1. Happy Birthday, Richard Dawkins!

Comment #149964 by hayesky on March 26, 2008 at 11:14 am

Happy Birthday Prof. Dawkins. Your a breath of fresh air, a classic that will be remembered and admired for generations upon generations to come.

2. EXPELLED!

Comment #147602 by hayesky on March 21, 2008 at 12:26 am

Wow that is hilarious.

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

Comment #124152 by hayesky on February 8, 2008 at 1:43 pm

These people are idiots

PZ should of just said no to doing this

4. Hitchens V. Boteach

Comment #120965 by hayesky on February 2, 2008 at 8:00 pm

The ability to change ones mind based on new evidence or understanding is a noble virtue that sorrily too few posses. I never understood the whole 'flip flopping' thing with John Kerry. It would be great if Kerry changed his mind for good reasons, and deplorable if it was only to pander to voters. Hitchens follows honesty wherever it may lead, even if it means criticizing his own allies, and thats admirable.

5. Hitchens V. Boteach

Comment #120880 by hayesky on February 2, 2008 at 5:55 pm

Well done keith.

KeithOlbermanwatch is very anti Keith Olberman (misspelled i know), so maybe we thought Hitchenswatch was just the same.

For all your Christopher Hitchens news go to Buildupthatwall.com

New/old debate on Iraq between Hitch and Andrew Arato, very good. Arato is probably the best opponent on Iraq that Hitch has faced, next to that Ridder guy (the ex marine or army guy, i believe that was his name).

6. Hitchens V. Boteach

Comment #120821 by hayesky on February 2, 2008 at 4:17 pm

People like Christopher Hitchens (more or less) and I support the war for humanitarian reasons. We will not be complacent with humans rights abuses, genocide, or fascism. Sadaam was a tyrant that murdered the Kurdish people, some with chemical weapons. Sadaam leveled literally thousands of villages in the Kurdish north. Sadaam drained the large marshland in southern Iraq forcing several hundred thousand people to flee the area mostly to Iran, some relocated to other areas of Iraq and many of them were murdered. Sadaam attacked two countries, Kuwait because Sadaam owed them lots of money but also to get hold of a large supply of oil. The other country Sadaam attacked was Iran, this was more of a difference in religious beliefs, this war led to the deaths of roughly a million and a half people. Sadaam topped the charts for human rights abuses for several decades. Iraq has battled the UN for several decades in a charade of cooperation and complete noncooperation. Sadaam has had many WMD's in the past but they were all destroyed or used. We know from Mahdi Obedi much about the magnetically balanced centrifuge program to enrich uranium, a program that was shut down from some time since the war began. And a coconspirator to the first World Trade Center attack was living unpunished in Baghdad.

This really only scratches the surface of Sadaam's past, or what it was like living in a country where Sadaam's hands reached through every corner of society. There were lots of lies and bullshit spoken by politicians in their attempt to sell the war, this is deplorable and is a fight all in itself. Why we support the war is not for those reasons, we do not wish to give Sadaam another shot at making things right in Iraq. We believe every human deserves the right to a decent life, a life without fear, without oppression. And this means that wherever fascism rules the land, wherever human life is forced to kneel to power, we will not stand for this.

7. Hitchens V. Boteach

Comment #120714 by hayesky on February 2, 2008 at 11:22 am

For a 'League of Nations' to work as Immanuel Kant posited in "Perpetual Peace", all members must be of a true Republican build. This means that if any state is ruled by a dictator or has a defunct puppet government that this organization of countries can not operate effectively. And I am sure you know the 'League of Nations' has developed into the United Nations as we know it. Politics has perverted this international organization.

"When a state resorts to propaganda and half truths, democracy suffers",
not exact quote, forgot who said it, from the book "A Matter of Principle" (secondary source).

8. Hitchens V. Boteach

Comment #120702 by hayesky on February 2, 2008 at 10:47 am

Was it moral when the UN deliberated again and again, voted and then voted again, regarding Rwanda. And during this standstill over a Million people were murdered in Rwanda. Even in the face of this immense catastrophe the UN failed to take action to save these people's lives.

9. Hitchens V. Boteach

Comment #120700 by hayesky on February 2, 2008 at 10:40 am

If one was to say something against Sadaam, or his policies, while he was in power they would be tortured or murdered. We can say all we want about Bush and his policies and we should, because he is a complete idiot that is destroying our constitution.

10. Hitchens V. Boteach

Comment #120699 by hayesky on February 2, 2008 at 10:37 am

Who is the sadist, Scooter?

11. Hitchens V. Boteach

Comment #120697 by hayesky on February 2, 2008 at 10:36 am

The Human Rights Watch estimated 300,000 dead or missing persons during the Genocide of the 70's and 80's of the Kurdish people to the north and the Marsh Arabs of the south.

The Genocide convention, witch was ratified in congress just after these genocide's, states that any country apart of this convention is obligated to step in, unilaterally if they must, to stop genocide. These are the reasons why Isolationist foreign policy is immoral.

12. Hitchens V. Boteach

Comment #120695 by hayesky on February 2, 2008 at 10:32 am

The point is whether Sadaam and the Baathist party could be disposed of with force, or without. The Human Rights watch did not support the war at the time because they said there position is to step in and prevent and stop genocide or abuses, and that number of complaints against Sadaam had been on the decrease.

Its possible Sadaam could have been removed without force, but its done, there is no going back. Sadaam would of had to up his killings and torture for the Human Rights Watch to get back on board.

13. Hitchens V. Boteach

Comment #120691 by hayesky on February 2, 2008 at 10:27 am

People like Hitchens and I support the war on the basis of universal Human Rights. We want a world where everyone has a chance at a decent life, to not be afraid of what one says or does for fear of death, to not have to suffer the intolerable rule of fascism.

I in no way feel good living in America having all the freedoms i have while people in North Korea have a miserable existence. Children are bourn in N. Korea believing the Great leader and the Dear leader are GODs to be worshipped, they have absolutely no idea what the outside world is like.

This is Disgusting, and Immoral to be complacent with this nonsense.

14. Hitchens V. Boteach

Comment #120688 by hayesky on February 2, 2008 at 10:20 am

The anti-war movement cares only for what Bush or his administration said or did, the lack of planning and execution of the war, the fear mongering, Abu-Gharib, Guantanamo, and all the half-truths and propaganda used.

They care nothing for the reality of Iraq. They choose to believe Sadaam was a decent guy, he found JESUS, and he would never think of committing Genocide, invading a country, or starting up a nuclear weapon program ever again.

15. Could there be a Darwinian Account of Human Creativity?

Comment #104902 by hayesky on December 29, 2007 at 11:06 pm

You could never explain this stuff to your average believer, they wouldn't have the patience to actually listen. They prefer to leave all that complicated stuff to God.

16. Could there be a Darwinian Account of Human Creativity?

Comment #104899 by hayesky on December 29, 2007 at 11:04 pm

That Dam stuff is hilarious!

17. Richard Dawkins on 'Have Your Say'

Comment #104755 by hayesky on December 29, 2007 at 11:11 am

Well, this is on british t.v., while we in america have 'In god's name' on our tele.

18. Christmas with Christopher Hitchens

Comment #102315 by hayesky on December 22, 2007 at 10:34 am

"Well now, come to think of it, the movements of those heavenly bodies are just out there to determine what I'm supposed to do on Friday. How simple it all now seems.."

-Hilarious

19. This Is Not a Test

Comment #99954 by hayesky on December 18, 2007 at 12:55 am

Could it be American politicians market themselves, in what they say and do, to appeal to the celebrity culture, populist driven state we live in? They don't say and do what is right...only what will get them in office and keep them there.

America needs a question and answer time in congress, like Britain has.

20. This Is Not a Test

Comment #99789 by hayesky on December 17, 2007 at 2:41 pm

The question is who can we vote for? They all seem so boring.

21. This Is Not a Test

Comment #99788 by hayesky on December 17, 2007 at 2:38 pm

Congrats Christopher, again. I cant see how anyone could vote for this Huckabee guy or Romney!!

22. Interview with Christopher Hitchens

Comment #93929 by hayesky on December 4, 2007 at 1:17 pm

Hitchens rules!

23. Highway to hysteria

Comment #93928 by hayesky on December 4, 2007 at 1:16 pm

This is so Alien to me. Crazy what people will believe.

24. Poll: Are Dawkins and Hitchens good for humanism?

Comment #72775 by hayesky on September 22, 2007 at 10:45 pm

Yeah Humanism is leaning toward Universal Human Rights and Equalty. Pacifism and tolerance of the intolleraent is immoral, thank god we can all see it now. We must not sit around while people are suffering. Do the right thing.

25. New Rules: A Religious Test

Comment #72607 by hayesky on September 21, 2007 at 10:37 pm

Thank God we have an atheist on a somewhat popular show (popular to me). Anyone but Romney '08. Down with the Immoral Majority.

26. Yes, it's a Hobbit. The debate that has divided science is solved at last (sort of)

Comment #72563 by hayesky on September 21, 2007 at 5:17 pm

Strange of Jesus to bury hobbits in India, practical joke i suppose

27. Radical Christians in Iraq

Comment #71510 by hayesky on September 19, 2007 at 12:30 am

lol. Silly Christians

28. In Depth: Christopher Hitchens

Comment #71508 by hayesky on September 19, 2007 at 12:28 am

Hitchens Rules!! He is absolutely brilliant.

visit
Buildupthatwall.com

29. God Talk on 'The View'

Comment #71507 by hayesky on September 19, 2007 at 12:26 am

The World Is Flat!!!!! The Bible says it!!!

30. A Response to Jonathan Haidt

Comment #69809 by hayesky on September 12, 2007 at 10:41 pm

Another ignorant misunderstanding, and another applauded correction by Sam.

31. The Rise of Atheist America

Comment #68830 by hayesky on September 8, 2007 at 10:09 pm

America was NOT founded by Christians, as a Christian nation. If it was why would the constitution demand separation of Church and State.