Comments by practicing atheis

Comment #261655 by practicing atheis on October 7, 2008 at 7:39 am

"St Catherine's Monastery - Today, 30 mainly Greek Orthodox monks, dedicated to prayer, worship there, helped as in ages past by the Muslim Bedouin. For this place is holy to three great religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam; a land where you can still see the Burning Bush where God spoke to Moses. "

Can someone tell me if this guy is for real??? You can still see the burning bush where god spoke to moses? WTF!?!?!?! i need an explanation.

2. A biologist reviews an evolution textbook from the ID camp

Comment #254887 by practicing atheis on September 26, 2008 at 11:08 am

make sure to visit the link. the whole article is not posted here. just the first page.

3. Russian woman put on trial in Dubai for drinking juice in public

Comment #254129 by practicing atheis on September 25, 2008 at 11:48 am

after the billions of dollars that have been spent in the UAE by the government for the construction of the new hot spot tourist attraction for the jet-setters of the world, this makes no sense. in fact, it is just plain stupid. they are essentially going after the european leisure market and this incident will turn away more people than the fancy new buildings and man-made islands and indoor skiing facilities could ever attract. dumb-asses.

4. God, Evolution and Charles Darwin

Comment #249478 by practicing atheis on September 18, 2008 at 7:28 am

I'm not sure that the author really planned out this article at all. The lead-up to the ten Darwin quotes made me think that they would all be much more apologetic and therefore somewhat more surprising to think that they came from his mind. However, all i see from the quotes that he selected is a man with some very serious doubts about the delusion into which he was indoctrinated . It seems like he had every intention of declaring himself an atheist (type 6.99 agnostic to use Dawkins's term) save for the certain backlash he would have received from his family and most of his peers.

5. Teachers should tackle creationism, says science education expert

Comment #245929 by practicing atheis on September 11, 2008 at 2:40 pm

Nova,
Trust me, I am NOT trying to sneak creationism into schools or anywhere else. However, I do think that creationism should be taught (ridiculed) so that children can see just how crazy of an idea it really is (philosophy) and get exposed to the kind of whack-jobs who push it on the rest of us (sociology).

6. Teachers should tackle creationism, says science education expert

Comment #245725 by practicing atheis on September 11, 2008 at 11:28 am

i don't think there are many people who are against teaching creationism as an idea. The opposition comes when people want to teach creationism as an 'alternative' to scientific theory when it clearly is the farthest thing from scientific theory. I firmly believe that creationism (in all of it's worldly 'creations'!) should be taught in sociological, philosophical, and religion classes where it belongs. The only worthy mention of creationism in science class is that which highlights its own shortcomings as scientific theory.

7. Atheists: The Last Political Outcasts

Comment #238787 by practicing atheis on August 28, 2008 at 3:23 pm

it seems obvious to me that the problem lies in the two party system. as someone who has recently decided to no longer financially support the democratic party, what choices are left to the liberal minded secularist? the answer? none. that is sad. i can't believe that none of the other political parties have been able to garner enough support to at least make a statement in an election. as someone pointed out, the libertarian party at this point is a joke. where is the secular humanist political party?

another thing that i can't believe is the willingness of so many 'believers' to allow the theocratization of this country, especially from the non christians and smaller christian sects who are in the real minority. don't they get it? they have more to lose in this mess than the secularists! It was a priest who said these words wisdom;
" "In Germany, they came first for the Communists, And I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist;

And then they came for the trade unionists, And I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist;

And then they came for the Jews, And I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew;

And then . . . they came for me . . . And by that time there was no one left to speak up."

first they go after the secularists / atheists and who's next? mormons? muslims? then who? southern baptists? WTF! it completely baffles me that the religious aren't the biggest supporters of the wall of separation. i suppose i am resigned to a life of confusion.

8. Imagine No Religion' signs to go up around town

Comment #236759 by practicing atheis on August 25, 2008 at 9:40 am

I'm in Claremont. i guess it's not technically the inland empire, but it's not really los angeles either.

9. Imagine No Religion' signs to go up around town

Comment #236753 by practicing atheis on August 25, 2008 at 9:31 am

i would love to see some of those billboards out here in the inland empire of southern california. and what is it about restricting the billboards from being within 1000 ft of a school or church? do they restrict churches from being within 1000 ft of schools? somehow, i doubt it.

10. Neanderthal DNA Shows They Rarely Interbred With Us Very Different Humans

Comment #227185 by practicing atheis on August 9, 2008 at 1:08 pm

so when does "Neanderthal Park" open?

11. Embracing goodness, without God

Comment #224674 by practicing atheis on August 5, 2008 at 10:37 am

@#48,

"What I REALLY want to know is...

...how many atheists are cat people as opposed to dog people?

Seriously, I can't think of a single atheist I know that doesn't have at least 1 cat (or wants to have one but can't). :P "

I am a dog person. Can't stand cats. And i'm allergic. And on the scale of 'atheism' i'm about a 7.5.

12. Workers' Religious Freedom vs. Patients' Rights

Comment #222787 by practicing atheis on July 31, 2008 at 10:56 pm

Beyond Belief,
Perhaps I was not clear enough. You made the point that i was trying to make, which is exactly that if the shoe were on the other foot, the outrage would be unimaginable. And rightly so. As in this case. Any doctor or pharmacist who would refuse to to their job because of a religious belief is as you say a "vindictive ass". The bottom line is that if you practice medicine in this country, you (should never) do not have the right to withhold medication or treatment to a patient for reasons that are anything but medical.

13. Workers' Religious Freedom vs. Patients' Rights

Comment #222640 by practicing atheis on July 31, 2008 at 4:27 pm

I agree with macros_man. i mean, that is the only compromise that i think is acceptable.

i wonder what the reaction would be like if the shoe were on the other foot. say if a doctor were to deny care to a 'believer' on the basis that the patient's suffering is a direct result of the patient's own god and the doctor would not want to infringe on said act of god. or maybe the doctor would just prescribe prayer for pneumonia and prayer for leukemia, and prayer for cancer ... all the while performing real medicine on the rational.

14. Red hot enlightenment led me to believe in one fewer god

Comment #217596 by practicing atheis on July 24, 2008 at 1:00 pm

Shaden:

"I see. Then what do you call automobile blinkers? "

I believe that they are 'indicators'.

15. PLEASE WRITE IN SUPPORT OF PZ MYERS

Comment #208268 by practicing atheis on July 10, 2008 at 7:22 pm

President Robert H. Bruininks
202 Morrill Hall
100 Church Street S.E.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Mr. President,
I would like to express to you my profound respect, admiration, and support for Mr. PZ Myers in his quest to bring reason and critical thinking, not only to the world of science, but also to discussions of the issues that face the people of Earth in our day to day lives. One of Professor Myers' greatest strengths is his ability to cut through the dogmatic and irrational arguments, behaviors and knee jerk reactions of the fundamentalist theists who do not share his zeal for knowledge and learning. I implore you to ignore the reactionary and fundamentally un-American demands of Bill Donahue and the Catholic League for Professor Myers' dismissal because of his criticism of a religious ritual. Professor Myers' blog represents the best kind of speech that the First Amendment protects and guarantees and the University should be extremely proud to call Professor Myers a member of their faculty.

Thank you for your time.

Yours Sincerely,

Amar K Baruni