Monday, March 05, 2007

Conservapedia?

via Guardian.

While an alternative to Wikipedia is desirable because of the accuracy problems that crop up there, a version that is basically an evangelical Christian's version is probably not the answer. Look at these examples:

How they compare:

Dinosaurs

Wikipedia, logo above

"Vertebrate animals that dominated terrestrial ecosystems for over 160m years, first appearing approximately 230m years ago."

Conservapedia

"They are mentioned in numerous places throughout the Good Book. For example, the behemoth in Job and the leviathan in Isaiah are almost certainly references to dinosaurs."

US Democratic party

Wikipedia

"The party advocates civil liberties, social freedoms, equal rights, equal opportunity, fiscal responsibility, and a free enterprise system tempered by government intervention."

Conservapedia "The Democrat voting record reveals a true agenda of cowering to terrorism, treasonous anti-Americanism, and contempt for America's founding principles."



Not particularly helpful.

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