1. Male circumcision is a weapon in the sperm wars

Comment #190828 by God of Eng's World on June 9, 2008 at 4:44 pm

Uh-oh, an article male circumcision.

As usual the comments from males are pretty predictable -

Un-circumcised males: Most agree that male circumcision is a barbaric and unnecessary mutilation of children without consent, unless it's needed for medical reasons.

Circumcised males: Most get defensive about a perceived slight to their manliness and extol the merits of circumcision and the "uselessness" of the foreskin.

2. The death-of-god debate

Comment #148937 by God of Eng's World on March 24, 2008 at 5:12 pm

The idea that the appendix is outdated - is outdated.

Other than that a pretty good article.

3. Priest who committed suicide for rebirth cremated

Comment #103748 by God of Eng's World on December 26, 2007 at 4:59 pm

scooternyc , you know holding people accountable and responsible for their actions and exhibiting sympathy or compassion are not mutually exclusive.
Yes, the guy was an idiot and he paid the price for it, but I still feel sorry for the man who lost his life so totally unnecessarily, and for his parents who have lost their son.
Your apparent lack of care for the suffering of others is disturbing to me.

4. Hinduism and Buddhism offer much more sophisticated worldviews (or philosophies) and I see nothing wrong with these religions.

Comment #98757 by God of Eng's World on December 14, 2007 at 8:09 am

Some of the hells in Buddhism could certainly challenge the Abrahamic faiths on extremity. It's not as bad as the eternal Christian hell, but still some Buddhist hells go on for a very long time, and sound quite painful.

Take a look at this little extract from "The Sutra Of Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha's Fundamental Vows" for a little preview -

http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/resources/sutras/Ksitigarbha/sources/ksitig3.htm

Not so nice.

5. Is Infant Male Circumcision An Abuse Of The Rights Of The Child?

Comment #96453 by God of Eng's World on December 10, 2007 at 2:52 pm

Surely this should be simple; just restrict circumcision to guys when they can choose themselves as consenting adults, of course leaving the procedure open for any important medical need during childhood. Is it really that difficult?
Oh wait, religion is involved again, so it's almost impossible to affect this simple change in the law, what a surprise.

6. Teresa, Bright and Dark

Comment #66546 by God of Eng's World on August 30, 2007 at 11:24 am

The comments in response to just a couple of words in Hitchens article is funny. "What? You mean not all atheists have exactly the same set of beliefs?! Who knew!" I am also an atheist who is opposed to abortion too I have to say.

On the main issue of the article I feel quite a bit of sympathy for Mother Teresa, spending so long searching for a God she could not find. Hitchens writes excellently in the article, a very good read.

7. Another view

Comment #66202 by God of Eng's World on August 29, 2007 at 8:58 am

Since Stephen Russell did not include some evidence of a study I thought I'd help him out and do it for him. Best I could find with a few minutes search. Seemed like the underdog needed a little bit of help.

http://news.independent.co.uk/sci_tech/article340079.ece

8. Poll: Which religion do you associate with?

Comment #64912 by God of Eng's World on August 22, 2007 at 10:25 am

Fake results are fake. This is the work of anonymous I believe.