301. On Desire

Comment #31110 by BMMcArdle on April 11, 2007 at 3:22 am

Anyone have any thoughts about the "different immune system" she mentions when referring to the sweaty t-shirt experiment?

302. Then Call it God

Comment #30838 by BMMcArdle on April 10, 2007 at 3:37 am

Recalling former president Reagan's wife Nancy's anti-drug campaign slogan "Just Say No", avoid the detrimental aspects of religion and "Just Say I Don't Know".

303. A History of Violence

Comment #28939 by BMMcArdle on March 31, 2007 at 6:01 pm

KittyKat: How many people have killed those who held exactly the same beliefs as themselves? How many people have killed those who held different beliefs?

304. The Fourth Flea!

Comment #26648 by BMMcArdle on March 21, 2007 at 12:20 am

"-posing alternative viewpoints, exposing lapses in logic and errors of fact, from the viewpoint of"...Casper The Friendly Ghost!
Is this book intended for children?

305. US TV Commercial for The God Delusion during Countdown with Keith Olbermann

Comment #26531 by BMMcArdle on March 20, 2007 at 6:23 am

"The God Delusion", will never be in the same league as John Lennon's "Imagine". I have not read the book, but from the bits I have heard about, it's the same rationale I have been using my whole life (after I realized there was no Santa Claus). One is a book of rational reasoning, the other, poetry set to music, widely recognized as one of the greatest songs of all time.

306. U.S. Mint goof creates 'Godless dollars'

Comment #24827 by BMMcArdle on March 8, 2007 at 6:45 pm

In God We Trust.
All Others Pay Cash!
God doesn't want us to believe in Him. Mission accomplished!

307. Dawkins v. Collins Debate

Comment #23477 by BMMcArdle on March 1, 2007 at 2:59 am

My own view of the basis for morality or altruism is that being born completely dependent on other people for our very survival, coupled with our intellect, makes us hard-wired to be compassionate towards other creatures. Humans are head and shoulders above all the other animals when it comes to reasoning and compassion. Cruelty and compassion don't figure too highly in nature, as most animals are just not thought of as being intelligent enough to be emotional. Humans show the most capacity to be compassionate towards all types of creatures. I don't think small groups such as Nazi's and such compare to humanity as a whole.

308. Faith

Comment #23050 by BMMcArdle on February 26, 2007 at 3:25 am

Can you imagine this conversation?

"That person is extremely rational!"
"What's their fixation with reason?"
"Yeah, they're insane about their logical views."
"They're borderline radically sensible."
"It's their fundamentalist critical thinking that really worries me."

What a joke.

309. Biology and Bullshit

Comment #22966 by BMMcArdle on February 25, 2007 at 2:33 am

Substitute "likely" for "bound". Each side, (religious/scientific) feels that they are doing what is morally right.

310. Presentation on Atheism

Comment #22744 by BMMcArdle on February 21, 2007 at 4:40 pm

This guy should have been the atheist on the recent CNN show panel. He would have responded better to the Reverend and his nonsense.