1. An Irishman's Diary

Comment #209065 by Carole on July 11, 2008 at 2:39 pm

You scored 100% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 93% Advanced, and 73% Expert!

Hmmmm, might try it again after not having a few glasses of wine, not sure which of the numbers might change though. Great fun.

2. PLEASE WRITE IN SUPPORT OF PZ MYERS

Comment #208677 by Carole on July 11, 2008 at 6:23 am

I feel rather like a cat that has been herded. :)

3. PLEASE WRITE IN SUPPORT OF PZ MYERS

Comment #208670 by Carole on July 11, 2008 at 6:17 am

My email has been sent.
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I first read this story. I've now decided!
PZ, you have my very best wishes in all this nonsense.

4. A trip to the Creation Museum

Comment #206891 by Carole on July 9, 2008 at 12:21 am

Do they have those leaflets advertising their revolting exhibition in nearby hotels and restaurants etc? I think we know what we should do.
If I lived nearby, I think I would just have discovered a whole new hobby.

5. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203081 by Carole on July 2, 2008 at 11:03 am

Jee Zus. This is completely absurd.
I'm off to email

mail@tayside.pnn.police.uk

to tell them I am OUTRAGED at this apology.


edit - sent the email, feel a bit less furious now.

6. Richard Dawkins on Doctor Who

Comment #201113 by Carole on June 29, 2008 at 4:22 am

I read the title of this thread too quickly, and I picked up the "on" as an "is".

Actually, on reflection, I'd like to suggest that for Richard's next job, when he retires from the Charles Simonyi post. :)

7. The Science of Religion and the Religion of Science

Comment #200682 by Carole on June 28, 2008 at 5:15 am

Wubba
If Richard can do a whole lecture in 20 seconds, there should be some good content in tonight's 5-second Dr Who appearance. Excellent.

I'm also voting for more audio. Oh, we weren't doing a poll? sorry...

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

Comment #192091 by Carole on June 12, 2008 at 12:42 pm

thewhitepearl-
He answered that on his website blog thing. Apparently when he said elements, he wasn't referring to "elements".
I hope that's all cleared up now then.

I've posted a few comments there, he just keeps censoring them out of existence. Saves him the bother of answering the points raised I guess. And they were all polite and restrained too, which was some effort.

And I chuckled over your "inane fuckwitery statements."

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

Comment #191493 by Carole on June 11, 2008 at 4:19 am

Greyman

Just put the text in between blockquote and /blockquote tags, and let the site's CSS file do the rest.

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

Comment #191452 by Carole on June 11, 2008 at 2:12 am

Hi Yomin
quote -
"Yes, please don't post inane comments on my blog."

Ah. By inane, you must mean 'contradictory'. It's not inane to suggest that someone take a close look at all human understanding of science.

In your follow up article you state
"Logical scientists who aren't afraid to look at the issue are coming around all the time and there is a huge increase in the number and % of believing scientists in the last 20 years. I'll get the link soon."

Then you post this
This article cites the clear growth of believers among scientists:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24669748/

I'm not sure if I'm missing something here, but I don't see that this link proves your point at all. It does say
"Many people worldwide believe. In the United States, the percentage of the population without a religious affiliation is increasing but the majority still have one, according to American Religious Identification Survey 2001."
and
"Yet many scientists �quot; 40 percent according to a 1997 poll cited by Shermer �quot; believe in God. This isn't big news to scientists, "

(Sorry I don't know how to do these fancy quote boxes)

But the link you've posted doesn't show any evidence of a HUGE increase in the number and % of believing scientists in the last 20 years. Or any increase.

I'm happy to stand corrected if you can point out my error here.

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

Comment #191430 by Carole on June 11, 2008 at 12:32 am

I posted a (waspish, but polite) comment on his website here
https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=28865181&postID=5318482483331515627&page=1
which said he should firstly read some science books, think about it all, form some valid opinions and THEN write articles.

He removed it.
And all the others, except one.

What a pity he's not popping in here for a quick chat.

12. 'In Our Time': Trofim Lysenko

Comment #189886 by Carole on June 7, 2008 at 1:10 pm

Many thanks Richard, one more great bit of audio loaded onto my ipod for a long flight to Las Vegas next week. Incidentally, we are booked to leave 2 hours after Randi's TAM starts - damn, damn, damn, one further proof there is no god...

13. 'Uncontacted tribe' sighted in Amazon

Comment #186696 by Carole on May 31, 2008 at 5:49 am

I'd be very interested to hear Richard's opinions on this.

14. These dim-wits believe in anything but God

Comment #182074 by Carole on May 19, 2008 at 7:36 am

There is a follow up to the article above here

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/ukcorrespondents/faithbook/may08/queens-college-letter.htm

I was irritated with the whole thing, and wrote a couple of comments in the thread below the article, and George has apologised-

"Carole...
The Revd George Pitcher 19 May 2008 10:45

You're right. I'm sorry - I took mispresentation personally and responded in kind. Today's letter page in the Daily Telegraph is a far better contribution to the debate. Forgive me. It won't happen again. GP"

So that was quite nice of him, I thought.

15. Sexpelled: No Intercourse Allowed

Comment #163427 by Carole on April 18, 2008 at 10:42 am

Oh darn, I feel bad now, having made wise-ass comments about the sunglasses. Sorry to Josh. They look good on you I'm sure. :)

16. Sexpelled: No Intercourse Allowed

Comment #163245 by Carole on April 18, 2008 at 5:06 am

I watched the video while drinking my morning tea, and I now have tea in my keyboard from laughing. The sex maniac bit was comedy gold.
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Unless, of course those are your real sunglasses Richard, in which case, they're fine. Honestly. Really great.

I've seen stork nests and they are pretty big, the sort of size that could hold an average baby I should think, so until we have more evidence I'm just going to be a fence-sitting TSP, Temporary Storknostic in Practice. Woolly-minded I know.

17. The books that inspire me

Comment #157684 by Carole on April 9, 2008 at 12:14 pm

I'm so pleased to see Last Chance on this list. It's my favourite of DNA's books too, though different to the writing style I fell in love with when reading Hitchhikers. I have it signed by both authors, so it's the book I plan to grab if I suddenly find my house is on fire. :)

18. Controversial Religious Summer Camp Closed

Comment #6282 by Carole on November 13, 2006 at 1:26 pm

I am fairly new to this place and am blown away. I thought for over 50 years I was alone. I am frankly terrified of all fundamentalist religions and KNOW we are headed for real trouble. The crazies in the mideival Middle-East, I'm afraid, will continue to intensify and strengthen the the will of the other mindless fundamentalists here in the USA.

But, thank the LARD I read TGD - it led me here. My question: several have mentioned a movie or documentary "Religion, the Root of All Evil". Where??? Or is it a book? I guess I need to google.