1. Camp Offers Training Ground For Little Skeptics

Comment #226623 by Jimbesity on August 8, 2008 at 12:38 pm

All they have to do to become skeptics, philosophers, and inquisitive is listen to Carl Sagan reading Pale Blue Dot.

2. Vicar supports Life of Brian ban

Comment #222389 by Jimbesity on July 31, 2008 at 11:58 am

BAWWWWWWW IT OFFENDS ME BAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

Is that all these whiners can say? And yet I'm certain this vicar seemed befuddled at the outrage over the drawings of Mohammed... hypocrite =\

3. Aliens need Christ's redemption, too

Comment #201472 by Jimbesity on June 29, 2008 at 5:46 pm

"Men can indeed lose their faith through a loss of imagination. Many are lost to the faith, merely because the modern and scientific view of the world leaves no room in their imagination for God."

Brilliant! The religious are starting to realize that God is imaginary. 1 point for the atheists.

4. Common New Atheist Fallacies

Comment #200463 by Jimbesity on June 27, 2008 at 5:08 pm

TeraBrat: I must agree with you on that one. I've always known this, but never bothered to think of a very clear and concise way to tear down an ad hominem attack in that way.

Greg's points are lacking and ill reasoned at best. He skips around so much, especially at the bit where he reviews Dawkins 'actual arguments'. He fails to mention that the ENTIRE BOOK is devoted to advancing and strengthening those arguments.

5. Common New Atheist Fallacies

Comment #200447 by Jimbesity on June 27, 2008 at 4:56 pm

Hardly threatening. I find it marvelously humorous that they're just starting now to teach critical thinking inside churches. Hell, they're doing our work for us. I like this guy.

Edit: Wow! On part 4, he talks about circular reasoning. I reaaaaally like this guy now.

6. Indian village proud after double 'honor killing'

Comment #181183 by Jimbesity on May 16, 2008 at 3:00 pm

I'm supposed to respect this?

7. British Airways takes beef off the menu to avoid offending Hindus

Comment #178049 by Jimbesity on May 10, 2008 at 10:58 am

This is ridiculous. If your doctrine says 'Don't do X', that does not give you a right to make everyone around you conform to not doing X. They're your damned restrictions, keep it so they only restrict you. I can't bring myself to believe that the world around is us becoming so pussyfooted and politically correct that we have to abide by the dietary choices of third world countries. I never had a problem with Hinduism before beside the usual "they're deluded" issue I have with nearly every faith anyway, but this has gone too far.

Whenever you religious folks are done blowing things up, destroying free speech, and demanding special rights while you do it: Can the rest of us -- in the words of Marcus Brigstocke -- HAVE OUR PLANET BACK?

8. Gene map proves platypus is part bird, mammal and reptile

Comment #176910 by Jimbesity on May 8, 2008 at 10:30 am

Where's your God now, creationists?

9. Anti-Quran Film Fitna Pulled From Web Due to 'Threats'

Comment #152286 by Jimbesity on March 30, 2008 at 3:50 pm

Muslims know no irony. First with the pictures of people holding signs reading, "Behead those who say Islam is violent!" and now this. It is truly a pity.

10. Beware the Believers

Comment #151650 by Jimbesity on March 29, 2008 at 6:16 am

Dennett looks absolutely splendid! It reminds me somewhat -- if you'll forgive me -- of a picture I saw once of 'Pimp Gandalf'. Eugenie looks ridiculous as well, but it all adds to the laugh.

11. Happy Birthday, Richard Dawkins!

Comment #149854 by Jimbesity on March 26, 2008 at 9:54 am

Happy Birthday, Richard. The Jesus action-figure watches over you.