151. The new preface to The God Delusion paperback and Q&A

Comment #50992 by Roy_H on June 20, 2007 at 11:19 pm

"Blasphemy is a victimless crime" I love that!

152. Interview with Christopher Hitchens

Comment #50402 by Roy_H on June 17, 2007 at 10:24 pm

Comment #50282 by maton100 on June 16, 2007 at 10:49 am
That page is hilarious! The skit on Alister McGrath is precious e.g.

"Many of the reporters and faculty members were amazed at how Alister McGrath was simultaneously capable of proving God's existence and the veracity of Christianity as a doctrine of literal fact by way of rhetorical phrasing often reserved for psychiatric patients, verbally-challenged schizophrenics and psychotic obscurantists under clinical observation."

153. The Future Forum Presents: Christopher Hitchens and Marvin Olasky

Comment #50021 by Roy_H on June 14, 2007 at 2:59 pm

It is comforting to know we have The Earth orbiting The Sun now!

154. Religion - our maelstrom of ignorance

Comment #49467 by Roy_H on June 12, 2007 at 3:15 am

But you know, God sends messages to sinners in all walks of life! ( Talk about a publicity stunt! )
Jail term was a message from God, says Paris Hilton

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20070611/ten-entertainment-crime-9700fcb_2.html

155. Interview with Richard Dawkins

Comment #49465 by Roy_H on June 12, 2007 at 3:07 am

"Wishy-washy", what a good adjective! How often I have endured a church service ( funeral, christening etc. ) looked at the priest and thought to myself:- "Does this guy really know what the heck he is talking about?" and more importantly, "Does he really believe it?"

156. Americans believe in both evolution, creationism: poll

Comment #49175 by Roy_H on June 10, 2007 at 10:01 pm

"More recently, the question divided Republican presidential candidates who traditionally represent the Christian conservative elements of US society, with three answering in last month's debate that they do not believe in evolution."
Talk about the idiots running the asylum......

157. Sen. Clinton: Faith got me through marital strife

Comment #47874 by Roy_H on June 5, 2007 at 9:47 pm

What did you do Hillary,whack him in the balls with the bible?

158. Hamas Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony

Comment #47570 by Roy_H on June 5, 2007 at 2:05 am

All done in the name of Allah.....yuck!
They blow up so quickly these days.......

159. Groundbreaking Research Has Scientists Talking With Apes

Comment #46311 by Roy_H on May 30, 2007 at 10:09 pm

Actually I thought Kanzi looked rather bored , almost as if he was thinking "Oh no, here we go again, of course I can do it you silly bugger!"

160. Observer Diary 27th May 2007

Comment #45312 by Roy_H on May 27, 2007 at 6:41 am

"Our impressive Ecuadorian guides told us that Boobies eventually go blind, the consequence of years of repeated high-velocity impacts of their eyes on the water"
Get out of that one, 'Intelligent Designists'!

161. Adam and Eve in the Land of the Dinosaurs

Comment #45058 by Roy_H on May 26, 2007 at 4:23 am

The Gospel according to St. Fred? (Flintstone)

162. Jerry Falwell Deconverted on Deathbed!

Comment #45040 by Roy_H on May 26, 2007 at 1:14 am

I think my sister went to the Richard Dawkins school of wit. We used to trade with a local butcher, but after having suffered one or two ropy joints of beef from his shop we decided to go and find a new butcher. Soon afterwards, our old butcher died.On hearing the news, my sister with her rapier like wit commented "It must have been something he ate!"

163. Lightning damages Jesus statue

Comment #44408 by Roy_H on May 24, 2007 at 2:44 pm

I heard a strange story ( I am told it is true but to me it sounds straight out of "Father Ted" actually)
A vicarage got stuck by lightening but the insurance company would not pay up because they said "It was an act of God" and the property had not been insured for such claims! Anyway, after the not inconsiderable damage to the roof was repaired, the priest felt like going on holiday (and who can blame him ) so he and 2 other priests decided to go skiing the Swiss Alps.While they were there, they got caught in a thunderstorm, lightening struck, the priest who had his house damaged got away unhurt but his 2 companions were killed!

164. Ice Age blast 'ravaged America'

Comment #44262 by Roy_H on May 23, 2007 at 10:59 pm

The Grand Canyon was actually formed when an evangelist preacher dropped a 10 cent coin down a gopher hole.....

165. Pedal power takes Islamic shape in Iran

Comment #42822 by Roy_H on May 19, 2007 at 10:17 pm

Burhkacycle made for 2? What next I wonder,an Islamic Pantomime horse for women? They would be certainly well concealed. The one in front could be called "Fartima Fez".

166. Television evangelist Falwell dies at 73

Comment #41158 by Roy_H on May 15, 2007 at 3:01 pm

Jerry who?

167. The Creation Museum: Prepare to believe

Comment #41066 by Roy_H on May 15, 2007 at 12:56 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Falwell
So the "Christian" was a racist bigot who supported segregation and Apartheid in South Africa!

168. Why Christopher Hitchens is not Great

Comment #40753 by Roy_H on May 14, 2007 at 10:43 pm

"He has saturated his mind with the far less believable claims of Marx, Darwin, and Einstein"

OK leaving Marx out of the equation, claims LESS believable than Darwin and Einstein? This just shows how scientifically ignorant this guy is!

169. Welsh Hindus fight to save Shambo the sacred bull

Comment #39662 by Roy_H on May 11, 2007 at 1:26 pm

Well it does indeed prove that all religions involve a lot of bullshit!

170. Welsh Hindus fight to save Shambo the sacred bull

Comment #39488 by Roy_H on May 10, 2007 at 10:21 pm

It might never enter the food chain, but it may cough all over the grass and a wandering badger may pick it up and cough on someone else's grass and give their cattle TB, which is probably how that bull got it in the first place. By the way, I do know what I am talking about, I grew up on a farm.

171. A Bunch of Monkeys

Comment #38380 by Roy_H on May 7, 2007 at 11:27 pm

I saw some comments on another website relating to that horrific murder of that 17 year old girl by stoning in Iraq. One comment read "They are just monkeys in pants". Actually I found it very insulting.... to the monkeys!

172. Those fanatical atheists

Comment #38056 by Roy_H on May 6, 2007 at 10:06 pm

Perfect! one of the best articles I have ever read on this website.

173. God Exists. A Formula Proves it.

Comment #37670 by Roy_H on May 5, 2007 at 12:46 pm

I loved the "Reality check" at the end of that report... a destructive tornado! ( sent by an all loving God no doubt? )

174. Archive Hour: BBC and Religion

Comment #35797 by Roy_H on April 28, 2007 at 10:34 pm

http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/robert_ingersoll/about_the_holy_bible.html
This was written in 1894....
"I attack this book because it is the enemy of human liberty -- the greatest obstruction across the highway of human progress."

175. New Noah's Ark ready to sail

Comment #35796 by Roy_H on April 28, 2007 at 10:20 pm

http://home.austarnet.com.au/stear/new_no_flood_evidence.htm
Another website debunking the Noah's Ark myth.

176. Two idiots get a forum

Comment #35644 by Roy_H on April 28, 2007 at 4:34 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HW06Wz_R74&mode=related&search=
The Antidote to the "Banana video"


P.S. The guy opening the coconut with that damn great machete in one hand and the coconut in the other scares me to death!

177. Vote for the Time 100 - Are They Worthy?

Comment #34683 by Roy_H on April 24, 2007 at 10:29 pm

Can I vote for the above been the worst picture of Richard Dawkins ever published?

178. Shout your doubt out loud, my fellow unbelievers

Comment #34681 by Roy_H on April 24, 2007 at 10:25 pm

Comment #34622 by Veronique on April 24, 2007 at 6:04 pm
Another one for you:-
"What you teach us to do is admirable, but what you teach us to believe is foolish"
King Mongkut of Siam (now Thailand) to a Christian missionary.

179. In the beginning

Comment #34446 by Roy_H on April 24, 2007 at 5:18 am

But this is really how everything began ("big bang" LOL )

http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2007/fg-christianity-p1.php

180. Gay hate church to picket VT gun rampage funerals

Comment #33906 by Roy_H on April 22, 2007 at 3:32 pm

How insensitive!
Those poor mourners are suffering enough grief without having those wingnuts there at the funerals.

181. Here Comes the Fourth Musketeer.

Comment #33659 by Roy_H on April 20, 2007 at 11:44 pm

At this rate 'The Three Musketeers' will soon become 'The Twelve Disciples!' ( of Russell? )

182. Growing Up in the Universe: 2-Disc DVD Set

Comment #32970 by Roy_H on April 18, 2007 at 10:17 pm

Mine have arrived. I sat down and watched them from beginning to end. Wonderful stuff!

183. Growing Up in the Universe: 2-Disc DVD Set

Comment #31694 by Roy_H on April 13, 2007 at 10:30 pm

I had an e mail last night to say may copy is on it's way.Oh goody!

184. T. rex tissue shows they are related to chickens

Comment #31482 by Roy_H on April 12, 2007 at 11:14 pm

Comment #31445 by Ohnhai on April 12, 2007 at 5:39 pm
thats one Hell of a Drumstick!!!
It reminds me of someone taking off the TV cook Fanny Cradock, it was a sketch where she was supposed to be cooking a rhinoceros ."Pop the rhino into the oven, cook for about 3 weeks at gas mark 4 and then Serve with RATHER a lot of chips....."

185. Hey Mom, I'm an Atheist

Comment #31076 by Roy_H on April 10, 2007 at 10:22 pm

It could have been worse, his father could have sat on him!

186. Did John Paul II perform a miracle? Am I Mother Teresa?

Comment #30387 by Roy_H on April 8, 2007 at 1:21 am

Look at this "Holey" Vision!

http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2007/angusassjesus-p1.php#jesus

surely this must be a sign!

187. Answers To the Atheists

Comment #30381 by Roy_H on April 7, 2007 at 11:43 pm

"What you teach us to do is admirable, but what you teach us to believe is foolish".
King Mongkut of Siam ( Thailand ) To a Christian missionary.

188. The Most Hated Family in America

Comment #29807 by Roy_H on April 4, 2007 at 10:38 pm

I tried to watch this last night on TV. As soon as it opened and I heard that "God hates fags " song or whatever it was, I had to reach for the remote and change channels quick, or I would have been physically sick!

189. Kansas State School Board Bans Pokemon Due to Evolution Content

Comment #29806 by Roy_H on April 4, 2007 at 10:33 pm

Did you know the Irish government has banned "Snakes and Ladders " because all those years ago St. Patrick had banished all the snakes out of Ireland, so they do not want to upset his holy spirit?

Yes it is a joke too!

190. Growing Up in the Universe: 2-Disc DVD Set

Comment #29657 by Roy_H on April 3, 2007 at 10:34 pm

I love the The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, I have ordered these and I am very much looking forward to watching them.

191. Dawkins says religion is 'like sucking a dummy'

Comment #28383 by Roy_H on March 29, 2007 at 3:20 am

I have often thought that myself actually, a dummy or a comfort blanket.

192. Hell is real and eternal: Pope

Comment #28088 by Roy_H on March 27, 2007 at 10:40 pm

He-he you couldn't make it up could you? Oh wait a minute, the Pope just did!

193. Hell is real and eternal: Pope

Comment #28087 by Roy_H on March 27, 2007 at 10:38 pm

That makes about as much sense as "Jesus was white, I know that because I have seen a picture of him in the bible and the camera never lies!"
"That would be an ecumenical matter" ( Father Jack Hackett )
"Well I'm Buggered!" (Choir Boy)

194. Mormons miffed over coffee-swilling angel image

Comment #27482 by Roy_H on March 24, 2007 at 10:25 pm

Many a true word! Our biology teacher read us extracts from his student thesis about spiders where he describes the effect of the web building abilities of spiders after they had been given a small dose of home made orange wine! Come to think of it, he was the guy who taught me what a "Humanist " was, he was the first atheist I had ever met.

195. Ricky Gervais on Atheism

Comment #26364 by Roy_H on March 18, 2007 at 11:32 pm

Excellent! The average person in UK is more likely to listen to what Ricky Gervais has to say than to buy or borrow "The God Delusion" but never mind, as long as the message gets across "Open your eyes, religion is a load of old rubbish!" who cares?

196. Yanoconodon, a transitional fossil

Comment #26235 by Roy_H on March 17, 2007 at 11:25 pm

Another nail in the Creationist's coffin lid. I almost did a little dance when Tiktaalik was discovered, an intermediate creature that represents the transition between the fish and amphibians.
http://tiktaalik.uchicago.edu/

197. Carl Sagan's Cosmos for Rednecks

Comment #25741 by Roy_H on March 15, 2007 at 12:33 am

Does anyone remember Windows 2000 for Rednecks?
http://www.countryhicksystems.com/
Watching that 'Top Gear' programme when they drove through Alabama was one of the funniest ( scariest? ) moments on British TV


http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2007/top-gear-alabama-p1.php

198. When the ain'ts go marching in

Comment #25204 by Roy_H on March 10, 2007 at 10:58 pm

Comment #25193 by J Steven on March 10, 2007 at 7:05 pm
Yes the world would be a far better place without religion but, have you ever seen two Tom cats fighting? I grew up on a farm, we once had an enormous feral Tom cat used to visit our place, beat up any of our own male cats,(often inflicting terrible injuries on them if they did not run away) then, just like a male lion,he would search out and kill any kittens that he knew were not his. His reign of terror did not last long however, we shot the bloody thing!
Closer to our own kind,Chimpanzees do not believe in God, but look what happens there when two rival gangs meet.

199. Blame Abraham

Comment #25051 by Roy_H on March 9, 2007 at 11:23 pm

Wilfred Owen must have had similar thoughts when he wrote this during The First World War, it features in Benjamin Britten's wonderful "War Requiem" :-

The Parable of the Old Man and the Young

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went,
And took the fire with him, and a knife.
And as they sojourned both of them together,
Isaac the first-born spake and said, My Father,
Behold the preparations, fire and iron,
But where the lamb, for this burnt-offering?
Then Abram bound the youth with belts and straps,
And builded parapets and trenches there,
And stretchèd forth the knife to slay his son.
When lo! an Angel called him out of heaven,
Saying, Lay not they hand upon the lad,
Neither do anything to him, thy son.
Behold! Caught in a thicket by its horns,
A Ram. Offer the Ram of Pride instead.

But the old man would not so, but slew his son,
And half the seed of Europe, one by one.

200. Conservapedia v Wikipedia

Comment #24607 by Roy_H on March 7, 2007 at 2:29 pm

"In fact, creationists believe that extremely rapid evolution occurred after the Flood to create the species that we see today from the smaller number of species that were on the ark."

EVOLUTION !!! make your minds up Creationists!

Talk about double standards!