1. Taking exception to Jake

Comment #72055 by jorgepolak on September 20, 2007 at 8:24 am

"When a million human beings agree that the sky is blue, it is not a sign that they are sheep. It's a sign that they've all independently come to the same, correct conclusion."

Opinion of the majority does not a fact make. A thousand years ago millions looked at the Earth and independently came to the same conclusion that it was flat.

2. VOTE on the 'Faith smackdown': Richard Dawkins vs Francis Collins

Comment #71727 by jorgepolak on September 19, 2007 at 2:42 pm

> I was watching a Richard Dawkins interview and he explained to the interviewer that he first realized there was no God when he was 14 years old! He might be a pretty smart guy, but how could he have had the information to make that decision at 14?

He had enough information to decide that leprechauns, Santa Claus, fairies didn't exist either because he saw no evidence for it. Why not God?

> Christians, on the other hand seem passionate about what they believe and are offering something that atheists aren't....purpose. That seems like an extremely important component to just leave out.

Let's assume for a second that an atheist is a purposeless, morose, shell of a human being. So what? Just because Christians have a purpose doesn't mean god exists. Muslims, Hindus, Janists, worshipers of Amen Ra all have a purpose too. They can't all be right, can they?. Religion is the extreme in narcissism - I have a purpose, the universe was designed around me, I am the image of the creator, etc. Yet it is the atheist who acknowledges the relative meaninglessness of his existence that gets to be called arrogant.

> I went to several Christian blog sites before posting this message and I couldn't find the word atheist, dawkins or agnostic anywhere. Yet here, it seems every word that is typed is intended to attack people of faith... That is very telling, don't you think?

If you consider an argument as an "attack" then tough rocks. Grow a thicker skin. Flying a plane into a building is an attack. A logical argument or a picture of your prophet is not.

3. I'm gonna be a MOVIE STAR

Comment #65508 by jorgepolak on August 24, 2007 at 1:59 pm

pdiff is right - do not sue. Do not give these people free publicity, do not give ammunition to the "oppressed Christians" myth.

4. Now Muslims Get Their Own Laws In Britian

Comment #36574 by jorgepolak on May 1, 2007 at 3:37 pm

"Remember, both parties must agree to go to a private court..."

If a religion treats women as property and gives them no voice, how can they possibly choose which court they go to?

Besides, even if two individuals agree to resolve their differences themselves, they must still follow the law of the land. This is why dueling is illegal.