1. Male circumcision is a weapon in the sperm wars

Comment #189616 by dawgdoc2000 on June 6, 2008 at 5:27 pm

In some African and Micronesian cultures, young men have one of their testicles crushed.

My nuts just crawled back up into my abdomen...ouch.

2. Anti-Evolution Film Misappropriates the Holocaust

Comment #172664 by dawgdoc2000 on April 29, 2008 at 9:08 pm

savroD:

excellent idea. Done.

dd2k

3. Cult leader Pyotr Kuznetsov tries suicide after realising he was wrong about doomsday

Comment #154877 by dawgdoc2000 on April 3, 2008 at 9:53 pm

Did I read that right? They found the guy trying to off himself with a log? That's one of the funniest things I've heard. BTW, that god guy sure does take out his anger in weird ways...causing a flood in order to crash in a cave full of idiots. Why doesn't he ever take out his wrath directly on the people who transgress? Why all the innocent bystanders?

dd2k

4. Beware the Believers

Comment #151773 by dawgdoc2000 on March 29, 2008 at 11:07 am

For those arguing that the Expelled crew made this based on the fact that they used their logo:

The actual expelled logo has a spray-painted "X" in the script that is not present on the video. It is close, but would not be a copyright infringement.
dd2k

5. Beware the Believers

Comment #151751 by dawgdoc2000 on March 29, 2008 at 10:02 am

All right, I'm going to give this a shot. I think some confusion arises over the chorus:

Yeah he's the Dick to the Doc to the phd,
he's smarter than you he's got a science degree!
Yeah he's the Dick to the Doc to the phd,
he's smarter than you he's got a science degree!

It can be read two ways. One interpretation would seem to indicate that Dawkins (and "science" ingeneral) are elitist, snobbish, etc. The other interpretation is harder to grasp, but translated it basically says "Dawkins, et al have studied the facts and used the scientific method and they literally know more than most of the other side (especially creationists and other various religiot groups) and can back it up with science." I think the former interpretation mocks the creationist view, but the latter is likely the true message meant by the artist.

I could be completely wrong, but that is what I get from it.

dd2k

6. Bart Ehrman, Questioning Religion on Why We Suffer

Comment #130251 by dawgdoc2000 on February 20, 2008 at 7:43 am

Chuck

The double double entendre is pretty clever, I'll admit (I chuckled at it), but then there's that feeling that the subject is not a joking matter. I don't think it's offensive, though. It's kind of strange the juxtaposed feelings it evokes.

dd2k

7. Are Darwin's Theories Fact or Faith Issues?

Comment #120416 by dawgdoc2000 on February 1, 2008 at 3:49 pm

#26 Eamonn

Another argument for debating them is that their ignorance can be exposed as PZ did so brilliantly. Look at the comments from the UD site. Even those morons saw that Simmons was an idiot. I say debate 'em and show the world what they are all about.
dd2k

8. The OUT Campaign has its own Flea!

Comment #107166 by dawgdoc2000 on January 4, 2008 at 8:29 am

Those darned christians...so very clever. What new and ingenious idea will they come up with next?

dd2k

9. Christianity's Image Problem

Comment #76338 by dawgdoc2000 on October 5, 2007 at 2:48 pm

From the article:
"Nine out of ten outsiders found Christians too "anti-homosexual," and nearly as many perceived it as "hypocritical" and "judgmental." Seventy-five percent found it "too involved in politics."


This slightly off topic, but a local church has sign for Sunday's sermon that reads (roughly):

Tolerance is NOT a virtue. It allows some the freedom to sin. (My emphasis)

I wonder which group this is referring to? Just another example of christian hate.

dd2k

10. God Talk on 'The View'

Comment #72481 by dawgdoc2000 on September 21, 2007 at 8:34 am

I can't bring myself to watch this...I just got a new computer and I don't want to put my fist through it just yet!

dd2k

11. Open letter to YouTube video

Comment #70515 by dawgdoc2000 on September 15, 2007 at 8:53 pm

Robotaholic wrote:

this is supposedly the atheists nightmare - the banana and if you havn't seen it, you should -


Hence my avatar!!

dd2k

12. RELIGULOUS: A Conversation with Bill Maher and Larry Charles

Comment #69901 by dawgdoc2000 on September 13, 2007 at 6:00 am

Theocrapsy said: What exactly is wrong with supporting PETA?

See Penn and Teller's "Bullshit" episode on PETA. You can find it on you tube. Judge for yourself.

13. What do these atheists understand of religion?

Comment #67393 by dawgdoc2000 on September 3, 2007 at 8:26 am

Some aspects of our nature are not susceptible to scientific enquiry, cannot be dissected, categorised and validated in terms that would satisfy the "rational" disbelievers, whose intellect is colossal but imagination puny.


In the 5 months that I have been coming to this site (and others) and reading these anti-Dawkins, Hitchens, atheists, et. al. articles, I have yet to see one that offers any unique criticism. So I must ask: who is it that has the "puny imagination"?

dd2k

14. Another view

Comment #66181 by dawgdoc2000 on August 29, 2007 at 7:39 am

"Over the past 20 or 30 years, it has been shown that certain medical conditions benefit from a combination of two approaches: chemotherapy, for instance, can be complemented by acupuncture to relieve pain or boost stamina"

Where is/are the citation(s) for the paper(s) with the evidence that supports this statement? Oh, wait, I just need to suspend disbelief and assume what he says is accurate. Some people will never get it will they?

And Dawkins is the one "stuck in the last century"???

dd2k

15. The Great God Debate

Comment #50180 by dawgdoc2000 on June 15, 2007 at 2:42 pm

MR: Well, it matters if our being on Earth is a part of God's work of restoring the brokenness of Creation. And then what we do is extraordinarily important.

Ummm...can anybody tell me what this means????

16. Sam Harris Strikes Back

Comment #46492 by dawgdoc2000 on May 31, 2007 at 1:09 pm

Thanks. I did a search in the archives and found a bunch of articles by Hedges, but I wasn't sure which one you were referring to.

17. Why Do Some People Resist Science?

Comment #46228 by dawgdoc2000 on May 30, 2007 at 3:58 pm

Mind Rebel wrote:
Religion wants to destroy Science and hold back progress, so that people will be unhappy and turn to religion for comfort.

I think that "Religion" also wants to limit science because they want their adherents to mindlessly accept whatever garbage they throw at them.
dd2k

18. Sam Harris Strikes Back

Comment #46186 by dawgdoc2000 on May 30, 2007 at 1:47 pm

Bouwe wrote:
I think calling Hedges a "loon" is going way over the top, despite whatever he said at this debate. One of the best articles I ever read that had been posted on this forum (and I've been reading articles and comments posted here all this year) was a report by Hedges on the recruiting methods of fundamentalists. I was brought up in that environment and his observations were not only dead accurate but also very insightful.

Is there any chance you have a link to that article? Thanks.
dd2k

19. Dental healer finds share of faithful believers

Comment #44053 by dawgdoc2000 on May 23, 2007 at 8:24 am

And as far as I know, fraud is a crime. How come this people get away with it?

Probably because he doesn't charge for it. Donations are "optional". And technically, he's not practicing dentistry if he's not actually doing anything. Still, I wish there was some recourse for these idiots. Now people are forgoing trips to the dentist because of this guy. Why are people so damned stupid??????

20. Dental healer finds share of faithful believers

Comment #43983 by dawgdoc2000 on May 23, 2007 at 6:05 am

The most comical (or, if you prefer, tragic) aspect of all this is that Rev. Steve Jones' own teeth are in dreadful condition. Physician, heal thyself. -eoinc

Why doesn't he help his toothless buddy Brother Connor grow some new teeth too?

21. Hitchens on Falwell, Part 2

Comment #43647 by dawgdoc2000 on May 22, 2007 at 7:24 am

Ooooh, Falwell gave away scholarships to Liberty University. That's a good thing? That's like commending Paris Hilton for giving away STDs.

- Dave


Hilarious! LOL!

22. Hubble Finds Ring of Dark Matter

Comment #43470 by dawgdoc2000 on May 21, 2007 at 2:46 pm

If this photo represented all the galaxies in the rest of the universe, it would still be impressive. The fact that this is just one relatively tiny spot in the entirety of the universe that Hubble focused on is positively mind-numbing.

23. Bill O'Remix

Comment #42750 by dawgdoc2000 on May 19, 2007 at 10:47 am

Did anyone see the interview with Kirk Cameron where O'Reilly declared himself the winner of the debate with Dawkins? Hilarious!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQHCVaYNr9c

24. Freethinking Ruins All Things

Comment #42497 by dawgdoc2000 on May 18, 2007 at 9:50 am

To all:
I am new to this site and I can't tell you all how fantastic this all is. I have recently allowed myself to embrace the ideas (such as the ones in these forums) that I discovered were bouncing around in my head all these years. (I had to shake off that repressing Catholic upbringing). I feel like I have an outlet now. In the past, when I read crap such as the article above I would rant inwardly which is not very satisfying. This is great! Finally, some intelligent, informed people to interact with! Thanks to everyone.

25. Antarctic 'treasure trove' found

Comment #42199 by dawgdoc2000 on May 17, 2007 at 10:27 pm

Spoken like a true Creationist (that is, "Creative Rationalist") - are you sure you're not one of them? :)
-mandrellian

I'd rather have my brain removed...but then I would be on of them!

26. Antarctic 'treasure trove' found

Comment #42101 by dawgdoc2000 on May 17, 2007 at 3:51 pm

Perhaps all that rain altered the ocean's salinity, thus requiring Noah to save all the creatures of the sea as well.