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451. Creation college seeks state's OK to train teachers

Comment #99130 by steveroot on December 15, 2007 at 5:23 pm

SOME TENETS OF BIBLICAL CREATIONISM

•All human beings descended from Adam and Eve.

This still bothers me a little. Doesn't this mean there was some... how shall I put it?... consanguineous breeding at the beginning?

Eeeeeyyywww!
Steve

452. Creation vs. Reality

Comment #98751 by steveroot on December 14, 2007 at 7:40 am

16. Comment #98658 by wooter on December 14, 2007 at 2:04 am
I have got a question. How can you explain that something can exist by itself? Just tell me how? I am holding a glass and if you tell me that glass came into existence by chances, I would not believe it. Nobody would.

Ah, the "appearance of design"...
Stick around. There are folks here who will help you get your eyes open!
Steve

453. Jail for creationist row killer

Comment #98745 by steveroot on December 14, 2007 at 7:25 am

16. Comment #98633 by JanChan on December 14, 2007 at 12:55 am
Well, this proves that Christianity is still being spread by the sword, so much for being a peaceful religion.

More like spread by the steak knife. ;-)

Why not a religion that spreads like butter? "Just like the high-priced spread!"

Better yet, Vaseline:
"Hypocrisy is the Vaseline of social intercourse"
Steve

454. Jumbo shrimp, creationist astronomy

Comment #98740 by steveroot on December 14, 2007 at 7:14 am

"Breathtaking inanity" doesn't even come close.

A couple good oxymorons ("oxymormons"?) in the title. Others:
"Military Intelligence"
"Postal Service"
"Rap Music"
:-)
Steve

455. Jumbo shrimp, creationist astronomy

Comment #98550 by steveroot on December 13, 2007 at 9:12 pm

I wonder if the creationistas have an explanation for why god would make some planets of different materials, of different sizes, with/without moons, moons orbiting retrograde, orbits out of the plane of the ecliptic, etc.

What? No explanation? Is that a *GAP* ??

Sorry, it's just the "mysterious ways" thing. Oh, well...
Steve ;-)

456. Voyager 2 probe reaches solar system boundary

Comment #98257 by steveroot on December 13, 2007 at 11:36 am

3. Comment #97954 by Dr Benway on December 12, 2007 at 9:52 pm

Hey, how come an electronic gadget made in 1977 is still going without any maintenance and in an extremely harsh environment, yet the 8 month old hard drive in my laptop has bad sectors, and cell phones only last about a year or so?

Undoubtedly because the Voyager was made by True Christians (R), and god has been dipping his digital pen into your corrupt hard drive and wiping clean your cell phones of the blasphemous words transmitted thereon. Praise!
Steve

457. World History

Comment #98229 by steveroot on December 13, 2007 at 10:07 am

17. Comment #98221 by Tyler Durden on December 13, 2007 at 9:44 am
Vaal,

You're missing the point... when it all gets too much for our poor, poor planet, god will come riding out of the clouds on a golden chariot and winged steeds and save us all, every last one of us ;-)

Well, at least all of us True Christians (R)! ;-)
http://www.landoverbaptist.org/
Steve

458. Atheists' sign sparks controversy

Comment #97707 by steveroot on December 12, 2007 at 2:34 pm

351. Comment #97702 by Goldy on December 12, 2007 at 2:29 pm
Of course there is a central message - but is it because of gods or men?

This is the best rhetorical question I've seen in a long time!
Steve

459. Atheists' sign sparks controversy

Comment #97701 by steveroot on December 12, 2007 at 2:28 pm

336. Comment #97682 by gr8hands on December 12, 2007 at 2:05 pm

krisking, please define what you mean by 'true christian'.

Please define what you mean by 'inspired by God.'

"True Christian" is a trademark of the Landover Baptist Church:
http://www.landoverbaptist.org/

As for "inspired", what do you think when someone says an invisible friend is giving direction?
"Hallucination" comes to mind.
Steve

460. A New Flea in Town!

Comment #96292 by steveroot on December 10, 2007 at 10:03 am

44. Comment #95942 by Tarsen on December 9, 2007 at 2:06 pm

So my question is: Is RD Gods flea?
/troll

Which god?

;-)
Steve

461. Holy Nonsense

Comment #96226 by steveroot on December 10, 2007 at 7:40 am

44. Comment #96222 by walk on December 10, 2007 at 7:29 am
jeroen, Hah! Let the photoshopping begin!

In that spirit (after a quick scan indicates these links haven't been posted yet), check out these:

http://www.landoverbaptist.org/news1207/mittromney.html
http://bettybowers.com/betty4president/2007/12/07/what-mitt-romneys-not-telling-you-about-the-mormon-cult/

Steve

462. Why Science Will Triumph Only When Theory Becomes Law

Comment #96041 by steveroot on December 9, 2007 at 8:24 pm

496. Comment #96032 by Ruht on December 9, 2007 at 8:01 pm

Don't trust what you think is your expertise on the Bible, come your judgment day, should you reject the Bible. You will fail miserably and be quite ashamed and possibly even embarrassed, and you will be making an eternally fatal mistake.

Sounds bad to me: embarrassing *and* eternally fatal. I'm going to have to re-think this atheist thing. Thanks for the tip!

Seriously, empty threats on this board will get you about as far as pissing up a wet rope. Cheers!
Steve

463. The art of the soluble

Comment #95782 by steveroot on December 9, 2007 at 7:39 am

41. Comment #95773 by ADH on December 9, 2007 at 7:27 am
I must say I confess to being a bit baffled at how all of you can so conidently review (aka write off) the review of a book without haing read the book that is being reviewed! If I were to slam one of your glowing reviews of TGD without having read TGD myself you would verbally lynch me, and with good reason!

It's OK- the golden plates I found under my bed this morning make it clear that books like this need not be read to be written off. I'd show them to you, but some Italian guy with wings came and got them.
Steve

464. The art of the soluble

Comment #95770 by steveroot on December 9, 2007 at 7:24 am

30. Comment #95759 by scottishgeologist on December 9, 2007 at 6:31 am

You all might like to see what your old chum David "Wee Flea" Robertson has to say about it:

From his review:
I now realise that maths is the foundation of everything!

They is? Personally, I don't know math from a hole in the ground. ;-)
Steve

465. Nurses Told to Turn Muslims' Beds to Mecca

Comment #94687 by steveroot on December 6, 2007 at 9:01 am

56. Comment #94681 by irate_atheist on December 6, 2007 at 8:54 am

Whew! That's a relief.

Speaking of relief, when you get that flying horse... what if it takes a dump over the stands? Does that bring a new meaning to "holy shit!"?
Steve

466. Nurses Told to Turn Muslims' Beds to Mecca

Comment #94678 by steveroot on December 6, 2007 at 8:51 am

52. Comment #94675 by Abdullah on December 6, 2007 at 8:44 am

Oh, goodie- a muslim apologist!

I liked the part where it says, "There is no god..."
Is that cherrypicking? ;-)
Steve

467. Highway to hysteria

Comment #94343 by steveroot on December 5, 2007 at 11:37 am

Sa-weet Jeeezus!
If the rapture is going to start anywhere, it will be on I-35!
Steve

468. Nurses Told to Turn Muslims' Beds to Mecca

Comment #94006 by steveroot on December 4, 2007 at 3:15 pm

I'm with #1: The Onion really outdoes itself at times!

Good thing this isn't happening in the good ol' U.S. of litigious A. Some non-muslim patient would be inconvenienced (even DIE) because of the misdirected efforts of the over-worked nursing staff. Imagine then the lawsuit that would ensue! (No pun intended, though not bad!)

Meanwhile, here's an opportunity for an elegant comparative clinical trial: turn *all* the beds and see if the muslim patients do better than their non-muz fellow patients. Surely there's grant money available for this(?).
Steve

469. A New Flea in Town!

Comment #91829 by steveroot on November 29, 2007 at 12:04 pm

9. Comment #91827 by Luthien on November 29, 2007 at 11:58 am

It would have to be a cat collar, as it certainly couldn't be a dog collar (teeheehee).

"We'd like to see the dog collars, please..."
("...and did those feet in ancient times...")

Oh, shoot... it was "dog KENNELS", not "dog collars".
Steve

470. A New Flea in Town!

Comment #91825 by steveroot on November 29, 2007 at 11:54 am

4. Comment #91810 by DarwinsPitbull on November 29, 2007 at 11:12 am
Richard is going to have to start walking around with a flea collar.

I think the *fleas* are, in fact, mostly the ones wearing collars! :-)
Steve

471. Monotheism was a con from the beginning

Comment #90961 by steveroot on November 26, 2007 at 8:13 pm

7. Comment #90956 by crazy old man on November 26, 2007 at 7:40 pm
In my office,...

There are emails which daily make the rounds...

There was grousing...

I talked about skepticism in general...

Over the course of what became an hours-long exchange...

... and then I was fired! ;-)

Don't forget the generic "miracle" births prevalent in religious mythology. Keep their feet to the fire!
Steve

472. Why Science Will Triumph Only When Theory Becomes Law

Comment #90338 by steveroot on November 24, 2007 at 11:06 am

369. Comment #90332 by Ruht on November 24, 2007 at 10:40 am

Bunk.

Please tell me what will happen to a piece of iron that is left outside uncovered. Will it evolve into a mighty battleship, or will it rust away (devolve) into dust.

Likewise, tell me what will happen to a piece of food left outside. Will it evolve into a grocery store, or will it devolve into 'nothing.'

You're not observing 'evolution' when you see an infant grow from an embryo, you're simply seeing growth that began from two larger, intelligent beings that came together and created an infant.

Steve et al, I think you're wasting your time on this guy. A serious case of rowing with several oars out of the water. I'd rather see the Wee Flea than Ruth; at least there was some evidence of a cerebral cortex there.
Steve

473. Why Science Will Triumph Only When Theory Becomes Law

Comment #90328 by steveroot on November 24, 2007 at 10:30 am

360. Comment #90321 by Ruht on November 24, 2007 at 10:01 am

Creationists believe that small, less-complex, less intelligent matter came forth from the greatest, most complex and intelligent matter there is - God.

Sort of the same way everything you eat turns to shit. ;-)

"This isn't argument- it's abuse!" -M. Python

Steve

474. Why Science Will Triumph Only When Theory Becomes Law

Comment #90248 by steveroot on November 23, 2007 at 5:58 pm

326. Comment #90246 by Ruht on November 23, 2007 at 5:40 pm

The Bible can only be interpreted properly by the author who wrote it - God.

No wonder I get so confused! I'm trying unsuccessfully to interpret what seems like bat shit, and it turns out I can only do this if I'm god. What a relief!
Steve

475. Man-sized sea scorpion claw found

Comment #89656 by steveroot on November 21, 2007 at 11:41 am

2. Comment #89653 by annabanana on November 21, 2007 at 11:38 am
Although, I'm sure that had they been here all along, humans would have been accustomed to them and not disconcerted by them.

Hell, we'd have dominion over them, as we are commanded!
Steve

476. The Scientists Speak

Comment #89545 by steveroot on November 21, 2007 at 4:07 am

An excellent book on this subject is Red Sky at Morning, by James G. Speth.
Steve

477. The Transcendental Argument for God

Comment #89289 by steveroot on November 20, 2007 at 7:39 am

510. Comment #89218 by Diacanu on November 20, 2007 at 3:08 am

God comes from within us,

If God is within me, I hope he likes ham salad sandwiches, cuz that's what's he's getting.
:P

It also explains the preoccupation with sex exhibited by the major religions! ;-)
"Jesus is coming: Grab your umbrella!"

@Dr. B.- Priceless parody!
Steve

478. The Transcendental Argument for God

Comment #89047 by steveroot on November 19, 2007 at 3:07 pm

494. Comment #89044 by Diacanu on November 19, 2007 at 3:05 pm

Bingo!
Steve

479. The joining of church and state

Comment #88737 by steveroot on November 18, 2007 at 6:42 pm

From the Horse's mouth:
http://www.borowitzreport.com/archive_rpt.asp?rec=6796&srch=

Look at the grins on their faces. Wilson's disease? And what is Rudy doing with his hand in his pocket??
Steve

480. The Transcendental Argument for God

Comment #88695 by steveroot on November 18, 2007 at 3:16 pm

397. Comment #88693 by Dianelos Georgoudis on November 18, 2007 at 2:50 pm

No time to read this entire tome, but I did notice this statement at the end:
"Indeed science is completely compatible with various versions of theism as evidenced by the fact that recent Nobel laureates in physics are theists."

The assumption here is that winners of the Nobel Prize are unable to simultaneously entertain conflicting worldviews. I'll bet this assumption could be shown to be invalid. Maybe a touch of Argumentum ad Verecundiam as well. :-)
Steve

481. The Transcendental Argument for God

Comment #87961 by steveroot on November 13, 2007 at 9:25 pm

260. Comment #87957 by Dr Benway on November 13, 2007 at 8:41 pm

I've been trying to get Dianelos away from the "ontology" stuff, which looks more like hermeneutics to me than science. Science progresses by counterfactuals. It's not really about fitting a grand narrative to a large set of observations.

Ah, one of my favorite words: "hermeneutics".
As in:
A Taxonomy of Religions
According to their Hermeneutics of Fecal occurrence
Steve :-)

ref:
http://www.dogchurch.org/restroom/feces.html

482. Exorcism death shocks archdeacon

Comment #87955 by steveroot on November 13, 2007 at 8:36 pm

36. Comment #87944 by Crazymalc on November 13, 2007 at 6:53 pm
My take:
http://www.crazymalc.co.nz/2007/Nov/13Nov/13Nov.htm

Nice work!
FYI, "drowned to death" is redundant; you can't "drown" and not be dead. :-)
Steve

(ref: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/drown )

483. Judgement Day: Intelligent Design on Trial

Comment #87953 by steveroot on November 13, 2007 at 8:24 pm

My wife and I enjoyed it. I was surprised (but glad!) it went two hours instead of the usual one. Almost I expected it to be "continued"... luckily not!

There were aspects of that whole event that I was unaware of. Especially impressive was the testimony by Michael Behe (not). And the perjury, concealment of evidence... it got better and better. A must-own!
Steve

484. Judgement Day: Intelligent Design on Trial

Comment #87933 by steveroot on November 13, 2007 at 5:24 pm

35 minutes to go!!
Steve

485. Onward Science Soldiers

Comment #87908 by steveroot on November 13, 2007 at 3:33 pm

"Onward, Science Soldiers"...
"Onward, Christian Teachers?"...

What next...
"Onward, Christian Scientists"?

Roll over, Mary Baker Eddy!
Steve :-)

486. Dr Bari: Government stoking Muslim tension

Comment #87858 by steveroot on November 13, 2007 at 11:54 am

97. Comment #87808 by irate_atheist on November 13, 2007 at 7:53 am
May I just add that the first time I saw this article I misread it as 'Government stroking Muslim tension'.

You're confusing "tension" and "tumescence":
Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks! :-)
Steve

487. Exorcism death shocks archdeacon

Comment #87678 by steveroot on November 12, 2007 at 8:06 pm

16. Comment #87559 by Shuggy on November 12, 2007 at 1:08 pm

steveroot:

And they criticize the U.S. for waterboarding "detainees". Really, such hypocrisy!

You're dern tootin' we do! Not hypocrisy at all. The only thing in common is the water. One is a family trying to treat a disturbed person by wacky means and it going disastrously wrong, the other is a major government redefining torture so that it can get away with it.

(What's the derivation of "dern tootin'"?)

Where did this "Dr." Kaakaa

His name is Kaa. They're a well-known East Coast family with many distinguished representatives. That's like saying "'Dr' Dork-ins"

Shuggy, my tongue was so far into my cheek when I typed that it was hitting the keyboard! I failed to use the "sarcasm" emoticon; my bad.

"Kaakaa" was a play on the Spanish "caca", which loosely translated means "shit". Anyone who can say "'These types of ceremonies, maketu's [lifting ceremonies] go on quite regularly but you usually don't hear anything about them publicly because they have achieved what they were meant to,' Dr Kaa said." is clearly full of it, no matter *what* kind of doctor he is.
Steve

488. Malaysia firm's 'Muslim car' plan

Comment #87601 by steveroot on November 12, 2007 at 3:04 pm

5. Comment #87593 by Bonzai on November 12, 2007 at 2:53 pm

http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Malaysia_Conference_Considers_How_To_Practice_Islam_In_Space.html

"Muslims also have to turn towards Mecca to pray and working out which direction that will be while hovering above the earth might also be challenging."

What's wrong with "DOWN"?
Steve

489. In a consumer society, browsing for belief

Comment #87599 by steveroot on November 12, 2007 at 2:59 pm

19. Comment #87592 by wednesdayguevara on November 12, 2007 at 2:46 pm
Comment #87511 by steveroot on November 12, 2007 at 10:41 am

Your surname is Root and you're a dentist? That's awesome. :)

Just my screen name. :-)
Hint:
http://richarddawkins.net/article,1821,Jury-Awards-Father-11M-in-Funeral-Case,AP
Steve

490. Exorcism death shocks archdeacon

Comment #87523 by steveroot on November 12, 2007 at 11:10 am

And they criticize the U.S. for waterboarding "detainees". Really, such hypocrisy!
Steve

I must add this: Where did this "Dr." Kaakaa get his degree? This is beyond *bat-shit* crazy... it's *kiwi-shit* crazy.

491. Dr Bari: Government stoking Muslim tension

Comment #87516 by steveroot on November 12, 2007 at 10:47 am

71. Comment #87486 by Dr Benway on November 12, 2007 at 8:56 am

I don't wish to interfere in British politics either, but...

Dr. Benway for Prime Minister!!

;-)
Steve

492. In a consumer society, browsing for belief

Comment #87511 by steveroot on November 12, 2007 at 10:41 am

11. Comment #87466 by wednesdayguevara on November 12, 2007 at 7:45 am
Post your favorites!
"Prevent truth decay. Brush up on your Bible."
Ouch! That hurts me!
Steve (DDS, limited to endodontics)

493. Allan Gregg interviews Richard Dawkins

Comment #87306 by steveroot on November 11, 2007 at 6:40 pm

15. Comment #87269 by PeterK on November 11, 2007 at 3:49 pm
--there can be no consciousness anywhere, not by nobody, not no how.

Coincidentally, I'm watching "The Wizard of Oz" and just heard that line! Now it's "I DO believe in spooks..."
Steve

494. In a consumer society, browsing for belief

Comment #87301 by steveroot on November 11, 2007 at 6:10 pm

5. Comment #87299 by bluebird on November 11, 2007 at 5:38 pm

If you have a hankering for pancakes, look twice at the sign before entering :/

Maybe you'll get served a griddle-mediated apparition of the virgin Mary! Can you say "eBay"? ;-)
Steve

495. In a consumer society, browsing for belief

Comment #87214 by steveroot on November 11, 2007 at 1:50 pm

First!!
Speaking of marketing, where do those slogans that appear on the church signs come from? There must be a source somewhere. How can so many clergy people be so clever?

E.g.: "Need a faith lift? C'mon in!"
(making fun of those cursed with speech impediments)
"Sign is broken- come inside for message"
(I really saw this one last weekend)
"Pause to think and you'll have cause to thank"
(WTF??)

Of course, any one who would actually be influenced by one of these is an imbecile of the first rank.

Post your favorites!

Steve

496. Georgia plans service to pray for rain

Comment #86962 by steveroot on November 10, 2007 at 4:51 pm

36. Comment #86951 by fin on November 10, 2007 at 1:59 pm
steveroot:

I can't wait to know the answer:
*YES
*NO
*WAIT

... which is explained in:
http://godisimaginary.com/video8.htm

Good catch! And don't forget:
http://www.whydoesgodhateamputees.com/
Steve

497. Georgia plans service to pray for rain

Comment #86641 by steveroot on November 9, 2007 at 7:55 pm

I can't wait to know the answer:
*YES
*NO
*WAIT

The suspense is killing me!
Steve

498. Suffering, Evil and the Existence of God

Comment #86412 by steveroot on November 9, 2007 at 7:09 am

27. Comment #86071 by clodhopper on November 8, 2007 at 4:09 am

"I am indeed self-replicating life and to this end is my end directed."

Kindly direct your end elsewhere or we'll end up with another book cover!
Steve ;-)

499. Pat Robertson Says Giuliani Presidency Appears in Book of Revelation

Comment #86266 by steveroot on November 8, 2007 at 9:49 pm

You should check out the Borowitz Report (www.borowitzreport.com). He has had some very clever and funny pieces, many involving religion.
Steve

500. Mother dies after refusing blood

Comment #86162 by steveroot on November 8, 2007 at 1:08 pm

78. Comment #86156 by Tyler Durden on November 8, 2007 at 12:41 pm

And if your "struggling" with masturbation, you're obviously not doing it right :-)

Wet myself when I read that! ;-)
Steve

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