1. The Salamander's Tale

Comment #133441 by ADePSP on February 26, 2008 at 7:36 am

I believe ring species to be perhaps our most powerful/easy to use device in persuading the waverers, and wavering the rigid.

Unfortunately the rigid will say the Salamander's Tale just shows micro evolution and then blither on about "types" saying both species are still salamander's (i.e. same type of creature not a new one)...

We'd need a ring species where the differences were more than just colouration (and inability to inter-breed) to persuade those stubborn fools obsessed with their missing croca-ducks :D...

The waverers on the other hand should be able to see evolution is not saying one type of creature "begats" a new type but rather it happens after a number of generations slowly until the original grandparent "type" could no longer mate with the most recent descendant type but every type in-between could do so within a range.

The ring species is great because it shows this without having to cope with the mind boggling amounts of time that causes most people problems with the more common form of evolution.

2. The Salamander's Tale

Comment #132690 by ADePSP on February 25, 2008 at 6:07 am

@4horsefins: I do it like this :D

3. The Salamander's Tale

Comment #132639 by ADePSP on February 25, 2008 at 4:17 am

WOW, I made this... Wasn't sure it was worthy of this site as the pics I added are a bit ropey... Nice one...

@Stratos, You are right about Oliver but hey if people haven't heard of him it still kind-a gives the right impression...

4. Whale Evolution

Comment #130933 by ADePSP on February 21, 2008 at 2:05 pm

ooo, i'm confused... I thought the latest information on Whale evolution suggested they'd evolved from Hippo like mammals not wolf like mammals (the old idea)... Dawkins "Ancestor's Tale" says as much...

This clip clearly suggests a cyanine ancestor... Could someone clear this up as this is confusing and ammunition to the parties of God...

5. The New Atheist Movement

Comment #123218 by ADePSP on February 6, 2008 at 4:09 pm

Just popping on my "A" T-shirt... :D They don't like it when others have their symbols on them do they...?

One quote, 01:48, "...85 or 90% of americans (according to most polls) have something wrong with them...

Then says the following,
1) Need to be throttled (NO, what?)
2) Need to be yelled at (most probably)
3) Need to be shamed (when nessesary)
4) Need to be held up to scorn (Hell Yeah)

6. Richard Dawkins on The Big Debate

Comment #118407 by ADePSP on January 30, 2008 at 4:35 pm

Hehe, I thought the same bujin however,

There was one religion on this program who's representative was clearly lying (openly)... Guess which one, no prizes, I don't have that many prizes to give away... :D

7. Way of the Master Radio talks about Dawkins' Christmas Comments

Comment #100516 by ADePSP on December 18, 2007 at 7:18 pm

Christ doesn't come into my xmas... I like the trees and presents and what did Russell Brand say, oh yeah, "that day christ was nailed to a turkey"... It's a pagan feastival and a good one too...

8. THE FOUR HORSEMEN - Available Now on DVD!

Comment #98944 by ADePSP on December 15, 2007 at 12:54 am

This is a complete joy... Thanks...

9. Sudan demo over jailed UK teacher

Comment #93489 by ADePSP on December 3, 2007 at 9:07 am

When you go to another country you obey their laws not your own... I think blasphemy is a preposterous law but if I was in Sudan then that's just the way it is...

What kind of a Moron would not think naming anything like a Teddy Bear Mohamed in a country like Sudan might upset the authorities...? Easy to avoid, don't go there...!!!

10. Why debate dogma?

Comment #92354 by ADePSP on November 30, 2007 at 10:38 am

All Pat's YouTube vids are worth a watch... A little staunch but I think there's room for all kinds of Atheists...

11. Debate between Christopher Hitchens and Alister McGrath

Comment #79196 by ADePSP on October 16, 2007 at 12:29 pm

As expected, Hitchens kicks ass yet again... I may not agree completely with all of his views but he's always entertainingly eloquent...

McGraph said something I thought was ok at some point but there was only one winner here... :D

12. Debate between Christopher Hitchens and Alister McGrath

Comment #79151 by ADePSP on October 16, 2007 at 10:12 am

Brilliant, I've been waiting for this for ages...

13. Pat Morrison interviews Richard Dawkins

Comment #70443 by ADePSP on September 15, 2007 at 1:44 pm

Also, when the advertising mentions memes, stop listening... No more after that...

14. Pat Morrison interviews Richard Dawkins

Comment #70439 by ADePSP on September 15, 2007 at 1:22 pm

So funny that they say they can only bring us this without advertising when they spend the vast "annoying majority" of time advertising themselves... Great interview however when you skip all the advertising... :D

15. Can the rest of us have our planet back?

Comment #66298 by ADePSP on August 29, 2007 at 4:10 pm

Dam, I had to cut that speach off to make my comment... Class is all I can say, pure class...