Comments by carlptr

Comment #34659 by carlptr on April 24, 2007 at 8:11 pm

I am glad that the Vatican has finally hit the nail on the head with something really relevant. The whole world has been anxiously waiting for this to be sorted out. We can all now focus our attention on the second rate issues of famine in Africa, the climate change and environmental degradation, terrorism brought about by religious des-education and fanaticism and all the rest which are clearly too trivial to concern the religious enlightment.

2. Vote for the Time 100 - Are They Worthy?

Comment #34655 by carlptr on April 24, 2007 at 7:58 pm

With Colbert that far in front this can't be taken seriously. Anyway, it's a good indication of where Americans get their information from.
God save the American Taliban.

3. Gerin Oil

Comment #17573 by carlptr on January 14, 2007 at 9:29 pm

Richard Dawkins intellectual stature and literary brilliance are closely matched by his courage.
My humble suggestion is that professor Dawkins could have gone a little further. The fact is, Gerin Oil cartels have the governments in their pockets. One of the main side effects from Gerin Oil addiction is a high and very sad level of gullibility for the addicted consumer, not to mention blindness to any basic attempts at mental manipulation. This is extremely convenient for all the politicians on any side of the spectrum and this is why they so promptly line up with the cartels and promote the addiction.
The current crescendo of terrorism caused by fatal cases of addiction to this drug is causing an interesting dilemma for the politicians in the "Western Democracies". They have no tools to deal with this problem because they can't denounce its real cause, which is an extreme level of Gerin Oil intoxication, overdose really. They are simply shuffling around the issue and stating that "our oil is good, their oil is bad" but unfortunately for the ones killing themselves and the ones being killed this will not take us anywhere. The problem is being exacerbated by a reaction leading to higher levels of consumption of particular, sometimes disguised, brands of the oil in the west. In the past few thousand years this always ended up in vast amounts of bloodshed from the innocent but gullible population to strengthen the position of one cartel or the other.
There is hope however, so long as a few Richard Dawkins's come along every now and then.