451. The Return of Religion

Comment #213738 by mordacious1 on July 18, 2008 at 8:50 pm

Clearmind appears in many forms, all of which are pretty stupid. Oh wait...that's the supernatural being.

452. The Return of Religion

Comment #213727 by mordacious1 on July 18, 2008 at 8:37 pm

Boy, if you don't pop in during the day, it takes awhile to catch up. Plus I had to stop laughing at the comment on the other thread about a paper bag full of vodka vapors.

Too bad Laurie's gone. Frank Zappa went to my high school and wrote a song about it called "Lancaster High", so he's always been a favorite of mine. His "River of Shit" is going through my head right now (speaking of the pope).

453. Texas State Board of Education approves Bible course for high schools

Comment #213721 by mordacious1 on July 18, 2008 at 8:18 pm

Just one more way to tell the nerds from the cool kids.

454. Bush Bureaucrats at Dept. of Health and Human Services Redefine Contraception as Abortion

Comment #212980 by mordacious1 on July 18, 2008 at 12:23 am

Ah, morons...they never quit, they won't go away, and they breed like rabbits.

455. Ten Commandments' of race and genetics issued

Comment #212951 by mordacious1 on July 17, 2008 at 10:46 pm

All races are created equal.

Ten Commandments' of race and genetics issued.

This is one of my pet peeves. Grrrr. It is a science article damn it.

[edit] Plus, in the title, they only capitalize Ten Commandments'. Holy moly.

456. The Return of Religion

Comment #212913 by mordacious1 on July 17, 2008 at 8:35 pm

Laurie

I've seen Bela on Letterman and couldn't remember who he was the next day. Now that I've connected his face with the name, I know who you're talking about. Nice to hear something played on a banjo that isn't church music.

457. The Return of Religion

Comment #212883 by mordacious1 on July 17, 2008 at 7:46 pm

Laurie

Did you mention Thatcher before? Did she die yet, or still just planning on it? I thought instead of a 3 mil. funeral, they could just recycle her as old scrap, since she WAS the iron lady.

458. The Return of Religion

Comment #212869 by mordacious1 on July 17, 2008 at 7:24 pm

Didn't mean to depress anyone w/ my last post, it was many years ago. My family were all catholics so they have the ability to believe anything. I should write a book, it be in the comedy section.

459. The Return of Religion

Comment #212822 by mordacious1 on July 17, 2008 at 5:58 pm

twp

I got blamed for causing my mom's colon cancer by my family, because I was an atheist. The funny things the superstitious believe. The lord works in strange ways. I'm the atheist, so he zaps my mom, the believer, with cancer. What a bastard he must be.

460. The Return of Religion

Comment #212776 by mordacious1 on July 17, 2008 at 3:54 pm

twp

I might not need to throw you under the bus, you might stagger there on your own. (grabs hat, and half empty glass of beer)

461. The Return of Religion

Comment #212754 by mordacious1 on July 17, 2008 at 3:40 pm

My problem is, when I met my wife she hated beer. I could have just said, that's nice honey. But noooo, I had to use the ol' try this, or this. I was brewing my own back then, and made some great brews.

Now when I go to the fridge....EMPTY. I created a monster that drinks my beer, should of left "well-enough alone.

462. The Return of Religion

Comment #212717 by mordacious1 on July 17, 2008 at 3:15 pm

Al

Actually, orange slices go great with Blue Moon.

[edit] Coco already mentioned this above. Just dragged a bottle out of the fridge. It is a white wheat/oats beer, brewed with orange peel and coriander. The orange slices bring out the natural flavor of the beer. Yep, that tastes good.

463. The Return of Religion

Comment #212695 by mordacious1 on July 17, 2008 at 2:56 pm

Goldy

That's OK, Al's drinking a Miller Lite. It's not really beer. So many fine pub brews around the U.S. and people keep drinking that stuff. Ugh.

464. The Return of Religion

Comment #212688 by mordacious1 on July 17, 2008 at 2:51 pm

Al

I thought that was the remains of Laurie.

465. VOICES OF SCIENCE - Available Now on DVD

Comment #212686 by mordacious1 on July 17, 2008 at 2:48 pm

Yes. I certainly would call him Professor or Dr., but he keeps stridently asking to be called Richard. Go figure.

466. The Return of Religion

Comment #212678 by mordacious1 on July 17, 2008 at 2:37 pm

twp

I'd never throw you under the bus, a gentle shove in that direction...besides you DID say "poppycock".

467. The Return of Religion

Comment #212668 by mordacious1 on July 17, 2008 at 2:17 pm

Coco

Ok, but remember you requested this.

If we turn the last part into "canker" and mispronouce the first part....

468. The Return of Religion

Comment #212645 by mordacious1 on July 17, 2008 at 1:48 pm

Coco

Sure. First you tell us that your husband has hellfire missles, then you say, "Go ahead, make fun of my moniker". I'm not falling for that one.

469. The Return of Religion

Comment #212636 by mordacious1 on July 17, 2008 at 1:28 pm

Go ahead Radesq, change her moniker, or is it too obvious? I won't do it because I only make fun of the real nutty religious people, or frequent posters who know I mean no harm.

Coco

Hey, you need to jump on thewhitepearl for using poppyCOCK. That's not nice. hee hee

470. The Return of Religion

Comment #212562 by mordacious1 on July 17, 2008 at 10:50 am

DamnDirtyApe

Yeah, that's my excuse. I'm one of those REALLY young persons.

471. The Return of Religion

Comment #212560 by mordacious1 on July 17, 2008 at 10:46 am

He missed my favorite one lately.

Elli responded to fundie troll Kristopher on the Dawkins/Weinberg interview by calling him "dickrash". That should have made the list.

472. The Return of Religion

Comment #212557 by mordacious1 on July 17, 2008 at 10:41 am

OK, I made the list with F U C K T A R D !

It is almost embarrassing for thewhitepearl to make it with "poppycock", come on twp, get with the program.

Al Obviously not a rational comment on your part, since it is too red for a LIIT, I guessed "sex on the beach" which was at least close.

Gregg You mild mannered reporter, you.

I just wish I made the list with an original remark, rather than a repeat of irate's terminology. Bummed.

473. Church Cancels Teen Gun Giveaway

Comment #212515 by mordacious1 on July 17, 2008 at 9:36 am

Al

Great! BTW, I'm sure you're the kind of guy most girls are dreaming of.

474. Church Cancels Teen Gun Giveaway

Comment #212505 by mordacious1 on July 17, 2008 at 9:15 am

Crap, take the kid to school, by the time I'm back, craigslist has removed Al's ad.

475. VOICES OF SCIENCE - Available Now on DVD

Comment #212254 by mordacious1 on July 16, 2008 at 11:01 pm

I finally got around to watching the videos today. Very enjoyable watching two brilliant minds discuss relevant topics of science. Thank you Richard for making these videos available to us here.

I am a little embarrassed that the thread was so quickly lowered to the level it is at now. I think on topics as this, people like Kristopher should be trolled and not responded to. I would prefer that posters discuss the material in the talk, saving the arguing with the trolls for other, less important threads.

I am glad to hear Dr. Weinberg discuss multiverses and string theory in a positive manner, after the beating they have taken from others on this site recently. They may not be proven to be correct in the long run, but they do lead to some interesting theoretical physics. I for one enjoy reading on these topics and will continue to do so until they are totally debunked, if that is the case.

476. 'Condoms won't change HIV rates'

Comment #212151 by mordacious1 on July 16, 2008 at 5:25 pm

Oh, and you had to be the first to reply to it. I hesitated in posting that, but...you know how I can't help myself sometimes.

[edit] I was trying to make a point, in my own warped way.

477. Church Cancels Teen Gun Giveaway

Comment #212140 by mordacious1 on July 16, 2008 at 4:57 pm

Gregg

I couldn't put up an avatar like that, I'd be laughing so hard I couldn't see what I was doing.

Erm, not that I'd know how to do it anyway.

478. The Return of Religion

Comment #212134 by mordacious1 on July 16, 2008 at 4:42 pm

He said, stridently.

479. 'Condoms won't change HIV rates'

Comment #212133 by mordacious1 on July 16, 2008 at 4:40 pm

Actually, I worried about this when I was single and not monogamous. I had to stretch the damn things so much to get them on, that I thought they had to become porous eventually.

480. 'Condoms won't change HIV rates'

Comment #212131 by mordacious1 on July 16, 2008 at 4:30 pm

This is the first guy I'd turn to for anything that has to do with science or medicine. Why bother with scientists or doctors? Yup, Im dat stoopid.

481. Let's Get Rid of Darwinism

Comment #212126 by mordacious1 on July 16, 2008 at 4:22 pm

Gregg

Avatar's a crackup. Is that your reflection or clearmind's? Please Al, don't kick my ass. Funny!

[edit] Oh, never mind, I recognize Laurie now. Still very funny though.

482. The Return of Religion

Comment #211950 by mordacious1 on July 16, 2008 at 12:16 pm

irate

Thanks for the correction, I'm new at flinging "fucktard" at people, but it's nice to learn from the master.

483. [UPDATED] Venomous Snakes, Slippery Eels and Harun Yahya

Comment #211945 by mordacious1 on July 16, 2008 at 12:12 pm

Holy allah,

Don't tell me anyone actually read comment #211931 . If you did, you have to get a life.

484. The Return of Religion

Comment #211837 by mordacious1 on July 16, 2008 at 10:30 am

"Axess is a magazine, based in Stockholm, devoted chiefly to the liberal arts and social sciences. The magazine strives, above all, for quality of thought and writing, but without being defined by a single political position. The hallmark of Axess is the essay; characterised by a probing, investigative approach. The magazine is open to differing arguments and standpoints, driven by reason rather than polemic."

Yeah, right. Especially the last clause.

485. The Return of Religion

Comment #211829 by mordacious1 on July 16, 2008 at 10:26 am

fucktard

Ooops! I forgot. I'm supposed to be strident:

F U C K T A R D !

That's more like an atheist.

{edit for spelling} Can't believe I spelled the first fucktard wrong.

486. Church Cancels Teen Gun Giveaway

Comment #211780 by mordacious1 on July 16, 2008 at 9:52 am

Al

I am not an advocate of gun control either.

If one reads through these posts, it becomes obvious why there aren't any effective laws being put in place to a) reduce gun violence b) reduce accidental shootings. This issue is very polarizing. Either you are a lefty, gun-control freak or a right wing gun nut. It is difficult to pass enforcable legislation where one side sees everything as a slippery slope to "taking away our 2nd Ammendment rights" and the other side wants a complete ban for whatever reason.

To answer your questions 1) yes 2)no, but fatalities from violent crimes, probably.

I'll give you an example of effective legislation. You stated earlier, that it is illegal for anyone in CA to use more than a 5 round magazine on semi-auto rifles. Rarely enforced, I can go online right now and order 30 round magazines for an AR-15, and have it delivered to my door by UPS. No one would care either, unless I got caught committing a crime, then they could tack on another couple of months to my sentence.

[edit] above is better example of non-effective legislation. Effective, I meant, would be if they would be able to stop this, and that would mean a ban on these magazines throughout the U.S. and enforce it with stiff penalties all around.

487. Church Cancels Teen Gun Giveaway

Comment #211705 by mordacious1 on July 16, 2008 at 9:00 am

Tyler

How can you say "Go 49ers" on a site that has Gregg Townsend as a poster. Too "in your face" for me.

488. [UPDATED] Venomous Snakes, Slippery Eels and Harun Yahya

Comment #211693 by mordacious1 on July 16, 2008 at 8:54 am

I see that Hezbollah has traded the remains of the two Israeli soldiers kidnapped in 2006 , for 5 live prisoners. Interesting how this works.

489. Fury at funeral songs ban

Comment #211348 by mordacious1 on July 15, 2008 at 9:16 pm

And no crunching any frackin' crackers either.

When I go, I want my friends to party...lot's of music, lots of booze...and no religious BS.

490. Church Cancels Teen Gun Giveaway

Comment #210735 by mordacious1 on July 15, 2008 at 3:11 am

Steve and whoever you're replying to

It's 3 AM here, if you use double negatives, it's harder for me to follow.

491. Taking a Cue From Ants on Evolution of Humans

Comment #210720 by mordacious1 on July 15, 2008 at 2:42 am

I was hoping someone would post this, read it in the Times today, good article.

492. Church Cancels Teen Gun Giveaway

Comment #210716 by mordacious1 on July 15, 2008 at 2:35 am

Bonzai

I am assuming that usually the police in Hong Kong do not carry firearms.

I think it is interesting that the police/criminal dynamics are like an arms race. If the criminals started using guns, the cops would. If the cops (or law abiding citizens) started carrying guns, the criminals would.

The problem in the U.S. is that the arms race has already occurred, and we'd have to come up with a way to disarm all sides. This, of course, is harder to do.

493. Church Cancels Teen Gun Giveaway

Comment #210678 by mordacious1 on July 15, 2008 at 1:13 am

Mitchell

This thread was sidetracked long ago, as most threads on this site are.

494. Church Cancels Teen Gun Giveaway

Comment #210674 by mordacious1 on July 15, 2008 at 1:05 am

Chris

I can understand your point of view. I spent most of my life either carrying an M-16 or wearing a .45 . In civilian government work, I rarely went anywhere without a concealed firearm, it was part of the job there too. I don't currently own a weapon, at first I felt naked without one, but also felt confident in my ability to defend myself without one.

Currently I won't have a handgun in my house because of my autistic child. It is way to dangerous, but if he wasn't here I'm sure I'd have a weapon of some sort.

My only objection to firearms is the ease at which people can get them. You and I are familiar with their use, safety, and the harm they can do in the wrong hands, most americans are not.

My problem with the NRA, is that they are against almost any restrictions on gun control. There are people out there that have no psychological problems or criminal backgrounds, that shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a firearm. I wish we, as a society, could come up with a way to weed these people out of the gun owner group. Gun IQ test?

On the news tonight, there were 3 gun related deaths within 40 miles of where I live, 2 were accidental. This is the problem.

495. Periodic Table of Videos

Comment #210577 by mordacious1 on July 14, 2008 at 8:36 pm

So many to choose from. I can't make up my mind.

496. PLEASE WRITE IN SUPPORT OF PZ MYERS

Comment #210365 by mordacious1 on July 14, 2008 at 11:02 am

kkelly

I didn't read it that way. I think the internet is very serious business, for many reasons. If one has a blog and puts up his opinion about some cracker, and loses his job, that is serious.

497. PLEASE WRITE IN SUPPORT OF PZ MYERS

Comment #210363 by mordacious1 on July 14, 2008 at 10:52 am

kkelly

I think PZ's motivation was to scare off other would be threat makers. Who is to say he didn't report it to the authorities? I would have.

[edit] First you say that the people on his site "take the internet way too seriously", then you state, "the internet is serious business". Seems to be two conflicting statements.

498. [UPDATED] Venomous Snakes, Slippery Eels and Harun Yahya

Comment #210355 by mordacious1 on July 14, 2008 at 10:30 am

epeeist

Yes, it is the problem and it won't change anytime soon. I'm just suprised that people are shocked by it. I think that we do get involved without self-interest, but not often enough. Even the Peace Corps had people reporting to the CIA. It is just a sad reality.

499. PLEASE WRITE IN SUPPORT OF PZ MYERS

Comment #210353 by mordacious1 on July 14, 2008 at 10:21 am

kkelly

I don't remember PZ threatening anyone's life, just a fictional one at best.

PZ has the right, if not duty, to get people fired that make death threats. It is illegal and can be prosecuted. If the guy just gets fired he'll be lucky. Besides that, PZ clearly gave a warning on his website that he would do this to anyone making these kind of threats. So what's the problem?

500. [UPDATED] Venomous Snakes, Slippery Eels and Harun Yahya

Comment #210351 by mordacious1 on July 14, 2008 at 10:13 am

One more thing. Excepting the western hemisphere, the UK has been standing next to us in most of our blunders, including Viet Nam where they delivered a lot of the napalm used. Also, many brits fought in NZ and Aussie units that were on the ground. So don't point fingers unless you live in France, then you can say that Iraq was a blunder by the U.S. and the allies that joined it.