501. Survey finds most Americans believe Jesus born of virgin

Comment #103903 by robotaholic on December 27, 2007 at 9:43 am

well I know it's old news sure- but educate americans-correct the problem

502. New journal to target education in evolution

Comment #103900 by robotaholic on December 27, 2007 at 9:37 am

My mum said yesterday when we were talking about the tiger attack in San Francisco on christmas day: "Wont you be glad when the paradise is here and you can play with tigers and hug them and take care of them?"- she really thinks some day in the future tigers somehow wont be an apex preditor nor eat meat(despite their teeth)-


this whole mental dissonance issue with religious people is a serious problem- it lets them somehow justify dinosaurs and humans living together or virgin births and other rediculous things that directly stand in opposition to science and the general discovery of truth about the world-

rnewson

The Founding Fathers envisioned a robustly Christian yet religiously tolerant America, with churches serving as vital institutions that would eclipse the state in importance."

503. Survey finds most Americans believe Jesus born of virgin

Comment #103898 by robotaholic on December 27, 2007 at 9:19 am

the real story here is the american public's lack of education because the better educated are generally less religious- here is a great wiki article about it-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religiosity_and_intelligence

"the studies...examined, taken together, provided strong evidence for an inverse correlation between intelligence and religious faith in the United States"

504. New journal to target education in evolution

Comment #103771 by robotaholic on December 26, 2007 at 6:31 pm

(yay it's carl sagan!) The understanding of evolution is absolutely fundamental in so many medical fields. I wish so many uneducated people knew this.

505. Man and God

Comment #103717 by robotaholic on December 26, 2007 at 2:54 pm

I sincerely agree that there is peace in atheism. In the past I was raised in an extremely religious family and it was constant turmoil for me- from hypocritical religious zealots to self-righteous elders to this ideology that is all gibberish- sprituality is nonsense to me- I never could clarify the idea of having faith or having a relationship with invisible persons...

While I do agree the transition was difficult and it did create a few problems between myself and my religious family, now I do have clarity, reality is easier to deal with, and I recommend ditching belief in (or acceptance of) the supernatural - it really has made me very happy.

Now I definitely agree with Hitch in being an anti-theist. I wouldn't want it to be true that there is a celestial North Korean dictatorship.

506. Top Ten Stories of 2007

Comment #103711 by robotaholic on December 26, 2007 at 2:36 pm

#7 was a great thing heh- it should have been #1 lol

507. The Four Horsemen: on Christmas

Comment #103702 by robotaholic on December 26, 2007 at 2:24 pm

Steve said:

A nice thought, but I have to politely disagree. We are simply men who prefer to have sexual and emotional relationships with men, and that is it. Other than that, life is really just the same. And I am grateful I live in a society where that is possible.

508. The Four Horsemen: on Christmas

Comment #103623 by robotaholic on December 26, 2007 at 10:18 am

homosexuals are generally fabulous- if you don't think so it's your problem- I wonder if you atheistjohn find other harmless things repugnant - like two men hugging or holding hands or two women sitting next to each other on a bus or in a restaurant- and why would you not want your children to see men kissing, do you allow them to see heterosexuals kissing?- it seems irrational to me- if it is a phobia why would you try give that phobia to your child?- that seems disfunctional

509. The Evangelical Rebellion

Comment #103381 by robotaholic on December 25, 2007 at 10:43 am

it's true that most people here are christian - but I've never experienced persecution because I'm an atheist - and believe me, I'm flamboyant about it- and it is nauseating to be exposed to so much religion- just like being exposed to fat people

510. Man and God

Comment #103377 by robotaholic on December 25, 2007 at 10:18 am

there have been many monsters -big deal -that doesn't make it true that there are invisible people with superpowers like angels demons and faeries

511. Blair converts to Catholicism

Comment #102890 by robotaholic on December 23, 2007 at 8:17 pm

...and I should care because why

512. 'Christian God is not to blame'

Comment #102888 by robotaholic on December 23, 2007 at 8:13 pm

I think this message was intended for mothers, grandmothers and the like because it was all about pulling the heart strings of mothers - probably trying to get some DONATIONS ;) - goodness I hate religion- its' ICKY!

513. Borders Tags Atheist Book with 'O Come All Ye Faithless' Cards

Comment #102879 by robotaholic on December 23, 2007 at 7:56 pm

religious leaders are always looking for some reason to be "offended" or for something to "boycott" - well if you're offended enough and boycott enough things - it ends up getting tuned out- I don't see how this BASHES any christian anyway...

514. Taking children for a ride

Comment #102876 by robotaholic on December 23, 2007 at 7:53 pm

haha, you're country not mine for a change lol :P -after they open I hope it gets overran with homosexuals and lesbians :)sort of like disney land has a gay day

515. Huckabee Stands by Christmas Campaign Ad

Comment #102874 by robotaholic on December 23, 2007 at 7:49 pm

although jesus is dead and thus cannot hear my words, I hate jesus for causing my country to be like this

516. For the Love of Christ

Comment #101720 by robotaholic on December 20, 2007 at 8:16 pm

snake handlers are more coercive lol

517. This Week's Flea

Comment #100340 by robotaholic on December 18, 2007 at 2:03 pm

wow I hate "The Village Atheist"'s front cover- Sam Harris looks TERRIBLE LOL! - he looks all angry...

518. God rest you merry atheist

Comment #99940 by robotaholic on December 17, 2007 at 10:47 pm

I hate religion so much. It complicates.

519. What Your Brain Looks Like on Faith

Comment #99936 by robotaholic on December 17, 2007 at 10:41 pm

We can no longer ignore the fact that billions of our neighbors believe in the metaphysics of martyrdom, or in the literal truth of the book of Revelation, or any of the other fantastical notions that have lurked in the minds of the faithful for millenniaâ€" because our neighbors are now armed with chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons.

520. This Is Not a Test

Comment #99931 by robotaholic on December 17, 2007 at 10:22 pm

Mike Huckabee, who is an unusually stupid primate but who does not have the elementary intelligence to recognize the fact that this is what he is.

521. Dawkins: I'm a cultural Christian

Comment #99760 by robotaholic on December 17, 2007 at 1:48 pm

I've come to realise that Christmas is that special time of year when we remember the one who died, came back to life, and saved us all - Doctor Who.


Superb :)

522. Creationists plan British theme park

Comment #99493 by robotaholic on December 16, 2007 at 7:41 pm

What you people don't realize is that even if they are empty, large empty religious buildings are a monstrocity.

523. Do the laws of God trump those of man?

Comment #99490 by robotaholic on December 16, 2007 at 7:21 pm

I don't care about "Enlightenment of Voltaire" or "the Enlightenment of Locke" and his irrationalities- seems like a lot of hot air- but that's just shallow me...

The lady Ayan was treated terribly and abused and she got out and now tries to speak out about the poor treatment of women and such - whats wrong with that?

Oh, the guy's name was Muhammed, there's a shocker.

*Eye roll, jack-off gesture*

524. THE FOUR HORSEMEN - Available Now on DVD!

Comment #99178 by robotaholic on December 15, 2007 at 8:12 pm

Listen DALEJACK you Nazi, it's a free country, they're in HITCH's house and he can damn well smoke there if he pleases.

525. THE FOUR HORSEMEN - Available Now on DVD!

Comment #99126 by robotaholic on December 15, 2007 at 5:00 pm

lighten up on Hitch- he's a polarizing person- my best friends are like that

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

Comment #99114 by robotaholic on December 15, 2007 at 4:00 pm

getting one of their masters is like paying to go to church- ha! now that's a scam-

527. 2007 Audiobook Download of the Year: The God Delusion

Comment #98932 by robotaholic on December 14, 2007 at 11:43 pm

PLEASE RICHARD!!! PLEASE RICHARD!!! PLEASE RICHARD!!! PLEASE RICHARD!!! PLEASE RICHARD!!! PLEASE RICHARD!!! PLEASE RICHARD!!! PLEASE RICHARD!!! PLEASE RICHARD!!!

528. THE FOUR HORSEMEN - Available Now on DVD!

Comment #98899 by robotaholic on December 14, 2007 at 9:21 pm

the discussion is adult

"what argument has given you pause?" by Sam Harris-
-the answers by Hitch, Dawkins, and Dennett are awesome
i love Dawkin's biological way of seeing things
i love Harris's "em" when he's "em" on things...
-i want a martini

529. Protests Over The Golden Compass

Comment #98896 by robotaholic on December 14, 2007 at 9:00 pm

ha! sidfaiwu

530. Jail for creationist row killer

Comment #98889 by robotaholic on December 14, 2007 at 8:35 pm

the irony (a pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn from another assumed in order to make the other's false conceptions conspicuous by adroit questioning )of a fight regarding survival of the fittest is beyond funny!

ha ha- i dunno who won or lost intellectually...but fighting over survival of the fittest seems appropo (timely and pertinent)somehow lol

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531. Jumbo shrimp, creationist astronomy

Comment #98887 by robotaholic on December 14, 2007 at 8:33 pm

I personally know the answer to several of the qustions posed in that video which "seem to have no answer" and also the god of the gaps issue is something that cannot ever be solved by science - as long as we dont' know EVERYTHING IN THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE - anyone can say only "god" has the answer to those questions- it is by definition a straw man that is raised in this video and anyone who cannot see that fallacy DESERVEs to believe in invisible people with superpowers-

532. Creation vs. Reality

Comment #98884 by robotaholic on December 14, 2007 at 8:21 pm

I don't get this at all-

533. 2007 Audiobook Download of the Year: The God Delusion

Comment #98883 by robotaholic on December 14, 2007 at 8:19 pm

the absolute BEST audiobook I have EVER heard is The God Delusion - I love when his wife Lalla Ward reads- she's my favorite reader- and there are alot of great times when Richard reads and comes off snobby- and thats ok- when you're right, snobby is justified- audiobooks are expensive but it's worth it when the author reads- I must say Hitch's book- god is not great- is good also- I enjoy hearing him read his own work- but he has the characteristic of trailing off on sentences that sometimes makes it hard to hear on my blackberry- but a practiced Hitch makes for a good Hitch I must say

534. U.S. Congress Recognizing the importance of Christmas and the Christian faith

Comment #98234 by robotaholic on December 13, 2007 at 10:20 am

look on the bright side- after christmas there's alot of cheep chandy, some fruit cakes, and after christmas sales everywhere! and it's a paid holiday - i did get hit in the head once by a mechanical santa while going into wal*mart- so watchout

535. Controversial Anti-Muslim Dutch Film Adds to Already Simmering Tensions

Comment #98222 by robotaholic on December 13, 2007 at 9:47 am

banning the book of a death cult- sounds responsible but I guess we have to allow people the right to be in a hamfull death cult if they want

536. Ayaan Hirsi Ali versus Timothy Garton Ash

Comment #98213 by robotaholic on December 13, 2007 at 9:18 am

Im happy she's free but I'm sick of hearing about islam, iraq, or basically anything middle eastern- overload -but that's just me

537. Atheists' sign sparks controversy

Comment #97883 by robotaholic on December 12, 2007 at 7:31 pm

no I am not talking about your avatar - sorry Diacanu -i mean the "Imagine No Religion" - your avatar is alright-

538. Atheists' sign sparks controversy

Comment #97844 by robotaholic on December 12, 2007 at 5:43 pm

I just love that picture diacanu you are very passionate

539. Controversial Anti-Muslim Dutch Film Adds to Already Simmering Tensions

Comment #97709 by robotaholic on December 12, 2007 at 2:37 pm

hey you fellow Atheists and Agnostics- I just want to say I am glad you all exist and I am happy to be in the same camp that you all are in- we need to:
continue to study & learn
continue to be outspoken
be persistant

just because cats can't be herded doesn't mean we all don't agree on a single point -

Religion is BAD- Faith is BAD-
and what are we FOR?:

Freedom &
appreciation for LIFE &
interest in science

540. Girl, 16, dies after hijab dispute with father

Comment #97695 by robotaholic on December 12, 2007 at 2:24 pm

religion causes something beyond mental illness - it makes a consciousness hierarchically messed up - which I think is what Sam Harris talks about alot lately when he talks about believing two different things simultaneously- that "phenomenon" is hard to fight

541. Atheists' sign sparks controversy

Comment #97692 by robotaholic on December 12, 2007 at 2:19 pm

my parents are Jehovah's Witnesses and I know the book that Dawkins talked about in The God Delusion- Life How did it Get Here- By Evolution or by Creation- that book is a joke- it puts evolution in the camp of Chance, Mutation, and Accident- which has NOTHING to do with Natural Selection at all...

542. Atheists' sign sparks controversy

Comment #97688 by robotaholic on December 12, 2007 at 2:17 pm

my RANT:
I absolutely HATE religion, hate what it does to people and how it seperates me and my family - I wish it never hijacked the social experience I happen to live within and anyone who has never experienced "disfellowshipping" CANT say they know what I'm talking about...religion has put up a wedge between my family and myself and it is entirely due to brainwashing-my parents actually think i am on satans's side of things - that is imaginary, it's pretty sic, and it really has cut my family off from the world in the way things are in themselves. My parenst shut OFF when they hear the word science - I HATE THAT so much- as I am a science HEAD lol- anyway when I first heard Richard Dawkins speak it was like a wave of honesty of truth and of freedom that I wish everyone had.

543. Believe it or not

Comment #97679 by robotaholic on December 12, 2007 at 2:04 pm

i love when Hitch says he's an epicurian - cuz i sure am one too oh and i love how his book is selling 21 percent better than it was before the holidays

544. Christopher Hitchens appears on the Hugh Hewitt Radio Show

Comment #97672 by robotaholic on December 12, 2007 at 1:57 pm

Hitch is great- I want him to write another book - I'll buy it big time!

545. An Open Letter to Richard Dawkins

Comment #97280 by robotaholic on December 11, 2007 at 8:58 pm

"President Bush is going to visit the Vatican. He says he's looking forward to meeting the Pope and Mrs. Pope."

546. The empty myths peddled by evangelists of unbelief

Comment #97244 by robotaholic on December 11, 2007 at 7:51 pm

this subject is becoming tedious- I'm letting it fall on deaf ears from now on- besides, -Who killed how many people doesn't change the substance of the argument-

547. Girl, 16, dies after hijab dispute with father

Comment #97235 by robotaholic on December 11, 2007 at 7:37 pm

wow, she was pretty, what a shame...I saw a Forensic Files episode where these muslim parents killed their daughter because she was dating a black man and I guess wouldn't cover herself up with a burka- it was called an 'honor killing' - you KNOW that any religion that can cause a parent to kill their child must be a perversion- these people are COMPLETELY brainwashed

548. Functional Neuroimaging of Belief, Disbelief, and Uncertainty

Comment #97224 by robotaholic on December 11, 2007 at 7:12 pm

oh my Don_Quix- I love seeing Carl Sagan...<3

Is it me, or do you think the Sam Harris Mailing List is kind of strange...-I like Mr. Harris's work, and also am not really irritated when he goes "meditative" and talks about "going into a cave for a year"...

549. An Open Letter to Richard Dawkins

Comment #96606 by robotaholic on December 10, 2007 at 6:42 pm

I think even you would agree that an acceptance of a neo-Darwinian "survival of the fittest" ethic is easier to swallow when one rejects the existence of a supreme being and the inherent dignity that he bestows on his creatures, made in his image and likeness.

550. A New Flea in Town!

Comment #96289 by robotaholic on December 10, 2007 at 9:57 am

sorry Tarsen- not so fast, you have to agree that calling the belief in god a Delusion- that's pretty original (relatively)and therefore the book is not a flea-
in your reasoning using the english language could be considered flea-like since other books use english...