Talk.origins

Talk.origins is a bot-moderated usenet group with a focus on the creation-evolution debate. It is predominantly used by promoters of the theory of evolution but a large number of users support creationism and other non-mainstream ideas.

Talk Origins Archive

Many of the more popular contributers and their post have been archived at a separate site. This site contains the evolutionists' responses to many of the most used and most known arguments from creationists. It is often cited in online debates when arguments that are viewed as all ready refuted are used.

Jargon

talk.origins is renowned for having its own jargon.^{[Citation Needed]} Examples include:

quote mining 

Extracting and using quotes by someone to argue against his beliefs. The person alleging "quote mining" sometimes, but not always, claims the quote was taken out of context.^{[Citation Needed]}

fundy loon^{[Citation Needed]} 

Short for the derogatory "fundamentalist lunatic."

goddidit 

Also known as "god of the gaps". Derisive terms for appealing to God's involvement as an explanation for any unknown cause^{[Citation Needed]}

PRATT 

Stands for "Previously Refuted a thousand times" often used when an argument that has all ready been addressed many times is repeated.^{[Citation Needed]}

"moving the goalposts" 

expecting an evolutionist to progress to step 2 of an argument.

"goddidit" or "god of the gaps" 

derisive terms for God doing anything.

"spaghetti monster" 

a peculiar parody of religion.

See also

TalkOrigins Archive

External Links

• talk.origins via Google Groups
• TalkOrigins Archive website