Comments by LorienRyan

Comment #119917 by LorienRyan on February 1, 2008 at 2:37 am

MPhil,

Nontheist is a better term. The term atheist implies, at least, the knowledge/understanding of the term theist - in order to be a-theist.

552. Morality and the 'new atheism'

Comment #119910 by LorienRyan on February 1, 2008 at 2:24 am

epeeist - "Of course there can be such a thing as an "atheist child", if you don't teach a child about gods it will be the natural position."

can a child who has no concept of god be dubbed an atheist if an atheist is the negative of a theist conceptually?

a more neutral term would be needed.

553. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #119874 by LorienRyan on February 1, 2008 at 12:10 am

Become...,

go to the post under latest news on the front page of this site... it's called...

'Sentenced to death: the afghan who dared to read about women's rights'

and see what religion is doing to people who think on the contrary.

Oh and by the way sign the petition while your there.

554. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #119867 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 11:55 pm

Maybe we could change 'Flag as: [troll]....' to 'Flag as: [Attention Seeking Whore]...'

555. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #119863 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 11:51 pm

epeeist,

yes, still conducting object avoidance on a flat surface.

556. Morality and the 'new atheism'

Comment #119861 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 11:42 pm

wow, she's smart... and gorgeous.

557. Morality and the 'new atheism'

Comment #119837 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 9:51 pm

thanks for the link

558. Morality and the 'new atheism'

Comment #119834 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 9:31 pm

can you provide the link

559. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #119826 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 9:08 pm

Becomeshallow,

after you finished wiping you could've saved the tp for a foreword in your book.

560. Morality and the 'new atheism'

Comment #119821 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 8:51 pm

I think all the theists arguments against atheism is just a reflection of their inability to let go of their addiction to the concept of god - the big daddy in the sky who will save them from the fear of death.

561. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #119818 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 8:46 pm

AtheistAspy,

Oh Max who is it? 99 the leader of chaos is...

You guessed it!

562. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #119799 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 7:52 pm

I should've put Shooter McVox

563. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #119797 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 7:50 pm

Vox day - 'I eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast'

Happy Gilmore - 'you eat pieces of shit for breakfast?'

564. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #119793 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 7:44 pm

not to mention nit picking

565. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #119791 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 7:43 pm

99 we have uncovered the identity of the leader of chaos...

566. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #119782 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 7:36 pm

diacanu,

save gas and prove the existence of god - fart in a jar.

567. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #119776 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 7:30 pm

AtheistAspy,

Oh yes of course. Vox has made his claim - now lets see that jar with some god in it.

568. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #119767 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 7:25 pm

I challenge Vox Day (the angry little man) to produce one bit of actual evidence for the existence of his god other than words arranged into tripe.

569. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #119758 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 7:20 pm

AtheistAspy,

Maybe that's why the pharmaceutical industry is doing so well...

570. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #119756 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 7:18 pm

Gee, that Vox character is an angry one.

571. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #119748 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 7:14 pm

AtheistAspy,

When I'm in the country and gaze upon the night sky I get a sense of wonder, its a good feeling. But I wouldn't denegrate the experience as a religious one.

572. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #119739 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 7:09 pm

mesomodel,

the youtube links have a few episodes. Hope you got time to check them out I think it would be worth it - they really changed my thinking about current theories in cosmology.

573. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #119731 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 7:03 pm

AtheistAspy,

good point

also they never come up with any evidence for their beliefs - just circumstantial evidence at best

574. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #119720 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 6:56 pm

Here are some youtube links that illustrate some interesting new research...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxlNj16zR2g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xk4ShBmohk

575. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #119713 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 6:52 pm

Check out http://www.holoscience.com for the latest research in cosmology.

The work of Halton Arp (cosmology) and Wallace Thornhill (physics) is interesting and challenges many of the popular theories today - with evidence! Not just cerebral gymnastics.

576. Morality and the 'new atheism'

Comment #119696 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 6:37 pm

"As we apply our reason to our urge to be altruistic, and as we become more interconnected with strangers, we see fewer reasons to put people into the "out group". Our psychological "in group" expands until in some people it covers not just the whole human race, but sentient non-human animals too."

"For my part, I think an important answer was provided by the ancients - virtue or self-respect. (And isn't it interesting that "virtue ethics" is making a comeback in academic philosophy?)"

I think this is what Prince Siddhattha was trying to say circa 500BCE

577. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #119677 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 6:21 pm

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAAhahahaha...ha....ha...
Oh boy

578. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #119434 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 3:30 pm

Blacknad,

Go to the top post on the 'Latest News' section on the front page of this site and sign the petition.

579. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #119427 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 3:23 pm

Peace,

Just checked it out - wow!

That is a great discussion though, McGrath is very slippery.

580. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #119413 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 3:07 pm

Blacknad,

Troll - a supernatural dwarf.

581. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #119409 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 3:05 pm

Peace,

still to go! Jayses...

582. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #119400 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 2:59 pm

diacanu,

lol

A friend of mine says it just like that, but in a different context - like when hitting yourself in the thumb with a hammer.

583. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #119392 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 2:53 pm

This has got to be some sort of record!

These trolls sure are resilient, has anyone converted to God yet?

584. Sentenced to death: Afghan who dared to read about women's rights

Comment #118801 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 2:08 am

I just signed the e-petition.

It's only a small action but it's a start for the sake of human rights in the world we live in. Hopefully Sayed Pervez Kambaksh's life is spared for that which we take for granted in our civilized and enlightened societies.

585. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #118792 by LorienRyan on January 31, 2008 at 1:53 am

Kardashovel - "For my part, I cannot resist making theories to explain such a bizarre and exceedingly unlikely occurrence such as our universe."

Our universe is 100% likely - because it is here.

You can make up as many theories as you like - does any actual evidence support them?

God created himself? Now that's getting desperate.

Why not let go of the concept of God altogether? And learn to appreciate things as they really are.

586. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #118744 by LorienRyan on January 30, 2008 at 10:36 pm

So, back to the universe that actually exists... well as far as we know anyway... ok, carry on...

587. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #118702 by LorienRyan on January 30, 2008 at 9:26 pm

checked out the link on #695

don't bother - it's just the old argument that the universe is perfectly set up for us, so God must exist.

588. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #118683 by LorienRyan on January 30, 2008 at 8:50 pm

I can't claim to know the future and don't know what a 'Goldilocks Universe' is - have you been reading golden books?

589. 'Irrational Atheist' trounces God-deniers

Comment #118680 by LorienRyan on January 30, 2008 at 8:43 pm

Kardashovel,

?