.

The mother knew that the children at the regular school were better educated. Should the mother give her child a decent education so he can escape indoctrination?

The mother, who is generous by nature, did something more difficult for him: she denied the request and instead urged the child to "get homeschooled."

The child then gathered all his hopes and left the house.

Saved here for posterity. human  19:39, 10 May 2008 (EDT)