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Comments by irate_atheist


1101. The coming religious peace

Comment #132016 by irate_atheist on February 23, 2008 at 11:39 pm

35. Comment #132000 by Diacanu -

Surely, 'The truth will set you free.'

Oh, bugger. They've nicked that one too...

1102. Feb 12th: Happy Darwin Day!

Comment #132014 by irate_atheist on February 23, 2008 at 11:35 pm

299. Comment #132011 by wooter -

Breathtaking inanity.

1103. Fleabytes

Comment #131705 by irate_atheist on February 23, 2008 at 3:23 am

615. Comment #131703 by Geoff -

Keep watching. An explosion of excrement is overdue... ;-)

1104. Fleabytes

Comment #131702 by irate_atheist on February 23, 2008 at 3:18 am

610. Comment #131697 by Quetzalcoatl -

That would be an ecumenical matter.

1105. Fleabytes

Comment #131701 by irate_atheist on February 23, 2008 at 3:16 am

608. Comment #131691 by Geoff -

Hmm. Are you suggesting, in a somewhat roundabout way, that I'm full of shit?

Haw haw haw!!!

1106. Fleabytes

Comment #131686 by irate_atheist on February 23, 2008 at 2:38 am

604. Comment #131684 by epeeist -

...the same pool of beliefs all of which will have a similar consistency.
The consistency of slurry.

1107. Fleabytes

Comment #131681 by irate_atheist on February 23, 2008 at 2:22 am

Quetz -

Or perhaps I'm just storing it for the correct moment of release...

1108. Fleabytes

Comment #131677 by irate_atheist on February 23, 2008 at 2:03 am

Still somewhat restrained, you will note...

1109. Fleabytes

Comment #131676 by irate_atheist on February 23, 2008 at 1:58 am

593. Comment #131670 by clearthinker -

Opinions are like arseholes. Everybody has one.

1110. Fleabytes

Comment #131316 by irate_atheist on February 22, 2008 at 8:37 am

492. Comment #131315 by Richard Morgan -

I guess that sermon's for other clearthinkers who don't need someone else to tell them what to think...

1111. Fleabytes

Comment #131267 by irate_atheist on February 22, 2008 at 6:39 am

480. Comment #131262 by al-rawandi -

Er, like, er - garbage in garbage out?

1112. Fleabytes

Comment #131251 by irate_atheist on February 22, 2008 at 5:55 am

Still restrained.....

1113. Fleabytes

Comment #131206 by irate_atheist on February 22, 2008 at 4:00 am

446. Comment #131205 by hungarianelephant -

(offtopic)

Boating pool manager: Number Nine, Number Nine, come in! Your time's up!

Assistant: Boss - we've only got eight boats...

Manager: Number six, are you in trouble?!

1114. Fleabytes

Comment #131203 by irate_atheist on February 22, 2008 at 3:53 am

443. Comment #131201 by Quetzalcoatl -

You may think so. I couldn't possibly comment.

1115. Fleabytes

Comment #131199 by irate_atheist on February 22, 2008 at 3:49 am

I'm restraining myself, as all can see.

1116. Fleabytes

Comment #131133 by irate_atheist on February 22, 2008 at 2:12 am

399. Comment #131120 by Diacanu -

Ah, doesn't matter, so long as SOME funny-hat-wearing-shmuck somewhere is controlling your mind.
The late Tommy Cooper, by any chance?

1117. Fleabytes

Comment #131117 by irate_atheist on February 22, 2008 at 1:40 am

353. Comment #130988 by clearthinker -

In one:

And yes I am banned.
Er. No. You are posting here, so - by definition - you're not.

In two:
The fact that I am allowed to post as 'clearthinker' just now is irrelevant
Er. No. It shows that you are not banned. Good grief.

And for Bully's special prize:
Meanwhile I apologise for any offence caused and hope that one day you will all find the One who is the way, the truth and the life. (and that is not meant as a wind up!)
Er. Kinghu? Mercury? Nephthys? So many gods to choose from, it's difficult to know where to start.

1118. Fleabytes

Comment #130778 by irate_atheist on February 21, 2008 at 9:20 am

296. Comment #130775 by Quetzalcoatl -

Didn't that game end last Friday?
Yes, true. But like anything else that's hapened in the last 2,000 years the Flea hasn't noticed. Plus I'm hoping he's actually a figment of our imagination. If he'd chosen 'All Saints' as his move I'd have been more, sadly, convinced of his existence.

1119. Fleabytes

Comment #130759 by irate_atheist on February 21, 2008 at 8:39 am

278. Comment #130741 by clearthinker -

Er...Preston Road?

1120. Feb 12th: Happy Darwin Day!

Comment #130752 by irate_atheist on February 21, 2008 at 8:28 am

234. Comment #130735 by Steve Zara -

I await your response.
So do I. But in the same way that I look forward to encountering dog turds on the pavement.

1121. Feb 12th: Happy Darwin Day!

Comment #130750 by irate_atheist on February 21, 2008 at 8:26 am

236. Comment #130738 by Quetzalcoatl -

Buggrit.

1122. Feb 12th: Happy Darwin Day!

Comment #130749 by irate_atheist on February 21, 2008 at 8:23 am

233. Comment #130720 by wooter -

Despite our best efforts, and that of thousands of scientists, you clearly have no idea what evolution is.

It's only twice the size? Well, matey, if your kids were twice as tall as you or anyone elses, you might regard them as being 'a bit different'. Especially if they couldn't breed with normal people and had to find similar sized individuals to mate with. This, by the way, practically one way of defining a 'species'.

And what's your point anyway about the frog - or are you just trying to showcase the breadth and depth of your colossal ignorance?

1123. Fleabytes

Comment #130728 by irate_atheist on February 21, 2008 at 7:51 am

265. Comment #130721 by Richard Morgan -

Here are instructions for being a Wee Flea:
1. Hear no reason.
2. See no reason.
3. Speak no reason.
4. Repeat.

Right. Where are my daffodils?

1124. Fleabytes

Comment #130725 by irate_atheist on February 21, 2008 at 7:43 am

248. Comment #130685 by clearthinker -

Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.

1125. Does the Bible have a place in public schools?

Comment #130718 by irate_atheist on February 21, 2008 at 7:31 am

32. Comment #130695 by brianelensky -

See 35. Comment #130711 by Tyler Durden. With knobs on.

1126. Why Darwin matters

Comment #130696 by irate_atheist on February 21, 2008 at 7:06 am

774. Comment #130689 by ForestMist -

Irate_Atheist - what kind of god would be daft enough to not have sparklyness and joyous-glitteriness?
The kind of god dumb enough to get nailed to a post, perhaps.

1127. Why Darwin matters

Comment #130682 by irate_atheist on February 21, 2008 at 6:40 am

769. Comment #130677 by ForestMist -

MPhil - you missed out the sparklyness and joyous-glitteriness there I think
Nah. He's referring to a different god.

1128. Fleabytes

Comment #130678 by irate_atheist on February 21, 2008 at 6:35 am

243. Comment #130673 by Steve Zara -

Humans, in the end, always end up prostrate.
You can get Viagra for that, you know.

1129. Why Darwin matters

Comment #130675 by irate_atheist on February 21, 2008 at 6:32 am

766. Comment #130671 by al-rawandi -

3/10 Can do better.

1130. Why Darwin matters

Comment #130672 by irate_atheist on February 21, 2008 at 6:30 am

765. Comment #130670 by MPhil -

Hmm... I thought we were supposed to believe he was a young bloke, with a beard, nailed to a cross?

Very confusing, isn't it?

1131. Why Darwin matters

Comment #130669 by irate_atheist on February 21, 2008 at 6:27 am

755. Comment #130621 by wooter -

You haven't insulted me in your last few posts.

I'm feeling left out. Go on - give it your best shot.

1132. Minnesota Atheists Interview Richard Dawkins

Comment #130667 by irate_atheist on February 21, 2008 at 6:25 am

44. Comment #115989 by Steve Zara -

(and all Atheists ARE Naturalists)
No, they aren't.
I'm not, either. Too many laws against it and, at home, the heating bills would be horrendous in winter.

Oh. Naturalist. Oops.

1133. Why Darwin matters

Comment #130666 by irate_atheist on February 21, 2008 at 6:17 am

760. Comment #130664 by ForestMist -

Furthermore, if it is a 'spirit' and 'non-materialistic' is it therefore made of nothing?

I challenge anyone to clarify the distinction between something made of nothing and, quite literally, nothing.

1134. Why Darwin matters

Comment #130662 by irate_atheist on February 21, 2008 at 5:55 am

678. Comment #130302 by Peacebeuponme -

Atheists 347-9 off 50 overs.
Theists are 74-5 off 21 overs before rain. Need 278 off remaining 24 overs to win (D-L).

A McGrath and F Collins at the crease.
To bat: R Williams, A S A H Khamenei, D Robertson.

Betting: Theists looking for divine intervention


Final result:

Atheists: 347-9 off 50 overs

Theists: 312 all out off 47.2 overs

Atheists win by 35 runs.

Man of the match: C Hitchens - for consistently aggressive fast-bowling and final figures of 6-52.

Memorable events:

R Dawkins scores 27 (3 sixes, 2 fours and a single) off an over from T Haggard.

R Williams requests rule change in 28th over (Theists innings)to dismiss all beardless fielders. Umpires decide to defer ruling until next match.

A McGrath dismissed in 37th over - trod on own stumps. S Harris later reprimanded by match referee for 'over exuberant celebrations'. Fined 25% of match fee.

1135. Feb 12th: Happy Darwin Day!

Comment #130616 by irate_atheist on February 21, 2008 at 2:43 am

229. Comment #130603 by Steve Zara -

Steve, I assumed it was a misprint and should have read:

...monkeys are in the way of the gnomes

They're not above using blocking tactics, these pesky monkeys.

1136. The argument from oranges

Comment #130612 by irate_atheist on February 21, 2008 at 1:51 am

13. Comment #128260 by steveroot -

Where's Irate when we need him? Hello?
Sorry mate - this one snuck under my radar.

So, especially for steveroot:

Fucktard.

1137. Feb 12th: Happy Darwin Day!

Comment #130607 by irate_atheist on February 21, 2008 at 1:39 am

225. Comment #130548 by wooter -

Irate: you know the rule; bad words and bad slanders belong to the mouth they popped up. Let me make you busy with you something. It is better than swearing:

Scientists found a very big frog lived 70 billion years ago and it is same as the living ones today? Another puzzle?
More complete fucking bollocks from wooter logic. The frog species is 70 million years old and is more than twice the size of any current living frog species. I'm more than happy to swear at you, you prick. The big problem is that you are, as ever, spouting shit.

1138. Why Darwin matters

Comment #130288 by irate_atheist on February 20, 2008 at 8:14 am

661. Comment #130282 by Steve Zara -

What technique do you use to understand the scriptures better than them?
Presumably the Duckworth-Lewis method.

1139. Why Darwin matters

Comment #130281 by irate_atheist on February 20, 2008 at 8:04 am

658. Comment #130278 by The Bishop -

I already have.
Foolhardy in the extreme. Do you have any family to support? (Please pardon the question if it is too personal.)

1140. Why Darwin matters

Comment #130274 by irate_atheist on February 20, 2008 at 7:59 am

652. Comment #130268 by The Bishop -

As Diderot, himself, wrote - 'Man will not be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.'

1141. Why Darwin matters

Comment #130271 by irate_atheist on February 20, 2008 at 7:56 am

649. Comment #130262 by Tyler Durden -

Ah, yes, Pascal's wager:

Yahweh 7-4F

Allah 5-1

Thor 13-2

Bobby Robson 10-1

All other gods 20-1 bar

1142. Why Darwin matters

Comment #130264 by irate_atheist on February 20, 2008 at 7:52 am

648. Comment #130258 by hungarianelephant -

Yes. It's going down the pan.

1143. Why Darwin matters

Comment #130253 by irate_atheist on February 20, 2008 at 7:45 am

645. Comment #130249 by The Bishop -

And your opinion of The Crusades is.....

1144. Feb 12th: Happy Darwin Day!

Comment #130250 by irate_atheist on February 20, 2008 at 7:43 am

206. Comment #130178 by wooter -

Wooter - I think I've actually lost my patience with you.

Take your shit and shove it back up your arse where it belongs.

P.S - Al-Rawandi, yup, you guessed it here first. Fucktard.

1145. Why Darwin matters

Comment #130240 by irate_atheist on February 20, 2008 at 7:33 am

638. Comment #130234 by The Bishop -

Well, of course it is! It was written by one person.
Good. We've now established common ground that the Bible is man-made.

Where's your god now that we've cleared that up?

1146. Why Darwin matters

Comment #130237 by irate_atheist on February 20, 2008 at 7:30 am

633. Comment #130225 by The Bishop -

I'm sure you would be among the first to claim that the Bible contradicts itself.
Yes it does. But you said earlier:
Well, I take it that you are mostly ex-christians of one sort or another who have decided to find all the bits of the Bible which make you unhappy.....and on that basis reject God.
So when it does contradict itself, do you keep one half of the contradiction or reject one side? And how can you possibly know you've got it right?

1147. Why Darwin matters

Comment #130218 by irate_atheist on February 20, 2008 at 7:18 am

624. Comment #130208 by The Bishop -

No. Wrong burden of proof.

You claim there is an invisible sky fairy in charge. You have to provide concrete evidence for this assertion.

1148. Why Darwin matters

Comment #130210 by irate_atheist on February 20, 2008 at 7:13 am

622. Comment #130205 by The Bishop -

Well, here comes the 'no true Scotsman' fallacy. And so early in the debate, too.

1149. Why Darwin matters

Comment #130204 by irate_atheist on February 20, 2008 at 7:11 am

620. Comment #130200 by The Bishop -

Don't you understand. God had to lead his people away from their own pre-conceived ideas of sacrifice.
No.

Don't you understand that all gods are man made?



It's not difficult.

1150. Why Darwin matters

Comment #130197 by irate_atheist on February 20, 2008 at 7:03 am

604. Comment #130176 by The Bishop -

Well, I take it that you are mostly ex-christians of one sort or another who have decided to find all the bits of the Bible which make you unhappy.....and on that basis reject God.
Whatever. Perhaps there's alot of the Quran that you reject so you won't follow Allah. Don't like the views of polygamy in the Book of Mormon, Bishop, so you're not a member of that cult? Breathtaking inanity.

Well: The mildest criticism of religion is also the most radical and the most devastating one. Religion is man-made. Even the men who made it cannot agree on what their prophets or redeemers or gurus actually said or did. Still less can they hope to tell us the "meaning" of later discoveries and developments which were, when they began, either obstructed by their religions or denounced by them. And yet?quot;the believers still claim to know! Not just to know, but to know everything. Not just to know that god exists, and that he created and supervised the whole enterprise, but also to know what "he" demands of us?quot;from our diet to our observances to our sexual morality. In other words, in a vast and complicated discussion where we know more and more about less and less, yet can still hope for some enlightenment as we proceed, one faction?quot;itself composed of mutually warring factions?quot;has the sheer arrogance to tell us that we already have all the essential information we need. Such stupidity, combined with such pride, should be enough on its own to exclude "belief" from the debate. The person who is certain, and who claims divine warrant for his certainty, belongs now to the infancy of our species. It may be a long farewell, but it has begun and, like all farewells, should not be protracted. - Christopher Hitchens

Says it all, really.

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