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Comments by Spiral


1. Discussion between Richard Dawkins and Paula Kirby

Comment #157676 by Spiral on April 9, 2008 at 12:03 pm

Could somebody please log in (I don't know how to) and tell them to bypass YouTube altogether and go straight to our site, which is where they should have gone in the first place.


I did that.

Using bad english and misspellings, of course.
Sigh.

2. Richard Dawkins on The Big Questions

Comment #156891 by Spiral on April 8, 2008 at 11:19 am

"Some people reckon he's the devil..."

I love prof. Dawkins smile on that one!
I'm sure some were scared to death, staring right into the eyes of the devil!

3. Anti-Quran Film Fitna Pulled From Web Due to 'Threats'

Comment #152442 by Spiral on March 31, 2008 at 3:14 am


15. Comment #152299 by Goldy on March 30, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Saudi view...
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=108432&d=31&m=3&y=2008


Gotta love these people, every time they say/write Mohammed, it's followed by "(peace be upon him)".

But after the first time, they use "pbuh" acronym. I wonder what Mohammed would say about that?
:D

4. The Encyclopedia of Life, No Bookshelf Required

Comment #133888 by Spiral on February 27, 2008 at 2:13 am

26. Comment #133812 by ClemIsMe on February 26, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Have I mentioned lately that I love the internet, and I love being alive here and now?


Comment #133836 by sent2null on February 26, 2008 at 11:16 pm
so so true, I've stated this often in the last 10 years, we are living at a most revolutionary time in human history it behooves us to embrace the significance of this moment and enjoy it!


Aye aye!

5. Blasphemy

Comment #122498 by Spiral on February 5, 2008 at 10:54 am

Standing ovation to Mr. Dennett!

6. George Scales, War Hero and Generous Friend of RDFRS

Comment #111612 by Spiral on January 15, 2008 at 6:39 am

I do not usually write here so often, but this time I had to.

Thank you and get well soon.
Keep on fighting for freedom!

Markus

7. Mother Nature is Not Our Friend

Comment #105846 by Spiral on January 2, 2008 at 12:44 am

"nor has it necessarily conferred any advantage upon us beyond the capacity raise the next generation to child-bearing age. In fact, there may be nothing about human life after the age of forty (the average lifespan until the 20th century) that has been selected by evolution at all."

That's debatable.
There's a recent study that shows living grandmothers have a positive effect on the survival of their grandchildren, which is not surprising, when you think about it. They could give advice and help to their daughters.

Oh, but great article anyway!

8. Man-sized sea scorpion claw found

Comment #89856 by Spiral on November 22, 2007 at 1:35 am

Waiting for Prof. Dawkins reaction, since I believe he stated in The Ancestor's Tale that he's afraid of scorpions due to a painful childhood experience.

9. Young Muslims begin dangerous fight for the right to abandon faith

Comment #69369 by Spiral on September 11, 2007 at 2:36 am

This raises a question:
Is there a way to support and encourage these people?

10. Young Muslims begin dangerous fight for the right to abandon faith

Comment #69330 by Spiral on September 10, 2007 at 11:22 pm

Excellent!
I wish him well.

11. Bible Belter

Comment #68148 by Spiral on September 6, 2007 at 8:53 am

I think Hitler was somewhat religious, or at least superstitious (is there a difference?). He consulted astrologers and such, talked about god and fate...
Oh, but this is all in The God Delusion. So, after all, I didn't have much to add to the discussion!

12. The Gullible Age: Review of 'The Enemies of Reason'

Comment #61365 by Spiral on August 5, 2007 at 12:57 am

Sounds great.

13. The moment a teenage girl was stoned to death for loving the wrong boy

Comment #37848 by Spiral on May 6, 2007 at 2:09 am

Roger Stanyard, got any quotes to back up your comment?

14. The moment a teenage girl was stoned to death for loving the wrong boy

Comment #37616 by Spiral on May 5, 2007 at 11:28 am

I don't know if I should watch this or not. It makes me angry just thinking of it.

I think Sam Harris puts it as it is:
"the tendency of religion to decouple the concept of morality from issues of actual human suffering"
or something like that...

15. Scene Caused by Christian Group at NYC Stage Show

Comment #35821 by Spiral on April 29, 2007 at 1:51 am

Just imagine someone doing that in a christian gathering.

16. New Noah's Ark ready to sail

Comment #35808 by Spiral on April 28, 2007 at 11:30 pm

I think it puts religion where it belongs - to theme and amusement parks.