51. Saving Us from Darwin

Comment #200386 by righton on June 27, 2008 at 12:53 pm

HA!

Eat shit and die.

52. Spanish parliament to extend rights to apes

Comment #199953 by righton on June 26, 2008 at 2:32 pm

I think education plays a big role in intelligence. Almost everyone could be considered intelligent if they are brought up in the right environment.

If parents do not value education their children most likely will not be educated. If the children grow up and decide they value education then it is up to them to educate themselves even though they are already behind the other "intelligent" people.

53. The Flea Delusion

Comment #198991 by righton on June 25, 2008 at 1:33 am

"We can love Him, because He first loved us."

Welp, Im sold. Sign me up!

54. Losing Our Spines to Save Our Necks

Comment #192020 by righton on June 12, 2008 at 10:24 am

Lastgreekstanding,

Did you get picked on when you were younger? Are you short and have a short man complex? Do you have a small penis?

What exactly are you trying to prove here?

55. Fleabytes

Comment #191185 by righton on June 10, 2008 at 10:39 am

RM wrote

"And for those, who, behind intellectual brilliance hide a profound emotional anguish, especially....."

Just because you are emotionally weak (understatement) does not mean others are.

56. Losing Our Spines to Save Our Necks

Comment #190930 by righton on June 10, 2008 at 12:04 am

greek said:

_riverrun_ is not particapating in the discussion, but I am. So leave him/her out of it. [I must say, he/she must have verbally taken you to the cleaners---bigtime---because you're still smarting from the exchange. Ouch!]

Then said:

"If you're going to dish it out ("Chomsky catamite", "soppy cunt"), that's cool. But be prepared to take it on the chin. Capiche! Don't whine like a baby."

Hey greek/riverrun,

al called riverrun a "chomsky catamite", not you. So how did you know about that unless you are riverrun. Its ok bud, we already knew anyway.

riverrun wrote

"For all you know, righton may be collaborating with me?"

"Collaborating"?

God you are a loser.

I have known al for quite a while, but nice try.

57. Holiday in Hellmouth

Comment #190373 by righton on June 9, 2008 at 1:54 am

"weesam and righton...have a look at a dictionary under the word 'irony."

ummmmm, I don't get it.

58. Holiday in Hellmouth

Comment #190352 by righton on June 8, 2008 at 11:54 pm

clearthinker wrote

"That I did not expect but then God works in mysterious ways."

YESSSSS!!!

my all time favorite quote. God works in mysterious ways.

This always makes me laugh.

59. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #190256 by righton on June 8, 2008 at 4:20 pm

@ the Zara

Good to have you back. This thread has needed you for a while.

60. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #189246 by righton on June 5, 2008 at 10:32 pm

maxD,

As I said earlier, txpiper is just playing word games. He changes definitions to fit his arguments.

61. A New Step In Evolution

Comment #189244 by righton on June 5, 2008 at 10:29 pm

Actaully, I did my masters in a micro lab, mostly Bacillus. I currently work in a human genetics lab.

I am not sure what bacteria this originated in although I am sure this happened a very, very long time ago. I am pretty sure they originated as viruses.

BTW, my earlier comments in response to moradacious were just trying to say that controls and verification are done before the papers are published. This is just how science works.

62. A New Step In Evolution

Comment #188892 by righton on June 4, 2008 at 11:49 pm

Before a Nobel prize is awarded I think confirmation of exactly how this happened is in order.

63. A New Step In Evolution

Comment #188891 by righton on June 4, 2008 at 11:45 pm

moradacious1

"No other possible explanations? Contamination by a graduate student? Equipment/agar contamination?Gene already there?"

I would think that some kind of controls/test for contamination were done to make sure that this was not caused by contamination or something else. If this was reported without some kind of confirmation it would be very bad science.

64. Storm erupts over 'virginity' divorce

Comment #188330 by righton on June 3, 2008 at 11:26 pm

Appleby wrote:

"Anyway, yes, I prefer virgin (human) females. I see nothing wrong with that. In my experience, they're "tighter", humbler, more tactful and won't try to compare me with the other men they've slept with. And I enjoy teaching them to make up for their lack of experience. It's not just about them pleasuring me. Does having this preference make me a misogynist? I'd settle for old-fashioned (not in the negative sense) but certainly not religious. It has nothing to do with that in my case."

I havent been paying much attention to this thread but I had to comment on this.

Appleby. You are a sick, insecure, little man.

BTW, being a virgin has nothing to do with being "tighter", ask any doctor about this.

Also, I can't believe you said the above quote. Ur sick dude.

65. A New Step In Evolution

Comment #188278 by righton on June 3, 2008 at 4:44 pm

Were you joking?

66. A New Step In Evolution

Comment #188277 by righton on June 3, 2008 at 4:40 pm

Henri Bergson,

Thanks for the PM. Oh, and thanks for calling me an ignoramous. I think you may have misunderstood my comment. I am interested in your response to this question.

Can you explain why this is proof of "Creative Evolution" theory?

Are you saying that this proves the vital impulse?

67. Storm erupts over 'virginity' divorce

Comment #188267 by righton on June 3, 2008 at 2:44 pm

yeah probaly a good idea. He may track you down and show up at your house if you keep it up.

68. Storm erupts over 'virginity' divorce

Comment #188257 by righton on June 3, 2008 at 1:56 pm

Hey al, did you read the latest by lastgreek standing?

69. A New Step In Evolution

Comment #188235 by righton on June 3, 2008 at 11:56 am

Henri Bergson wrote:

"This sounds worryingly like a possible proof for Henri Bergson's 'Creative Evolution' theory..."

Can you explain why this is proof of "Creative Evolution" theory? Sounds like proof of natural selection to me.

"Mutation seems to involve as yet unknown factors, factors which science will hopefully soon discover."

Again, I dont understand where you got this? In this case it seems that copying errors that lead to the ability to import citrate can easily explain this.

70. A New Step In Evolution

Comment #188208 by righton on June 3, 2008 at 10:52 am

They should sequence the genomes of the starting frozen E. coli and the current citrate eating E. coli then compare. Genome sequencing is getting a lot easier these days.

71. Losing Our Spines to Save Our Necks

Comment #187802 by righton on June 2, 2008 at 5:35 pm

Its funny that I reposted your comment cause now you can't edit it at all. LOL

Have a good nite.

72. Losing Our Spines to Save Our Necks

Comment #187801 by righton on June 2, 2008 at 5:32 pm

Sorry. LOL

It was an inside joke. LOL

Yes I can read. LOL

Don't call me stupid. LOL

LOL

73. Losing Our Spines to Save Our Necks

Comment #187797 by righton on June 2, 2008 at 5:09 pm

Geek wrote

"(You know, your username "al-rawandi" sounds Arabic, and looks similar to "al-Qaeda". You're not like those "Arab shitholes", are you?)"

YEEESSSSSSSSS!!! Hey al I think he is accusing you of being muslim. Everyone already knows that al-rawandi is a muslim.

Geez _riverrun_ you are one pathetic loser. That post was so fucking pathetic that I don't know how you can live with yourself after rereading it. Actually, just so you don't delete this one I am going to go ahead and repost it here.



_riverrun_ / lastgreekstanding vomited the following comment:




al-rawandi said,

Quetz,

That was the best he could do. I wasn't lying. And he knows it. He is using some strange form of anti-logic to falsely interpret the posts.

I thought I did quite well. But, then again, considering how comical and infantile your postings are, it's nothing to write home about.

Yes, you are a liar---the "liar,liar pants on fire" kind.

What? I am "using some strange form of anti-logic to falsely interpret the posts"? Silly al-rawandi, your inane posts speak for themselves. Please, let's have another look:
al-rawandi, in yet another display of stupidity, said,

Ok. I said Israel is a racist state in determining citizenship and in the Occupied Territories. That doesn't mean it isn't a democracy, or even a democracy with regards to its Arab citizens.

How can a racist state be a democracy? [rolling of eyes and wishing there were a God] That's unrealistic and discriminatory. [rolling of eyes but now wishing there were a devil, too]

How thickheaded are you? Seriously. [Now, I'm shaking my head in pity.] And I'm the one being illogical? [Greek coffee break]

al-rawandi, not knowing when to quit, said,

As for the Jewish National Fund, in the United States there are plenty of race based programs, for instance "Affirmative Action" or, perhaps more importantly, things like "The United Negro College Fund", it is allowed to operate, and it only funds college education for blacks, whites cannot apply, whites cannot receive money. Does this mean the United States is an institutionally racist entity? That is a serious question.

Interesting. I had no idea that the affirmative action program and the United Negro College Fund expropriated land from one ethnic group to hold in PERPETUITY for another ethnic group. [pee break]

Your modus operandi is simple: You go online, google, HASTILY read brief extracts, and then Copy and Paste shit that you think makes your point. You know what it gives it away, al-rawandi? Your incoherent and contradictory statements, not to mention lies. Here, let me show you what I mean:
I had said in my previous post,
Arab Member of the Knesset Azmi Bishara did just that---campaigning for a state that treats equally all its citizens, not one that grants rights and privileges to Jews only---he was forced by Israeli police (Shin Bet) to resign.

You replied,
This simply isn't true, and here is what a member of Bishara's own party had to say about the matter:
MK Wasil Taha, of Bishara's own Balad party, called the accusations "nonsensical and false. Bishara denied them during investigation and we are denying them today. Their only purpose is to use Bishara as a scapegoat, to incite public opinion regarding everything dealing with Israel's failure in the [Lebanon] war, and to cover up those failings." Haaretz, 4-25-07
He is saying this is a cover up for the failings in the Lebanon war.

What simply isn't true, dummy? Shin Bet (the Israeli secret police) has been after Bishara for years over his NONVIOLENT campaign for Israel to change to a state of all its citizens. They're scared shitless of Bishara's influence spreading. Before these latest allegations, he had already been twice indicted, and each time the charges were dropped because the state was unable to build a case!. Those earlier indictments, however, were in made in a Civil Court where the evidence---or lack thereof---was there for all to see. So what did the fuckers do? They changed the rules yet again. If an Arab Member of the Knesset just so much as breaks wind, he'll be picked up, and this time he'll be charged in a Security Court (think kangaroo court) where the source of the evidence brought against a defendant cannot even be challenged. These latest charges of treason and espionage against BiShara are filed in a Security Court. Secret evidence? Undisclosed sources? Even a legal dreamteam, like OJ's, would have a hard time of it.
And what's with the above Haaretz quote, dummy. You're not making any fuckin' point with it. (Google, Copy, and Paste---see what I mean?) If you had bothered to read Haaretz's editorial concerning these latest charges of treason, instead of HASTILY reading snippets from Haaretz that suited you in order to cover your fat ass, you would have discovered---to your fuckin' dismay, no doubt---that this [Bishara's communication with Hezbollah and Syria] "will turn to be a tendentious exaggeration of telephone conversations and meetings with Lebanese and Syrian nationals". In other words, nobody takes these trumped-up charges seriously---not Israel's leading newspaper Haaretz, not the Israeli public. Only you, fish. Think, fish. If Shin Bet had any---ANY!--- tangible evidence against the man, would they be keeping it a secret??? You've never heard of show-trials, fish? Now your "democracy" has silenced (punished) Norman Finkelstein. The apartheid, biblical fuckers, upon his arrival in Israel, had him arrested, interrogated, and deported with a 10-year ban from Israel. Something about Hezbollah contacts and al-Qaeda ties. LOL (You know, your username "al-rawandi" sounds Arabic, and looks similar to "al-Qaeda". You're not like those "Arab shitholes", are you?)
In case you haven't figured it out, I am purposely rude and arrogant towards you. Why not? You're a selfish bastard. You don't give a damn about the things you write. And why should you? It's all a game, no? You get your kicks by pretending that you know your stuff. You know dick! And when you get caught talking out of both sides of your mouth, well ... that's when your bullshit goes into overdrive. "You what?" "You're entitled to change your mind?" Give us a break, A-hole! You have no principles to start with. And talking about A-holes, this Greek owns your ass. (You feel those hemorrhoids flaring up? Cream?) Don't worry, I want no part of it. You're so covered in shit that I wouldn't touch your ass, not even with the proverbial 10-foot pole! Lucky bastard. LOL
Oh! I almost forgot to read you your rights. I'm sure you've heard of the Miranda rights. Well, these rights are---surprise, surprise---named after you. They're called the "al-rawandi rights".
al-rawandi rights:
You have the right not to post. Anything you post can and will be used against you in a thread. You have the right to speak to a buddy, and to have a buddy present when you post. If you don't have a buddy, one will be provided for you at richarddawkins.net expense.


MaxD,
For what do I owe you an apology? If it's regarding your limited vocabulary, that's not my problem. Take it up with your high school principal, Max.


Cheers!

P.S. For the record: "Syria is not a democratic country. Syria must make democratic reforms in the long term, as should all Arab nations." Azmi Bishara, as quoted in Haaretz. What can I say. Unlike al-rawandi, I read past the headlines.

74. Louisiana's latest creationism bill moves to House floor

Comment #187330 by righton on June 2, 2008 at 1:00 am

"No religion is taught in our public schools."

UMMM.... Religion is not taught in public schools in America. We are trying to keep it that way.

75. The Challenge of the New Creationism

Comment #187276 by righton on June 1, 2008 at 6:30 pm

mordacious1

I think Eugenie Scott prefers the NOMA type strategy? Correct me if I am wrong.

76. The Challenge of the New Creationism

Comment #187269 by righton on June 1, 2008 at 5:55 pm

Don't forget that humans have tails as embryos.

77. 'Uncontacted tribe' sighted in Amazon

Comment #186657 by righton on May 30, 2008 at 11:46 pm

I wonder what kind of gods these people worship or if they have religion?

78. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #186529 by righton on May 30, 2008 at 2:00 pm

philrimmer

Can you explain your avatar? Who is that?

79. Group wants Wi-Fi banned from public buildings

Comment #186149 by righton on May 29, 2008 at 6:01 pm

AlexAtheist

"I have an ex boyfriend who was "chemically sensitive" so I was not allowed to use scented soap, deodorant, laundry detergent or spray cologne or air freshener because he would have an attack...but he was a chain smoker."

It is hard to know which specific chemicals, "chemically sensitive" people are sensitive to. The standard advice is to avoid as many as possible. Again, much more research needs to be done. Cigarettes don't bother me either but I don't think they put the same chemicals in cigarettes as they do in air fresheners and laundry detergents.

I am "sensitive" to this topic because when I first started having these problems a lot of people thought I was crazy or faking or just had anxiety. This was very frustrating. I have never, or ever plan on trying to get any compensation for this. I just want to figure out what causes it so I can stay away from it, and not have ignorant people, who know nothing about it, claim that I am crazy.

"I think these electro sensitive people are just seeking attention which trivialises people who have real sensitivities to certain things."

I think this happens a lot and unfairly puts these kinds of problems in the conspiracy theory category.

80. Group wants Wi-Fi banned from public buildings

Comment #186134 by righton on May 29, 2008 at 4:48 pm

steveroot

"Meanwhile, yes, this *is* completely crazy. ;-)"

Good to know that you have gone through all the physiological processes in the body and determined that this is not possible. Good for you.

81. Group wants Wi-Fi banned from public buildings

Comment #186132 by righton on May 29, 2008 at 4:42 pm

steveroot

"Meanwhile, yes, this *is* completely crazy. ;-)"

Banning it may be crazy but more research is not.

"There is much less (if any) evidence for the problem these folks claim."

Maybe because no research has been done on the people who have this problem. I think it is ignorant to completely dismiss something like this. WiFi has not been around for very long, we dont/cant know its possible adverse effects yet.

82. Group wants Wi-Fi banned from public buildings

Comment #186126 by righton on May 29, 2008 at 4:22 pm

It does seem strange that the people affected are concentrated in that area and I have never heard of anyone around me having this problem, still, I think a double blind experiment and maybe some basic science research would be useful and interesting.

83. Group wants Wi-Fi banned from public buildings

Comment #186124 by righton on May 29, 2008 at 4:16 pm

I do agree this sounds strange.

I dont think this is completely crazy. Many things are put on the market without enough research. This does need to be looked into.

I have problems with being around air fresheners and certain laundry detergents/fabric softeners make me sick. I get a really bad headache and light headed. I am still trying to figure out exactly what chemicals cause this.

84. That's it. Texas really is doomed.

Comment #186050 by righton on May 29, 2008 at 12:18 pm

"When al-rawandi is on the warpath"

Still waiting for the menacing picture.

85. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #186041 by righton on May 29, 2008 at 12:08 pm

steveroot wrote:

"However, one doesn't need PubMed to find useful information; just try Googling "evolution of mammalian dentition" and there is plenty."

I brought up PubMed because it is a good illustration of how much research is being done in this area and how much we know about this topic. I would not discourage tx from searching there. He continues to say, this is all speculation, well all the evidence for these speculations are found in the peer reviewed primary research articles which can be found on PubMed.

86. Louisiana's latest creationism bill moves to House floor

Comment #185882 by righton on May 29, 2008 at 12:15 am

VOMIT!

I did'nt make it very far on that one Juxta.

It's funny how people read this stuff and just accept it. Kinda scary actually.

87. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #185873 by righton on May 28, 2008 at 10:41 pm

txpiper is just playing word games.

Saying natural selection is solely dependent on copying errors is a blatant straw man.

88. That's it. Texas really is doomed.

Comment #185785 by righton on May 28, 2008 at 2:14 pm

Al,

I think you are the only one that still reads his comments.

89. Mark Steyn vs. the 'Sock Puppets'

Comment #185747 by righton on May 28, 2008 at 12:28 pm

huzon wrote

"and his(rawandi) picture practically shouts "You want a piece of me?!"

That was funny.

Hey al, you should get a new picture of you in with both hands in the air in the "bring it on" stance.

90. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #185501 by righton on May 28, 2008 at 12:49 am

txpiper wrote

"I don't see, at least from what you've quoted, much reason to think there are any evolutionary mammal dentition specialists. It sounds more like they're waiting for the fish guys to find the baton and pass it around to everyone else"

Ever heard of PubMed?

www.pubmed.gov

You can do a little searching there. There might be a few papers on this topic, well at least over a hundred.

You should be able to read the abstracts. To see the full length articles you may have to go to a University library. Yeah, I know, scary huh.

Feel free to search all of the topics you have brought up. Educate YOURSELF instead of having everyone here do it for you.

91. Losing Our Spines to Save Our Necks

Comment #185347 by righton on May 27, 2008 at 3:00 pm

MaxD

"I'd like a lot more of your time devoted to my infinately more substantial case against riverrun or whatever his name is."

Are you being unserious in this statement?

You are right though, he does owe you an apology.

92. Losing Our Spines to Save Our Necks

Comment #185332 by righton on May 27, 2008 at 1:47 pm

comment 419

"I am your worst nightmare: I've caught you talking out of both sides of your mouth. You're completely covered in shit---of the bullshit kind. (LOL) Don't give me more bullshit that you've have been misunderstood or that you've changed your mind on issues, even having the nerve to compare your flip-flops to Christopher Hitchens."

Says _riverrun_

How long will it be before you delete all your comments again?

93. Losing Our Spines to Save Our Necks

Comment #185289 by righton on May 27, 2008 at 11:25 am

Lastgreekstanding = _riverrun_

For sure. He has the same horrible attempts at humor, and then puts LOL after his jokes/insults. Calling Al, "the fish" also reminds me of _riverrun_. It is the humor and insults that totally give it away.

This guy is fucking pathetic and creepy.

94. Town moves against Islamic school

Comment #185283 by righton on May 27, 2008 at 11:04 am

Frankus wrote:

"Can one ask the question:
Do they kill because they are black? Or do they kill because they are poor? Are they poor because they are black?"

I think poverty is part of it. Poverty coupled with culture. Look at the role models african americans have.

95. Mail-boat record 'proves Darwin stole his original ideas from a Welsh scientist'

Comment #184947 by righton on May 26, 2008 at 1:39 pm

Is this part of the all out assault on "Darwinism". I always hear Ben Stein saying Darwinism, over and over again. Now a book comes out to discredit Darwin.

Even if this was true, which it isnt, it would'nt change anything. We don't worship Darwin!!! and thankfully science is based on reproducible and objective proof. It's not like when a well known evangelical preacher gets caught with male prostitutes and crystal meth.

96. Losing Our Spines to Save Our Necks

Comment #184086 by righton on May 23, 2008 at 2:48 pm

al, typo?

"In this sense, the 9/11 atrocities (where) the manifestation of an Islamic obligation."

97. Losing Our Spines to Save Our Necks

Comment #184039 by righton on May 23, 2008 at 1:22 pm

al,

If it vomits like a riverun.

98. Sun's properties not 'fine-tuned' for life

Comment #183667 by righton on May 22, 2008 at 12:58 pm

Mesomodel

Is that on the National Geographic channel or Discovery channel or what?

99. Sun's properties not 'fine-tuned' for life

Comment #183631 by righton on May 22, 2008 at 11:49 am

I don't understand the "fine tuned for life" argument at all. Is it not possible that under differently "tuned" conditions a different kind of living thing could be generated.

100. Richard Dawkins Responds to Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Comment #183351 by righton on May 22, 2008 at 12:02 am

I want all of you atheists to know one thing,

"We can love Him, because He loved us first."

Goodnite and god bless you.