1. In Britain, creationist theory is evolving

Comment #145005 by cincyatheist on March 17, 2008 at 7:00 am

In reply to Comment #144642 by Teratornis

most people in the U.S. seem too stupid to figure out how to telecommute to work with existing technology, so the U.S. appears to be in for a wrenching economic transition

I know many Americans are baffoons, but I respectfully disagree with that statement. I would love to not have to own a car and be able to ride the bus to/from work, but the bus routes don't cover very large areas and I would have to transfer several times each way. Not only that, but I would spend another hour and a half going to/from work with an already limited 3-4 hours of waking time at home. If I were to do that, I would get up at 6:00 AM and go to work. I would get home at 7:30 PM, make dinner, shower, do homework, etc. then go to bed at 10:00 PM. We are stretched too thin and the public transport is mediocre. Do you really think I wouldn't love to save $15,000 by not having to buy a car?

2. Taking evidence seriously

Comment #135713 by cincyatheist on February 29, 2008 at 8:27 am

Dawkins did say on a recent interview that people in the UK are replacing religion with pseudo-science. What a shame. But at least they don't kill each other fighting over which herb cures athlete's foot! :)

3. Debate between Richard Dawkins and Madeline Bunting

Comment #127650 by cincyatheist on February 15, 2008 at 1:43 pm

she sounds hot though

Who? Madeline Bunting? Yeah nothing gets my pulse racing like an ineptly argued case for religion.

I just have a fetish for British accents.

4. Debate between Richard Dawkins and Madeline Bunting

Comment #127343 by cincyatheist on February 15, 2008 at 7:07 am

she sounds hot though ;)

5. An Altar Beyond Olympus for a Deity Predating Zeus

Comment #122463 by cincyatheist on February 5, 2008 at 9:43 am

Why is it theists can talk about other cultures and other gods and not even lose a little bit of faith in their god(s)?

Off-topic: Ooohhh, fancy comment coedz!

6. Al Qaeda: We're open to questions

Comment #101282 by cincyatheist on December 20, 2007 at 7:14 am

If CNN decides to do this, it could prove very eye-opening for a lot of people. If they ask them why they carried out the attacks on 9/11 and they tell the world that it was motivated by Islam, that will settle it once and for all. A lot of people think that it's socio-political or economical factors.

Can't wait to see what happens.

7. Believe it or not

Comment #97469 by cincyatheist on December 12, 2007 at 6:29 am

I agree with the article and as much as I hate to say this, we should learn from politicians, especially Republicans.

The Death Tax (sounds bad), Pro-Life (sounds good), The Clean Air Act (sounds good), etc.

These things have names that make them almost immune to criticism. Most people don't even know what the Death Tax is but they will be against it because it sounds really bad. (I mean who wants to be taxed when they die?!) The unconcious positive feeling of the term Pro-Life is engrained in your brain before you even know what the term refers to. So you become pre-disposed to being Pro-Life. And then there's the Republican's term for Pro-Choice (Pro-Death!).

Atheist has a negative connotation and it is because religious people have hijacked it. However, if we choose a name that sounds inherently good (like Pro-Life) but without being smug (Brights), I think that would do wonders for our public image.

8. We need a more intelligent religion debate

Comment #68499 by cincyatheist on September 7, 2007 at 10:13 am

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In my opinion that is a good thing. I think the reason it is on the rise is because they know their arguments don't hold weight against ours, so they must fall back on that.

9. Anger at Malaysia 'Jesus cartoon'

Comment #65894 by cincyatheist on August 27, 2007 at 9:28 am

ksskidude -

Yes, I agree. Unfortunately, I doubt anyone will make it out alive.

10. Anger over 'blasphemous' balls

Comment #65893 by cincyatheist on August 27, 2007 at 9:27 am

Quit your damn whining and get over yourselves! These people are so delicate, becoming offended by the slightest provocation. There are only two explanations for this:

Either (1) they really are this rigid, or (2) they only pretend to be this rigid in order to have a reason to attack someone. Either way, it is immensely frightening.

11. In Google Earth, a Service for Scanning the Heavens

Comment #64882 by cincyatheist on August 22, 2007 at 7:19 am

I think this is great.

madpatriot:

I have never heard of Celestia. I'll have to look that up. But the important thing is, even if it doesn't replace Celestia, Google is a household name which means this service could reach millions of people.

Maybe it's just wishful thinking, but it might get more people interested in science and eventually lead them down the path to atheism.