1. Evolution: What is 'Natural'?

Comment #178372 by toomanytribbles on May 11, 2008 at 10:03 am

'understanding evolution in order to plan for our long-term survival is like understanding gravity in order to make airplanes fly.'
- toomanytribbles

2. Richard Dawkins interviewed by John Humphrys on Cardinal Murphy O'Connor

Comment #177556 by toomanytribbles on May 9, 2008 at 9:47 am

methinks the cardinal is feeling the heat.

3. I don't believe in atheists

Comment #143890 by toomanytribbles on March 14, 2008 at 2:58 pm

warning: ad hominem attack
litmus test for muddled thinking: the pronunciation of the word 'nuclear' (-2.10 into the 3quarks video from comment#16)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH67M7lUtO4

audio for the harris/hedges debate is here:
http://tinyurl.com/35n4ep

video clip of hitchens/hedges here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re3d0hiM4EQ

4. Richard Dawkins' US Tour begins this week

Comment #138017 by toomanytribbles on March 3, 2008 at 6:38 pm

so i guess beijing is out of the question, e?

5. A God blog

Comment #136874 by toomanytribbles on March 1, 2008 at 11:12 pm

refreshing.

6. Interview with Richard Dawkins

Comment #134343 by toomanytribbles on February 27, 2008 at 4:02 pm

just listening to the mp3 file now. thanks.

7. Interview with Richard Dawkins

Comment #134140 by toomanytribbles on February 27, 2008 at 10:13 am

this isn't playing for some reason so yes, an mp3 would be nice.

8. Pakistan blocks YouTube over blasphemous video

Comment #133202 by toomanytribbles on February 25, 2008 at 8:22 pm

actually pakistan's actions resulted in a worldwide outtage:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23339712/

9. Debate between Richard Dawkins and Madeline Bunting

Comment #127050 by toomanytribbles on February 14, 2008 at 8:09 pm

i certainly don't want to split our sides laughing just at a particular minority -- i mean obviously you're talking about muslims. i'm indiscriminate in my humorous response to all religion and belief in fairies, etc.

10. Interview with Richard Dawkins

Comment #116469 by toomanytribbles on January 26, 2008 at 3:06 pm

roy_h -- correct. he doesn't have to leave the fuzzy comfort of his fundamentalist unshakably god-fearing home.

11. Interview with Richard Dawkins

Comment #116452 by toomanytribbles on January 26, 2008 at 2:07 pm

-fumes that storeo beat her to it-

12. Interview with Richard Dawkins

Comment #116451 by toomanytribbles on January 26, 2008 at 2:06 pm

dawkins: go to a museum and ask to see, for example, tiktaalik.
john: OK!

that's telling'im, john!

lol

13. We're All Going to Hell (Music Video)

Comment #113891 by toomanytribbles on January 20, 2008 at 11:43 pm

god is not great, christopher hitchens.

14. We're All Going to Hell (Music Video)

Comment #113883 by toomanytribbles on January 20, 2008 at 10:23 pm

you did notice what book the guy was reading, didn't you?

wink? wink?

15. Huckabee Wants A 'Faith-based' Constitution

Comment #111888 by toomanytribbles on January 16, 2008 at 12:51 am

how can this person be even in the position to be a serious nominee for the presidency?

16. Happy Newton Day!

Comment #98967 by toomanytribbles on December 15, 2007 at 4:02 am

no father holiday is necessary -- americans have santa, although that has christian connotations too, as it means saint.

17. THE FOUR HORSEMEN - Available Now on DVD!

Comment #98907 by toomanytribbles on December 14, 2007 at 9:46 pm

this is a wonderful weekend surprise. i'm listening to it now -- and i wish i was there too.

18. Keith Olbermann talks about the Romney 'Religion' Speech

Comment #95589 by toomanytribbles on December 8, 2007 at 4:37 pm

does anyone remember the sorry everybody website?
(http://www.sorryeverybody.com/gallery/1/)

19. Beyond Belief 07: Enlightenment 2.0

Comment #93827 by toomanytribbles on December 4, 2007 at 9:14 am

thanks, CauchySchwarz!

20. Beyond Belief 07: Enlightenment 2.0

Comment #93783 by toomanytribbles on December 4, 2007 at 8:00 am

does anyone have information about the image on the homepage?

21. Beyond Belief 07: Enlightenment 2.0

Comment #93720 by toomanytribbles on December 4, 2007 at 2:14 am

as i've noted before, google video is not available worldwide.

22. Beyond Belief 07: Enlightenment 2.0

Comment #93647 by toomanytribbles on December 3, 2007 at 7:43 pm

yes... downloads.. we.. need... downloads!

23. Interview with Christopher Hitchens

Comment #93637 by toomanytribbles on December 3, 2007 at 7:23 pm

the giggling was ridiculous. she's insulting herself.

24. Daniel Dennett Debates Dinesh D'Souza

Comment #92993 by toomanytribbles on December 1, 2007 at 10:30 pm

'what if you're wrong?'

what if YOU'RE wrong and you've wasted your entire life living a lie, squandering your resources, quite possibly behaving hurtfully and/or oppressively toward your fellow beings and failing to raise your gaze to all the beauty this universe truly has to offer?

what if YOU'RE wrong and you've thrown yourself away?

25. Richard Dawkins at AAI 07

Comment #85436 by toomanytribbles on November 5, 2007 at 9:42 pm

i just finished watching the videos. richard dawkins, very well-done! plus: please, please, please do the children's book.

26. Richard Dawkins at AAI 07

Comment #85418 by toomanytribbles on November 5, 2007 at 7:36 pm

finally. thanks.

27. The God Delusion and Alister E McGrath

Comment #81642 by toomanytribbles on October 25, 2007 at 1:48 am

philipe1978

in a very abstract way, what atheists ought to be doing is talking about the capacity of us commenters to keep people alert, truly and really. the key point for me is not just staying awake, but that the cyberspace we inhabit is real and that it has this capacity to change people's attentiveness.

that is not an abstract idea but a living reality, and that's very different.

28. The God Delusion and Alister E McGrath

Comment #81629 by toomanytribbles on October 25, 2007 at 1:35 am

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

29. The God Delusion and Alister E McGrath

Comment #81607 by toomanytribbles on October 25, 2007 at 12:57 am

the point i'm trying to make is that i really seem to be wanting to say that i'm suggesting that i really, honestly tried to listen to the whole thing... i need a couple of coffees to recover.

30. Atheists aren't a bad lot

Comment #80475 by toomanytribbles on October 21, 2007 at 11:59 pm

thou shalt not smash thy neighbor's skull!

31. Christopher Hitchens at AAI 07

Comment #80052 by toomanytribbles on October 19, 2007 at 6:42 pm

russell: nor to enjoy a cuppa. i'll have one, thanks.

32. Richard Dawkins receives the Deschner Prize

Comment #78804 by toomanytribbles on October 15, 2007 at 1:19 am

congratulations to the prof.

a youtube or direct download would be appreciated for those of us who are geographically impaired.

33. Ayaan Hirsi Ali at AAI 07

Comment #78616 by toomanytribbles on October 13, 2007 at 9:52 pm

i'm struck with ali's presence. the image is of a frightened child and powerful, courageous mind in one.

34. Airline sacrifices goats to appease sky god

Comment #70792 by toomanytribbles on September 16, 2007 at 11:27 pm

last summer, i had 7 car accidents within two months. one of them was my fault. the rest were hits from others, while i was fully stopped or parked, from behind. i scattered the story, trying to rid myself of self-pity through humor. i inevitably got advice:
'get an evil-eye bead'
'here's an icon of a saint for your car'
'go to the priest to get it blessed'
'sell it.. it's bad luck'

it got too much for me, so i created an automated response to each suggestion:
'i'm going to slaughter a goat and pour its blood all over the car.' that, inevitably, was rewarded with their nervous smile.

these guys did it for real.

35. Good News: Both our Foundations are now Officially Recognized as Charities

Comment #70377 by toomanytribbles on September 15, 2007 at 6:42 am

congratulations. this is hopeful news.

36. The Fleas Are Multiplying!

Comment #68636 by toomanytribbles on September 8, 2007 at 1:11 am

i'm feeling very itchy.

37. Honest Mistakes or Willful Mendacity

Comment #68182 by toomanytribbles on September 6, 2007 at 9:56 am

alternative source http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBMJbJ6WmZQ

sounds to me a lot like panic.

38. Christopher Hitchens on BookTV

Comment #67674 by toomanytribbles on September 4, 2007 at 10:03 am

i just watched the whole thing. the 15th part ends rather abruptly -- miss much?

39. The importance of doubt

Comment #66408 by toomanytribbles on August 30, 2007 at 12:19 am

ask yourself, when even the doubts of experts are thought to confirm a doctrine, what could possibly disconfirm it?

40. Interview with Richard Dawkins

Comment #63321 by toomanytribbles on August 13, 2007 at 10:26 pm

icouldbewrongbut,

my atheism does not reduce my annihilation anxieties -- it offers no comfort and allays no fears. but i still prefer to have a clear mind than waste my life hallucinating.

i think that fear of death is central to religious delusion.

41. Interview with Richard Dawkins

Comment #63306 by toomanytribbles on August 13, 2007 at 8:59 pm

Zzyx1170, thanks for the mp3

42. OUT Campaign Launched, 'Scarlet Letter' Shirts Now Available!

Comment #59395 by toomanytribbles on July 28, 2007 at 11:26 pm

i'd like a coffee mug i could keep on my desk or a keychain i could carry around with me. and i like the logo.

i think this is a positive thing. consciousness raising doesn't just happen -- it takes art and books and discussions and even t-shirts with logos.

43. Richard Dawkins on Hardtalk

Comment #58387 by toomanytribbles on July 24, 2007 at 5:11 pm

it seems to me that any 'in-depth' (but quite shallow) research that went on before this interview was exclusively on the critiques of TGD and not on the book itself. the questions were old and tired and the interviewer was unaware that they've been discussed extensively. his interruptions during RD's answers hinted more that he was eager to go on to his next planned point than to actually understand the answer being given.

44. Town Hall Seattle: God Is Not Great

Comment #57297 by toomanytribbles on July 18, 2007 at 7:56 pm

can i repeat crono454's request for an alternative link?

45. Before the New Atheists: Confessions of a Lonely Atheist

Comment #56491 by toomanytribbles on July 16, 2007 at 3:02 am

jonecc,
i'd say prequel.

46. Before the New Atheists: Confessions of a Lonely Atheist

Comment #56487 by toomanytribbles on July 16, 2007 at 2:47 am

i'm an atheist. i don't believe in god, gods, godlets or any sort of higher power beyond the universe itself, which seems quite high and powerful enough to me. i don't believe in life after death, channeled chat rooms with the dead, reincarnation, telekinesis or any miracles but the miracle of life and consciousness, which again strike me as miracles in nearly obscene abundance. i believe that the universe abides by the laws of physics, some of which are known, others of which will surely be discovered, but even if they aren't, that will simply be a result, as my colleague george johnson put it, of our brains having evolved for life on this one little planet and thus being inevitably limited. i'm convinced that the world as we see it was shaped by the again genuinely miraculous, let's even say transcendent, hand of evolution through natural selection.

47. Lecture on Sex Ratio Theory and Sexual Selection

Comment #52934 by toomanytribbles on June 28, 2007 at 2:47 pm

... patiently waiting for QT. thanks for already thinking of the alternative source.

48. Germany imposes ban on Tom Cruise

Comment #52092 by toomanytribbles on June 26, 2007 at 6:08 am

i think they've banned filming on military sites

http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSL253889920070625?feedType=RSS&rpc=22&sp=true

49. The Present Threat of the Religious Right to Our Modern Freedoms

Comment #51700 by toomanytribbles on June 24, 2007 at 7:17 am

thanks for the quicktime!!

50. The Present Threat of the Religious Right to Our Modern Freedoms

Comment #51623 by toomanytribbles on June 23, 2007 at 8:47 pm

any chance of posting it somewhere other than google video?