1. Atheists are just as dogmatic as theists, and the only reasonable person is an agnostic.

Comment #214902 by JeebusFreak on July 21, 2008 at 3:10 am

Oh... the tediousness! But let's go with an old favourite:

"There is an invisible celestial teapot in orbit around the sun."

"No there isn't."

"So you're a teapot-atheist?"

"Yes."

"Well, then you are just as dogmatic as teapot-theists! Any reasonable person would be a teapot-agnostic!"

"I suppose, but what you are claiming is completely ridiculous, and scientifically so improbable as to make even CONSIDERING it a complete waste of time. So instead of giving credence to your ludicrous claim by calling myself a "teapot-agnostic", making it sound as if I'm actually spending time and energy on it, I will rather call myself a "teapot-atheist" until you present me with evidence worthy of consideration."

"Nazi!"

2. People who've experienced God KNOW that God exists

Comment #214892 by JeebusFreak on July 21, 2008 at 2:43 am

You cannot claim that God has given us free will and demands faith, and then also claim that he has shown you proof of his existence, thereby taking AWAY your free will and any need for faith.

All arguments for a specific viewpoint must be considered together, and if two arguments contradict each other one of them must be discarded. So which will it be?

Do we have NO free will and therefore our actions are irrelevant and nobody can be held accountable for anything they do? It seems unlikely that anyone in their right mind would throw out that one.

All that remains is to discard any claim of "experience" and "knowing", as this directly contradicts the fundamental principle of free will.

In summary: You either dreamed it, imagined it, or you are lying.

3. Mark Steyn vs. the 'Sock Puppets'

Comment #189354 by JeebusFreak on June 6, 2008 at 5:39 am

Firstly I just have to tell you all how I giggled while reading your comments. I am a 31-year old white male living in South Africa... I could tell you a thing or two about discrimination! No wonder so many of my countrymen have emigrated to Canada... it sounds absolutely dreamy compared to here!

The whole story around HRCs reminded me of South Africa's Truth And Reconciliation Commission, established shortly after our first "democratic" elections. I like to believe that the original intention was good, but it turned into a complete witch-hunt, and in the end only served to divert public attention away from government incompetence (and to waste a whole truck-load of tax-payer money).

Getting back to the HRC: I don't know how it came to be in their constitution, but it is surely not a basic human right to "not be offended". Was it really the original purpose of this commission to waste time and money on proceedings simply to tell Timmy that he should apologize for calling Suzy a doo-doo-head?

4. Louisiana's latest creationism bill moves to House floor

Comment #189346 by JeebusFreak on June 6, 2008 at 4:46 am

Sure: Teach religious study in schools as a separate subject (not as part of science), and teach the kids about all the different religions (yeah, that's going to happen!), and by all means exclude atheism, etc. because they "are not religions"... but then be honest and call the subject Mythology.