1. Could there be a Darwinian Account of Human Creativity?

Comment #104807 by Haikuin on December 29, 2007 at 1:45 pm

Dan is simply amazing. Something I've been trying to say for years, in various ways, has finally been said by a Higher Authority. Which somehow proves the point... ;)

2. 2007, a bad year for God squadders

Comment #101686 by Haikuin on December 20, 2007 at 6:41 pm

Just how many of us are "forced" to ponder "...the complexity of our existence and the competing implausibilities of faith and unbelief..." anyway?

If we do (or are)why do we always wind up with an ass? Is that, like, the door prize or something?

3. 2007, a bad year for God squadders

Comment #101685 by Haikuin on December 20, 2007 at 6:37 pm

I did love this, though:

"But for the rest of us, forced to ponder the complexity of our existence and the competing implausibilities of faith and unbelief, that was surely the point of the manger, the stable, the ox and the ass. That God would choose to come among us in such a way is so strange, so inexplicable, so unbelievable, it compels us to believe."

Pity the poor bastard doesn't "come among us" in the teen pregnancies, youth gang murders, islamo fasciscists, democro fascists, M/I/B complex fascists, et al. Slacking bastard! Wot a fukkin ASS! Come on, GOD, let's find out if my weak-assed rational mind can put your face in the dirt! Arrrrghhh! You're too easy. I can burn you in my fireplace and not be bovvered.

4. 2007, a bad year for God squadders

Comment #101683 by Haikuin on December 20, 2007 at 6:29 pm

"squadders" ?

Did I miss an OED entry somewhere?

5. Do the laws of God trump those of man?

Comment #99440 by Haikuin on December 16, 2007 at 4:52 pm

Should renunciation of spiritual authority be a prerequisite for membership in a free society?

Wot a novel idea! Could we call 'em, "Illegal Immigrants"? Rent the Outback from Australia - let 'em roam there - free as sheep? If you've ever played RISK, you'd know that Australia is the key to consistent winning. So let 'em win. From there.

I've been looking into the ole "harm caused by religion" thing and actually creating a spreadsheet to deal with quantifying it, using current data. The latest find was this:
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2224553,00.html