1. I am Darwin

Comment #285991 by Chris_The_Positivist on November 18, 2008 at 12:03 am

Yes I think we should all contribute, it's a wonderful way for people to show how this brilliant man has contributed to peoples lives everywhere!

2. Children need to be sprinkled with fairy dust

Comment #272090 by Chris_The_Positivist on October 27, 2008 at 1:41 am

I am sick of this term 'fundamentalist' being banded about. Atheist fundamentalist.. lots of people I'm sure either don't understand what a fundamentalist is (or an atheist for that matter) and simply squark what they have heard from the stupifyingly pathetic literature, or their own religious community. That man from Dundee, is another example, eager to misunderstand and so make the outrageous comparison of calling a child 'English' to calling a child Christian or Muslim.

I'm quite sure one has more basis in reality than the other.

3. If You Open Your Mind Too Much Your Brain Will Fall Out (Take My Wife)

Comment #270943 by Chris_The_Positivist on October 25, 2008 at 1:15 am

Reminds me of Bill Bailey

4. Religion vs science: can the divide between God and rationality be reconciled?

Comment #263935 by Chris_The_Positivist on October 13, 2008 at 11:20 am

Anyone else laugh at "We must all now be on the look-out, it now seems for Revs under the beds"?

Hahaha funny

5. Science lessons should tackle creationism and intelligent design

Comment #246376 by Chris_The_Positivist on September 12, 2008 at 8:38 am

Sounds like a great idea, but as Richard says himself, to teach the controversy is in a rather underhanded way, to allow creationist dogma into our classrooms. We know there is no controversy really and by allowing it in classrooms we feel we can educate against years of indoctrination. This is a bold idea and one that might work, but I'm concerned that this may open the door for creationism to be taught more seriously and thus confuse and delude young and suggestible minds.

6. Atheists: The Last Political Outcasts

Comment #239059 by Chris_The_Positivist on August 29, 2008 at 1:27 am

hehehe ok ok point taken :)
Yes I hope Obama too, but I'm worried because of his religious convictions. I just hope he isn't as evangelical as George Bush...

7. Atheists: The Last Political Outcasts

Comment #239053 by Chris_The_Positivist on August 29, 2008 at 12:58 am

I think being that stupid as a collective government is just really really bad. But you know are we talking about the evils elswhere in the world that perhaps numerically on aggregate outnumber the evils of these places? Isn't the world just an EVIL place anyway? Who is totting up evil?

8. Museum in censorship row over Darwin sign

Comment #239049 by Chris_The_Positivist on August 29, 2008 at 12:43 am

hmm yeah I wonder what the offensive part actually is.....

9. Museum in censorship row over Darwin sign

Comment #239046 by Chris_The_Positivist on August 29, 2008 at 12:39 am

meh its early here hehehe :)
Although yeah too much attention payed to typing errors....as long as people understand what is communicated...its not a huge deal. Lets focus a bit.

10. Atheists: The Last Political Outcasts

Comment #239042 by Chris_The_Positivist on August 29, 2008 at 12:24 am

I agree it's a very sad situation with regards to the perception held of atheists, despite this being a century well in advance of the times when we were indeed ignorant of the world and its peoples.

The whole axis of evil thing, I do also think these governments are wicked, but yeah I'm sure you would agree generalising in this way in politics is always going turn popular opinion of those elsewhere in the world against you. I think we do agree, also the need for action but with such a blunt approach, I do fear for our future sometimes. But yes I can certainly see how this came about given the bush administration's opposition....I hope we can have some clear thinking types in government one day who can inject some rationalism into what is now a very complicated and dangerous political situation.

11. Atheists: The Last Political Outcasts

Comment #239037 by Chris_The_Positivist on August 28, 2008 at 11:55 pm

Whats so bad about not believing in any god anyway? oh no we might go destroy the world coz Atheists deny god therefore have no knowing of whats good and evil?

Well infact Atheists are just that bit more intelligent. We can see the shades in between without resorting to comic book notions of captain good and doctor evil....tsk. Or more accurately god and satan lol. For example, labelling the middle east as an "axis of evil" I mean come on! your one step away from labelling it "THE LAND OF MORDOR" in a scary voice........

12. Museum in censorship row over Darwin sign

Comment #239034 by Chris_The_Positivist on August 28, 2008 at 11:32 pm

Running scared yet again....
Some complaints can be ignored you know, like would people at any holocaust museum cover up the statistics of jews murdered to please any holocaust denier?

I think sensibilities come second when the facts speak for themselves. It is the museum's job to follow the facts.........bad syntax or not......

13. Call to teach biblical creation as science

Comment #225193 by Chris_The_Positivist on August 6, 2008 at 10:29 am

"Evolution is a theory " it is not a proven fact"

It has withstood scientific scrutiny countless times yet we have these 'lala land cretins' putting there fingers in their ears and running away from what's as true as the earth exists.......

His views have been scientifically scrutinised, they just can't take the statement 'your wrong' without resorting to philosophy and wingnut pseudo-science..... He needs a slap. Oi!, You, NO!

14. Evangelically Serious Science

Comment #223650 by Chris_The_Positivist on August 3, 2008 at 3:09 am

I guess it's true in Father Coyne's case aswell that science and reasoning has a very tough chance of being taken seriously when it has years of indoctrination at home to compete with... But how do we tackle a falsehood when even logic and evidence are batted away in favour of an emotional attachment to a delusional view of themselves and the world?

15. Evangelically Serious Science

Comment #223647 by Chris_The_Positivist on August 3, 2008 at 2:53 am

Wow I'm surprised they didn't want to keep that startling revelation in the show. I think there is an incredible amount of truth in that statement.

16. Tablet Ignites Debate on Messiah and Resurrection

Comment #204758 by Chris_The_Positivist on July 5, 2008 at 5:33 pm

Exactly, like the ideas of the virgin birth, the resurrection, the son of a god being the savior and dying for our sins etc aren't original.

One just has to look at the hundreds of different gods before the Judea-Christian god was invented and just how many of them made the same claims. Mithras is a good one. This just highlights the evolution of religion. From small beginnings and multiple replications we arrive at the more complex monster we see today.

17. Decades Later, Still Asking: Would I Pull That Switch?

Comment #204752 by Chris_The_Positivist on July 5, 2008 at 5:05 pm

This is about social compliance, how people can accept authority without questioning it. Combined with the ambiguity surrounding a given person/groups rights, we draw a rather nice parallel with religion.

The indoctrinated chant 'we believe in god and the scripture' (with unquestioning faith) and 'those who try and divert you from the will of the lord are infidels' (that must be killed). That's the non religious in this context who basically have no rights with regards to 'religious truth'....

So with the rights of 'an infidel' equal to that of something like a criminal and an unquestioning authority ordering you to kill or to turn up the proverbial voltage, we can see how easy it can be for seemingly decent people to do atrocious things.

18. New Zealand man sells his soul to 'Hell'

Comment #203790 by Chris_The_Positivist on July 3, 2008 at 3:28 pm

Well we're all going to hell anyway aren't we? We haven't accepted jesus or aren't believers in the prophet mohammed..

I would sell mine but it escaped the last time I sneezed... :(

19. Former state science director sues over intelligent design e-mail

Comment #203788 by Chris_The_Positivist on July 3, 2008 at 3:22 pm

Tsch Creatins....
Keep building up that wall! ;)

20. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203186 by Chris_The_Positivist on July 2, 2008 at 12:51 pm

Journalists are so sneaky....hmm I see now. Still it touches upon something which I think we all have strong feelings about.

21. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203181 by Chris_The_Positivist on July 2, 2008 at 12:45 pm

If this is genuine, I guess you don't know whether to laugh or cry.....

I'm offended by adverts where the dog licks the owner's face as i'm sure others are. But so what? y'know...

22. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203168 by Chris_The_Positivist on July 2, 2008 at 12:35 pm

I agree, and I hope this is a piss-take. How sad though if this is true....

23. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203159 by Chris_The_Positivist on July 2, 2008 at 12:24 pm

Let the muslims who find this offensive be offended!

Bo-hoo why should the rest of us bow down to the wish of some to be forced to live in a world where nothing will offend their superstitions?

Dogs are not unclean, it's perfectly reasonable.
Time to stand firm Tayside police!

24. Who Was More Important: Lincoln or Darwin?

Comment #203147 by Chris_The_Positivist on July 2, 2008 at 12:12 pm

Absolutely it's not a comparison that can be made because one changed a country the other changed the world. Darwin's theory of evolution was a real human achievement and the benefits of his work are felt all over the world. There is no comparison really.

25. Brown says embryo research is key to life

Comment #181800 by Chris_The_Positivist on May 18, 2008 at 9:30 am

I'm glad to hear our prime minister is a proponent of such research. It would of been fairly easy for him to follow what the churches say, maybe this will help him win back some credibility and popularity in the polls.

I'm sure most rational people can see the overwhelming merits in such research and how the religious groups fascination and unjustified influence must be challenged. I hope this vote of support can now give way to sensible, careful and 'moral' research.

26. Indian village proud after double 'honor killing'

Comment #181156 by Chris_The_Positivist on May 16, 2008 at 1:37 pm

This is exactly why this is a war worth fighting. The war against irrational belief and the attrocities done in the name of such irrationality.

We will stand for this no longer. We owe it to our 21st century sense of morality, morality far in advance of anything preached by these murderers!

27. Indian village proud after double 'honor killing'

Comment #181150 by Chris_The_Positivist on May 16, 2008 at 1:26 pm

Unbelieveable, another example of the perniciousness of religion. As if there is any justification!!

More often than not those that are vulnerable become victims of such irrational systems. I think it's time women were emancipated from these unjust shackles of oppression. Enough of these cowardly, evil men imposing their will over the innocent.

28. The amazing intelligence of crows

Comment #181123 by Chris_The_Positivist on May 16, 2008 at 12:57 pm

Freaky idea! Giant birds, sounds familiar somehow...

29. The amazing intelligence of crows

Comment #181118 by Chris_The_Positivist on May 16, 2008 at 12:51 pm

Hehe!
It's like dawkins says himself, we perceive things from middle world. D'souza et al can't bring themselves to accept evolution in the face of their dearest convictions.

30. The amazing intelligence of crows

Comment #181108 by Chris_The_Positivist on May 16, 2008 at 12:40 pm

It's interesting how we can see at least one element of evolution in practice, at least something which is as a result of evolution, the ability of a lot of animals to quickly adapt to their surroundings in order to survive.

I'm sure this goes against the creationist dogma that all animals were 'created' as they are today, having gone through zero change and having never needed to accumulate those instinctive skills to adapt, think and survive.

31. The amazing intelligence of crows

Comment #181080 by Chris_The_Positivist on May 16, 2008 at 12:00 pm

That is amazing! I wonder what this says of the consciousness of crows?

I guess it goes to illustrate the arrogance of those people who believe we are unique in the world, 'god's' chosen creatures. The only animals capable of intelligent deduction, innovation (with respect to the crow and the bent wire) and of course adaption.

32. Richard Dawkins Interview on TVOntario

Comment #181069 by Chris_The_Positivist on May 16, 2008 at 11:35 am

I chuckled too when the host announced that. I think it's really encouraging! :)

I guess the alternative that most intellectually inclined viewers are with the notion of a religious free world is too scary for them to contemplate!

Evidence of the moving moral zeitgeist perhaps? Finally spotting religion hiding behind the hideous atrocities in the name of faith? I think we've all had enough of irrational, out-dated ways of thinking. Behold the 21st century!! The end of the non-thinking dark ages. yay!

33. Richard Dawkins interviewed by John Humphrys on Cardinal Murphy O'Connor

Comment #181063 by Chris_The_Positivist on May 16, 2008 at 11:22 am

I always laugh when people say 'reason' leads to evil and bad things!! I guess not thinking, not having reason and so acting as if you had no brain is so much better. Tsch! Aww you wacky religious people you! Please keep trying to make sense by all means.

34. Richard Dawkins Interview on TVOntario

Comment #181044 by Chris_The_Positivist on May 16, 2008 at 10:52 am

I feel it's unfair to speak about Richard Dawkins and his book The God Delusion when himself nor anyone who properly understands his position can reply and actually refute what the theists say.

It's unbelieveable that the 3% of those in the survey concerning 'pants saving' can be determined statistically significant. I'm sure most of those 3% were having a laugh!! Secularists indeed have no reason to respond to those 3% of people surveyed, vary rarily is any survey unanimous. We're not drones! Religion wishes to crush the minority voter where secularists aren't so tyrannical and instead recognise differing views as a by-product of human nature and of our free will.