1. Scientist Genie Scott's Last Word to Creationist Ray Comfort: There You Go Again

Comment #429609 by room101 on November 5, 2009 at 2:11 am

Border Collie:

Engaging and or debating these idiots presents the illusion that there's something to debate about and gives them artificial credibility they don't deserve. We're doing exactly what they want us to do ...

2. Scientist Genie Scott's Last Word to Creationist Ray Comfort: There You Go Again

Comment #429598 by room101 on November 5, 2009 at 1:16 am

Why, why, why must this toad (comfort) be given a forum. And by the likes of USNews, no less, a (formerly) reputable magazine. I know they don't "take sides", but wtf.

Turns out (PZ's blog has links) that our good 'ole xtian friend mr. comfort likes to plagiarize. One would think USNews would investigate and if true, lay it on thick.

http://aigbusted.blogspot.com/2009/11/ray-comfort-plagiarist.html

EDIT: Didn't see that cafeeine beat me to this discovery.

3. Carl Sagan - Pale Blue Dot

Comment #427186 by room101 on October 27, 2009 at 3:52 am

TooManyTribbles:

Nice Sagan tribute...and if I may say so, in photogspeak - Nice Bokeh!

4. Thanks, But No Thanks, From A Happy Atheist

Comment #423299 by room101 on October 12, 2009 at 4:10 pm

Mixmastergaz:

Agreed - I thoroughly enjoyed Susan Jacoby's article. But Paula's article - Wow!

Paula's prose offers a greater return on the reader's investment, if you will.

5. Mr. Deity and the Magic

Comment #393945 by room101 on July 6, 2009 at 7:37 pm

j.mills said:

Don't miss what she's reading!

6. Congressman: God Decides When 'The Earth Will End'

Comment #364771 by room101 on April 15, 2009 at 12:22 pm

Wonder if anyone elsed noticed:

Check out the classic expression of the girl top right corner at the :26 second mark...

She no doubt is thinking to herself: "WTF did this guy just say£"

7. Banana Man

Comment #345896 by room101 on February 24, 2009 at 12:24 pm

I really don`t think Professor D should waste his time on this cretin ,not even for 100k.

8. Ecological Flea

Comment #264515 by room101 on October 14, 2008 at 4:00 pm

Hmmm. Most discouraging.

Oh well, hopefully Paula can find time over the holidays to rip this up, eh???

;o)

9. New Rules for Sarah Palin and Her Witchdoctor

Comment #260587 by room101 on October 5, 2008 at 6:09 pm

Scooternyc:

Bill did not offer any of the dangerous Liberation Theology that plagued the Obama campaign, any of the Wright videos or commentary on such.

10. New Rules for Sarah Palin and Her Witchdoctor

Comment #260426 by room101 on October 5, 2008 at 1:54 pm

I saw Religulous last night here in San Diego, CA.

Very, very good - and very funny. It is truly amazing to see people that Maher interviews who claim to be religious and claim to understand the tenants of their religion, but when asked to explain any them they stumble and bumble and fall flat on their arses.

What was most encouraging, however, was that the theater was packed. There were people sitting in the aisle rows, against the walls along the sides, and in the back of the theater. And the audience appeared to vary in age range, as well. Also, there were many, many outbursts of laughter. And why not? This movie is a comedy and the subject matter basically writes itself.

I only wish Maher could edit the movie to include clips of Palin (such as the one above).

11. 'All Terrorists are Darwinists': An Interview with Harun Yahya

Comment #252602 by room101 on September 23, 2008 at 11:58 am

I really hate it when major publications take their interviewee's word regarding claims like "There are over 100 million fossils that prove creationism", and "Darwinism has no proof of evolution theory", etc. without grilling them further and providing support against these claims, which just gives this idiocy apparent justification.

I want interviewers to "grow a pair" and start calling out these idiot's bullshit.

Oh, and regarding his lawsuit, I love his line: "There is no evidence against me that I consider acceptable".

I have to remember that one next time I find myself in court...

12. Origin of the Novel Species Noodleous doubleous: Evidence for Intelligent Design

Comment #205482 by room101 on July 7, 2008 at 11:02 am

Yes, Mark Mathis' should produce a movie that puts a stop to this conspiracy:

"Farfalle'd - no rigate allowed"

13. Dawkins on Darwin

Comment #201041 by room101 on June 28, 2008 at 9:00 pm

I agree with Steve wholeheartedly...I really think it's best to let Richard be Richard, to allow him ample time to explain things, which is what you have to do when dealing with something as complex as biology. And there's no back and
forth "ping-ponging" between Richard and some theist, with each getting only 5 minutes.

14. Common New Atheist Fallacies

Comment #200446 by room101 on June 27, 2008 at 4:50 pm

Damn!...they cut it off right when this tool started ridiculing Hitchens - called him an "abusive person". I would have liked to have heard what this idiot had to say about him.

If it's anything like what he said for the first 4 minutes, than it isn't worth listening to...what drivel.

15. Award-winning comedian George Carlin dies

Comment #198429 by room101 on June 23, 2008 at 10:30 pm

This absolutely blows. I loved this guy. His stand-up was legendary and inspirational to countless comedians. I bust a gut everytime I see his bit on religion, especially the part where God will make you burn in hell, etc, etc,..."but he loves you!"

He was a very talented character actor, as well. My favorite bit was his "Rufus" character in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.

In his memory, may we all strive to "be excellent to each other"...

16. We Urgently Need Your Help Now!!

Comment #195867 by room101 on June 18, 2008 at 11:58 pm

It's sad, but I don't trust Jindal. He'll sign it and then somewhere down the line we'll have Dover, part deux.

Paging Dr. Miller, Dr. Padian, Dr. Pennock, Dr. Forrest, Dr. Scott, and Nick Matzke...

Fire up the engines. Here we go again.

17. Analysis of SB 733: 'LA Science Education Act'

Comment #192045 by room101 on June 12, 2008 at 11:31 am

TheWhitePearl & All:

I just heard from PZ Myer's blog that it passed 94-3.

18. Debating creationism in Louisiana schools

Comment #191747 by room101 on June 11, 2008 at 3:16 pm

stephenray #21:

Agreed. Just because someone has an opinion, viewpoint, or worse - a belief - doesn't warrant it's worthiness for consideration.

Unfortunately in todays' internet and 24/7 cable news world these beliefs and opinions are being considered worthy of discussion - and placed on an even level alongside researched and well-thought out theories - because, you know, we "have to be fair".

PS I like how this Mills tool kept referring to Dr. Forrest as "Ms. Barbara".

19. Pelosi, Reid shunning Ten Commandments?

Comment #181313 by room101 on May 16, 2008 at 10:25 pm

THIS guy is the son of atheist Murray-O'hare? Boy, where did she go wrong???!!!??

RE: shaunfletcher #23

I agree. What pisses me off the most, is if you asked this tard to name the 10 commandments (ala Stephen Colbert asking that pious councilman some time ago - priceless) I bet you dollars-to-doughnuts he couldn't do it...

20. Americans pray at the pump for cheaper petrol

Comment #179200 by room101 on May 12, 2008 at 9:29 pm

Re: 11. EvidenceOnly

Nice...this is one my fav's:

In Jerusalem, a journalist heard about a very old Jewish man who
had been going to the Wailing Wall to pray, twice a day, everyday, for a long, long time.

So she went to the Wailing Wall to check it out, and there he was.

She watched him pray and after about 45 minutes, when he turned to leave,
she approached him for an interview.

"I'm Rebecca Smith from CNN. Sir, how long have you been coming to the Wall and praying?"

"For about 60 years".

"60 years! That's amazing! What do you pray for?"

"I pray for peace between the Christians, Jews and the Muslims. I pray for all the hatred around the world to stop and I pray for all our children to grow up in safety
and friendship."

"Sir, how do you feel after doing this for 60 years?"

"Like I'm talking to a f#### wall."

21. Dumb and Dumber: A discussion between Ben Stein and Glenn Beck

Comment #175476 by room101 on May 5, 2008 at 1:34 pm

Beck credits himself as being open-minded - not necessarily pandering to either the conservatives or democrats. But he's not fooling anyone. He is a FOX news O'Reilly-esque right wing nut-job who happens to be on CNN.

Interesting how he never seems to have in-depth interviews with science-literate people who can refute Stein's BS in 5 minutes.

BTW - CNN.com had an essay from Beck today where he lambasts Obama for waiting so long to come out and denounce his former pastor, Reverend Wright, regarding Wright's ludicrous comments the past couple of weeks. Interesting how Beck doesn't mention at all McCain's connections with Hagee or every other president's connection with Falwell, Robertson and Graham, all of whom have exclaimed equally fowl things - if not worse - than Wright.

22. Science leads to killing people

Comment #171111 by room101 on April 28, 2008 at 10:15 am

So, science leads to killing people. And Ben Stein wants ID taught AS SCIENCE. He even made a movie about it.

Errrrr....sooooo, then ID will also lead to killing people??

My head hurts.

23. Science leads to killing people

Comment #170725 by room101 on April 27, 2008 at 10:58 pm

mordacious1:

Can he really be this ridiculously pathetic or is he just making an easy buck off the ignorant religious turds?

24. Science leads to killing people

Comment #170704 by room101 on April 27, 2008 at 10:35 pm

OverUsedChewToy:

Good thing Thunderf00t finally got a feature-his vids are top-notch

25. Ben Stein Vs. Sputtering Atheists

Comment #164982 by room101 on April 20, 2008 at 10:56 pm

Jebus f'n kryst - do people just make up any ole s*** they want to and publish it nowadays?!?!?!?

Thank you rev. Bozell, or whoever the hell you are. Thanks for ignoring all of this movie's dishonesty and outright lies that have been splattered all over news and web.

Now go pick up your check from the Discovery Institute and run along...

26. Open Letter to a victim of Ben Stein's lying propaganda

Comment #164970 by room101 on April 20, 2008 at 10:39 pm

theonlything2fear:

On behalf of all "sheep" on this site:

Blow me.

27. Open Letter to a victim of Ben Stein's lying propaganda

Comment #164962 by room101 on April 20, 2008 at 10:22 pm

theonlything2fear:

...um, still waiting for your ID "arguments" as posed by Robotaholic and geodesic17.

BTW, you've been trolled, dickhead.

28. Flea of the week

Comment #163583 by room101 on April 18, 2008 at 3:04 pm

If we were to chip in to send this woman anywhere, I think we need to send her to TAM6...

29. Reviews of Expelled

Comment #158556 by room101 on April 10, 2008 at 6:10 pm

Sossijj:

Thanks for the link. Mathis is eviscerated. I'm wondering why he would ever consent to doing an interview with a room full of people a lot smarter than he is.

And don't you love Mathis's response whenever he gets cornered (which is quite often) about why his movie portrayed this or that: "I wasn't involved in the decision making process of the film.", or "I'm not a scientist."

Don't you love it when they do that? "I'm not a scientist, but..". But WHAT - You're too lazy to get your ass to a library or do any research?! If ya ain't no scientist and don't kno' nuthin, then why are you making movies and commenting on science?

What a fk'n weasel...

NOTE: I hope this podcast is made into a link on Richard's front page - It is truly deserving of it. Mathis really gets it (and he doesn't even know it).

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=a-conversation-with-mark-mathis

30. Discussion between Richard Dawkins and Paula Kirby

Comment #157320 by room101 on April 8, 2008 at 11:00 pm

Paula:

I'm assuming friends, family, and co-workers have heard of this event and will be viewing this (or have already)...

I'd be interested to know how your new-found celebrity, as it were, has affected you if at all? Hopefully it's mostly praise, and none of your co-workers have left bible verses stuck to your cubicle wall with a knife.

31. Discussion between Richard Dawkins and Paula Kirby

Comment #157288 by room101 on April 8, 2008 at 9:06 pm

Wow, wow and WOW.

I echo everyone's praise, Paula. You brought a warmth and charm to the setting and I credit this incredibly engaging talk by Richard to not only the format (agree wholeheartedly with Cartomancer), but also to your presence.

Cartomancer - I agree, it's so nice to let Richard be Richard - to let him expound on Paula's questions and not get caught up in having to explain evolution or gene sequencing in ridiculous 15 second sound bytes (ala Fox news interviews) or ping-pong back and forth between a theist and moderator.

It upsets me how someone can listen to this wonderful talk and still choose NOT to enlighten themselves and remain in the dark.

32. Get out of here, atheists!

Comment #156344 by room101 on April 7, 2008 at 11:15 am

The Chicago Tribune link provided above has the audio for this exchange...I recommend listening to it.

Davis is a certified nutjob - she starts off calmly and end ups wailing and berating this guy in classic "Sunday preacher" style.

I hope this gets more national airplay - people like her and Sally Kerns need to be weeded out and exposed (disposed).

33. Cult leader Pyotr Kuznetsov tries suicide after realising he was wrong about doomsday

Comment #154668 by room101 on April 3, 2008 at 2:55 pm

Oh, this story has all the requirements for a potential Pat Condell video. Can't wait...

34. Fleabytes

Comment #154234 by room101 on April 3, 2008 at 12:41 am

Quine:

Oooops...thanks for pointing that out.

35. Fleabytes

Comment #154202 by room101 on April 2, 2008 at 9:12 pm

Maybe my question has been answered elsewhere - apologize if it has, but:

Has anyone heard the results of (or even attended) Paula and Dr. Dawkins' lecture this evening in Inverness? Interested if it even took place as I was glancing at Dr. Dawkins' schedule (above left) and it says he will be in Grand Rapids, Michigan tomorrow - that's quite a turnaround schedule!

36. Happy Birthday, Richard Dawkins!

Comment #149967 by room101 on March 26, 2008 at 11:15 am

A very happy birthday to you, sir.

I echo everyone's well wishes and thanks for all of your efforts, and for sharing them and this site with us.

37. Does God answer prayer? ASU research says 'yes'

Comment #148496 by room101 on March 23, 2008 at 8:03 am

Good f***** Christ...This is my graduate university (MBA, 1995).


Um, should I be worried??? ;o)

38. EXPELLED!

Comment #147801 by room101 on March 21, 2008 at 9:36 am

I'm NOT amused by any of this.

And I can tell you without reservation that the general public's reaction to this movie will be apathetic at best, but they will probably will come out of the theater feeling as if there really IS a controversy, which is the sole purpose of this film. And that big, bad science is, in reality, this secret cabal of fascists whose sole existence is to prevent the formation of new ideas.

39. Two More Fleas

Comment #142530 by room101 on March 12, 2008 at 4:02 pm

"With high style and light-hearted disdain, David Berlinski deflates the intellectual pretensions of the scientific atheist crowd. Maybe they can recite the Periodic Table by heart, but the secular Berlinski shows that this doesn't get them very far in reasoning about much weightier matters."

-Michael J. Behe, Professor of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, bestselling author of Darwin's Black Box and The Edge of Evolution

40. Two More Fleas

Comment #142439 by room101 on March 12, 2008 at 1:42 pm

Great. 2 new fleas.

Paula - you're on the clock ;o)

41. Whale Evolution

Comment #130929 by room101 on February 21, 2008 at 1:58 pm

Absolutely fascinating...

I especially enjoyed the segment featuring Frank Fish (appropriate name, eh?) and his comparison of swimming patterns between 4-legged land animals and their cousins (seals, whales). It never occured to me to consider their similar swimming styles (up and down, using their pelvic muscles for thrust) as compared to fish (side to side movements with their fins).

This was only 7 minutes long, but I caught myself saying "wow" when it was over. Really neat stuff.

42. Fleabytes

Comment #129932 by room101 on February 19, 2008 at 7:21 pm

Paula:

Wow...I certainly echo everyone's praise. You're a gifted writer and your prose is very elegant - not too surprising to all of us as we see it daily when reading and enjoying your posts.

Now, on to more important matters. When exactly did you say you'll be debating Dinesh? ;o)

43. Ben Stein Wins Intelligent Design Money

Comment #127884 by room101 on February 15, 2008 at 5:13 pm

Stein is scheduled to receive from Biola University the Phillip E. Johnson Award for Liberty and Truth...

44. Ben Stein Bribing Schools to See His Anti-Evolution Movie 'Expelled'

Comment #112559 by room101 on January 17, 2008 at 1:10 pm

Hmmm..maybe Stein is worried that no one is going to want to see this film, and this is an attempt to put rear-ends in the seats. I can't really see why the devoted would rush to see it anyway - if you believe, you believe.

Clearly he's worried that it might go straight to video.

45. The Mind of the Market

Comment #109392 by room101 on January 9, 2008 at 1:35 am

Sorry to off topic --

briancoughlanworldcitizen:

Un-f******-believable.

Having read one of atheismsucks' blog leader's (William Hawthorne) statement announcing the impending atheist's raid on his site (looks like you and Steve Zara have already had a go at them), I find myself confused and confounded. Listen to what Hawthorne says:

If atheism were intellectually defensible, one would have expected these raiders to calmly present their arguments at our site for critical evaluation, try to answer objections, and carry on in a civil discussion to see if any truth (even a little bit) might be arrived at. Instead, what we found were lists of rhetoric and assertions without arguments, deceitful complaints that they'd been "censored", bickering about "ad homs", and so on and so forth

I think we should give the raiders a second chance here. Raiders, go ahead and present whatever arguments (not mere assertions) you have for atheism. (Here's a caveat: If you only post sound bites and rhetoric with no logical support, you will be called out for your intellectual shallowness, so don't complain about "ad homs" afterwards if this happens to you.)...If you feel that theism is unfalsifiable, you'll have to argue for a criterion of falsifiability and then argue why theism fails to satisfy the criterion.)

46. Can Atheists Be Parents?

Comment #107301 by room101 on January 4, 2008 at 11:24 am

Uhhhh, okaaaaaaaaaaayyyyy (*sacastically*)

Despite Eleanor Katherine's tender years, he continued, "the child should have the freedom to worship as she sees fit, and not be influenced by prospective parents who do not believe in a Supreme Being."

47. Huckabee: Guns, God and rock'n'roll

Comment #107014 by room101 on January 3, 2008 at 10:02 pm

The biggest cheer came when he introduced his biggest celebrity supporter, the martial arts actor Chuck Norris, whom he described as "a great American hero".

48. Changing my Mind

Comment #106263 by room101 on January 2, 2008 at 3:19 pm

She was hoist on her own petard

49. A War On Science

Comment #105685 by room101 on January 1, 2008 at 2:19 pm

gregonomic/epeeist:

Thank you both, and thanks for the link - very enlightening.

50. A War On Science

Comment #105437 by room101 on December 31, 2007 at 2:48 pm

Around the 24 minute mark the moderator states that Dembski put together a "mathematical model" to rule out evolution and "rule in" intelligence. Together, with Behe, the ID movement was now "ready to take on Darwin".

It may be simply my own lack of research, but I haven't heard much of Dembski's so-called model. Has anyone else in this forum heard of it? I had followed the Dover case pretty closely, read Hume's "Monkey Girl" book, etc., but this is the first time his model got mentioned that I'm aware of.

Why didn't this model play more of a significant role in the Dover case (other than the obvious: A). He didn't show up and B). The model is bull****).

Thanks.