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1. 85% of Americans Want a Presidential Debate on Science

Comment #179522 by notsobad on May 13, 2008 at 11:12 am

hard to believe but encouraging if reliable

2. My Response to Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Comment #178600 by notsobad on May 11, 2008 at 5:09 pm

Saying the classic 'You scream like a baboon' would be more appropriate given the debate is about evolution.

Dawkins should have avoided this comparison for tactical reasons, but surely not for bloody political correctness.

3. Research Volunteers Needed

Comment #175557 by notsobad on May 5, 2008 at 3:27 pm

I have a problem with the question

"Jesus Christ was born like an ordinary person, not sent by an invisible God."

I don't know whether he was actually born.

4. Humans nearly wiped out 70,000 years ago, study says

Comment #168624 by notsobad on April 25, 2008 at 8:39 am

See also:
Human line 'nearly split in two'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7358868.stm

5. Student's 'Be Happy, Not Gay' t-shirt ok

Comment #168619 by notsobad on April 25, 2008 at 8:36 am

He indeed has a right to label himself as an intolerant idiot.

6. For sale: 13-year-old virgin

Comment #162797 by notsobad on April 17, 2008 at 1:26 pm

One of the primary causes: overpopulation.

7. Ancient serpent shows its leg

Comment #160631 by notsobad on April 14, 2008 at 8:45 am

BTW, there are other two known species of snake with legs: Haasiophis and Pachyrhachis.

8. German Church admits aiding Nazis

Comment #158438 by notsobad on April 10, 2008 at 2:08 pm

It's 60 years ago, get over it

And I thought God was outside of time, always perfect and never changing.
Or maybe god just didn't care 60 years ago.

9. 'Darwin chip' brings evolution into the classroom

Comment #158435 by notsobad on April 10, 2008 at 2:03 pm

Interesting news:
Ancient serpent shows its leg
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7339508.stm

10. Get out of here, atheists!

Comment #156382 by notsobad on April 7, 2008 at 12:35 pm

It's just a red herring to conceal the fraud.

11. Dawkins warns of human extinction

Comment #155354 by notsobad on April 4, 2008 at 11:36 am

"Secular fundamentalism is sweeping this nation and people are being deceived by the devil. The devil works through people.

"Mr Dawkins is the devil's speaker and he has expressed this boldly. He believes in evolution, that nothing produces everything.


As always, where are the so called progressive Christians dissociating from this insane rant?

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

Comment #155352 by notsobad on April 4, 2008 at 11:30 am

10 euro some of the members will fall for another ridiculous sect in no time.

13. Pastor attacks scientist's talk

Comment #155351 by notsobad on April 4, 2008 at 11:26 am

This is what I call a professional twat.

14. Faith healing church parents charged over toddler's death

Comment #153359 by notsobad on April 1, 2008 at 12:21 pm

Hey, shouldn't the same apply to
Police: Girl Dies After Parents Pray for Healing Instead of Seeking Medical Help
?

15. Vatican: Islam surpasses Roman Catholicism as world's largest religion

Comment #153058 by notsobad on April 1, 2008 at 1:43 am

I'd like to see the real numbers.

Remove people who label themselves religious/Christian but actually don't give a shit.

16. Christian Founders 3D Adventure Computer Game

Comment #153057 by notsobad on April 1, 2008 at 1:42 am

The insecurity rises!

17. 'We Make Our Own Heaven'

Comment #151627 by notsobad on March 29, 2008 at 4:45 am

This isn't strictly true. Although children don't pop out of the womb and immediately thank Jesus, they do tend to attribute intent to almost all happenings. Ie someone made the wind blow, etc. Now this is just normal developmental psychology but it more closely reduces to theism than atheism.

No it doesn't. I never attributed anything to supernatural causes simply because I figured that god did it is not an answer and I can learn the real causes or can learn that I don't know is a better answer if you actually don't know.

18. Happy Birthday, Richard Dawkins!

Comment #150740 by notsobad on March 27, 2008 at 10:53 am

all the best

19. Sue Blackmore debates Alister McGrath

Comment #150540 by notsobad on March 27, 2008 at 4:53 am

McGrath is a sleazy hypocrite.
He uses sweet language and nice words and always evades any conflicts in the debates, but in writing, he gets shrill and just lies way too often.

Just compare any of his debates to this text from The Dawkins Delusion:
"Whereas Gould at least tries to weigh up the evidence, Dawkins simply offers the atheist equivalent of slick hellfire preaching, substituting turbocharged rhetoric and highly selective manipulation of facts for careful, evidence-based thinking."
"There's lots of pseudoscientific speculation.."
"Having read the ludicrous misrepresentations of religion which are such a depressing feature of The God Delusion, I very much fear that secularists would merely force their own dogmas down the throats of the same gullible children."
...
http://richarddawkins.net/article,2285,Fleabytes,Paula-Kirby#mcgrath

20. Saudi Arabia Leader Calls for Interfaith Dialogue

Comment #150158 by notsobad on March 26, 2008 at 1:55 pm

How about a nofaith dialogue? Reason and tolerance for a change?

21. Police: Girl Dies After Parents Pray for Healing Instead of Seeking Medical Help

Comment #150143 by notsobad on March 26, 2008 at 1:45 pm

Where religious faith and bullshit are taught, it's no surprise that some people take both very seriously.

Which in itself is regarded as a virtue. It's a well thought-out con.

22. Police: Girl Dies After Parents Pray for Healing Instead of Seeking Medical Help

Comment #149979 by notsobad on March 26, 2008 at 11:31 am

Of course these people cannot understand that there is no place for a benevolent god in this world if they don't mind him letting their kid die because they are not screwed in his ass deep enough.

23. Wicked untruths from the Church

Comment #149667 by notsobad on March 26, 2008 at 4:51 am

clearthinker:
Indeed - noone should be allowed into office who has 'unfounded' religious beliefs. Are there any 'founded'? Ban everyone who has a religious belief. People should be tested and 'vetted'. Speaking of vets if they do not recant perhaps they should have a lobotomy to remove the infected part of their brain, or at least castrated so that they are not allowed to produce offspring who will be infected by the pernicious disease of religion. We need to rid our society of this virus. How else can we have a Brave New World?

Don't worry, not everybody would like to do things your way.

24. Wicked untruths from the Church

Comment #149595 by notsobad on March 26, 2008 at 1:32 am

"I am an atheist but" people are starting wake up?

And the usual message to religious people:
Do you want to irrationally limit your life because an adult man in a costume told you to?
Fine!
But don't expect the same from me.
And don't dare force these habits through laws.

25. No Admission for Evolutionary Biologist at Creationist Film

Comment #148020 by notsobad on March 21, 2008 at 8:03 pm

The story was already on digg's front page:
http://digg.com/general_sciences/Expelled_from_Expelled

26. EXPELLED!

Comment #147537 by notsobad on March 20, 2008 at 9:28 pm

A review from Dawkins would give them too much credit.

27. Atheists claim censorship by billboard company

Comment #147238 by notsobad on March 20, 2008 at 4:09 am

Skeptic Pete. I think the question was "name an ancient hebrew prophet whose message of love and peace has been distorted by bullys and demagogues ever since in order to increase their personal wealth and manipulate the credulous"

Jesus has more than a few nasty comments in the Bible. Actually, he is the one that came with love me or burn forever.
Of course, that might have been all made up.

28. Religion 'linked to happy life'

Comment #147236 by notsobad on March 20, 2008 at 4:07 am

Tumara Baap,
in post 107, I suggested that dividing people into something as vague as believers and non-believers and then measuring something as subjective as happiness is pointless.

From my experience, in Europe a large number of "Christians" use this label only for traditional reasons. The ones that actually go to church, pray and so on are mostly old cute ladies, simpletons or douche bags buying their conscience back at church. Sure there are also Christians who are otherwise smart and rational, and they may use religion as a crutch.

29. Religion 'linked to happy life'

Comment #146637 by notsobad on March 19, 2008 at 8:38 am

I would like to see a comparison based on astrology and Elvis myths.

30. Atheists claim censorship by billboard company

Comment #146589 by notsobad on March 19, 2008 at 7:59 am

So you are OK with something like a backpacker hostel not allowing black people to stay. This happened recently in Australia in Alice Springs. As far as I know they were completely privately run.

Michael

There is a difference here. They didn't refuse to use the ad because they were atheists but because of the message. If they wanted to advertise something else, they wouldn't have a problem.

31. Religion 'linked to happy life'

Comment #146226 by notsobad on March 18, 2008 at 7:41 pm

Gordy,
I expect fundamentalists and members of the most ridiculous sects to claim the largest amounts of happiness.

32. Atheists claim censorship by billboard company

Comment #146222 by notsobad on March 18, 2008 at 7:37 pm

It's a private company and if they don't want your money, deal with it and go elsewhere.

33. First 'Rule' Of Evolution Suggests That Life Is Destined To Become More Complex

Comment #146212 by notsobad on March 18, 2008 at 7:19 pm

It's true!

Crustaceans will evolve into Doctor Zoidberg.

34. Religion 'linked to happy life'

Comment #146210 by notsobad on March 18, 2008 at 7:02 pm

In other news, Religion 'linked to claiming happy life.'
Just because you are realistic, it doesn't mean you are miserable. It just means you don't have a big fake smile on your face when something shitty happens.
Frustration leads to improvement, acceptance to stagnation.

And the funny thing is that this study implies that non-religious people are actually more emotional than religious. That's quite the opposite to 'you have no emotions,' isn't it.

35. New Atheists Are Not Great

Comment #145782 by notsobad on March 18, 2008 at 6:21 am

By getting upset and swearing you are reacting the way they want you to. Quote mining, martyr complex and all that jazz.

36. New Atheists Are Not Great

Comment #145435 by notsobad on March 17, 2008 at 3:14 pm

Another Christian message full of love and tolerance.

So where are all those Christian moderates criticizing this message and dissociating from its contents?

37. The Great Tantra Challenge

Comment #144589 by notsobad on March 16, 2008 at 11:26 am

kaiser,
that's bullshit too.

38. In Britain, creationist theory is evolving

Comment #144575 by notsobad on March 16, 2008 at 11:01 am

There aren't more creationists. There are just more people willing to say they are creationists because they are convinced that calling it science or theory makes them smart.

39. The business of natural selection

Comment #144409 by notsobad on March 16, 2008 at 2:45 am

Michael:
"There are simpler mathematical models than this. You can subtract the company income from the company expenses and test the resulting number to see if it is positive or negative."

I take it this was a joke.

40. I don't believe in atheists

Comment #144321 by notsobad on March 15, 2008 at 3:45 pm

Speaking of suicide terrorists, I recommend Andy Thomson's speech.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuipt15s08c

41. The atheist delusion

Comment #144107 by notsobad on March 15, 2008 at 5:28 am

another flea thinking he is a writer...

42. Richard Dawkins on The Alan Colmes Show

Comment #144070 by notsobad on March 15, 2008 at 2:44 am

Even the Crazy Cat Lady called.

And calling Jesus a great philosopher is a gross exaggeration.

43. I don't believe in atheists

Comment #143982 by notsobad on March 14, 2008 at 7:27 pm

History is replete with examples of people who died willingly and knowingly for all kind of political causes...

And that's not faith-based? Faith doesn't have to be religious.
And as always, even if their religion had nothing to do with it, it sure didn't help to prevent it.

44. I don't believe in atheists

Comment #143978 by notsobad on March 14, 2008 at 7:18 pm

How many more fallacies does ungodlystheist want to post?

45. Richard Dawkins on The Alan Colmes Show

Comment #143941 by notsobad on March 14, 2008 at 5:24 pm

Those callers were pretty special.

Just like Jesus would want it...

46. Richard Dawkins on The Alan Colmes Show

Comment #143938 by notsobad on March 14, 2008 at 5:12 pm

some random redneck:
"There are no transitional fossils.."

You just burnt them in your pick-up you fucking ignoramus.

47. I don't believe in atheists

Comment #143924 by notsobad on March 14, 2008 at 4:07 pm

ungodlystheist,
you are a liar and your grant has no value.

48. I don't believe in atheists

Comment #143904 by notsobad on March 14, 2008 at 3:30 pm

ungodlystheist:
Are Hitchins and Harris the innocents you believe. Hitchins is hungry for Iran to be bombed, Harris and Hitchins support the war in Iraq.

You are a liar.
http://www.samharris.org/site/full_text/response-to-controversy2/
I have never written or spoken in support of the war in Iraq.

49. I don't believe in atheists

Comment #143895 by notsobad on March 14, 2008 at 3:02 pm

He debated with Harris?

Haha, no wonder he started a hate campaign. He must have been so humiliated when his stupid opinions were exposed.

Harris is just intellectually shallow. Harris doesn't know anything about religion or the Middle East.

Is this satire or ... ?

Well, Dawkins is a little different, because he's British.

And he accuses others of racism?
My reptile part of brain gets itchy when I read crap like this.

50. Deadly Sins 101

Comment #143025 by notsobad on March 13, 2008 at 11:22 am

fairy tales

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