1. The Sea Turtle's Tale: Back to the sea, and back again to the land

Comment #286734 by timtimes on November 19, 2008 at 9:45 am

Good stuff.

2. ELECTION DAY IN THE USA. GO VOTE.

Comment #278014 by timtimes on November 4, 2008 at 10:42 am

Who I voted for.

http://tinyurl.com/6qkz3q

Enjoy.

3. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #241851 by timtimes on September 3, 2008 at 6:43 am

Not to worry. The only way the Rethugs win is if they steal it. With Palin, it won't even be close enough to steal. McCain has made himself and his party the laughing stock of America.

To those of you who think the Dominionists are some kind of overwhelming force, I remind you that when they had their own candidate a few years ago (Pat Robertson) he garnered all of 5% of the vote. Turns out there are probably more homosexuals per capita than religious nutjobs.

The 5% have managed to steal the stage and managed to get a marginally religious nutjob (Bush) into office, though that was more of a political coup than a religious one. Fundies are pissed at Bush because he didn't outlaw abortion and start public stoning of gays.

Palin's family is certainly up for grabs for reporters to examine. There is NO RECORD of Trig's birth at the hospital that supposedly delivered him, yet two other birth announcements were issued the day he was supposedly delivered. Is it relevant? It is relevant because the religious freaks have made it relevant. Cry me a river you self righteous bastards. America is not going to fall for this creationist claptrap of a candidate even if she does look good in a skirt.

Enjoy.

4. Ants, terrorism, and the awesome power of memes

Comment #210063 by timtimes on July 13, 2008 at 8:39 pm

If we teach the kids about all the other religions then they will more than likely see through the scam that is their own.

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5. How to reconcile Richard Dawkins?

Comment #173922 by timtimes on May 1, 2008 at 11:10 am

This fellow might be more apt to reconcile the two Dawkins' if he were brought up as a child to do so from birth. He obviously has little trouble reconciling the many insane biblical dichotomies.

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6. Bill Good Interviews Richard Dawkins

Comment #173799 by timtimes on May 1, 2008 at 8:52 am

Thankfully, I listened to the ad free version. Dawkins rocked as usual, and to those who say the creationists questions are as thin as they are lame, spot on. But what choice do they have?

The nutjob Christians run colleges that teach the lamest apologetic hooey and do their best to confuse philosophy with science. These people are not, by nature, independent thinkers, so it's no surprise they lob the same tedious nonsense time after time.

Something I think the group ought to consider is that evolution itself doesn't really have a position on creation itself. There is no TRUE contradiction between the two and most western religions acknowledge this. The five percent of Christian nutjobs who have managed to seize our ship of state are in a minority. When Christian Zealots run as Christian Zealots in this country they get 5% of the vote. The other 95% of Christians are almost under hostage in the same way the athiests are right now. Moderate Christians have been marginalized and fear of nonconformity has kept them silent enough to allow the warmongering god freaks at the helm to run amok. Proof they've overstepped their bounds and become smugly overconfident is hitting the theaters now. Expelled will be pointed to as an iconic example of how far religious hubris was allowed to progress in our society.

Here's where it gets interesting though, and where Dawkins gets the most heat. Dawkins is not only pro evolution, he's anti religion. God bless him for that. And Sam Harris also shares his disdain for all things religious. For the record, so do I. While I truly applaud Dawkins for bitch slapping religion, I wonder if, while advancing the athiest cause, he might be hurting the advancement of the evolutionary argument? There are still enough 'moderate' Christians (as well as other religious types) who will take such offense to his position on religion that they wouldn't believe him if he stated the sky was blue. An ad hominem blackout so to speak.

I enjoy a good religious bitch slapping as much as the next guy. The term relish comes to mind, but I'm not sure my primal motivations are the best way to implement the overall enlightenment strategy we probably all agree on.

Enjoy.