1. My Response to Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Comment #177849 by Cristian on May 9, 2008 at 8:25 pm

The more I try, the harder it gets to understand how people like Shmuley and Dinesh are not laughed off the stage every time they open their mouths.

2. Shaw TV Interview with Richard Dawkins

Comment #175115 by Cristian on May 4, 2008 at 1:09 pm

It's amazing to me how people still find Pascal's Wager worth even bringing up. She started the show with it, but she did a fairly good job of asking questions. A good interview.

3. Sexpelled: No Intercourse Allowed

Comment #171557 by Cristian on April 28, 2008 at 3:04 pm

OK, the wine glass and sunshades shot made me spit coffee all over my monitor. And Stein thought he was being funny.

4. Richard Dawkins' secular army must be stopped. God is behind some of our greatest art

Comment #171442 by Cristian on April 28, 2008 at 1:45 pm

Psychosis, incest, subjugation, torture, crack cocaine, obsession, hookers, the Holocaust and ladybugs have also been the inspiration for great art. What's this guy's point?

5. Open Letter to a victim of Ben Stein's lying propaganda

Comment #166933 by Cristian on April 23, 2008 at 1:52 pm

TheTruthID, I suspect no one took that on, because it's hardly anything worth taking seriously. But since I have no reputation to defend, here's my take on it.

"If living matter is not, then, caused by the interplay of atoms, natural forces and radiation..."

That's a bit of a giant assumption, isn't it now? Besides, the quote is not scientifically formulated, it is widely interpretable and it means very little by way of a serious scientific exercise. It's a little like saying "so, considering that Bigfoot is not omnivorous..."

6. Open Letter to a victim of Ben Stein's lying propaganda

Comment #166903 by Cristian on April 23, 2008 at 1:34 pm

I don't get it! I hate that I'll have to watch this movie just to understand how in the world one links the Holocaust to Darwin without making a fool of oneself. Jesus!

7. Stephen Colbert Interviews Richard Dawkins

Comment #2312 by Cristian on October 20, 2006 at 2:26 pm

Here's what Richard Dawkins says in another section of this website about his Colbert experience.

"I had a good time in New York. The Colbert show was fun, notwithstanding my misgivings before (which I have removed, because they now seem misplaced). While I was waiting, he came in to see me as himself, introduced himself and made sure that I understood his act: “You know I play a complete idiot?” I must say, when he is in character, he does it extremely well. The real

Colbert is obviously highly intelligent and a very nice man. Aficionados seem divided about 50/50 over whether the real Colbert is religious. He is obviously too intelligent to be religious in any simple conventional sense. I suspect either that it amuses him to blur the distinction between his ‘character’ and the real Colbert. Or perhaps he is religious in the Einsteinian sense that all of us are, and goes to church because, like Martin Rees, he ‘believes in belief’ (Dan Dennett’s happy phrase)."

8. Stephen Colbert Interviews Richard Dawkins

Comment #2026 by Cristian on October 18, 2006 at 8:45 am

For a little insight into Colbert's actual nature, here's a couple videos that allow a peek at the real Colbert.

Him on 60 minutes, this will also clarify matters as to the nature of the show:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-495888344925269806&q=colbert+minutes&hl=en

Him involuntarily breaking out of character while still working at The Daily Show. He rarely breaks out of character and here he really loses it. Funny as hell too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M6VTB0_5-8

9. Stephen Colbert Interviews Richard Dawkins

Comment #2020 by Cristian on October 18, 2006 at 8:16 am

It's also worthy of mention that Colbert used to host the segment on The Daily Show called "This Week in God." It could be described as at least irreverent towards religion of all kinds, including Colbert's own, Catholicism. Colbert may not an atheist, but he's always attacked unreason. Which is what he still does with his parody of right-wingers.

10. Stephen Colbert Interviews Richard Dawkins

Comment #2014 by Cristian on October 18, 2006 at 8:06 am

Yes, Colbert is Catholic, but obviously of the liberal persuasion. The Pope and the Church are frequent targets of his comments on the show and they frequently include words like "nazi." He's an equal opportunity offender.

Someone mentioned the boos that came from the audience at one time. As a frequent viewer of the show, I suspect that, like some guests, some in the crowd also buy into it and take it serious sometimes, at least to some degree. Colbert frequently tells them "you're an awesome mob" and other things of that sort.