1. Heath Ledger Death: Baptist Group To Protest At Memorial

Comment #116012 by Boogie on January 25, 2008 at 9:32 am

No disrespect to RDF, but wouldn't the best policy be to simply ignore these narrow minded cretins, rather than give them the publicity they so obviously seek?

2. Bill Maher Making New Documentary Movie, 'Religulous'

Comment #64520 by Boogie on August 20, 2007 at 12:12 pm

BicycleRepairMan: I was watching a history programme on TV earlier, discussing the history of christianity in Scotland. What annoyed me was the unarguable assumption that christianity was a GOOD thing. More of this unhealthy respect nonsense.

[BTW, love the username - brings back great memories!]

3. Goodness without Godliness

Comment #42870 by Boogie on May 20, 2007 at 3:26 am

"I just don't have faith. Sorry. Can't fake it. But I'm no more angry, purposeless or immoral than the next guy. And if God invented free will then this is all His fault anyway."

Excellent.

4. A Bunch of Monkeys

Comment #38444 by Boogie on May 8, 2007 at 5:50 am

Irrespective of the apes 'error', and the pronounciation of 'Nietzsche', it's still a great video. Perhaps we should all show it to our children.

And yes, it's "Music for a Found Harmonium" by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, as it states in the credits.

5. Those fanatical atheists

Comment #38093 by Boogie on May 7, 2007 at 12:34 am

Planeswalker: I wonder whether he chose the headline on purpose, so that faith-heads would read the article? Hopefully they will, and at least some of them will engage their brains and have the sort of reaction mentioned by ImagineAZ above.

Excellent article.

6. Iran arrests 300 'insufficiently veiled' women

Comment #35911 by Boogie on April 29, 2007 at 9:22 am

I must admit, I've seen some pretty offensive ties in my time, but this is ridiculous:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6605487.stm

7. Scene Caused by Christian Group at NYC Stage Show

Comment #35900 by Boogie on April 29, 2007 at 8:34 am

By the way philos, where did you get that avatar? Looks kind of familiar...

8. Two idiots get a forum

Comment #35632 by Boogie on April 28, 2007 at 3:26 am

Just watched the banana video (I'd not seen it before) - hilarious!

9. Iran arrests 300 'insufficiently veiled' women

Comment #35452 by Boogie on April 27, 2007 at 7:53 am

I see the BBC has now picked up on this story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6596933.stm

- Ordering a shopkeeper to saw off the breasts of mannequins because they are too revealing! Pathetic. All I can say is these people must be very easily aroused, and once aroused, quite unable to control themselves!

10. Memo: Stop teaching evolution

Comment #22515 by Boogie on February 19, 2007 at 12:53 pm

I know it's been said many times before, but the great tragedy is that many scientists have to waste their time arguing with such people, when they could be doing something useful. To paraphrase John Cleese, the simple fact is that these people are operating at an extremely low level of mental health. As Lewis Black said in the fossils clip linked here a few days ago: "Evolution is a major thread in the larger tapestry that I like to call... REALITY!"

11. The questions science cannot answer

Comment #21580 by Boogie on February 10, 2007 at 1:57 am

Wow, McGrath certainly seems to have an obsession with Dawkins. I agree with Macho Nachos - his argument appears to be based upon the premise that life must have some predetermined meaning. Why must it? I'm with Dawkins on this - it is up to us to provide the meaning. As Sagan said: "If we crave some cosmic purpose, then let us find ourselves a worthy goal".

12. Young, British Muslims 'getting more radical'

Comment #19615 by Boogie on January 28, 2007 at 11:27 pm

"Turning to issues of faith, 36 per cent of the young people questioned said they believed that a Muslim who converts to another religion should be "punished by death."": This is a sickness of mind that really needs to be addressed, and I can't think of a better way than to teach the young that religion is a delusion. Did you ever hear an atheist say: "you should be killed if you believe what I don't believe"?

13. William Crawley, BBC Belfast, names Richard Dawkins as Person of the Year 2006

Comment #15575 by Boogie on January 1, 2007 at 11:46 am

[In reply to comment #15568] I think there is a difference between giving offence and being rude. If a theist takes offence, that is their problem. I wouldn't take offence if a theist caricatured me as an ape (quite the contrary, in fact).

14. William Crawley, BBC Belfast, names Richard Dawkins as Person of the Year 2006

Comment #15567 by Boogie on January 1, 2007 at 10:47 am

[In reply to comment #15565] That wasn't rude, it was a joke, and someone else's words!

15. William Crawley, BBC Belfast, names Richard Dawkins as Person of the Year 2006

Comment #15564 by Boogie on January 1, 2007 at 10:38 am

I agree, I've watched/listened to Professor Dawkins on many occasions and don't recall him ever being rude, quite the contrary (despite provocation). I think it's just another facet of the 'special respect' that religion demands - if you don't give it that respect, you are seen as being rude.