1. Science teacher dissed evolution

Comment #196978 by entheogensmurf on June 20, 2008 at 8:01 pm

I can't wait for someone to burn the Flying Spaghetti Monster into a child's arm.

...Imagine how the Christians would flip out

2. We Urgently Need Your Help Now!!

Comment #195796 by entheogensmurf on June 18, 2008 at 8:23 pm

Hail,

Just to add to the sea of people contributing:
I too have sent an email to Bobby.

The Parish thing... heh. Oh boy. I didn't see an option for NONE.

3. Astronomers find batch of 'super-Earths'

Comment #194459 by entheogensmurf on June 16, 2008 at 8:59 pm

RE: Comment #194035 by Steve Zara

I think that is a bit strong. If millions of years of continent-sized lava flows in the Permian could not destroy life, and if an asteroid collision with a force of millions of nuclear weapons at the end of the Cretaceous could not do it, then we can't.

Bleh, of course I had to misrepresent my meaning :)

I only refer to destroying Earth to the point where human life is either so extremely difficult for us and many other animals to survive.
I doubt as a whole planet, we'll remove the ability for life to exist. There's some pretty darn hardy species out there that we know of (which then contributes to the thought of what we don't know of)...
Even then, my human-caused-world-extinction guess is that we only extinguish life for a length of time and then 'something' will come back.

Once again:
It's titillating to see that Earth-like planets are being discovered in possible abundance. I think most people already believed it was plausible but to see data which backs it up is promising.
Weee

4. Astronomers find batch of 'super-Earths'

Comment #194032 by entheogensmurf on June 16, 2008 at 9:52 am

MarcLindenberg,

Earth is dying, or I should say we are destroying (killing) the planet.

I do agree that it's cool that Earth-like planets are popping up. Now we just need the engines, the ability to survive a trip that lasts over 40 years and the ability to terraform.

5. Divine Impulses: Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Comment #192643 by entheogensmurf on June 13, 2008 at 7:25 pm

It is inspiring to see such a person come from that world.
I have her book but there's still two other books in line before reading hers.

6. Court Claim: Chimps Are People, Too

Comment #191187 by entheogensmurf on June 10, 2008 at 10:46 am

Why don't they just open the range of who (expand past "humans") is able to obtain guardians.
In other words, instead of it just being a human to human legal right, make it human to primate or I suppose in this case to chimps (Matthew).

That way "human" remains h. sap. It seems simple to me but perhaps I'm not aware of all the factors.

7. Logical Proof of the Existence of a Divine Creator, Why Atheism is Not Logically Sound

Comment #190538 by entheogensmurf on June 9, 2008 at 8:41 am

They used every argument which has failed. I may take the time to actually respond fully to this silly article.

I wonder if they even know what atheist/atheism actually means.

Oh well, at least it almost amused me (by the lack of surprise) to see that They have nothing new to challenge the mind.

8. Physicist Claims First Real Demonstration of Cold Fusion

Comment #187757 by entheogensmurf on June 2, 2008 at 2:37 pm

I'd like to see a tally of how many times people have been told something is not possible or at least realistically coming about within an acceptable time frame (1000 years from now ain't gonna help) and then... succeeding.

Still, I won't hop into the believer cart until there's more data. The sheer delight in the removal of oil from the list of fuels for the majority of the planet is rather strong. Think of the devastation to the countries which depend on this resource as their primary means of wealth :) Talk about a nice way to remove their power.

9. God and Science Collide in Nation's Capital

Comment #181747 by entheogensmurf on May 18, 2008 at 6:22 am

Scientists hate God.

Which scientists hate god?

Or find God very disturbing.

Which scientists find god disturbing?

In fact, modern science has found no evidence of God and so it's stupid anymore to think God exists.

This almost made me laugh.

In other words, he suggests that we can get around the divide between science and God if we come up with a new concept for God that focuses on the wonders of nature , among other things.

And if you don't Believe in this God u r ignranta!

This article makes me mad and sick at the same time. Such tripe.

10. Richard Dawkins Interview on TVOntario

Comment #181291 by entheogensmurf on May 16, 2008 at 9:03 pm

These are the interviews that I like, where there's enough time (although more is always nice) for someone such as RD to respond to a question in more than one breath.

I'd recommend to those panel members to read up on at least some of RD's literature.

I don't think that I heard one valid point from the panel :)

As usual, thank you Prof. Richard Dawkins for your efforts.

11. Scientists take drugs to boost brain power: study

Comment #159419 by entheogensmurf on April 12, 2008 at 6:55 am

Nootropics/performance-enhancing drugs is the next logical step.

That is, once we can verify they aren't destroying the very thing we are enhancing or ruining the body.

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

Comment #150506 by entheogensmurf on March 27, 2008 at 3:15 am

Now lets take another gander:
Imagine if "atheists," some form of nonbelievers of a personal god or believers of a god from Roman Empire (the list of other gods is just too great) days had used hope or prayer, resulting in this outcome. What then would they be saying? I'd wager they would lose their other kids and face stiffer charges.

13. Religion 'linked to happy life'

Comment #148083 by entheogensmurf on March 22, 2008 at 2:08 am

Well hmm I'm an atheist and I seem to not suffer from unhappiness --- and oddly enough I deal with "hardships" without any real difficulty.

I think the "saddest" thing to me are the people who give into delusions as a way to escape.

Perhaps it's how we are taught to deal with dilemmas in general, that being more of the core issue at hand. That's assuming anything has been taught at all...

I do know that it's not uncommon to seek god (a higher power) in desperation; to release mortal hardships at the cost of being honest.

"Life is just a ride" :)

Blah blah.

14. Are Darwin's Theories Fact or Faith Issues?

Comment #120579 by entheogensmurf on February 2, 2008 at 3:48 am

I was rather surprised that the "it's only a theory" was used. Wait a minute! Nevermind, IDers always use that routine :)

Danek PZ.
While I respect the people who will NOT debate with a IDers, we need people to stamp them out. Those little fires can lead to a complete destruction of a forest.

No respect or quarter should be given to IDers, among many others.

15. This Week's Flea

Comment #100537 by entheogensmurf on December 18, 2007 at 8:45 pm

I wonder how much money they have made off of Richard Dawkins, Sammy Harris, Christopher Hitchens.

16. CBC News: Sunday - Richard Dawkins

Comment #100109 by entheogensmurf on December 18, 2007 at 8:46 am

The interviews duration was not long enough. However, Prof. Dawkins explained the concepts well enough within the permitted time.

Thanks for the posting of this video.

17. 2007 Audiobook Download of the Year: The God Delusion

Comment #98877 by entheogensmurf on December 14, 2007 at 7:58 pm

The content, the author and the readers made it an easy best seller.

If any of you have yet to read The Ancestor's Tale, check it out and/or buy the audio book.

18. Bad Faith Awards: Vote for the winner now

Comment #94686 by entheogensmurf on December 6, 2007 at 8:59 am

I can't imagine Westboro Baptist Church "winning." They are following what the word of God teaches in their holy book.

"The magazine for free thinkers"
Heh.

19. Mitt the Mormon

Comment #91264 by entheogensmurf on November 27, 2007 at 8:48 pm

If a candidate was Muslim I think we ought to know. Therefor they must be required to divulge any information requested.

He only said un-American four times but it felt like many more.