201. Fleabytes

Comment #131768 by kaiserkriss on February 23, 2008 at 7:55 am

Robertson wrote quote me:

Kaiserkriss

There is little doubt in my mind if DR were a Muslim, he'd be one of the Mullahs advocating violence to the infidel.



I think this post is sadly too typical of the kind of argument many use here (by the way Richard does this count as ad hominem?). You have no evidence that I would be advocating violence and yet you have 'little doubt' in your mind. In dealing with such certainties I know that most people on here will struggle with the concept that I have anything worthwhile to say (because there is little room for doubt in your minds) but I write (not to wind you guys up), but in the hope that there are others who are less certain and who are prepared to listen as well as abuse. As in Richard's following post "You seriously expect us to believe that you have any doubts? Have you read any of his previous posts? And in spite of that, you only "suspect"? I'm sorry - I don't believe you."

I see you rose to the bait. Learn to read buddy.
I wrote "There is no doubt in my mind IF DR were a Muslim etc" Do you not understand what the word IF means?? To the best of my knowledge you are not a Muslim, so what I wrote is strictly a supposition, yet you choose to view it as a potential ad hominem. GOTCHA!

This is very much the same tactic YOU use to insult people many times over in your posts to this board.
DR as far as you are concerned, even though I have never met you, and have to judge you strictly by your written word, I feel sorry for you as a member of planet Earth. There is nothing you can say that would change my mind, or hurt my feelings, EVER, since in my (implicitly) closed mind you have lost complete credibility.

That is something I cannot say about my many Christian and Muslim friends, that show none of the fanaticism you display over and over again. jcw
Edit: spelling..

202. Fleabytes

Comment #131594 by kaiserkriss on February 22, 2008 at 4:17 pm

Steve said: "This is someone who can and will make use of responses to him. Who knows, some angry attack on him may turn up in some sermon on "the immorality of atheism". He is a distinctly middlebrow thinker on matters of science, philosophy and theology, but he knows what he is doing here, and I have a sad feeling we have given him just what he wanted"

No skin off my nose I say rather selfishly. There is little doubt in my mind if DR were a Muslim, he'd be one of the Mullahs advocating violence to the infidel. I'm probably jaded, but I just can't take this guy seriously anymore, and it speaks volumes of were we stand as a civilization when such individuals have a following of any sort.jcw

203. Fleabytes

Comment #131590 by kaiserkriss on February 22, 2008 at 4:09 pm

Steve: I finally get your point..jcw

204. Fleabytes

Comment #131581 by kaiserkriss on February 22, 2008 at 3:53 pm

Steve Zara: I agree with you, however Richard Dawkins (in lieu of the administration)has given his okey-dokey on this one, so I think since, the site carries his name, his opinion should carry some weight.

As far as Paula is concerned, unfortunately she will take the brunt of the fleas probably unfounded critique, so her opinion should also carry more weight that yours, mine or all the other individuals who have voiced their opinion.

Personally, and I don't wish to offend you Steve, the fact that you have been debating and posting since the early 90ies etc. is irrelevant to this argument.

Maybe I just can't take the flea seriously enough to recognize the potential harm his inane arguments will do. I do find his tactics annoying, as much as the next person, however, I don't let it get to me.. "Consider the source". jcw

PS Steve I do admire the quality and quantity of your arguments 95 % of the time.

205. Fleabytes

Comment #131576 by kaiserkriss on February 22, 2008 at 3:40 pm

Paula.. you are being extremely fair on this, more than I ever would be...Once again, I doff my non existent chapeau to you.

SharonMcT: Ha Ha! So do I, and, yes I know it speaks volumes of my miserable personal life, but so do I. :-) jcw

206. Fleabytes

Comment #131571 by kaiserkriss on February 22, 2008 at 3:32 pm

Diacanu, SharonMcT :

I think we have ALL thrown in more like a couple of bucks worth of opinion.. (including myself). Surely this must be one of the longest threads on the site put together in such a short time. jcw

207. Fleabytes

Comment #131567 by kaiserkriss on February 22, 2008 at 3:19 pm

Paula has spoken, and since it is her work that will be critiqued, the decision should be hers alone. (Thanks for your response by the way).

We can all have opinions, but the bottom line is, if rd.net will be willing to put up with the small parasite, as implied by Richard D, and Paula has the graciousness to put up with the flea's put downs, the decision should be hers alone. jcw

208. Fleabytes

Comment #131024 by kaiserkriss on February 21, 2008 at 5:54 pm

BAEOZ.. I know better than to think that you were taking a shot at the Germans. You have never struck me as that kind of person. The letter C in German is very rare at the beginning of a word for EXACTLY the reasons you quoted. jcw

209. Fleabytes

Comment #131023 by kaiserkriss on February 21, 2008 at 5:49 pm

Re Robertson's continued bleating of only responding to Paula should he be guaranteed not to be banned from this site...

While we all have made various pro and contra arguments to Robertson (aka clearthinker) all of which are quite valid, we haven't heard from PAULA.

Paula, what is your opinion on the subject, would you like to know how your well argument case will be interpreted by a Preacher man?? jcw

210. Fleabytes

Comment #130982 by kaiserkriss on February 21, 2008 at 4:14 pm

BAEOZ: I wouldn't get too carried away on the spelling thingy, English is probably THE language that will take perfectly good foreign names, words etc. and Anglicize them.

Anyway languages and spelling are dynamic. I still have a hard time deciphering Chaucer and Shakespeare. jcw

211. Fleabytes

Comment #130980 by kaiserkriss on February 21, 2008 at 4:09 pm

Steve Zara: I am afraid not. Who bites the fleas? Normally the beast that has them. Paula's work is not parasitic on the parasites, it is part of the cure.
Absolutely correct!If anything, Paula's work is FLEAPOWDER. jcw

212. Fleabytes

Comment #130831 by kaiserkriss on February 21, 2008 at 11:06 am

epeeist: Well argued, I totally agree with your take of Robertson. What surprises me is that sooo many still rise to the bait he hangs out.

Arguments and questions that are inconvenient to Robertson are simply ignore by him as you have found out, as have I in the past. This technique is classic "bull shitting" used by very many people who get in over their heads, and quite common among individuals engaged in public speaking such as politicians and preachers.

To WEAFLEA: Please present your arguments without ad hominems, address your arguments with the issues in Paula's tome, without personal attacks. If you are indeed a christian then don't stoop to personal attacks and provocative language, and act like the christian you profess to be. jcw

213. Fleabytes

Comment #130744 by kaiserkriss on February 21, 2008 at 8:21 am

RICHARD MORGAN: None taken, however sometimes I'm not sure of ALL of us here are adults, and take offense too easily when none is intended. :-)

As clearthinker (what an oxymoron)correctly points out for a change, we ARE playing into his hands by enforcing a ban. jcw

214. Fleabytes

Comment #130733 by kaiserkriss on February 21, 2008 at 7:57 am

I too would like to hear Robertson's rebuttal to Paula's work, especially since he is one of the Authors of the books involved in her review. We might not learn any new argument, but don't CENSOR the guy. That would be doing EXACTLY waht he would want us to do, which is wrong.

I must be in the minority here, when I try to learn from individuals like the flea to counter their arguments with acquaintances in the "real" world.

Life is too short to get upset at fleas. There are many more pressing issues to worry about than the rambling beliefs of a flea.jcw

215. Fleabytes

Comment #130504 by kaiserkriss on February 20, 2008 at 6:11 pm

WHAAAT the wea flea banned????

I'm sure many of us would get a good chuckle out of Mr. Robertson's contortion's and counter arguments to Ms. Kirby's excellent piece of work.

Personally I think Paula should publish this article, much like Sam Harris did with his "Letter to a Christian Nation".

Josh, Please let the "poor lost sole" post again.

I realize that he will probably upset a few people, however may I suggest you just ignore him, and don't feed him should that occur.jcw

216. Fleabytes

Comment #129851 by kaiserkriss on February 19, 2008 at 4:44 pm

WOW Paula! That is quite the epistle. I look forward to reading it at my leisure. Well done. I would not have had the patience to undertake your task..

As others have said, would I wear a hat, I would "doff" it to you.. jcw

217. Bill Moyers Interviews Susan Jacoby

Comment #129080 by kaiserkriss on February 18, 2008 at 3:47 pm

sarah95

Thanks for your comments addressed to Mitchell. I totally agree with you. I think Mitchell missed some of the points his critical correspondents were making. jcw

218. Bill Moyers Interviews Susan Jacoby

Comment #128996 by kaiserkriss on February 18, 2008 at 1:02 pm

Mitchell Gilks:

You make a couple of valid points about the lack of time available to the average person working and raising a family etc. HOWEVER trusting so called experts with extremely diverse opinions could be regarded as gullible. Which one do YOU believe, without a little knowledge about the subject yourself to help you make up your mind??

Education is a bunch of small steps. What people like Ms Jacoby are trying to do is to get the general public to take a few MORE small steps, expand their minds rather than being denied the opportunity by closed minded "know it alls".

As for the time aspect: Instead of spending 3 hours in church on Sunday, every evening at the ball park, football club, nascar race, etc etc, IF there is indeed the wish to learn, then the time CAN be found. Just a matter of priorities.

Instead of being satisfied with the lowest common denominator of the general public being at 1 we should strive to bring it up to 5, one step at a time... jcw

219. The argument from oranges

Comment #128281 by kaiserkriss on February 16, 2008 at 4:55 pm

I'd have to agree with Sally above. The poor doddering fool though is unfortunately representative of the population at large who know nothing, zilch, nada, nichts about biology.

The even sadder thing is that so called educated people, those with university degrees outside the sciences, probably think the same way Ellis Dallas does. Pity...jcw

220. A match made on RichardDawkins.net?

Comment #128275 by kaiserkriss on February 16, 2008 at 4:44 pm

Congrats to both of you!! I honestly didn't know this site was a clandestine dating service.

Seriously though enjoy each other's company, and may you have many health days in the future educating the masses. jcw

221. US military accused of harboring fundamentalism

Comment #127571 by kaiserkriss on February 15, 2008 at 12:30 pm

"atheists and FREETHINKERS"... in the military. That's an oxymoron if ever I heard one.

It would seem prudent in light of these happenings, each and every person enlisted in the military, and especially potential officers should be forced to attend a four week course on civil rights, and in this case the US constitution.

This events are EXACTLY the same precursors to what happened in Germany in 1933. By the time civilians care, it is too late, and everybody not conforming is regarded as a non patriot... jcw

222. Charles Simonyi Professorship in the Public Understanding of Science

Comment #125585 by kaiserkriss on February 11, 2008 at 4:27 pm

FRANKUS1122:

You can't be serious about Dr David Suzuki. He the hypocrite who chastises others for wasting energy, yet travels around in luxury buses and lives in a poorly insulated glass house. He also wants politicians who don't think his way thrown in jail. The guy has lost it and is nothing more than a one issue despotic has-been.

http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/theeditorialpage/story.html?id=4e974a2f-f19b-4a26-8939-bbfad75f28b9

jcw

223. Charles Simonyi Professorship in the Public Understanding of Science

Comment #125579 by kaiserkriss on February 11, 2008 at 4:09 pm

While I personally, together with everyone else on this site will truly miss Richard's outstanding work in the Public understanding of Science, I can look forward to new books, lectures and arguments from him. Dammed age discrimination!!

Hoverer as others have suggested, I would support a nomination of Bill Bryson, since Bill speaks and writes at the level of the average individual with an IQ of 100. No offense to Richard and the other Scientists, but if we want to get Science to be understood by the PUBLIC, we have to speak at their level, not the level of academia, who despite their best intentions and abilities write at an academic level probably only understood by a relatively small percentage of the population.

Another thought, why not a non English/ American Aussie, kiwi, canuck speaking individual?

Many well qualified communicators and scientists whose first language is not necessary English are suitably qualified for such a post. One that comes to mind is Michael Schmidt-Salomon. Here we have a young communicator, well versed in English, with a degree in Philosophy.

Despite Richards excellent footwork, it is my opinion an ideal replacement at this stage of human development should be a communicator, someone who is comfortable bringing science to the masses in an understandable and fun way which is exactly what Bryson and Schmidt-Salomon do so well. jcw

224. Sharia fiasco

Comment #124994 by kaiserkriss on February 10, 2008 at 3:45 pm

Give this guy a gold star! He hit the nail right on the head by calling a spade a spade, something no politician or "community leader" (who ever appoints these people?) would ever have the balls to do.

As for Mr Bubbles aka the Archbishop, what can one say except to think the poor guy was nipping at the sacramental wine, or inhaling too much incense when he made his initial suggestions.

Any one remember the Emperor's new clothes story, or "Let them eat cake"? This guy is soooo out of touch with life in the 21st Century, yet he is the leader of the CoE, or does that honor fall on Lizzie? jcw

225. Why Darwin matters

Comment #124914 by kaiserkriss on February 10, 2008 at 12:17 pm

"As Darwin himself was at pains to point out, natural selection is all about differential survival within species, not between them. "

Okay, I'm a johnny come late on this thread, however the above quote to me seems to be THE least understood part of Darwin's work when the public at large talks about natural selection and survival of the fittest.

It may sound trivial, but misunderstood this basic tenet leads to the a complete misunderstanding of Darwin's work. jcw

226. Happy Birthday Josh Timonen!

Comment #124203 by kaiserkriss on February 8, 2008 at 6:23 pm

Well, better late than never.... (I was out of reach to modern methods of communication for a couple of weeks

Happy Birthday Josh you young whippersnapper. May health and happiness follow you throughout your life.
Thanks for the great job you are doing in maintaining,expanding and refining this website.jcw

227. Honour Killings

Comment #113691 by kaiserkriss on January 20, 2008 at 10:45 am

G0 to any any of the sub Sahara Muslim cultures and you will find young girls in their early teens being married off and becoming PREGNANT.

What a double standard. This guy does not realize he is talking out of both sides of his mouth, depending on his audience. jcw

edit:spelling

228. Dinesh D'Souza: Winner of the 2007 Bad Faith Award

Comment #112282 by kaiserkriss on January 16, 2008 at 5:45 pm

For 2008 I would like to second the TOM CRUISE nomination. His latest rantings on Scientology give "warmduscher" a bad name. It is hard to believe this individual is held in so high respect when his mental acuteness barely passes muster for a Grade 5 graduate. jcw

229. George Scales, War Hero and Generous Friend of RDFRS

Comment #111342 by kaiserkriss on January 14, 2008 at 12:01 pm

George, As the offspring of one of your former enemies, even though my Dad was too young to serve during the war, I DO respect your contributions to mankind, your country and to reason.

Having lived in the UK and gone through the British school system, I STILL have many good friends from my youth in Blighty to this day, even though I now reside in the colonies.

Many of my school mates parents served in WW2, so I'm quite familiar with the courage and agonies displayed by members of the armed forces, together with the physical and emotional scars this service left on them.

To YOU brave man, I wish you a speedy recovery from your upcoming appointment with the repair shop and hope to hear that everything went well and to your satisfaction. jcw

230. 'Letter to a Christian Nation' now available in paperback

Comment #111331 by kaiserkriss on January 14, 2008 at 11:38 am

About time.. I have purchased 4 copies of the hard cover already and handed them out to some of my Christian friends.... jcw.

231. Why (Almost All) Cosmologists are Atheists

Comment #110741 by kaiserkriss on January 12, 2008 at 8:43 am

Thanks for the link RICHARD MORGAN. It reminded me why I don't believe in a "Designer".jcw

232. The Group Delusion

Comment #110452 by kaiserkriss on January 11, 2008 at 7:59 am

Professor RICHARD:

While I would dearly love to read "Son of TGD" or "Richard's flea powder", I think books aimed at 5-10 year old children would at this time be more important.

There is so much christian literature floating around for children of all ages, in many cases based on the bible, but as far as I know nothing in the English language aimed at the children of Atheist parents.

Children need something written at their level of comprehension to counteract the many misunderstandings and out right lies spread by their playmates, often resulting in ostracizing for not following the heard mentality.

Something along the lines of Michael Schmidt-Salmon's book "Wo bitte geht's zu Gott fragte das kleine Ferkel" would be a great start to show English reading children there is more to the world than the traditional religions.jcw

233. New attempt to end blasphemy law

Comment #109762 by kaiserkriss on January 9, 2008 at 4:22 pm

It's about high time such ancient violations of basic human rights (blasphemy) gets taken off the books everywhere, together with the literally thousands of other outdated pieces of legislation than are still on the books and rule our world today. Hope it passes in the UK and shows the way to the rest of the world.

Along the same lines, is it still illegal to call the reigning monarch a prick?

My proposal: for every new law that gets enacted, one of the outdated ones should be taken off the books. Is it any wonder, even lawyers have to hire "expert" lawyers to defend them? What is the average person with an IQ of 100 supposed to do.

Not everybody is as smart as the contributors to this site. That's a joke by the way...jcw

234. The OUT Campaign has its own Flea!

Comment #106606 by kaiserkriss on January 3, 2008 at 7:38 am

JOKE...As ANY child knows, A comes before C in the alphabet, need we say more?? jcw

235. What have you changed your mind about? Why?

Comment #105735 by kaiserkriss on January 1, 2008 at 5:27 pm

AJ.. Didn't mean to put words in your mouth, and I apologize for misunderstanding you.

I would agree with you that a more principled politician would be more acceptable one to me than one who becomes a vote chaser. However, because of the dynamics and complexity of many issues, no one, not even our elected leaders have perfect knowledge of a situation at any given time. Anyone claiming such knowledge immediately has alarm bells going off inside of me as being poor leadership material and an egocentric.

In politics there has to be a bit of pragmatism rather than standing ones ground strictly on principle despite the evidence saying otherwise.

I'm not going to get involved in the Iraq debate except to say it is a perfect example of standing up for ones principles with imperfect knowledge and being bull headed about it afterwards.

It would seem people equate a "flip flop" with weakness, when in fact it can show immense courage. jcw

236. What have you changed your mind about? Why?

Comment #105726 by kaiserkriss on January 1, 2008 at 4:59 pm

AtheistJon: I personally would disagree with your original premise that politicians have to live and fall by their current perception of an issue. We live in a dynamic world, and nothing is more dynamic than politics.

While it is admirable to stand on principle, your hypothesis suggests always having perfect knowledge, something that does not exist in the political world, or the real world for that matter.

One of the most popular leaders of the Province of Alberta for example, was a populist known as Ralph Klein, a remarkably ordinary man. However he had the insight to recognize that admitting one was sometimes wrong and showing some humility made him a "real person" rather than an obnoxious always right know it all. Because of this attitude, the average Joe and Jane gave him a lot of slack when he made mistakes by giving him and his party huge majorities during his time as leader of his party.

As I said previously, a little humility is a sign of maturity.jcw

237. What have you changed your mind about? Why?

Comment #105638 by kaiserkriss on January 1, 2008 at 11:21 am

Hmmm, so what IS wrong with changing one's mind? I would suggest many on this forum have had a change of heart regarding their religious beliefs.

In my opinion, being dogmatic about certain things is being close minded and egocentric. To have the courage to admit to ones shortcomings by not always having to be right shows maturity, wisdom and a little humility.

Surely these characteristics in a person are infinitely more desirable than those of a politician or for that matter any other individual, who keeps making more and more stupid statements, just so as not to loose face, and having to admit to making a mistake. We are human after all, excuse the pun, not gods.jcw

238. THE FOUR HORSEMEN - Available Now on DVD!

Comment #105620 by kaiserkriss on January 1, 2008 at 8:58 am

Paula 384 above.. You took the words right out of my mouth when I read the Telegraph piece. The Cardinal's lifestyle does not contribute to the well being of man kind or the family.

If anything his lifestyle through his affiliation with the catholic church fosters the propagation of myth, stupidity, ignorance, intolerance, as well as excusing pedophiles for their actions.

My personal philosophy is more libertarian: You can do whatever you like as long as it does not interfere with the rights of others, and that goes for lifestyle as well.

The lifestyle might not be "my personal cup of tea", however I won't condemn it so long as it does not interfere with my or another persons basic rights to exist.

Am I contradicting myself here?? jcw

239. Debate between Michael Shermer and Dinesh D'Souza

Comment #105479 by kaiserkriss on December 31, 2007 at 5:45 pm

urin4it.. First of YUK, what a handle! Like _j_ I'm barging in late here, but in case it has not been pointed out to you, we don't believe in satan, the devil or any other evil deity you might think of either.

By the way, the muslims say the same thing about Christianity, it is not a true faith either... jcw

240. Submission, 'Part 1'

Comment #105419 by kaiserkriss on December 31, 2007 at 1:45 pm

Getting back to the subject at hand: No matter the contents of a movie, even the subject movie, should be justification to go out and kill its producer. If you don't like the contents, don't watch it. Very Simple.

Even though Theo seems to have been a bit of a bigot, murdering him for his views and a movie is UNACCEPTABLE IN CIVILIZED SOCIETY.

I'm quite sure people who take offence to this movie, don't realize they are similarly offending other belief systems by taken such a violent and intolerant stance.

The respect of others the "religion of peace" these fascists supposedly espouse is in direct contradiction to their actions. The mullahs spreading this hatred are the Stalins and Hitlers of today.

After reading "Infidel", and having lived in the moslem world in the past, nothing done in the name of allah surprises me any more. The fact that men in many cases cannot control their base urges to wield power over women makes the whole sanctioned enslavement of women all the more disgusting.jcw

241. It is possible to be moral without God

Comment #105051 by kaiserkriss on December 30, 2007 at 1:08 pm

Re rafael184 I'm embarrassed to admit I live in the same city as this ill informed fundamentalist young earth cretin.

In today's issue of the local newspaper, a well know Christian wrote an article that proved to be an eye opener that clearly pointed out the problems society has due to a lack of scientific understanding...

http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/theeditorialpage/story.html?id=7422f740-9d7c-466d-969e-7864f989de24

While Preston Manning does not let his religion get in the way of his politics, he makes several valid points. jcw

242. Pope's exorcist squads will wage war on Satan

Comment #104749 by kaiserkriss on December 29, 2007 at 10:49 am

Thanks AllanW. Getting a reasonable world view these days through the press is difficult, which is why I personally check out online editions from different countries in different languages for other perspectives of the same issues.

You would be amazed how a particular set of events is portrayed to dissimilar audiences, not only within a country, but also to other members of the same language, English often being the language of choice.

Now add in another language, in my case German, and the same story takes on another twist. The hidden agendas of the owners of the press are quite astonishing in pushing their views onto an uncritical public.

Be that as it may, since Newspapers live by their popularity, it says very little of the inquisive nature of the average Joe or Jane, Hans or Hilda that they give the population exactly what they want. jcw

243. Pope's exorcist squads will wage war on Satan

Comment #104728 by kaiserkriss on December 29, 2007 at 8:58 am

Steve: Nice new mug shot by the way.. When I went to school in England for a couple of years in the late sixties, the Mail, Express, and Sun were the staple diet of the population at large. Very few people read the Guardian or the Times that also seem to be in disfavour on this site.

What IS one to think of the Brits at large when the popular press spews forth exactly what the public wants??

The rather childish ad hominem attacks on the "old nazi ratty" in many of the posts on this thread are an indication that despite rationality on this site, nothing really has changed in over 60 years. Judging by their jingoistic comments, many Brits are still living in the past, still believing every person of German background is a nazi, not realizing the world has moved on. It seems as though the press is feeding the population at large exactly what the population wants to lap up... jcw

PS Personally, I can't stand the feeble minded old man in the pointed hat.

244. Carl Sagan's COSMOS begins airing on Jan 8th

Comment #104517 by kaiserkriss on December 28, 2007 at 5:16 pm

Brian... I'm not trying to be rude, however WE GOT THE MESSAGE!!!! jcw

245. Archbishop of Canterbury Praises Richard Dawkins

Comment #104399 by kaiserkriss on December 28, 2007 at 12:35 pm

Just because RD enjoys and appreciates a certain kind of music doesn't mean RW gets to make a bunch of suppositions about him.

Along those lines, I wonder if RW would still appreciate coral music if the texts were laced with satanic verses, or what he would refer to as blasphemy? Does RW like the music because of the religious overtones of the lyrics, or does he simply appreciate the music? Think of Coral music with "Black Sabbath" lyrics if you may..

Think about it for a moment... I like some Xmas music for its tonal qualities, not the lyrics, which in most cases leave a lot to be desired.jcw

246. 'Gospel of wealth' facing scrutiny

Comment #104234 by kaiserkriss on December 28, 2007 at 7:22 am

al-rawandi wrote: "I like the guy who had his boat destroyed in a storm. His insurance would not pay for "disasters or acts of god". He filed a lawsuit against god claiming damages in the amount of the value of his boat plus mental anguish. I don't think god ever paid."

The guy should have included one of God's representatives on Earth, namely a church in his lawsuit, and collected from them.

Seriously, one has to hit these charlatans in the pocket book. That's where it hurts them. They should be sued for non performance, not fulfilling a contract etc. With a couple of lawsuits going against them, they just might be more careful with their claims and "fund raising". jcw

247. The Evangelical Rebellion

Comment #103395 by kaiserkriss on December 25, 2007 at 12:13 pm

Paula: Nice pictures of your neck of the world..Unfortunately, I'm currently visiting my parents over the Newton day break in Central British Columbia, and the weather is overcast and gloomy. I'm already suffering from a lack of Vitamin D!

However I brought along Unweaving the Rainbow to brighten things up before returning home over the mountains tomorrow.

Getting back on topic: Mike Hucksterbee gives me the creeps. That this person is even a viable candidate, together with the likes of Mitt the Mormon, who might one day have their finger on the red button of destruction is indeed chilling, and more of a threat to the survival of man kind than Global warming.

Think about it, who would care about global warming if there is no life around anymore except for a few cockroaches, bacteria and viruses, because we had some religious nut with an itchy finger wanting to bring around the rapture earlier. jcw

248. Man and God

Comment #103348 by kaiserkriss on December 25, 2007 at 8:37 am

For your Stats Paula: I was never a true believer since as far back as I can remember, even though I DID attend a Jesuit school for 4 years. The Priests did their best to get me around, but with each argument they last me further.jcw

PS Congratulations Northern Bright for using your full name on this site. In today's bigoted world that takes true courage.

249. 2 fleas for the Christmas week

Comment #102795 by kaiserkriss on December 23, 2007 at 4:46 pm

Dr. Benway wrote: "fides, I suspect your compulsion to sneer at the regular posters here is down to constipation. Try more fiber in your diet."

ROFL...

AS for fides -non -ratio, PUHLEESE come up with something more original than the same tired old arguments that are shoot down week after week by several of the more intelligent contributors to this site you ALWAYS ignore such as STEVE Z, Dr. Benway and BrianWorldcitizen..jcw

250. Blair converts to Catholicism

Comment #102693 by kaiserkriss on December 23, 2007 at 12:14 pm

Excuse me, but who REALLY gives a rat's a**. There are truly more important things going on in the world than to worry about the conversion of one ex-PM from one set of hallucinating beliefs to another.jcw