151. Religious education as a part of literary culture

Comment #161124 by robotaholic on April 14, 2008 at 9:07 pm

Blake I hate Shakespeare - I think he SUCKED and I didn't learn a single thing by reading him. Even the movies suck.

I agree with your bottom line for sure-

152. For sale: 13-year-old virgin

Comment #160962 by robotaholic on April 14, 2008 at 3:35 pm

- I'm going to go care about someone really quick- mabye I'll look down on another culture that I consider barbaric too while I'm at it- :)

153. Religious education as a part of literary culture

Comment #160918 by robotaholic on April 14, 2008 at 2:42 pm

Let me not labour the point. I have probably said enough to convince at least my older readers that an atheistic world view provides no justification for cutting the bible, and other sacred books, out of our education.

154. Religious education as a part of literary culture

Comment #160908 by robotaholic on April 14, 2008 at 2:35 pm

Spinoza I greatly accept the rebuke (in the words of Dawkins of course) I wish I could erase the memory of every kind of torturous read I've had forced on me about this nonsubject.

Mitchell Gilks I never said we should do away with the literature-
For someone who wants to 'preserve literary history' you surely don't know how to read-

And I stand by what I said, we shouldn't force feed children the bible or religious art, and I personaly don't give it as much respect as quite a few "culturally and literarily diverse" people.

155. Religious education as a part of literary culture

Comment #160736 by robotaholic on April 14, 2008 at 10:35 am

what about people like myself who DON'T think that christian'art' is so great- I don't like seeing fat naked or half naked women- everytime I see the work of some 'great' painter I think oh great another fat naked woman or another jesus - just my two cents

oh and

The Bible - as literature, if nothing else - should be an essential part of every child's experience.

156. The Art of Creating Controversy Where None Existed

Comment #160058 by robotaholic on April 13, 2008 at 3:22 pm

wow! EvidenceOnly, that was awesome-

- Eventually claim that the scientific theory is extreme left, anti-religion, anti-god, the reason for all misery in the world, supported by liberals, communists, gays, lesbians, the ACLU, an attack to our freedoms, worse than terrorism

157. The Art of Creating Controversy Where None Existed

Comment #160054 by robotaholic on April 13, 2008 at 3:17 pm

I totally agree Mitchell gilks - My dad tries to talk religion to me and finally one day I told him that it all just boils down to him trying to get me to beleive in invisible people with magic powers and of course talking snakes.-

How CAN anyone fall for that crap?

158. Did pre-big bang universe leave its mark on the sky?

Comment #159611 by robotaholic on April 12, 2008 at 4:02 pm

Well, I'm geekily interested in this because hmm-if you for example remember-after the universe fizzles out to just about nothing after a trillion trillion w/e years - hmm, we can't have absolutely zero degrees kelvin due to violating uncertainty principle (can't know velocity and location both precisely and at absolute zero you would know both)(well WE might not know both obviously lol)so what happens? - mabye I'm bringing something up that is stupid but I've not heard anyone address it pretty much- any ideas?

159. Richard Dawkins and Bill Maher

Comment #159458 by robotaholic on April 12, 2008 at 8:27 am

Richard Dawkins is such a movie star 8-> - I would love to meet him. Now I wanna go to convert's corner and see what's over there.

PS I must say I'm a 6.9999999999 too lol

160. The List: The World's Worst Religious Leaders

Comment #159180 by robotaholic on April 11, 2008 at 2:35 pm

These people don't even sound like humans.

161. Inadequate, private and late apology with grotesquely inadequate excuse

Comment #159171 by robotaholic on April 11, 2008 at 2:31 pm

The House has the power to formally censure or reprimand its members; censure or reprimand requires only a simple majority, but does not remove a member from office.

The Constitution permits the House to expel any member with a two-thirds vote. In the history of the United States, only five members have been expelled from the House; three of them, John Bullock Clark (D-MO), John William Reid (D-MO), and Henry Cornelius Burnett (D-KY), were removed in 1861 for supporting the Confederate States' secession, which led to the Civil War. Michael Myers (D-PA) was expelled for accepting bribes in 1980, and James Traficant (D-OH) was expelled in 2002 following his conviction for corruption.

I think it's highly unlikely she's gonna be removed from office.

This is disgusting: The annual salary of each Representative is currently $165,200. - YEP, thats the truth. That bigoted barbarian makes 165 thousand a year.

-AND WE'RE PAYING HER.

162. 'Expelled' ripped off Harvard's 'Inner Life of the Cell' animation

Comment #159161 by robotaholic on April 11, 2008 at 2:10 pm

I think this story has been a debacle and it's not stopping either. If I beleived in karma, I would say that this is what they get for misrepresenting themselves to the various scientists they interviewed/quoted.

163. The simple falsehood at the heart of Expelled

Comment #158613 by robotaholic on April 10, 2008 at 8:25 pm

Hitler schmitler - who cares- anyone with enough intention to investigate the supposed hitler-atheist connection will be hit head-on by the fact that the truth or falsity of atheism doesn't depend on what some racist barbaric inbread guy thought-

164. Anti-evolution bill clears another hurdle

Comment #157624 by robotaholic on April 9, 2008 at 10:50 am

How to you teach Intelligent Design anyway? I mean, all you can do is highlight some problems that evolution hasn't explained yet... and I say yet because you know science will resolve those also if just given time...

EDIT- also I must say I don't know of any either - they've already been solved or explained by science like the immune system evolution or the flagellum

165. The books that inspire me

Comment #157619 by robotaholic on April 9, 2008 at 10:46 am

Lalla is totally my favorite narrator.- I can't get the links to work either...mabye it's because I use Opera and it's not supported sometimes...

166. Rep. Davis: The Worst Person in the World

Comment #157614 by robotaholic on April 9, 2008 at 10:40 am

I actually DON'T believe in her right to say this. As a representative she cannot support religion- at least not in this capacity.

Teratornis:

I don't have a problem with "hate speech" per se. I think it's better for people to say what they honestly think than to go around lying about it.

I totally agree with you that I would prefer honesty over lying (I'm brutally honest about everything to everyone and the friends I have a true friends because of it) but in this ladies capacity as a represenative she should do her job- which doesn't include hate speach or bigotry.

167. Discussion between Richard Dawkins and Paula Kirby

Comment #157261 by robotaholic on April 8, 2008 at 7:30 pm

Paula you're fabulous! I'm so impressed. Thanks so much. I am so enjoying this. I will never look at crystals the same way again either. :)

168. Richard Dawkins on The Big Questions

Comment #156890 by robotaholic on April 8, 2008 at 11:18 am

I have so much respect for Richard Dawkins. I don't like him having to sit over by himself either-but I wouldn't want to sit with those people-

169. Get out of here, atheists!

Comment #156566 by robotaholic on April 7, 2008 at 10:01 pm

that was awesome MaxD
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Papa bear, mommy bear, baby bear


***Edit*** - I think she has centipedes in her vagina

lol

170. Get out of here, atheists!

Comment #156560 by robotaholic on April 7, 2008 at 9:41 pm

so what...it's an emotional black lady getting religious - what's new? this is stereotypical behavior- if she were this emotional and PRO Science, Pro evolution, Pro atheism, THEN it would have been news-

171. Get out of here, atheists!

Comment #156466 by robotaholic on April 7, 2008 at 3:37 pm

wow, I'm surprised it wasn't in oklahoma lol - actually I think the USA is turning into one big State of Oklahoma!

172. Anti-gay Okla. lawmaker attracts 1,000 backers

Comment #155762 by robotaholic on April 5, 2008 at 4:27 pm

hey don't forget that we also have the penis pump judge here in Oklahoma ahhahaha- remember that?- a judge used a penis pump while he was in court behind and underneath his bench - the court reporter kept hearing pumping sounds.... and the crazy thing is that he was doing that during several major court cases involving murder and capital punishment lol - .

Oklahoma: land of the sexually repressed religious fundamentalists!

173. Cult leader Pyotr Kuznetsov tries suicide after realising he was wrong about doomsday

Comment #155760 by robotaholic on April 5, 2008 at 4:13 pm

I didn't laugh after reading this. Instead, I was amazed that religion had turned those people back into cavemen.

174. Anti-gay Okla. lawmaker attracts 1,000 backers

Comment #155748 by robotaholic on April 5, 2008 at 2:51 pm

Well what gets me is that she expexts everyone to be christian - and she has to know that not everyone are christian - its kind of rude of her if you ask me- I mean I remember (a loooooooooooong time ago) when I was a religious- I still never expected everyone to act like a christian because I knew that a lot of people are not - but she - well she's amazingly short sighted

175. Dawkins warns of human extinction

Comment #155711 by robotaholic on April 5, 2008 at 10:06 am

i like how this article starts out

176. Fleabytes

Comment #155709 by robotaholic on April 5, 2008 at 9:59 am

Surely Dr. Benway you would prefer that people not be taught lies and consequently their view of reality become deminished as a result? (especially children)- I mean techincally they're actively teaching untruths- and you're ok with that? - well this is a longstanding discussion me and my friend Steven have been having - do people like Scientologists have the right to teach obvious untruths? or is it wrong and groups like Anonymous should receive our/my support? - It's a good topic because I can see truths on both sides like mabye there is utility in the doctrin of those beliefs- but still, to me somehow, truth seems better and teaching untruths- lies- whatever you call them- seems well you know wrong or morally wrong somewhat...

177. Fleabytes

Comment #155693 by robotaholic on April 5, 2008 at 9:16 am

haha, you're crazy- I hate those people - they've thrown their brain into the trash and it's disgusting-

178. Fleabytes

Comment #155690 by robotaholic on April 5, 2008 at 9:03 am

haha, jehovah's witnesses just knocked on my door while i was getting up and i went to the door and they started talking and it was just gibberish..you know spiritual talk- and finally i interrupted and said "is this religious"? and he said yeah- and I said "oh well I don't believe in invisible people with magic powers like angels and demons and gods" and he said: "well how did we get here...i mean you've got a brain"- I said "evolution through natural selection"- well he proceeded to tell me that they have a book about that and I said I already know about that book (since i studied it when i was a young kid) and that all that book does is say that evolution is just chance and nothing great comes about by chance- when evolution is the very opposite of chance- and that I think they are deluded (to borrow a phrase from a certain distinguished Professor lol) and he said well would you be interested in talking about it further or reading their book and I said "ABSOLUTELY NOT" and then they just turned around and left - (then I turned on the Animal Planet channel on tv and relaxed haha)

What makes me mad is that they are actively trying to make people believe in that bullshXt. I wish noone would be brainwashed like they are.

How do we expect to win the hearts of people and get people to see awesomeness of the world if we don't go out and 'prostylatize'?

179. Pastor attacks scientist's talk

Comment #154898 by robotaholic on April 3, 2008 at 11:25 pm

he's the kind of guy who would say that wolves and dogs can't breed and have fertile offspring lollllllllllllllllll

180. Pastor attacks scientist's talk

Comment #154894 by robotaholic on April 3, 2008 at 10:55 pm

I know, I expected someone more articulate and nuanced- *sighs* Dawkins really SHOULDN'T acknowledge his presence!

181. Happy Birthday, Richard Dawkins!

Comment #154889 by robotaholic on April 3, 2008 at 10:45 pm

I am RE-wishing you a happy birthday- because you are so right on!

100 years from now YOU will be one of the great persons mentioned who influenced so many people and who had such an impact on society. You should be Happy with your Legacy!

182. Pastor attacks scientist's talk

Comment #154888 by robotaholic on April 3, 2008 at 10:38 pm

lol look at Robertson:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2r1GPGDWrI

this was so funny - his book is barely called a book lol!

183. Expelled Overview

Comment #154876 by robotaholic on April 3, 2008 at 9:50 pm

why are people born in america referred to as african american? - anyone born in america is american and that's all - i am not referred to as a caucasian american - the only true african americans are born in africa and naturalized to america like charlize theron

184. Cult leader Pyotr Kuznetsov tries suicide after realising he was wrong about doomsday

Comment #154874 by robotaholic on April 3, 2008 at 9:46 pm

wow caves help you escape from god's wrath- well I being a homosexual will have to prepare then -

185. Anti-gay Okla. lawmaker attracts 1,000 backers

Comment #154873 by robotaholic on April 3, 2008 at 9:41 pm

ya know (ponderingly) it's weird to think that a person who is supposed to represent you in government actually wants you to be erased like a person would want cancer to be erased from their body - how odd-

186. Anti-gay Okla. lawmaker attracts 1,000 backers

Comment #154870 by robotaholic on April 3, 2008 at 9:37 pm

the sad part is that she is identical to my *MOM*- (insert crazy laughter)

187. Anti-gay Okla. lawmaker attracts 1,000 backers

Comment #154869 by robotaholic on April 3, 2008 at 9:35 pm

THIS thread shouldn't die - I'll tell you why - it is only because of religion that this lady talks and acts like this - she is a religious person and only in this way could she outright hate people who are different from her - only because she's been brainwashed to hate them - if she didn't have that evil book with its racist infanticidal, pestilential, megalomanical, homophobic words she would never had said those things or thought them- She is a TESTAMENT quote unquote of the evils of religion- of christianity- and of IGNORANCE-

SAME THING lol

188. Pastor attacks scientist's talk

Comment #154665 by robotaholic on April 3, 2008 at 2:54 pm

look he's so creepy looking

http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/media/photos/images/SMF Press/robertson_david.jpg

189. Anti-gay Okla. lawmaker attracts 1,000 backers

Comment #154661 by robotaholic on April 3, 2008 at 2:48 pm

well it says what to do to homosexuals right there in the bible too - to stone them to death - so um, why don't they carry this out? - or why don't they stone children to death for disrespecting their parents? - i mean come on - this is cherry picking to the most HIPOCRITICAL degree possible-

I want this lady to leave office, resign or get RESIGNED forcfully

there is a funny youtube video of Ellen calling her and getting the "sorry the mailbox is full" message lol

190. Pastor attacks scientist's talk

Comment #154632 by robotaholic on April 3, 2008 at 2:21 pm

Robertson is a TOAD!- a NUTTER

191. Anti-gay Okla. lawmaker attracts 1,000 backers

Comment #154629 by robotaholic on April 3, 2008 at 2:17 pm

I hate living in this state!

192. Anti-Quran Film Fitna Pulled From Web Due to 'Threats'

Comment #152782 by robotaholic on March 31, 2008 at 2:35 pm

I dont' worry about the changing demographics - we will all kill ourselves pretty soon anyway - so who cares- either an astroid, the influenza, global warming weather, or nuclear war, whatever the cause I'm not worried- when you're dead, you don't know you're dead :)

193. Anti-Quran Film Fitna Pulled From Web Due to 'Threats'

Comment #152375 by robotaholic on March 30, 2008 at 9:16 pm

This is not a racist comment. This is just what I have encountered. In the few times I have been exposed to humans who purported to be from the middle east, I have noticed ozochrotia. I believe it is caused by the lack of anti-perspirant/deoderant.

194. In His Name We Pray, Ramen

Comment #152135 by robotaholic on March 30, 2008 at 8:33 am

exactly what black wolf said! -

Most weren't even aware that real science has mountains of good evidence in its favor, because that fact is kept from them at every effort.

195. Beware the Believers

Comment #151991 by robotaholic on March 29, 2008 at 10:38 pm

I detested the video and music - I hate rap and the graphics were similar to south park (which is also rediculous and ugly)- I come here to get AWAY from american culture similar to this video-

I don't want to know who wasted their cpu and time on this- oh and I want rap to DIE out yesterday

The music was hiddeous. The beat was simply a drum machine on loop (which is what most rap is) and the loop of the chorus was uninteresting and looped identically (which is another 'lack of talent' problem)-

I would have preferred some organically remixed electronic complexity! - but then again how could you expect that with lyrics like "D 2 tha Dawk 2 tha PhD"-

196. In His Name We Pray, Ramen

Comment #151760 by robotaholic on March 29, 2008 at 10:25 am

Pirates hahaha

197. I always aim to misbehave

Comment #151758 by robotaholic on March 29, 2008 at 10:21 am

Sometimes I get to thinking that PZ is an immature guy & I forget that he's an American Biology Professor who works with evolutionary developmental biology and has an asteroid named in his honnor (Asteroid 153298 Paulmyers is named in his honor.) lol

I've always liked pharyngula - it's a great blog

198. 'We Make Our Own Heaven'

Comment #151491 by robotaholic on March 28, 2008 at 8:52 pm

Bonzai - isn't it true that there are many ways of teaching - one of which is by example - I had several teachers in public high school who were very skilled. Their attitude 'taught' me to want to learn and to think critically. (Thanks Frankus1122 for the link- Ristow pretty much made my case for me lol)

Presseisen:

The most basic premise in the current thinking skills movement is the notion that students CAN learn to think better if schools concentrate on teaching them HOW to do so

199. 'We Make Our Own Heaven'

Comment #151354 by robotaholic on March 28, 2008 at 2:39 pm

I have nothing bad to say about this. I like how they don't force these kids...

It is so not the norm though that it seems strange-

200. Religion and Politics

Comment #150962 by robotaholic on March 27, 2008 at 8:07 pm

Steve Zarra if you admire Buddhism so much why aren't you one? Whatever the reason that you reject Budhism, why don't you decide that that's the reason that David P. Barash included Budhism in his list -