Comments by Roy_H

Comment #24118 by Roy_H on March 4, 2007 at 10:19 pm

What does it say about Camels and eyes of needle's in the 'Holey Babble'? By definition these evangelists do not believe that they are going to hell for being super rich/greedy , ergo they do not believe in what the bible says! ( But they convince their brainless followers that they do). Mind you, they are all at it. The Pope does not exactly live in a garden shed does he?

202. Dawkins v. Collins Debate

Comment #23390 by Roy_H on February 28, 2007 at 10:54 am

"From my perspective, God cannot be completely contained within nature, and therefore God's existence is outside of science's ability to really weigh in."
Ah I see, God does exist but he does not exist anywhere.

203. Faith

Comment #23013 by Roy_H on February 25, 2007 at 10:10 pm

"Atheists like the Richard Dawkins of this world are just as fundamentalist as the people setting off bombs on the tube". O.K. Hands up all those who have met an atheist suicide bomber?

204. Hunting chimps may change view of human evolution

Comment #22949 by Roy_H on February 24, 2007 at 10:38 pm

Yes the article is fascinating, I know chimps have been observed cracking nuts with stones ( some use the left hand, some use the right )It was featured on Charlotte Uhlenbroek's excellent series TV series "Cousins".
Just to go off on a tangent, what about 'bird brains?' Some finches use cactus spines too winkle out grubs from holes in trees. A certain crow uses twigs for a similar purpose. I have personally witnessed rooks use a road as a 'tool' by dropping walnuts onto it from a great height to crack them open.

205. Is America Too Damn Religious?

Comment #22609 by Roy_H on February 20, 2007 at 1:14 am

Yes even George is recommending them to read this book ( I wish! )
http://www.rieckesbaysidegallery.com/programfiles/talers/bushdelusion.jpg

206. Battle for Europe's secular values

Comment #22514 by Roy_H on February 19, 2007 at 12:52 pm

The Guys at B3TA love our Richard ( But they hate Gillian McKeith)
http://www.b3ta.com/board/6874254

207. Memo: Stop teaching evolution

Comment #22479 by Roy_H on February 19, 2007 at 9:44 am

what a batty website! it reminds me of the guy Patrick Moore was interviewing many years ago on British TV who formulated a theory that the moon was not a globe at all, but a flat disc, oh and before I forget, it was made of pure carbon!

208. Kansas science standards evolve again, becoming pro-Darwin

Comment #22460 by Roy_H on February 19, 2007 at 1:30 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID_CXC2Zkuw&mode=related&search=
No prizes for guessing who the cartoon teacher reminds me of.

209. Foreword for the UK edition of 'Letter to a Christian Nation'

Comment #22339 by Roy_H on February 14, 2007 at 10:46 pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6362779.stm

'Not The Messiah (He's A Very Naughty Boy)'
I think this will put the cat amongst the proverbial. Remember what happened when the film came out?

210. Foreword for the UK edition of 'Letter to a Christian Nation'

Comment #22280 by Roy_H on February 13, 2007 at 10:38 pm

I have just read my copy too, it only took a day as it is very short,but it is a quart in a pint pot (what a wonderful little book!) As Richard says, he "He does not mess about" very sharp and concise.It may be directed at the people of America but it is so relevant to the whole of mankind.

211. Fossils: The Devil's Handiwork

Comment #22085 by Roy_H on February 12, 2007 at 10:19 pm

Perfect! see also http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaNDeJW4ACM&mode=related&search=

Many a true word....

212. Believing Scripture but Playing by Science's Rules

Comment #22008 by Roy_H on February 12, 2007 at 9:23 am

"Comment #22001 by Linda on February 12, 2007 at 8:34 am Get back to Kansas please Dorothy. There seems to be certain evidence that some Americans are mating with vegetables."
WOW that was incredible ! I get the impression that they do not believe in evolution for the simple reason some of the buggers never evolved. "Irony deficiency" I love that remark.

213. In praise of Darwin this Sunday ... in hundreds of churches!

Comment #21962 by Roy_H on February 12, 2007 at 1:52 am

"The world's leading evolutionist, atheist Dr. Richard Dawkins from Oxford University, hosted a television program broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK (and to eventually air around the world)"
Going to be aired around the world? YES!
I can't see it been shown in Algeria though....
"Christians need to communicate a positive message to the world that the Bible is true from the very first verse." Does that include the 'fact' that Noah had 3 sons when he was 500 years old (and you could not buy viagra over the counter then ) and he also managed to squeeze two ( or is it seven ?) of every species of animal on a 450' boat made entirely of gopher wood or whatever it says in the "good book" ? Oh yeah, right.

214. Evolution Sunday

Comment #21926 by Roy_H on February 11, 2007 at 10:19 pm

I still cannot fathom out why that wonderful lecture by Ken Miller which talks about evolution while debunking intelligent design, had to start with a stupid prayer!

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

215. The questions science cannot answer

Comment #21540 by Roy_H on February 9, 2007 at 10:17 pm

If there is a god or not, the truth is that organised religion is by far the worst thing man has ever invented. Think about the amount of blood that has ( in indeed is ) been spilled in the name god allah or whatever.

216. Does Richard Dawkins exist?

Comment #21358 by Roy_H on February 8, 2007 at 10:21 pm

Let me guess, the interviewer is supposed to be William Hague?

Re: Comment #21309 by briancoughlanworldcitizen on February 8, 2007 at 3:44 pm Now THAT video is absolutely brilliant, every religious person should watch that.

217. Ancient boy's skeleton sparks evolution debate

Comment #21182 by Roy_H on February 7, 2007 at 10:32 pm

"These sorts of silly views are killing our faith."
I wish it was! The worst thing we ever did to Africa was take our religion with our flags.

218. Interview with Alister McGrath, author of 'The Dawkins Delusion?'

Comment #20884 by Roy_H on February 6, 2007 at 10:49 pm

Richard is not the Messiah, he is a very naughthy boy! ( Well it does seem very Monty Python )Talking of comedy, when I read anything like the above I can't help thinking of Father Jack's line in 'Father Ted' :- "Dat would be an ecumenical matter!"

219. Believing In Things Unseen Is Not Delusion

Comment #20756 by Roy_H on February 6, 2007 at 9:51 am

...... in the sure and certain hope that all will one day be well, on earth as it is heaven (Cont. page 94)

220. Evolution Debate - Pigliucci vs Hovind

Comment #20544 by Roy_H on February 4, 2007 at 2:36 am

Comment #20418 by Devolution on February 2, 2007 at 9:47 am
That all depends if Ted Haggard has been paying his taxes or not.

221. [Warning: Graphic] Children's foreheads slashed in Muslim saint's name

Comment #20490 by Roy_H on February 3, 2007 at 4:58 am

Comment #20280 by writenow on February 1, 2007 at 1:28 pm

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7772002181711601907&q=%22penn+and+teller+bullshit+%22+%22circumscision%22&hl=en

Penn and Teller on the unkindest cut of all.

222. Evolution Debate - Pigliucci vs Hovind

Comment #20447 by Roy_H on February 2, 2007 at 3:14 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euglenid
A protist that shows both plant and animal features

"Kent Hovind, owner of Creation Science Evangelism and Dinosaur Adventure Land on North Palafox Street in Pensacola, has maintained he owes no taxes because everything he owns belongs to God".
WHAT? He should be made to live in a cell with pictures of Archaeopterix and Tiktaalik painted on the walls.

223. Evolution Debate - Pigliucci vs Hovind

Comment #20394 by Roy_H on February 2, 2007 at 7:02 am

Another "Duh well how can a dog come from a banana" argument. Are all Creationists totally brain dead? Is that they have no concept of how evolution works, or is it that they are just in such a narrow mindset that they refuse to believe it.

224. Sextuplet parents take B.C. to court over baby seizures

Comment #20337 by Roy_H on February 1, 2007 at 10:46 pm

Thou shalt not kill? Disgusting . Superstitious nonsense.
I can remember as a child a case in UK,it was on the news where a child died because its parents would not sign the consent form for a blood transfusion as they were Jehovah's Witnesses. That Saturday there was a knock on the door ( guess who? ) My mother, who was normally the most mild mannered of persons, gave them the most almighty bollocking I have ever heard! Suffice to say we never saw them again.
By the way, a good tip I have heard. If a Jehovah's Witness knocks on your door don't say you are an Atheist, tell them you are a Roman Catholic, apparently that shifts them off your doorstep quicker than a rottweiller!
On a lighter note, remember those awful Russian cars?
Q.What is the difference between a Lada and a Jehovah's Witness?
A. You can close the door on a Jehovah's Witness!

225. Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Comment #20102 by Roy_H on January 31, 2007 at 11:24 am

Wonderful and very moving.
Maybe her book "Infidel" could indeed be subtitled "The Allah Delusion"

226. [Warning: Graphic] Children's foreheads slashed in Muslim saint's name

Comment #19983 by Roy_H on January 31, 2007 at 1:48 am

"When the rest of the world is going to the moon, look where these people are -- still drawing blood from their heads," she said.
It is good to know some of them are waking up. Is "The God Delusion" available in Arabic?

227. He Calls Himself God

Comment #19783 by Roy_H on January 29, 2007 at 11:17 pm

Why does this remind me of the queue of people waiting to give a statue of an elephant-god a drink of milk that was on the news recently ? Note the bucket being filled with envelopes of 'offerings'
Poor, gullible deluded idiots!
Anyway, everybody knows that the real re-incarnation of Jesus Christ is David Icke, after all, he said so first.

228. Young, British Muslims 'getting more radical'

Comment #19608 by Roy_H on January 28, 2007 at 10:47 pm

"Forty per cent of Muslims between the ages of 16 and 24 said they would prefer to live under sharia law in Britain, a legal system based on the teachings of the Koran. The figure among over-55s, in contrast, was only 17 per cent."
OK live by Sharia law if you want to ,but not in my country, the airport is thataway >>>>>>

229. A Culture of Faith, Devoted Yet Complex

Comment #19215 by Roy_H on January 25, 2007 at 3:38 pm

Another fraud, Hovind has got a 10 stretch!
"Pensacola evangelist Kent Hovind was sentenced Friday afternoon to 10 years in prison on charges of tax fraud."
http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17231/dr-dino-sentenced-to-10-years-in-prison

230. Ruth Kelly, her hard-line church and a devout PM wrestling with his conscience

Comment #19098 by Roy_H on January 24, 2007 at 10:21 pm

Re: Comment #18527 by RickM on January 21, 2007 at 2:42 pm
Remember this guy?
http://dwindlinginunbelief.blogspot.com/2006/11/ted-haggard-bashing-gays-from-jesus.html
Talk about hypocrisy!

231. For the Bible told them so

Comment #18979 by Roy_H on January 24, 2007 at 6:32 am

You have all probably seen this :-
"Penn and Teller Bullshit : The Bible"
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=8152208608191358213&q=%22Penn+and+Teller%22+%22bible%22

The video quality is mediocre to say the least,but the message is clear enough! Actually, I am amazed it got shown on TV, maybe not all of the states though?

232. Intelligent design to feature in school RE lessons

Comment #18792 by Roy_H on January 23, 2007 at 2:45 am

"...and read texts by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins under new government guidelines."
Well that's a good move.

233. 12 Year Old Girl Prodigy Paints Pictures of God

Comment #18772 by Roy_H on January 22, 2007 at 11:15 pm

Wonderful talent!,even if the paintings do remind me of what might be called "Victorian Sentimentalism". The story seems very "Joan of Arc" ( young girl, visions of God ) to me.

234. Unscientific American: US Almost Last in Understanding Evolution

Comment #18647 by Roy_H on January 22, 2007 at 7:44 am

Which country came out on top? The one which is not exactly famous for its wide diversity of native plant and animal species and by definition, the one with no fossils! Now you cannot say that about the U.S.A. can you?

235. Zeus devotees worship in Athens

Comment #18592 by Roy_H on January 21, 2007 at 10:41 pm

Why does it remind me of "Trekkies?" (In the words of William Shatner, "You guys, get a life!" )

236. Mr. Deity

Comment #18339 by Roy_H on January 19, 2007 at 10:33 pm

OK, its a deal, kids can watch dvds about intelligent design on one condition, they have to watch these too!

237. Deliver us from the god delusion that imperils our humanity

Comment #18203 by Roy_H on January 19, 2007 at 1:54 am

I was looking at a programme last night on The UKTV History Channel about The Spanish Inquisition. When you consider the amount of ink and blood that has been spilled in the name of mindless superstition over the centuries, it is incredible.

238. Radical cleric sparks fury in Australia

Comment #18185 by Roy_H on January 18, 2007 at 10:35 pm

We tolerated Abu Hamza for too long and look what happened, at least he is in Jail now.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3752517.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6276209.stm

239. Evangelical Scientists Refute Gravity With New 'Intelligent Falling' Theory

Comment #18106 by Roy_H on January 18, 2007 at 11:06 am

Comment #18026 by David A Robertson on January 18, 2007 at 2:35 am

Quite a few devout Christians swallowed the "Hole to Hell" story, hook line and sinker!
Geologists working somewhere in remote Siberia had drilled a hole some 14.4 kilometers deep (about 9 miles) when the drill bit suddenly began to rotate wildly. A Mr. Azzacov (identified as the project's manager) was quoted as saying they decided that the center of the earth was hollow.
Supposedly, the geologists measured temperatures of over 2,000 degrees in the deep hole. They lowered super sensitive microphones to the bottom of the well, and to their astonishment they heard the sounds of thousands, perhaps millions, of suffering souls screaming.

http://www.snopes.com/religion/wellhell.htm

240. Evangelical Scientists Refute Gravity With New 'Intelligent Falling' Theory

Comment #18043 by Roy_H on January 18, 2007 at 3:55 am

Comment #18042 by Homo economicus They are going to leave it in, but the entry will now read :"Gullible... see Religious"

241. Evangelical Scientists Refute Gravity With New 'Intelligent Falling' Theory

Comment #18036 by Roy_H on January 18, 2007 at 3:27 am

http://www.re-discovery.org/ Read the "Geology Uncovered: Mud, Rocks and Stones for the Masses " piece it is hilarious
"Metamorphic rocks. Metamorphic rocks were once igneous or sedimentary rocks but were changed under intense heat and
pressure. Where does the heat and pressure come from? Glory. Metamorphic rocks are Born Again Rocks (BAR). All rocks have been exposed to glory throughout their existence, but some rocks have been exposed to more glory than others, which is why they are BAR"

I wish I could write stuff like that!

242. Evangelical Scientists Refute Gravity With New 'Intelligent Falling' Theory

Comment #18006 by Roy_H on January 17, 2007 at 10:33 pm

Yes I "fell" ( pun intended sorry ) for that one a while ago,until the penny dropped ( due to Newtonian gravity). But it does show how cleverly the article is written. The Onion is one of my favourite websites.

243. Christian Shrine Needs Two Exits, Israel Says

Comment #17862 by Roy_H on January 17, 2007 at 4:34 am

Yes it needs at least 2 exits, but ideally no entrances.

"Since god would never allow a fire in one of his churches" What about York Minster in 1984, or was that "Tongue in cheek" ?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/9/newsid_2498000/2498525.stm

244. Lil' Markie live, part 2

Comment #17748 by Roy_H on January 15, 2007 at 10:40 pm

Ugh creepy!I only managed 5 minutes before I had to stop. Unfortunately I kept thinking to myself things like "Only in America" and even worse, "It would take a far shorter rope to pull his head of than the one they used on Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti".

245. News Quiz on bigotry

Comment #17747 by Roy_H on January 15, 2007 at 10:32 pm

Very funny, very typical attitude too by the fundimentalists (Pronounced Funded - mental- ists )against the gay community.
Now then, what was the name of that preacher that was in the news recently? ah yes, Ted Haggard.

246. Creationism Song

Comment #17623 by Roy_H on January 15, 2007 at 6:57 am

"Well, I don't know, maybe the singer had a point.. He did look somewhat unevolved!"

"A bunch of zombies singing a zombie song to continue to feed their delusional zombie nation. They're turning our kids into vegetables."
http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2006/bill-hicks-p1.php

This is hilarious. Note, he mentions President Bush. It is G.W.'s Daddy he is refering too, but nothing changes, same crazy God fearing attitude.

247. Creationism Song

Comment #17593 by Roy_H on January 15, 2007 at 4:08 am

All together now : "Ernie, Ernie, and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west"
"Guest speaker Ken Ham", well that guy is an insult to science for a start!

248. Creationism special

Comment #17583 by Roy_H on January 15, 2007 at 1:43 am

What a typical audacious Title they give themselves "Truth in Science" a 'There is a God,we know it, so there!' Attitude.

Quote :"Inevitably there is a reaction. In Australia, the then federal education minister unwisely opined that he could see some sense in exposing students to "both sides" (he is a former president of the medical association, making his comments particularly scandalous). However, within days a coalition representing 70,000 scientists and science teachers slammed ID as equivalent to flat earth theory in a well publicised statement, and the whole thing died in weeks, not to be heard of since."
That is good news! We can only hope that the same attitude is adopted here in the UK.

249. Creationism special

Comment #17576 by Roy_H on January 14, 2007 at 11:10 pm

The I.D. er's seem to be saying :-
"The Eye is irrefutably complex, therefore it was intelligently designed ,that is definitely science"
"So who designed the designer?"
"Ah, but that is outside of science, that is religion!"
Can you run that past me again please? It is like the term "Creation Science", it is an oxymoron.It reminds me of Father Ted teaching a drunk and bewildered Father Jack to say "That would be an Ecumenical matter!"

250. Send a Message to God: He has gone too far this time

Comment #17522 by Roy_H on January 14, 2007 at 11:53 am

YES! I remember many years ago I used to say :Someone is in a hospital bed on the verge of death,but they make a remarkable recovery..."Ah tis a miracle, God be praised!" but if they die it is "Ah tis God's will" To the devout, God never gets it wrong.