Comments by Quetzalcoatl

451. What's wrong with science as religion

Comment #222894 by Quetzalcoatl on August 1, 2008 at 4:46 am

Old Sarum-

It's simple enough - religion that recognises products of the imagination as products of the imagination.

There would be very little left!

452. Breeding for God

Comment #222872 by Quetzalcoatl on August 1, 2008 at 2:57 am

Fanusi-

And thirdly, there are many countries that are wholly Muslim. No immigration from there.

Even the apostates? No population will be 100% Muslim.

First of all, the devout will be uneasy about denouncing Islam

But they would take the hit if by lying they advanced the cause. So it still wouldn't catch them out.

453. Breeding for God

Comment #222864 by Quetzalcoatl on August 1, 2008 at 2:46 am

Fanusi-

Ending Muslim immigration for at least twenty years, if not indefinitely.

How would you judge who is a muslim? If they come from a predominantly muslim country? Someone who wants to get into the country for the purposes of terrorism or inciting unrest could easily just lie.

454. Breeding for God

Comment #222850 by Quetzalcoatl on August 1, 2008 at 2:12 am

Steve Zara-

I hear the Sudan is nice this time of year.

455. What's wrong with science as religion

Comment #222839 by Quetzalcoatl on August 1, 2008 at 1:43 am

Old Sarum-

I invite them to consider that strategically, supporting the emergence of delusion-free religion makes a lot more sense than fighting an eternally unwinnable war.

Define "delusion-free" religion.

456. Vicar supports Life of Brian ban

Comment #222521 by Quetzalcoatl on July 31, 2008 at 1:49 pm

Making fun of Jesus Christ, whom I love more than my wife

Tomorrow's headline:

I found my husband in bed with Jesus

Shocked wife tells her story.

"I didn't know Jesus loved him THAT much"

457. Breeding for God

Comment #222242 by Quetzalcoatl on July 31, 2008 at 3:18 am

If someone was going to make fun of my wife in a film then I would oppose that... making fun of Jesus Christ, whom I love more than my wife, in a film is going to offend me

Annoyingly, if she's as religious as him, then she'll probably approve.

It always baffles me how people can profess such great love for something they have never seen, heard, spoken to or interacted with at all in any kind of discernable manner.

458. To beat extremism we must dissolve religious groups

Comment #222216 by Quetzalcoatl on July 31, 2008 at 1:21 am

Decius-

"Religion clearly is the cause of homophobia, and this is very easy to demonstrate"

Current religion may be one of the causes of a lot of homophobia, but there is no way it is the sole cause of it all, as your sentence implies.

459. To beat extremism we must dissolve religious groups

Comment #222072 by Quetzalcoatl on July 30, 2008 at 2:23 pm

Al-

it was Abdul Qadeer Khan, I think.

460. Richard Dawkins on Al Jazeera English

Comment #221821 by Quetzalcoatl on July 30, 2008 at 7:14 am

ghost9-

go to the top of the comments on this page, and click on the "View Alternate Comment thread" link.

461. Breeding for God

Comment #221750 by Quetzalcoatl on July 30, 2008 at 4:21 am

Philip1978-

HALP I is goin mad

You haz bin not drinkin nuff tee, see? You iz needin moar. Srsly.

462. Religions thrived to protect against disease

Comment #221697 by Quetzalcoatl on July 30, 2008 at 2:34 am

Dunno. Wouldn't this advantage be cancelled out by the health problems caused the inbreeding in isolated societies?

Plus since the nature of religious belief essentially mandates believers to go out and preach the word to the heathens, they would surely still come into contact and pick up disease that way.

463. A third of Muslim students back killings

Comment #221348 by Quetzalcoatl on July 29, 2008 at 2:24 pm

kkelly-

661, I too find Gregg Townsend and herpes an easy comparison to make.

And what was that in aid of?

464. A third of Muslim students back killings

Comment #221325 by Quetzalcoatl on July 29, 2008 at 2:00 pm

I never understood Dragon Ball Z

You're not alone there.

465. A third of Muslim students back killings

Comment #221277 by Quetzalcoatl on July 29, 2008 at 1:26 pm

Tezcatlipoca-

Not to mention the drivers would be too scared to hit her. Golf club, remember?

466. Council ban on atheist websites

Comment #221144 by Quetzalcoatl on July 29, 2008 at 11:34 am

thewhitepearl-

True story, I beat the you know what out of two girls with a golf club once

Really?

- Backs away -

Did I mention that your latest avatar is very fetching?

- Breaks into a run -

:)

467. Council ban on atheist websites

Comment #221131 by Quetzalcoatl on July 29, 2008 at 11:09 am

thewhitepearl-

I know it's upsurd. Sometimes I wish I could carry around a stupidity bat, and have the ablity to transport myself. I'd spend my life dedicated to wacking stupidity out of people.

I would pay good money to see that!

468. Catholics To Pope: Lift Birth Control Ban

Comment #221108 by Quetzalcoatl on July 29, 2008 at 10:45 am

I'm so glad to see that the conversation has become more "tasteful" since I last stopped by. :(

469. Catholics To Pope: Lift Birth Control Ban

Comment #221006 by Quetzalcoatl on July 29, 2008 at 9:07 am

Is this discussion going to end any time soon?

470. A third of Muslim students back killings

Comment #220979 by Quetzalcoatl on July 29, 2008 at 8:42 am

Steve Zara-

PM for you.

471. Catholics To Pope: Lift Birth Control Ban

Comment #220935 by Quetzalcoatl on July 29, 2008 at 7:42 am

mixmastergaz-

David Robertson isn't Wooter/Clearmind/Isthatclear.

472. Catholics To Pope: Lift Birth Control Ban

Comment #220894 by Quetzalcoatl on July 29, 2008 at 6:55 am

Vaal-

indeed, that's who I meant. I didn't want to type his name out loud in case by doing so I summoned him to the site (or more likely, one of his lackeys). Ah well, too late now. I feel a disturbance in the force.....

473. Catholics To Pope: Lift Birth Control Ban

Comment #220880 by Quetzalcoatl on July 29, 2008 at 6:38 am

Laurie-

I've left a comment but I'll repeat myself: good first post!

474. Catholics To Pope: Lift Birth Control Ban

Comment #220864 by Quetzalcoatl on July 29, 2008 at 6:22 am

Laurie Fraser-

go on, tell us, you know you want to!

475. Catholics To Pope: Lift Birth Control Ban

Comment #220858 by Quetzalcoatl on July 29, 2008 at 6:16 am

Vaal-

I wish I could say I was surprised by that, but I'm not. Don't forget, of course, that natural disasters can also be blamed on humanity being sinful in general.

476. Catholics To Pope: Lift Birth Control Ban

Comment #220841 by Quetzalcoatl on July 29, 2008 at 5:48 am

thewhitepearl-

Quetz and Steve take this blogging thing very seriously

You wouldn't think that to read half the guff I blog about!

"Missionaries" and "charities" my fucking ass.

How charitable is it really when you're getting something out of it by perpetuating your particular brand of mythology? There's a big selfish element to it as far as I am concerned.

477. Catholics To Pope: Lift Birth Control Ban

Comment #220804 by Quetzalcoatl on July 29, 2008 at 4:57 am

Steve-

thanks for the promotion.

Laurie-

trust me, my computer skills are negligible. Blogger is very easy to use.

Thewhitepearl-

This has become a problem for me. Almost everything someone says a line comes to mind. (Sometimes two, so it's hard to decide which one I want to say, if I decide to go ahead and say it)

This is why you need a blog, so you can go ahead and rant to your heart's content!

478. Catholics To Pope: Lift Birth Control Ban

Comment #220792 by Quetzalcoatl on July 29, 2008 at 4:27 am

AdrianB-

But that's not the difference is it, because modern contraception is available for women, but still classed as evil by the Catholic church.

If you missed it, check out the link Roland_F put up in comment 101. I've just done a post on it on my blog. Utterly ridiculous.

479. Catholics To Pope: Lift Birth Control Ban

Comment #220781 by Quetzalcoatl on July 29, 2008 at 3:59 am

Decius-

the alternative comments system seems very dodgy. On the one hand, people like Joe Morreale get trolled repeatedly and don't get removed for ages. On the other hand, sometimes getting trolled once can get your comments removed.

It's possible that Adrian B was trolled by accident. Even so, he should be moved back straight away- there's nothing offensive about his comments as far as I can see.

480. Catholics To Pope: Lift Birth Control Ban

Comment #220750 by Quetzalcoatl on July 29, 2008 at 1:58 am

Quetz - those links at the bottom of your post don't work

Weird. I've tried too, but nothing seems to happen. Wonder why that is?

481. Catholics To Pope: Lift Birth Control Ban

Comment #220740 by Quetzalcoatl on July 29, 2008 at 1:43 am

60. Return to sender: Saint Unknown?

404 Error: Saint Not Found.

The Saint you requested was not found.

Did you mean to pray to: Saint Francis of Assisi? You will be automatically redirected there in five Hail Marys.

Maybe you would like to pray to:

God
The Virgin Mary

482. Catholics To Pope: Lift Birth Control Ban

Comment #220712 by Quetzalcoatl on July 29, 2008 at 1:12 am

They've declared that the decision to overturn a previously infallible statement is itself infallible.

483. Catholics To Pope: Lift Birth Control Ban

Comment #220710 by Quetzalcoatl on July 29, 2008 at 1:08 am

It is also considered that the ban on contraception was one of the infallible statements of popes.

The logic of the Catholic Church goes thus: Everything the Pope says is infallible, unless it isn't.

484. A third of Muslim students back killings

Comment #220544 by Quetzalcoatl on July 28, 2008 at 2:52 pm

Thewhitepearl, Al-

I probably have missed the point, since I've arrived late on this. I'm not trying to say you guys are wrong, I only mentioned it because I looked it up and was surprised that it was claimed to be an aim.

twp- that makes sense, like I said I haven't read all the comments yet. Apologies for butting in.

485. A third of Muslim students back killings

Comment #220537 by Quetzalcoatl on July 28, 2008 at 2:42 pm

Al-Rawandi-

I did see that. Like I said, I have never before tonight heard any mention of that being their goal. I'm pretty sure the PIRA never mentioned it in any of their terrorist pronouncements.

486. A third of Muslim students back killings

Comment #220534 by Quetzalcoatl on July 28, 2008 at 2:39 pm

thewhitepearl-

unfortunately, Wikipedia suggests that you are wrong (first paragraph): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army

However I maintain that that wasn't what they were going for.

487. A third of Muslim students back killings

Comment #220526 by Quetzalcoatl on July 28, 2008 at 2:33 pm

Nairb-

apparently the stated goal of the PIRA was the establishment of an all-Ireland socialist republic (according to Wikipedia). The fact that I didn't know this, despite there being a lot about the PIRA on the news as I was growing up suggests that while it what they said they wanted, it certainly wasn't what they were actually trying for.

Irish Nationalism strikes me as being their primary motive, along with being terrorist bastards.

488. A third of Muslim students back killings

Comment #220280 by Quetzalcoatl on July 28, 2008 at 9:16 am

thewhitepearl-

Absolutley. Try being in a public place. I'm the crazy lady who keeps chuckling to herself

That deafening silence you just heard was the sound of everyone falling over from shock. :)

489. A third of Muslim students back killings

Comment #220239 by Quetzalcoatl on July 28, 2008 at 8:42 am

Severalspeciesof-

The kitty cat appears to have demon eyes- perhaps it is an agent of evil and therefore should be harmed?

490. Richard Dawkins on Al Jazeera English

Comment #220232 by Quetzalcoatl on July 28, 2008 at 8:39 am

Fides_et_ratio-

I've asked the question in 173 three times now. What's the answer?

491. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #220144 by Quetzalcoatl on July 28, 2008 at 6:21 am

It's too damn hot here too. Too hot to think properly

According to the weather forecasts, rain and cooler temperatures are on their way, much to my relief.

Off topic-

for those interested, the follow-up post to the link I published earlier is now complete, and can be found here: http://musingsofastrangemind.blogspot.com/2008/07/my-rebuttal-to-rm.html

Apologies to those who really don't care- this will be the last time I mention it.

492. Richard Dawkins on Al Jazeera English

Comment #220107 by Quetzalcoatl on July 28, 2008 at 5:09 am

Plael-

But to interact with spacetime is to be a part of it. If you are outside time, how can you interact?

493. Richard Dawkins on Al Jazeera English

Comment #220098 by Quetzalcoatl on July 28, 2008 at 4:52 am

Fides-

If not matter, or energy, then what?

494. Richard Dawkins on Al Jazeera English

Comment #220086 by Quetzalcoatl on July 28, 2008 at 4:36 am

Fides-

173.

495. Richard Dawkins on Al Jazeera English

Comment #220080 by Quetzalcoatl on July 28, 2008 at 4:25 am

Fides_et_ratio-

By definition, whatever caused matter/energy to exist is not itself matter/energy, there is no reason then to assume that it should be subject to the same guiding principle of cause and effect which is founded on what we have observed about matter/energy.

If not matter OR energy, then what is it? In order to be able to rule out those, you must surely have an alternative?

496. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #220074 by Quetzalcoatl on July 28, 2008 at 4:13 am

Don't forget that being submerged under miles of water might have been a problem for, well, most plant species, particularly desert plants like sedums and cacti. Or did Noah take cuttings of those onto the Ark as well?

497. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #220065 by Quetzalcoatl on July 28, 2008 at 3:52 am

H. erectus and H. sapiens. Stickleback and tuna. I'll let you work it out

The fact that he can trot this out with a straight face demonstrates his ignorance of the subject. Homo Erectus and Homo Sapiens are very different- the shape of the skull being a prime example, on HE it is flattened off, leaving little space for a large brain.

498. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #220037 by Quetzalcoatl on July 28, 2008 at 2:03 am

Speaking of Lying For Jesus-

http://musingsofastrangemind.blogspot.com/2008/07/fcos-bonanza.html

499. Sydney brothels say Pope's visit will give business a leg-up

Comment #219758 by Quetzalcoatl on July 27, 2008 at 1:58 pm

Peacebeuponme-

this is only because it started when I was a teenager, when I thought that sarcasm was the height of witty banter.

500. Sydney brothels say Pope's visit will give business a leg-up

Comment #219752 by Quetzalcoatl on July 27, 2008 at 1:55 pm

Apathy-