1. Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams criticizes popular atheist writers

Comment #78875 by caledonventures on October 15, 2007 at 7:19 am

The archbishop spouts...."religion and faith comes with no conditions" Methinks HE is greatly deluded.
It is a fact that all religions have many rules and regs that must be obeyed in order to enter into "the kingdom of heaven" OR ELSE....fire, brimstone and eternal hell, awaits.

The only reason that mankind had no knowledge of the universe 500 years ago was that the mother church systematically suppressed all scientific data, then declared men of science, heretics.

Power and control through lack of education have always been the primary objectives of the mother church for eons, and, still exists today.

One only has to look at the countries where the mother church is embedded politically and socially to see the dreadful state of affairs such as overpopulation, economic deprivation and a standard of living that is zero.
The skirted men who runs these institutions have no probs such as these. They are the well educated "fat cats" who live in the lap of luxury laughing all the way to the bank. Their eternal message..."don't do as I do, do as I bully you to do so"
If these men truly believed in the dogma espoused by the man from Galilee, e.g. "divulge yourself of all riches and follow me" then their raiment would be hair shirts and they would be toting an alms bowl. Having material things like huge banks accounts and private jets would not enter their silly, deluded heads.

Enlightenment of the universe and all that science has to offer starts with the education of the very young, thus offering choice to all peoples.

2. Richard Dawkins and Alister McGrath

Comment #46618 by caledonventures on May 31, 2007 at 8:30 pm

In response to comment 46471 Steve99

It is inappropriate to condemn free speech.
The fundamentalist christians have not changed the U.S. Constitution, yet! Nor do we need a fundamentalist athiest to even try.....

Mcgrath lectured with an elequence of affected speech, with more than a small dose of condescension, mistakenly construed as politeness.

As I said in my original comment, Mcgrath's arguments for religion and faith, was verbal diarrhoea.

His fairy stories should remain where they belong, in the midden. To elucidate, Garden Trash.

3. Richard Dawkins and Alister McGrath

Comment #46296 by caledonventures on May 30, 2007 at 8:31 pm

McGrath's verbal diahorrea about christianity, god and faith is pathetic.
Nothing that came out of his mouth makes any sense whatsoever. He must have been left in the nursery too long without human verbal contact.
A few months in a closed unit, may help!

4. Freethinking Ruins All Things

Comment #42288 by caledonventures on May 18, 2007 at 3:10 am

To Daniel Larson,

You must be an adherent of LEO STRAUSS, who was an elitist that advocated that the rabble (the people) must be kept in line, controlled, by well thought up myths and lies, spewed out by neo-cons (nazis) in government. All for our own good.

To the rabble, of which I am one, google Leo Strauss and read the Wikipedia bio of this man. He is responsible for the present day neo cons who are continuing with the myths and lies.

BBC in 2004 aired 3 film segments about what this man advocated to keep the American public from Freethinking.
I was stunned and appalled when I viewed them.
Perhaps you will be too.

Here is the address if anyone would like to see them, it really is an eye opener. Of course, it has not been shown on U.S. T.V.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=881321004838285177

sincerely,
Scots wha hae

5. BBC man says 'I was wrong to lose it. But these scientologists are truly scary'

Comment #41276 by caledonventures on May 15, 2007 at 6:56 pm

Many years ago, early 70's I read the unautherised biography of L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology.

It was one hell of an eye opener, chicanery and fraud are two of the nicest words I can think of.
It was a very disturbing book, one I have not forgotten.
The man was a dangerous nut.

Psychiatric help in a locked unit, was definately needed for this mentally ill man.

One of my friend's daughter was enveigled into the scientology cult by a dishonest Ad in the Employment section of the newspaper.
Her brainwashing started immediately, she was deemed incommunicado, her parents were not allowed to talk to her or see her.
Fortunately there was an anti-cult group very active in London, and the managed to physically rescue her.
After they got her home, the scientologists started with harassing calls and visits, it got so bad, they had to go into hiding.
It took months to de-programme her. It was horrific.
Everytime I happen to see John Trevolting or Tom Cruise in print, I have the urge to vomit.

The scientologists have tried to change their image since the exposure of L.Ron Hubbard, they have not. It is still a very active cult, preying on unsuspecting people.

The fundamentalist christian leaders that are politically active and connected in the U.S., today, remind me of Hubbard. They too, could benefit by spending a few years on the psychiatrist's couch, AND, away from the pulpit!

sincerely,
Scots wha hae

6. Television evangelist Falwell dies at 73

Comment #41259 by caledonventures on May 15, 2007 at 5:52 pm

Another charletan and snake oil salesman hits the dust.
Amen to that!

He was a vitriolic human being, who possessed not one whit of the charity, preached by the man, whom Fallwell worshipped in the new testament.
Of course, he may have been an old testament chap, too, if so, that would explain his abyssmal behaviour.
In any event, he was definately ignorant of the golden rule.

Perhaps America can start it's long trek back to the Jeffersonian principals on which the U.S. States Constitution was founded upon.

A very definative separation of church and state.
Another Amen, to that.

7. Atheists go on the political offensive in God-fearing US

Comment #38355 by caledonventures on May 7, 2007 at 9:27 pm

In response to Bazzoro Dawkins Intellectual(sic)christian....

Anyone calling themselves and intellectual would then use that intellect to deduce, by reason, that religious dogma is tripe. Make up your mind, you are either and intellectual or a christian, you cannot be both.

When you become a man or woman, my friend, one puts away childish things. It's time you left the nursery!

8. The Video: Bill O'Reilly Interviews Richard Dawkins

Comment #34926 by caledonventures on April 25, 2007 at 3:18 pm

I have noticed that a few comments are tiptoeing with grains of respect for Bill O', he deserves none.
Let's call a spade a spade. Bill O's behaviour during the interview was a masterpiece of self deception created by an overstuffed self inflated ego. which, in turn produced a set of compensatory behaviours. eg. bullying, self doubt, low self esteem, to name a few. These traits were clearly illustrated by him during the course of the interview. However, his lack of manners and boorish behaviour can only be attributed to having had a free reign during his early training.

Professor Dawkins is a world wide, highly respected, and well documented in his chosen fields of scientific research. In the literary world, too, his name is fast becoming a houehold word through his scientifically documented, easy to read books. He is also a formidable speaker, who, has never lost his composure, nor manners no matter how deep the mire of ignorance he constantly wades through. Such an example of said mire was explicit on the Fox channel with Bill O'.
Methinks Prof. Dawkins may need to pack a pair of "GReen Wellies" for future jaunts!

Bill O' had days to contemplate the upcoming interview, and with whom. I concluded, and, I'm certain millions of viewers did too, that his overbearing, illmannered behaviour was a direct result of intimidation and self doubt. It was glaringly apparent that he was out of his depths.

Watching the Fox, or any other U.S. news channels for that matter, was a first for me in 30 years. There IS NO NEWS, here in the U.S. However, we do have a desert of sorts filled with air-brushed talking heads that use a convoluted, bastardized version of the english language that no one with a modicum of intelligence, including gnats, can understand.
Excellent online news services have saved the day. There was a time years ago, when, I had to call family and friends in Europe and the U.K. to find out what was really happening in the world.

My thanks to Professor Dawkins, it was a pleasure to see you once again expending your energy raising consciouness to the "dyed in the wool" indoctrinated. Kudos there!

To my delight, millions of viewers world wide, saw the appalling spectre of a handicapped interviewer who, when faced with someone of your ilk, resorted to base behaviour.
Your message was loud and clear on all fronts. However, on the other side of the table, there eminated splutterings of what, I know not.
sincerely,

9. Dinesh D'Souza says I don't exist: an atheist at Virginia Tech

Comment #33343 by caledonventures on April 19, 2007 at 11:05 pm

As our physiology evolved billions of years ago, so did compassion without the help of religion.

Regarding D'Souza, he surely must be one of the examples of Genetic Anomaly. Fortunately for him there is help, if wanted. Neuroscience, Stem Cell research and gentic engineering can explain his probs, then, correct his inherited unfavourable traits.