1. Debate - Hitchens, Harris, Dennett vs Boteach, D'Souza, Wright

Comment #432105 by dazzjazz on November 16, 2009 at 10:16 am

Jesus! How did they get all those religious wackjobs in one room a at time. Dinesh and Schmuley should be locked up for sure!

2. Good Reasons for 'Believing' in God

Comment #431255 by dazzjazz on November 12, 2009 at 12:13 am

Wow - Desi and Lucy both believe in "Rock" - what a perfect way to describe the multitude of versions of 'god' that people believe in these days!

Hilarious and Informative!

Darren

3. Good Reasons for 'Believing' in God

Comment #431232 by dazzjazz on November 11, 2009 at 10:22 pm

Josh, how do you get permission to post videos on Youtube that are longer than 10 minutes?

Surely not via prayer?!

Darren

4. Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry vs. The Catholics

Comment #430404 by dazzjazz on November 8, 2009 at 9:48 pm

Surely the Catholic Church has a better team than these two? They must have been ignorant of CH's debating powers to have accepted in the first place.

So glad the audience voted the way it did.

As the priesthood dies off and is not replaced, the catholic church will hopefully fade away...

5. Atheists are good humans, too

Comment #427764 by dazzjazz on October 28, 2009 at 10:03 pm

Many Westerners today hold idiosyncratic and not-always-internally-consistent sets of beliefs made up of a hodge-podge of elements borrowed from many disparate religious traditions, often with a few "new-age" ideas thrown in.

6. Intelligence Squared debate: Catholics humiliated by Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry

Comment #425857 by dazzjazz on October 22, 2009 at 8:25 pm

I scrolled through the comments but can't find a link to the audio? Anyone know where it is?

7. God, Sodomy and the Lash

Comment #421048 by dazzjazz on October 2, 2009 at 1:18 pm

Hitchens gave the Iranian girl a good telling-off. Just because her father doesn't make her wear the hijab doesn't mean all women get their rights under Islam - how ignorant!

Anyway it's great to CH downunder - may he kick some serious fundie butt while he's here!

Darren

8. The Great Faith Debate at UCF in Orlando FL

Comment #417896 by dazzjazz on September 22, 2009 at 7:23 am

I cannot listen to Dinesh anymore. The cognitive dissonance is too much to bear.

9. Church and state clash over equality laws

Comment #398050 by dazzjazz on July 20, 2009 at 1:13 am

These institutions get public money here in Australia, and should be held to the same laws as others.

My wife cannot get a job in a Catholic school without a letter from a parish priest - such unfair discrimination!

10. QandA May 25th - response to question on Ryan Commission Report

Comment #382713 by dazzjazz on May 28, 2009 at 5:08 pm

The Catholic Church should be banned and it's assets seized by the state - enough is enough. Seems like the obvious and right thing to do doesn't it?

One day, it will happen, and what a great day that will be.

Darren

11. The savage reality of our darkest days

Comment #379562 by dazzjazz on May 21, 2009 at 2:57 pm

Scandal after scandal for the CC.
At what stage does the world say "enough" and and ban the Pope and his legions?

Wouldn't it be great if that happened.
I went to Catholic School for most of my schooling. The Nun were some of the most twisted people you could meet. The Marist Brothers were a bunch of weirdos would couldn't cut it in regular society.

Ban the CC!

Darren

12. Is This Your Brain On God?

Comment #379178 by dazzjazz on May 20, 2009 at 4:35 pm

Wow really interesting info and the method of presentation with multimedia was clever.

I've had spiritual experiences playing the piano but it would be irrational to assume that jesus was guiding my hands.

Darren

13. Pakistan's Islamic Schools Fill Void, but Fuel Militancy

Comment #372912 by dazzjazz on May 4, 2009 at 3:38 pm

Gosh that video is sickening.
Although I don't wish it, I'm afraid the only way out of that mess might be violence of immense proportions - how else can you defeat such delusion?

14. Religion's parasitic morality

Comment #364338 by dazzjazz on April 14, 2009 at 3:19 pm

Wow - I love this, so well said.

Picking morals from religion is like picking out food from the trash. Sure, you'll find something edible, and maybe even tasty, but it'll be tainted with the horrid smell of the rest of the junk. Why not just get your food fresh from nature where it came from in the first place.

15. Bishop: Religion hampers gay civil rights

Comment #361652 by dazzjazz on April 7, 2009 at 2:03 pm

Yeah, and Leviticus is a prescription for a happy, just and moral society....all the bishop needs to do now is leave the church.

Darren

16. YouTube has banned the James Randi Educational Foundation!?!?

Comment #357829 by dazzjazz on March 30, 2009 at 1:49 pm

This is probably their usual knee-jerk reaction, and they'll reinstate JREF as soon as someone higher up checks it out properly. Much as Pat Condell was.

17. Censorship is Wrong

Comment #349930 by dazzjazz on March 7, 2009 at 2:00 pm

Dawkins has said and written many things that are deeply offensive to Christians

18. Debate: Christopher Hitchens and Dinesh D'Souza

Comment #344846 by dazzjazz on February 22, 2009 at 6:34 am

I'm listening to DD's opening ramble and it's just that - no coherent point at all.

19. Debate: Christopher Hitchens and Dinesh D'Souza

Comment #344844 by dazzjazz on February 22, 2009 at 6:22 am

Dinesh uses the same old gags

20. Debate: Christopher Hitchens and Dinesh D'Souza

Comment #344675 by dazzjazz on February 21, 2009 at 2:54 pm

Don't know if I could stomach D'Souza again. His twisted logic gives me loose bowels...

21. Promoting Doubt: Bill Maher on the DVD Release of Religulous

Comment #344268 by dazzjazz on February 20, 2009 at 10:01 pm

wish it screened in Australia - will watch the DVD

22. Fear of God, or fear of difference of opinion?

Comment #342842 by dazzjazz on February 18, 2009 at 1:42 pm

at Comment #342465 -

The principal pulled the book I believe.
Amazing thing about this school is they have completely unqualified community members teaching religion. I know that in reality, there aren't any qualified religious instructors, (since when do they deal with reality anyway?) but these ones spout the most amazing rubbish off the top of their heads to innocent little kids.

23. Fear of God, or fear of difference of opinion?

Comment #342460 by dazzjazz on February 18, 2009 at 1:58 am

We have our fair share of religious idiots here in Australia. My wife teaches primary school and recently had to pull Harry Potter as some born-agains were offended.

24. Turek vs. Hitchens Debate: Does God Exist?

Comment #274951 by dazzjazz on October 30, 2008 at 2:47 pm

I'm listening to Turek's opening statement, speaking loud and fast, and I can't wait for Hitch to demolish him.

25. Palin's Church May Have Shaped Controversial Worldview

Comment #242365 by dazzjazz on September 3, 2008 at 3:20 pm

Gosh the US is a strange place - where else can total fuckwits rise to the top so quickly?

26. Islam's war on freedom

Comment #240537 by dazzjazz on August 31, 2008 at 3:05 pm

Gosh I just had a look at Pat's comments page and the comments are terrible. The people writing them certainly have a lot to learn, especially about grammar and spelling!!!

27. Richard Dawkins Lecture at UC Berkeley

Comment #233115 by dazzjazz on August 19, 2008 at 6:42 am

What are you on about Gordon Wong? The use of well constructed sentences will help you communicate!

28. Richard Dawkins Lecture at UC Berkeley

Comment #232857 by dazzjazz on August 18, 2008 at 6:41 pm

Where is the Q & A session?

29. Defend the Individual and So the West

Comment #228953 by dazzjazz on August 12, 2008 at 9:29 pm

Pretty hot avatar TheAnetheist!!
Sorry, couldn't help myself.

30. Judge says UC can deny class credit to Christian school students

Comment #228951 by dazzjazz on August 12, 2008 at 9:27 pm

Nice to have some positive news regarding education - keep on marginalising the religious loons!

I remember when I start Uni, we were told that we could reference the Bible in our essays - solid!!

darren

31. A cast-iron case for a secular society

Comment #223874 by dazzjazz on August 3, 2008 at 3:11 pm

Right on J Mac !!! I'd love to read about that someday.

I think I'm going to get a job at a christian bookstore, then I'll refuse to check anyone out at the register, as it is against my lack of religion to distribute such crap.

32. Fury at funeral songs ban

Comment #211162 by dazzjazz on July 15, 2008 at 2:37 pm

ah - the warm hand and heart of the catholic church.

I live in Sydney and we're beseiged by this cult this week - what a joke. And our govt gave 'em $80 million.

Darren

33. Debating creationism in Louisiana schools

Comment #191740 by dazzjazz on June 11, 2008 at 2:45 pm

Where do these right-wing religious groups get all these dorky white men from? I though he really evaded the accusations. The woman was correct to point out the existance of good science standards in education and that there is no need for a religious group to stick its nose in when they have no science credentials!

Best of luck with the bill.

34. Proving ID is Creationism

Comment #182672 by dazzjazz on May 20, 2008 at 8:29 pm

So glad these people are on the tails of these IDiots.

Darren

35. 'My daughter deserved to die for falling in love'

Comment #179098 by dazzjazz on May 12, 2008 at 2:31 pm

re#37

That video is scary! Who are these barbarian hordes we've let in to our countries? I respect them as human beings but I totally disrespect their beliefs and behaviours.

Years ago I thought it was best to leave the entire Middle East as a glow-in-the-dark car par but I know that's an immoral thing to do.

But, how can we possibly hope that these people can become civilised? Western Countries open their doors only to have them piss and shit all over the place.

darren

36. Does science make belief in God obsolete?

Comment #170282 by dazzjazz on April 27, 2008 at 2:47 pm

I really enjoyed the article by Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy. A very well thought out argument - I shall try to check out his book.

Darren

37. Anti-Quran Film Fitna Pulled From Web Due to 'Threats'

Comment #152312 by dazzjazz on March 30, 2008 at 4:59 pm

What a shame - fuckwits win again. I approve of the film - it exposes Islam for what it is.

38. Seven new deadly sins: are you guilty?

Comment #141495 by dazzjazz on March 10, 2008 at 2:09 pm

The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that "immediately after death the souls of those who die in a state of mortal sin descend into Hell".

39. Richard Dawkins' US Tour begins this week

Comment #138485 by dazzjazz on March 4, 2008 at 12:34 pm

Another vote for RD to come to Australia. We need help getting rid of a stupid institution called the Hillsong Church - evangelistic dummies!

Darren

40. Leaving the Faith

Comment #136307 by dazzjazz on February 29, 2008 at 9:53 pm

Sam's definition of happiness is similar in very detail to that of Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now and A New Earth. I wonder if he's read them.

41. Turkey in radical revision of Islamic texts

Comment #135018 by dazzjazz on February 28, 2008 at 12:54 pm

"But this isn't a religious ban. It came about because in the Prophet's time it simply wasn't safe for a woman to travel alone like that. But as time has passed, people have made permanent what was only supposed to be a temporary ban for safety reasons."

42. Debate between Richard Dawkins and Madeline Bunting

Comment #127077 by dazzjazz on February 14, 2008 at 11:23 pm

What a silly Bunt!

43. Bill Maher on Larry King Live

Comment #125473 by dazzjazz on February 11, 2008 at 12:18 pm

Well spoken, Bill, esp the line about how jesus would handle it. I just wish there was more from LKL.
Looking forward to the film.

Darren

44. Hitchens and Boteach Debate on God

Comment #125031 by dazzjazz on February 10, 2008 at 6:42 pm

Boteach comes across as a cretin and Matt's comparison with D'Souza is spot-on. Boteach didn't make sense at all. Just goes to show the mental gymnastics required to be a rabbi, priest, imam etc.


Well done Hitchens! Did Boteach buy your 100 books yet?

45. Sharia fiasco

Comment #124964 by dazzjazz on February 10, 2008 at 2:06 pm

I too would love to see Pat have his own TV spots. He's simply fantastic!


Oh and thanks for posting the background info it really helps.


Darren

46. The New Atheist Movement

Comment #123068 by dazzjazz on February 6, 2008 at 12:26 pm

I love the propaganda nature of this!
Likewise the happy image of the nuclear family walking hand in hand - yeesh these people are so apple-pie hokey that I wanna puke!

47. Richard Dawkins on The Big Questions

Comment #117922 by dazzjazz on January 30, 2008 at 1:51 am

Gosh, Richard didn't get much of a look in did he?
I did like his question to the Archbishop - "Where are the secular schools?" (or similar)

48. Islam in Europe

Comment #114616 by dazzjazz on January 22, 2008 at 1:27 pm

I love listening to Pat Condell. As I live in Australia, some of his references to European events and statistics are lost on me. I'd love to see him take his rants a step further and provide some kind of footnotes. I know it's anal but I'm just wanting to learn!

Go Pat!

49. Sam Harris debate with Rabbi David Wolpe

Comment #108059 by dazzjazz on January 6, 2008 at 12:39 am

I don't see a problem with Sam having taken on some of the best bits of Buddhism. I think he's right to talk about suffering vs happiness - it cuts to the chase of the human experience. For those who are unaware, Buddhism is not a theistic religion, at least from my experience. I did study it for a while but there wasn't enough evidence for some of the central claims for me.


Sam is my intellectual hero! Bravo for staying so calm.

Dazzjazz.com

50. The Pagan Christ

Comment #94878 by dazzjazz on December 6, 2007 at 11:54 pm

where can I see this - anyone got the video?


dazzjazz