Comments by Klaatu barada nikto

1. Yale Surrenders - Why did Yale University Press remove images of Mohammed from a book about the Danish cartoons?

Comment #407091 by Klaatu barada nikto on August 18, 2009 at 6:41 pm

apikoros

What's happened to hitchensweb.com?

Try http://www.hitchenszone.com/index.html or http://buildupthatwall.com/

2. Freethinker Sunday Sermonette: what I have against religion

Comment #392485 by Klaatu barada nikto on June 30, 2009 at 1:35 pm

I am a weekly viewer of Real Time on HBO. I just realized how much more I prefer Bill Maher in print.

3. Is This Your Brain On God?

Comment #379107 by Klaatu barada nikto on May 20, 2009 at 1:10 pm

science of spirituality continues to evolve

What a frightening combination of words.

4. Judge rules family can't refuse chemo for boy

Comment #377352 by Klaatu barada nikto on May 15, 2009 at 12:55 pm

Daniel is a medicine man and elder in the Nemenhah Band

Daniel has a learning disability and can't read

OK, now it makes sense.

5. Mecca mosques 'wrongly aligned'

Comment #361051 by Klaatu barada nikto on April 6, 2009 at 12:05 pm

Prayers don't work even when they are aimed correctly. http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/report_32_of_prayers

6. The battle rages on in Texas

Comment #287700 by Klaatu barada nikto on November 20, 2008 at 2:01 pm

Spock3

Shop smart. Shop S-Mart. You got that?

KBOE Kathy Martin (unfortunately re-elected on Nov. 4th): "Evolution has been proven false. ID is science-based and strong in facts."

Sounds like your board member Bradley. They all read from the same script.

7. The battle rages on in Texas

Comment #287667 by Klaatu barada nikto on November 20, 2008 at 1:20 pm

Spock3

The Kansas science standards have been changed back to the former pro-science stance. Most of the ID proponents on the board imposing the embarrassing ID standards have been voted out of office. The moderates on the board now outnumber the conservatives 7-3. Hopefully your state will never adopt the idiotic standards Kansas previously had with the old school board.

It is worth noting that no local school board in the state ever changed its science curriculum while the former standard was in place.

8. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #274830 by Klaatu barada nikto on October 30, 2008 at 12:03 pm

I mentioned yesterday that Republican Kathy Martin, the main ID proponent running for the Kansas State Board of Education, was running for the seat again. Her opponent is Democrat Christopher Renner. Apparently she must feel that there is not enough ID supporters so she rolled out a new tactic. http://www.hutchnews.com/Elections/boerace

9. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #274060 by Klaatu barada nikto on October 29, 2008 at 2:50 pm

9618. Comment #274054 by Tyler Durden

They can edit out his sagging balls in post-production.

*Sarah Palin*

10. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #274049 by Klaatu barada nikto on October 29, 2008 at 2:43 pm

9616. Comment #274047 by Tyler Durden

He’s doing Spiderman 4 and 5, but his next movie is "Drag Me To Hell".

*Sarah Palin*

11. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #274037 by Klaatu barada nikto on October 29, 2008 at 2:20 pm

Comment #274032 by Caudimordax

I’ve been hoping for a sequel but Sam keeps making more Spiderman films.

12. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #274031 by Klaatu barada nikto on October 29, 2008 at 2:12 pm

Comment #274028 by Caudimordax

Don't forget "Army of Darkness".

13. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #273993 by Klaatu barada nikto on October 29, 2008 at 1:18 pm

Comment #273983 by Frankus1122

Thanks, now I know what SSO meant by “odd”.

14. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #273971 by Klaatu barada nikto on October 29, 2008 at 12:59 pm

Comment #273958 by mismos00

Not only is she running. She is the incumbent and the main reason for the initial ID push several years ago.

15. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #273952 by Klaatu barada nikto on October 29, 2008 at 12:43 pm

Comment #273937 by severalspeciesof

I've heard of the group but never heard them. What do you mean by "odd".

16. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #273926 by Klaatu barada nikto on October 29, 2008 at 12:14 pm

Comment #273920 by root2squared

I see, well maybe Al would like to costar in Nailin' Palin II.

17. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #273916 by Klaatu barada nikto on October 29, 2008 at 12:07 pm

Comment #273915

She already won the primary.

18. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #273902 by Klaatu barada nikto on October 29, 2008 at 11:47 am

I get to vote against two crazy bitches, Sarah Palin and this one: http://www.kansas.net/~martinkathy/

19. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #273897 by Klaatu barada nikto on October 29, 2008 at 11:39 am

Comment #273879 by root2squared

….and possible registered voters.

20. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #273861 by Klaatu barada nikto on October 29, 2008 at 11:06 am

Comment #273856 by severalspeciesof

Surely this is good for a comment or two.

http://www.prayforsarahpalin.com/

21. [UPDATED] Venomous Snakes, Slippery Eels and Harun Yahya

Comment #225205 by Klaatu barada nikto on August 6, 2008 at 10:41 am

Josh where are you? please help!Troll him!Ban him!

Flush him!

22. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #168766 by Klaatu barada nikto on April 25, 2008 at 10:39 am

Remnant,

Check the numbers, studies have shown that religious people give far more to charity than secular people. I have been on many a mission trips and worked in many food lines helping the less fortunate and have yet to run into an atheist group.

An atheist wouldn't preach against condom use and then pat themselves on the back for helping AIDS victims and orphans.

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

Comment #168728 by Klaatu barada nikto on April 25, 2008 at 10:14 am

Epinephrine,

I got my vote in, but I had to remove the semi-colon from the link.

24. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #167690 by Klaatu barada nikto on April 24, 2008 at 9:11 am

Galactor: Comment #167672

I'm glad you didn't tell the theists about the ciphers from the God Delusion code.

Oh crap!

25. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #167031 by Klaatu barada nikto on April 23, 2008 at 2:53 pm

Thanks for confirming my assertion that any unproved wild theoretical speculation is accepted as proof for your religion.

You have failed to prove the other part of my post which was the "Creationist origin of life: 1 eternal, immutable, infinite, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, immaterial, invisible, etc., being that apparently created itself" part and calculate the odds.

Surely you can't think that 1 self-replicating molecule is less improbable than an eternal, immutable, infinite, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, immaterial, invisible god that somehow poofed into existence.

By the way you never answered the question I asked you twice today. Are you a Seventh-day Adventist?

26. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #166971 by Klaatu barada nikto on April 23, 2008 at 2:17 pm

An accepted first principle of knowledge is that life does not come from non-life.

Scientific origin of life: 1 self-replicating molecule.

Creationist origin of life: 1 eternal, immutable, infinite, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, immaterial, invisible, etc., being that apparently created itself.

Calculate the odds on the second one.

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

Comment #166909 by Klaatu barada nikto on April 23, 2008 at 1:38 pm

from http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/quotes/mine/part1-4.html

Quote #59
"If living matter is not, then, caused by the interplay of atoms, natural forces and radiation, how has it come into being? I think, however, that we must go further than this and admit that the only acceptable explanation is creation. I know that this is anathema to physicists, as indeed it is to me, but we must not reject a theory that we do not like if the experimental evidence supports it." (H.J. Lipson, F.R.S. Professor of Physics, University of Manchester, UK, "A physicist looks at evolution" Physics Bulletin, 1980, vol 31, p. 138)

However, in a later issue of Physics Bulletin, Lipson clarifies his position:

Several people have given clear indications that they do not understand Darwin's theory. The Theory does not merely say that species have slowly evolved: that is obvious from the fossil record.

- H. J. Lipson, "A physicist looks at evolution - a rejoinder", Physics Bulletin, December 1980, pg 337.

Note that he claims that it's obvious that species have evolved, something that can be seen in the fossil record.

28. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #166806 by Klaatu barada nikto on April 23, 2008 at 12:41 pm

Remnant,

How about answering my yes or no question.

Are you a Seventh-day Adventist?

29. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #166678 by Klaatu barada nikto on April 23, 2008 at 11:28 am

Remnant,

Are you a Seventh-day Adventist?

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

Comment #165905 by Klaatu barada nikto on April 22, 2008 at 2:56 pm

chewmanfoo,

Ain't nobody on this road but me.

Everyone else read the "Bridge Out" sign.

31. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #165855 by Klaatu barada nikto on April 22, 2008 at 1:17 pm

HisOwn:

The film was not trying to convince people to believe in ID, otherwise it would have been packed full of facts

Facts (evidence) backing ID would be a first.

it was pointing out that in the scientific community, where all options and opinions should be able to be voiced and researched no matter how ridiculous
Options and opinions backed by what?

32. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #158563 by Klaatu barada nikto on April 10, 2008 at 6:47 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogenes_syndrome

33. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #158528 by Klaatu barada nikto on April 10, 2008 at 5:04 pm

Frankus1122

Just a suggestion to others (which I know you will ignore ("Get in line cats!") but I'll say it anyway): ignore this guy.

There is a link from the expelled website linked to this article. http://expelledthemovie.com/blog/

With all the apparent buzz about this movie we may have to ignore 3 or 4 nutters.

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

Comment #153546 by Klaatu barada nikto on April 1, 2008 at 2:47 pm

I am not saying I am indifferent to infanticide, just as someone who says they are pro-choice doesn't mean they are indifferent to abortions. Of course we would like to minimize the number of occurrences, but this does not mean we should outlaw such actions.

I agree.

[EDIT] Sorry, read that wrong. The cutoff age is debatable but should be before birth and as early as possible.

Yes, but why is it criminal? Something being criminal does not make it wrong (take the easy example of a slave escaping from their owner). It seems that you find killing permissible in the case of certain unborn babies. My question was not whether or not such actions are criminal (they clearly are illegal), but whether or not such laws are good laws.

I am pro-choice. I have a beautiful daughter that I chose to have. I wouldn't have made any different choice. I don't find it permissible to kill any unborn children. I simply believe that education is better at dealing with the problem instead of legislation. I also believe that reproductive rights should be decided by those women who are affected by having a child. Yes, I believe men should have some say, but only the ones who stick around. When pro-life crusty old farts and women whose eggs are beyond their expiration date chime in on the subject, I tend not to listen.

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

Comment #153449 by Klaatu barada nikto on April 1, 2008 at 1:32 pm

SweatyPalmSunday,

If I call myself pro-choice (which I do) then why should I be opposed to infanticide? If I remember correctly, this system was accepted by ancient Greece, and worked well for them. Of course I am not promoting it, I am just not wishing to jail other people for it. Clearly, there must be some age where we draw the line, but why must that age be before 9 months? Please let me know if you can think of a good answer to this question.

Being pro-choice doesn't mean being indifferent to killing of infants, children, or anyone else. No decent human beings want to run up the infant body count. You seem to be saying that this is OK at whatever age we draw the line. The line will never be drawn correctly as there is no correct answer. The distinction between pro-choice and pro-life is to me, education versus legislation, not life versus death.

Actually, I believe that the pro-life movement should change its name to the pro-birth movement until its adherents bother to consider the lives of human beings after they are born.

Yes, these people should probably be ridiculed for their negligence and ignorance, but I don't see why they should be jailed for their actions. I tend to agree with the old saying, "I brought you into this world, I can take you out of it."

To kill someone is criminal. Their inaction killed their daughter. What of the three remaining childen? If it were simple ignorance then they certainly learned their lesson. Do you think they did? Would they never do this again with one of the other kids? Or will they just let god take as many kids as it needs?

They deserve a long jail sentence.

36. Saudi Arabia Leader Calls for Interfaith Dialogue

Comment #150150 by Klaatu barada nikto on March 26, 2008 at 1:50 pm

b0ltzm0n

yIchId tlhInganpu' tu'lu'be' 'e' luSov SenwI' rIlwI' je

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

Comment #149813 by Klaatu barada nikto on March 26, 2008 at 8:52 am

Only in America....where child abuse is defended on religious grounds

Only in America?

Not by a long shot.

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

Comment #149797 by Klaatu barada nikto on March 26, 2008 at 8:33 am

I was sickened when I read about similar cases in the book "God versus the Gavel".
http://www.amazon.com/God-vs-Gavel-Religion-Rule/dp/0521853044

Parents most certainly have a legal responsibility to take care of their children.

The mother believes the girl could still be resurrected

Mom is f*cking nuts. Get the remaining three kids out now.

39. 'Anonymous' takes anti-Scientology to the streets

Comment #145951 by Klaatu barada nikto on March 18, 2008 at 11:56 am

Al-rawandi

The quote is:

"Writing for a penny a word is ridiculous. If a man really wants to make a million dollars, the best way would be to start his own religion."

I haven't found the article but it is claimed to be from a Reader's Digest article from May 1980.

40. US Treaty with Tripoli

Comment #136085 by Klaatu barada nikto on February 29, 2008 at 1:05 pm

There should be learned papers published on the decays of threads. I suspect many have already been published.

A study on this thread could be called "From seamen to semen."

41. US Treaty with Tripoli

Comment #136019 by Klaatu barada nikto on February 29, 2008 at 12:24 pm

I currently live in the Midwest of the U.S. where it is extremely uncommon for people to shoot each other. Years ago I lived on the east coast and owned a .357 Magnum. After living there about a year I sold it. One night after selling the gun I was awakened to the sound of my back door being kicked in. I jumped out of bed and my first thought was to get the gun. I ended up grabbing the guy and throwing him out the back door and chasing him off. I actually saw the guy a couple of months later and talked to him. He was a dipshit, but I am glad I didn't have the gun at that time because I would have shot him.

One the other hand if HE had pulled a gun I would have been fu**ed.

42. Earth's Final Sunset Predicted

Comment #134985 by Klaatu barada nikto on February 28, 2008 at 12:27 pm

OK Noah. Build a spaceship. Fill it with 2 mosquitos, 2 aardvarks, 2 ………. AH, fuck it.

43. Add another flea to the list...

Comment #132976 by Klaatu barada nikto on February 25, 2008 at 1:36 pm

A prior work by David Aikman.
http://www.amazon.com/Man-Faith-Spiritual-Journey-George/dp/0849918111

Check out the rave reviews!

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

Comment #106999 by Klaatu barada nikto on January 3, 2008 at 8:27 pm

Comment #106995 by Radesq

Definitely

I'm less worried about the potential presidential candidates then I am about the future Supreme Court appointees. I will cast my vote to keep the balance "as is" if not better.

45. The Scientists Speak

Comment #89356 by Klaatu barada nikto on November 20, 2007 at 11:30 am

How do we appeal to politicians to manage the environment? Their answer to drought is to pray for rain. This isn't true of all of them, but enough to have kept this agenda stalled for years.

The scientists will probably be ignored until it's too late. Then science will be expected to bail us out of our energy and environmental problems.

Ignore it and wait for a miracle.

46. 'Expelled' Movie: The Extended Trailer

Comment #88246 by Klaatu barada nikto on November 15, 2007 at 2:53 pm

20. Comment #88243 by mumbles

I would like to suggest to Professor Dawkins that in the future he insist a running clock be IN CAMERA with him at all times.

They would probably furnish a countdown clock to Armageddon.

47. Holy communion

Comment #88195 by Klaatu barada nikto on November 15, 2007 at 7:09 am

70. Comment #88117 by keith

Is there some way of distinguishing your cap-wearing style from that of the old men in Fort Lauderdale or do you just swagger like a brachiating primate stranded on land while walking?

Well, I do have fairly long arms.

p.s. Interesting name/handle. What does it mean?

"Klaatu barada nikto" was originally used in the 50's sci-fi film, The Day the Earth Stood Still. The phrase was a command which stopped an alien robot from destroying the Earth. It has since been used in TV and movies frequently since. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaatu_barada_nikto

I associate it with one of my favorite films, Army of Darkness.

48. Why Science Will Triumph Only When Theory Becomes Law

Comment #88071 by Klaatu barada nikto on November 14, 2007 at 1:46 pm

Since it is untestable, is Creationism even worthy of the status of hypothesis?

49. Holy communion

Comment #88041 by Klaatu barada nikto on November 14, 2007 at 8:50 am

When I picture Americans I imagine big fat people wearing reversed baseball caps, brightly-coloured clothes and sandals with socks, though I'm sure they're not all like this - are they?.

No, I wear my baseball caps double-reversed.

50. Richard Dawkins at AAI 07

Comment #86192 by Klaatu barada nikto on November 8, 2007 at 4:04 pm

keith

You really cracked me up with this:

Somebody ought to create a form with all the possible categories, from honest, clear-as-day believers in resurrections and god and Jesus being one and the same person, to the ones who believe in an enigma wrapped in a mist, inside a cloud, enveloped in a haze and then smeared with baby oil to make the whole thing slippier still.

Maybe it should be taken even further:

Somebody ought to create a form with all the possible categories, from honest, clear-as-day believers in resurrections and god and Jesus being one and the same person, to the ones who believe in an enigma wrapped in a mist, inside a cloud, enveloped in a haze, cloaked in a vapor, engulfed in a nebula, and then smeared with baby oil to make the whole thing slipprier still.

I tried working in "engaged in a black hole" but thought a black hole smeared with baby oil might be a bit too much.

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