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Comments by Podaar


1. God hates Mars

Comment #199719 by Podaar on June 26, 2008 at 8:38 am

107. Comment #199678 by Scot Rafkin

Scot,

When I need an intravenous injection, this is where I go.

http://www.godiva.com/welcome.aspx

-- Gregg

P.S. Like the new nick' I've been meaning to do the same for months.

2. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #199663 by Podaar on June 26, 2008 at 7:04 am

88. Comment #199373 by Corylus

Hopefully they'll get a healthy dose of Grieg as well (just without the sad parts).

[edit]
96. Comment #199557 by esuther

"Good luck and good fun" from me as well. As listed above, I hope for them the bawdy parts of Peer Gynt :)

3. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #199662 by Podaar on June 26, 2008 at 6:59 am

101. Comment #199577 by Vaal

If you can believe it, the prohibition is actually against "hot drinks". If you've got the stomach for it, here's the relevant link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_of_Wisdom

4. The Flea Delusion

Comment #199380 by Podaar on June 25, 2008 at 4:11 pm

133. Comment #199370 by Corylus

I was shocked then, and I am shocked still.
Shocked is a good word but also I still feel a great empathy for you Richard, even though I know I shouldn't and many here will rightly take me to task for it.

Still, I read that link posted by Barry Pearson and my stomach did a slow roll listening to you list the many delusions you've bought into.

Richard, all I can say is you know better. Before you deleted all your posts, you had comments that proved you know better. There are no gods. Religion doesn't love you. It will chew you up and spit you out, again--and you know it.

5. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #199212 by Podaar on June 25, 2008 at 10:33 am

64. Comment #199210 by decius

LOL. Good on ya'.

I've heard tell that Mormons loose more missionaries in Australia to "sin" than anywhere else they go. The people are so friendly and accommodating with their vices that the missionaries quickly give in to the fun. :)

6. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #199205 by Podaar on June 25, 2008 at 10:20 am

61. Comment #199202 by Paine

Paine,

Correction: Mormon theology is stupid. Mormons are deluded.

All,

I always open the door for the Missus (car and building included) but then again I have ulterior motives :)

7. Saudi Marriage Officiant : 'It Is Allowed To Marry A Girl At The Age Of One'.

Comment #199203 by Podaar on June 25, 2008 at 10:15 am

elephant,

Thanks for the article! I especially liked these points.

Family life has become phony, because parents are convinced that children need constant reassurances of their love, so if they don't happen to feel very loving at a particular time or towards a particular child, they fake it. Praise is delivered by the bushel, which devalues its worth.

A good relationship is not one in which one party's central goal is to modify the other's personality.
The Missus has a saying, "The only responsibility we have to our children is to prepare them to be adults. Whatever else they become is up to them...and I'm definately not their buddy!"

I've noticed the most effective way to help children is to encourage them to work harder at their goals. Constantly telling them how good they are can lead to apathy. IMO

8. Science is not philosophy

Comment #199156 by Podaar on June 25, 2008 at 8:52 am

BTW, sorry for being a jackass, I just can't get over Mphil sometimes. Can you imagine someone posting under the handle MSC or PHD even if his real name is Michal Scum or Philip Dork?
Let's see. My name is Gregg and I'm a technician by trade...I know I'll have a user name of Gtech...cool! How does that qualify for being bad??

Jackass indeed!

9. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #199149 by Podaar on June 25, 2008 at 8:42 am

33. Comment #199143 by al-rawandi

Uh, Al? *taps on shoulder*

Next forum to the left dude. :)

10. Saudi Marriage Officiant : 'It Is Allowed To Marry A Girl At The Age Of One'.

Comment #199121 by Podaar on June 25, 2008 at 7:59 am

Bonzai,

S/he would of course tell you S/he is motivated by altruism and empathy for his/her less privileged cohorts but I have a problem with the sincerity when even the language is inpenetrable to the very people s/he claims to advocate for,--the truly oppressed.
This is exactly the problem I was having such a hard time describing yesterday. The majority of people I see working to fix or talking about women's issues are the people who have survived the problem themselves (Chris Hitchens is a larger than life exception of course)...where is Condy Rice and Hillary Clinton in raising consciousness of honor killings, slavery, genital mutilation, etc. Why aren't they telling Americans that these are important issues that do affect us? At the very least, why aren't they advocating for donations to Ayaan Ali's security fund?

My wife suggests this may be a symptom of having to succeed in a man's world with men's rules. They don't wish to be seen as weak...that's not what got them to the position they are in. She also suggests that successful women may simply want to enjoy the fruits of their labor and think other women should fight just as hard as they did. Not that Mrs. Podaar is agreeing she's just speaking from associations she's had in academia.

Interesting eh?

11. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #199107 by Podaar on June 25, 2008 at 7:30 am

I read this in my local paper when I got home yesterday...I live in Mormon Zion where this shit is publicly reported as a proper stance. I was depressed for hours after.

All I can say is the response on the Salt Lake Tribune website http://www.sltrib.com/ is generally negative and I hope the Mormon leadership continues to make public statements that get them ridiculed. It's sad to hear this crap, but ultimately it will be their undoing.

I have to believe that.

12. Saudi Marriage Officiant : 'It Is Allowed To Marry A Girl At The Age Of One'.

Comment #198946 by Podaar on June 24, 2008 at 8:25 pm

100. Comment #198917 by Layla Nasreddin

*applause* *wipes tears away*

*applause*

13. Saving Us from Darwin

Comment #198875 by Podaar on June 24, 2008 at 3:35 pm

fizburn,

There are loads of women who work hard for women's issues. I've conceded the point.

Where it's been frustrating for me is the women who are the best equipped to make the largest impact care less than me...or so it seems to me.

14. Saving Us from Darwin

Comment #198868 by Podaar on June 24, 2008 at 3:18 pm

295. Comment #198859 by mordacious1

You, of course, are right. So is Frankus and Brian English.

I'm jaded because I've had to sit in a room full of successful people who talk about how much they're spending on the 'basement remodel' or the new boat...I bring up a topic such as the Ayaan Ali, or the kid who was kicked to death in California by his father and they all look at my like I'm insane to care.

Shutting up now.

Al,

Wheat flour for more body.

15. Saving Us from Darwin

Comment #198852 by Podaar on June 24, 2008 at 3:05 pm

281. Comment #198845 by Frankus1122

Frank,

Point taken...not all. Yet, hang out at a Rotary Club meeting or Martini Bash sometime and tell me how far wrong he is...generally speaking. hahaha

mordacious1
fixed it for you

16. Saving Us from Darwin

Comment #198847 by Podaar on June 24, 2008 at 3:02 pm

Al,

My honey would be the first to admit that her militant feminist friends are more worried about playing Augusta National than women being sold in 3rd world countries.

Head in the sand.

17. Saving Us from Darwin

Comment #198842 by Podaar on June 24, 2008 at 2:56 pm

271. Comment #198832 by fizhburn

Now can we discuss al-rawandi's stereotyping of "feminists"?
fizhburn,
I live with a feminist (see photo) who has risen above the glass ceiling and donates money monthly to battered women's shelters and so far...I haven't seen a misrepresentation by Al yet.

Maybe you could help.

[edit]Spelling for Moredayshush[edit]

18. Carlin on Religion

Comment #198722 by Podaar on June 24, 2008 at 11:56 am

Steve points to truth
not everyone measures up
to their mythology

19. Carlin on Religion

Comment #198711 by Podaar on June 24, 2008 at 11:34 am

back on topic please
Georgie's wit we'll miss dearly
grateful he was here

20. Saudi Marriage Officiant : 'It Is Allowed To Marry A Girl At The Age Of One'.

Comment #198689 by Podaar on June 24, 2008 at 11:16 am

16. Comment #198681 by al-rawandi

"It interests me how much you seem to know of that world." Mal said to Shepard

21. Carlin on Religion

Comment #198659 by Podaar on June 24, 2008 at 10:51 am

Brevity of thought
echoing atheist skies
cries of peak oil

22. Carlin on Religion

Comment #198618 by Podaar on June 24, 2008 at 10:06 am

Dead? Really?

I just saw him....

:)

23. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #198354 by Podaar on June 23, 2008 at 3:57 pm

8691. Comment #198348 by Goldy

Sorry Goldy...I just trolled you by accident.

Feel free to return the favor :)

24. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #198329 by Podaar on June 23, 2008 at 3:08 pm

I do not like the idea of people being banned because they are hard of understanding. Treat their posts with the respect you think they deserve. Engage them, ridicule them, ignore them. The choice is yours to respond as you see fit.


I also subscribe to the idea that a public forum should accept any idea so as to encourage ALL ideas. That way bad ideas are open to ridicule (thank you Rev Dark).

25. Science teacher dissed evolution

Comment #196979 by Podaar on June 20, 2008 at 8:03 pm

59. Comment #196975 by rod-the-farmer

Better yet; let's forward it to the Governor of LA.

26. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #196977 by Podaar on June 20, 2008 at 7:48 pm

Quine,

We've gone before and taken the guided tour from the Waikaloa Hilton which includes a ride to the top and a star-gazing tour afterward. The last time we went, I saw the Southern Cross for the first time in my life. Also had a clear view of Saturn which was a real thrill. I'll post a link to some photos of the sunset from 13,000 feet if anyone is interested.

-- Gregg

P.S. The saddle road is a trip, eh?

27. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #196934 by Podaar on June 20, 2008 at 3:53 pm

8417. Comment #196928 by Diacanu

I dibs hole 3!

28. Science teacher dissed evolution

Comment #196926 by Podaar on June 20, 2008 at 3:42 pm

AllanW,

The Amun-Ra brands might look cooler though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amun

29. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #196923 by Podaar on June 20, 2008 at 3:37 pm

Ah, yes...he is kinda fun to watch catch fire! :)

30. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #196912 by Podaar on June 20, 2008 at 3:21 pm

Alvorin, I'm probably remembering things wrong but I thought you supported socialism/communism. If I'm wrong, I completely apologise!

[edit] As I said before, I'm slow [/edit]

31. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #196908 by Podaar on June 20, 2008 at 3:19 pm

8405. Comment #196900 by Steve Zara

MPhil's blog post is really worth a read.
Cool, that's the paper he sent me a couple months ago and I thought it was great then! I'll have to compare the two versions and see where he's improved it.

-- Gregg

32. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #196906 by Podaar on June 20, 2008 at 3:17 pm

8403. Comment #196896 by alovrin

I find tone is the hardest thing to imply in posting...don't you think? My first thought was you were paying Steve a compliment but on the second reading I wasn't so sure--it all depended on the tone I used in my head.

33. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #196891 by Podaar on June 20, 2008 at 2:52 pm

Goldy and Steve,

I'm sure Alvorin can speak for him/herself but I would guess from his/her previous posts that he/she didn't care for "tolerant democratic society."

8395. Comment #196856 by Diacanu

D,

That has to be the most rediculous image I've had in my mind for years. hahaha. Thanks for that!

-- Gregg

[edit] Quine, Me and the Missus go to a golf tourney on the Kohala coast every other year. I'll keep an eye out for a bath tub ring when we visit the observatory on Mauna Kea.[/edit]

34. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #196836 by Podaar on June 20, 2008 at 1:24 pm

steveroot,

If the Colorado plateau hadn't been lifted up by the collision of the earth's plates it would still be a flood plain. The erosion of the Grand Canyon never would have happened. A bit different I'd say.

[EDIT] Steve, re-reading your post above makes me realise I'd misunderstood your meaning. Sorry, I'm slow...but my lack of coordination makes up for it. [/EDIT]

35. Science teacher dissed evolution

Comment #196753 by Podaar on June 20, 2008 at 12:08 pm

What does the cross burning say about the eighth-graders?! I don't know about the rest of you, but if any teacher would have approached me with an electrostatic device with the intent to burn anything into my skin, I would have kicked him in the nuts!

Sheesh. Stupid on two levels.

36. Muslim countries win concession regarding religious debates

Comment #196657 by Podaar on June 20, 2008 at 9:54 am

Al, I am immune to guilt so I can't offer any advice here.

Go see a priest.

37. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #196650 by Podaar on June 20, 2008 at 9:40 am

8378. Comment #196634 by Jethro

It is no restriction on following where the evidence leads, and as for enquiry 'never ending', I'm not sure whether to take that as an article of faith or an inference from solid evidence.
In my case, I'm just reserving judgement. No evidence or faith required.

38. Muslim countries win concession regarding religious debates

Comment #196641 by Podaar on June 20, 2008 at 9:24 am

http://www.nativeweb.org/pages/legal/amherst/lord_jeff.html

Above is another site about the so-called Amherst blanket idea. To me it reads like a consipiracy theory and even they admit no proof.

You learn something new everyday, eh?

I'm reading "Guns, Germs and Steel" now. I'm curious to see what it has to say on the subject.

39. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #196630 by Podaar on June 20, 2008 at 9:00 am

8377. Comment #196627 by Quine

"He's not the messiah; he's a very naughty boy."

40. Muslim countries win concession regarding religious debates

Comment #196589 by Podaar on June 20, 2008 at 7:31 am

107. Comment #196562 by hungarianelephant

"Every generation needs a new revolution."


Apparently, France was just listening to Thomas Jefferson.

41. Muslim countries win concession regarding religious debates

Comment #196554 by Podaar on June 20, 2008 at 6:43 am

102. Comment #196552 by epeeist

It seems I've read that republics have an expected run of 200 years or so. Does that make the U.S. a bit over due?

42. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #196550 by Podaar on June 20, 2008 at 6:35 am

Jethro and Steve,

I think it also implies an ultimate destination, an end result, as it were. I don't see any reason to believe enquiry will ever end. All the answers to our burning questions of today may very well lead to more questions.

43. The Mother, The Child, The School Board And The Psychic

Comment #196189 by Podaar on June 19, 2008 at 12:34 pm

62. Comment #196179 by MPhil

I encourage you to make these kinds of posts on your blog...for variety's sake.

I enjoyed it!

44. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #196184 by Podaar on June 19, 2008 at 12:17 pm

8309. Comment #196183 by al-rawandi

Wow, Al,

Bored much?

45. The Mother, The Child, The School Board And The Psychic

Comment #196130 by Podaar on June 19, 2008 at 10:33 am

decius,

Oh that. Over the past few months, Frankus has commented on several occasions that I look so much like him that he sometimes feels he's looking in a mirror; yet the only picture I'd ever seen of him was his avatar.

I was just tweeking his nose a bit.

-- Gregg

46. The Mother, The Child, The School Board And The Psychic

Comment #196125 by Podaar on June 19, 2008 at 10:27 am

43. Comment #196109 by MPhil

What Mike said!

47. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #196078 by Podaar on June 19, 2008 at 9:20 am

8250. Comment #196046 by Jethro

Podaar says there is evolutionary evidence "that many species have found it (good behaviour) to be a successful strategy". I would suggest that here we're back to cuddly nature again.


What I actually said was:
2) Its not accurate to say there is no evolutionary evidence to support 'good' behavior. As Irate has pointed out, there is a wealth of evidence that evolved social creatures have been successful (in part) because of altruism. True, natural selection is mechanism without a moral component, but it's evident that many species have found it to be a successful strategy.
ephasis added.

I'm not an athority by any means and I should probably keep my mouth shut because you can get better answers from almost anyone else who posts here. It does seem to me you are confusing the blind mechanism of natural selection for the whole of evolution. Evolution is a fact. Natural selection is a theory (with tons of evidence) that explains how evolution works. Creatures have evolved who happen to use altruistic behaviors to advance their ability to be selected. That's the way I understand it anyway.

[edit]Steve points out below that strategy is a poor choice of words and I completely agree[edit]

Irate:

No U2 or silly hats please.

48. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #196040 by Podaar on June 19, 2008 at 8:37 am

8244. Comment #196032 by irate_atheist

Will I get a silly hat?

49. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #196031 by Podaar on June 19, 2008 at 8:24 am

Apathy,

My friends and I used to use Bible and Book of Mormon pages for rolling paper.

Tobacco of course ;)

50. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #196024 by Podaar on June 19, 2008 at 8:09 am

8235. Comment #196019 by Philip1978

Philip,

Have you ever noticed that Marriot hotels and resorts also have a Book of Mormon in the night tables? The Gideons don't have a monopoly on stupid self promotion.

-- Gregg

[edit] I think I've tweeked Frankus' beard enough. My avatar has reached the annoying stage, me thinks [/edit]

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