701. Sex for diploma offer caught on tape

Comment #164335 by Quetzalcoatl on April 20, 2008 at 4:54 am

Clintonjason-

I do think there's a danger in applying this too generally. You're right in that those who claim that their morals and values come from God should perhaps be better behaved, and the fact that they aren't says something about that claim. But calling it "typical" might be a stretch. Everyone is a hypocrite about something, but there are fewer people who would do what the guy on the tape did.

702. Sex for diploma offer caught on tape

Comment #164332 by Quetzalcoatl on April 20, 2008 at 4:45 am

Saw this on Pharyngula, not entirely sure why it's here though. All it does is illustrate one man's hypocrisy. It's hardly indicative of anything in general. We can do better than this, surely?

703. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #164329 by Quetzalcoatl on April 20, 2008 at 4:40 am

Now that he's quoting scripture instead of providing arguments, I think it is official. Remnant is a



and should be left alone.

704. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #164119 by Quetzalcoatl on April 19, 2008 at 3:00 pm

Re comment 2713-

That's it. I'm depicting it. Remnant, I have one thing to say to you:

705. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #164109 by Quetzalcoatl on April 19, 2008 at 2:39 pm

If you like. That's the best image I could find. It'll do.

706. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #164104 by Quetzalcoatl on April 19, 2008 at 2:29 pm

Alan Baylis-

perhaps this then.



What do you think?

707. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #164099 by Quetzalcoatl on April 19, 2008 at 2:15 pm

Alan Baylis-

how about this?



He's pointing to the evidence for his crackpot theories.

708. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #164089 by Quetzalcoatl on April 19, 2008 at 1:55 pm

Sorted! Everything I said in 2694 now applies to this picture.

709. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #164086 by Quetzalcoatl on April 19, 2008 at 1:51 pm

MPhil-

do you mean the one in post 2689? The link for the previous one didn't work so I found another picture instead.

I henceforth reserve the right to use this picture whenever I feel there is excessive trolling. This means you should expect it after every post by Clearmind.

Billy-

perhaps I could use the pics in a post that discusses the punishment for those who do not believe in my divine status :-)

710. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #164080 by Quetzalcoatl on April 19, 2008 at 1:46 pm

Test post:



It works!

711. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #164075 by Quetzalcoatl on April 19, 2008 at 1:38 pm

Billy-

I thought maggots only ate pus and dead tissue?

712. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #164071 by Quetzalcoatl on April 19, 2008 at 1:31 pm

MPhil-

as always, your logic leaves me humbled. You are correct. I therefore suggest the following substitute:

http://lashawnbarber.com/images/troll1.gif

713. Sexpelled: No Intercourse Allowed

Comment #164063 by Quetzalcoatl on April 19, 2008 at 1:23 pm

I only just got around to watching this. Excellent stuff.

714. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #164061 by Quetzalcoatl on April 19, 2008 at 1:21 pm

Steve-

personally, I thought it was quite cool. Perhaps that's because I'm too young to know better. Or weird. Whatever.

715. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #164060 by Quetzalcoatl on April 19, 2008 at 1:20 pm

This might be a slightly mean suggestion:

When we encounter posters that fit all the criteria of a troll, that show no willingness to listen and are instead content to fling about insults and assertions, perhaps we could illustrate the fact with a suitable image. I suggest this one:

http://www.tuckborough.net/images/cavetroll.jpg

Too much?

716. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #164052 by Quetzalcoatl on April 19, 2008 at 1:08 pm

Steve-

It ejects sticky threads to trap its prey (how appropriate).

717. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #164042 by Quetzalcoatl on April 19, 2008 at 1:00 pm

Can everyone stop feeding the troll? The more food you give it, the more it vomits out steaming green stinking cut-and-pasted "evidence". It makes the thread look untidy. The "something from nothing" fallacy in his last post and his hurling of insults proves that.

718. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #163826 by Quetzalcoatl on April 19, 2008 at 5:56 am

All that is within a living cell could not be placed ther by chance

Please explain then how bacteria evolve resistance to man-made antibiotics. That is new information

719. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #163782 by Quetzalcoatl on April 19, 2008 at 2:56 am

Paula-

a more important question for you is this: if women came from a man's rib, then why do they still have skeletons?

720. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #163778 by Quetzalcoatl on April 19, 2008 at 2:50 am

Steve-

first fish, then bacteria.

721. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #163770 by Quetzalcoatl on April 19, 2008 at 2:27 am

Mikejswalker-

the baby still has to be burped. That could take at least six days. Then on the seventh day she'll rest.

722. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #163766 by Quetzalcoatl on April 19, 2008 at 2:21 am

Steve-

It doesn't matter what you personally believe - the arguments have to be addressed!

723. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #163556 by Quetzalcoatl on April 18, 2008 at 1:58 pm

You are all vile heretical bird-worshipping blasphemers.

Your time will come.

Oh yes.

724. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #163521 by Quetzalcoatl on April 18, 2008 at 1:02 pm

I don't like all this talk of bird worship. What have birds ever done for us? Whereas winged serpents...now there's an animal you could worship.

725. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #163447 by Quetzalcoatl on April 18, 2008 at 11:09 am

Epeeist-

your analogy fails on two points:

1) There is no mall. We need a mall.
2) Zombies are cool. Some of these theistic posters, however...

726. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #163361 by Quetzalcoatl on April 18, 2008 at 8:38 am

Annabanana-

it might be the other way around. He might be trying to find community primarily, with his current spirituality just being a new means to that end. Could be wrong.

727. Sexpelled: No Intercourse Allowed

Comment #163285 by Quetzalcoatl on April 18, 2008 at 6:21 am

Ahem.

Licat volaris si super terrum aquila volat.

I thank you.

728. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #163265 by Quetzalcoatl on April 18, 2008 at 5:44 am

Peacebeuponme-

What's this?

729. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #163233 by Quetzalcoatl on April 18, 2008 at 4:53 am

Styrer-

damn, you've "outted" me! I did find the whole disappearing post thing quite funny. I didn't even know it had been displayed until Billy Sands told me.

730. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #163207 by Quetzalcoatl on April 18, 2008 at 4:15 am

Egomaniac-

You sure come to a lot of incorrect conclusions -- I have made no claim of religion having anything to do with this

It's my belief that when atheists attempt to "convert" people to their beliefs, which some undeniably do, they are depriving people of a real meaning to their existence, whether that meaning is true or not

731. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #163133 by Quetzalcoatl on April 18, 2008 at 2:55 am

Egomaniac-

It's my belief that when atheists attempt to "convert" people to their beliefs, which some undeniably do, they are depriving people of a real meaning to their existence, whether that meaning is true or not

I have a cup of Tea on my desk right now

732. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #163106 by Quetzalcoatl on April 18, 2008 at 2:11 am

Clodhopper-

you're probably right. It just pissed me off, is all. I think unless something really significant happens, I'm going to leave it alone now.

733. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #163096 by Quetzalcoatl on April 18, 2008 at 1:43 am

Back on topic-

Steve, you make an interesting point about what macroevolution is. I had always thought of macroevolution being the term for significant changes accumulating in an organism over a period of time as a consequence of microevolution.

734. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #163092 by Quetzalcoatl on April 18, 2008 at 1:34 am

Brian-

apparently my response appeared on FCOS then disappeared while I was asleep. Very odd.

I had been giving RM the benefit of the doubt, having realised that by "well-balanced" he could have meant "unbiased". But when in a later comment he used the phrase "psychologically well-balanced", it was obvious what he had meant.

735. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #163083 by Quetzalcoatl on April 18, 2008 at 1:15 am

Off topic-

Having read RM's insults yesterday I composed a response criticising what he had said. This morning I received an e-mail from David Robertson telling me that my response will not be displayed, in the interests of keeping the thread "on topic". I appreciate that not everyone here cares about this, but for those who might be interested, my response to RM's original post can be found here:

http://musingsofastrangemind.blogspot.com/2008/04/irate-response.html

736. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162642 by Quetzalcoatl on April 17, 2008 at 6:59 am

Brother John-

I would say that love is ONE OF the greatest powers of the human race. The others would be empathy (which is not quite the same as love), and our capacity for reason. I think the difficulty lies in finding a balance between the three. What do you think?

737. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162623 by Quetzalcoatl on April 17, 2008 at 6:35 am

Al-Rawandi-

reply sent.

738. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162609 by Quetzalcoatl on April 17, 2008 at 6:10 am

Cartomancer-

is it too late to compliment you on your scarf? Very rakish.

739. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162604 by Quetzalcoatl on April 17, 2008 at 6:00 am

Paula-

fair enough.

EDIT- it just irritates me a little when he makes comments about entire groups of posters here, as if we are some kind of homogenous god-hating entity.

740. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162596 by Quetzalcoatl on April 17, 2008 at 5:48 am

Richard Morgan has also done another post. Lowlights:

David is absolutely correct in affirming that many RDNetters are there because they have an axe to grind. I was one of them!
Many months ago I noticed that those who seemed to be the most "well-balanced" (who am I to judge?) either posted quite rarely or didn't stay long

But if you consider the ideas and feelings expressed by RDNet atheists, in reality you discover very little interest for the well-being of humanity.

And please be assured, this is not RDNet, and what you say will not be pounced upon to be used against you.

741. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162594 by Quetzalcoatl on April 17, 2008 at 5:42 am

Clodhopper-

let's find out.

Atheism is a whole lot more than a lack of belief in deities. RD net is a great illustration of that.

Paula Kirby let the cat out of the bad when she spoke of the central atheist tenets

The fact that you use the term 'we' for your group indicates that

Atheism as espoused on RD net is an alternative religious philosophy - with its own standards, beliefs, morals and presuppositions.

Why be an atheist? Because if the beliefs fit you they may well meet deep seated psychological demands

Incidentally that is why I am demonised on RD net - people don't like their fundamental beliefs being challenged and so they react emotionally

In many of the atheists on Dawkins website it is clear that they have a deep rooted psychological need NOT to believe. Perhaps it is because of religious abuse in the past, perhaps because of painful experience, or maybe it is just good old fashioned rebellion against God

742. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162585 by Quetzalcoatl on April 17, 2008 at 5:15 am

Epeeist-

drink that tea and calm down. I don't think it's so.

743. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162537 by Quetzalcoatl on April 17, 2008 at 3:50 am

irate_atheist-

Silence. Your powers are weak, old man.

744. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162533 by Quetzalcoatl on April 17, 2008 at 3:46 am

I am shocked and amazed that Egomaniac has departed without providing any evidence to back up his assertions. Who would have thought that such a thing would occur? My faith in humanity is shaken.

745. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162521 by Quetzalcoatl on April 17, 2008 at 3:33 am

Quetzalcoatl-

I don't consider an atheist's existence to be meaningless. Why would I?

If you believe that we are here for no reason, where is the meaning in your existence?

I'm looking to find specific examples of the behavior I'm referring to (which I did see, believe it or not)

I will get back to you on that, though

746. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162510 by Quetzalcoatl on April 17, 2008 at 3:23 am

Egomaniac-

still waiting for those examples. Or have you already fled, having done your "duty"?

747. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162491 by Quetzalcoatl on April 17, 2008 at 3:03 am

Epeeist-

a crime of which it seems Egomaniac is guilty.

Ironically, Annabanana did a post on her blog yesterday in which she commented on the increase of hit-and-run theists on RD.net, and suggested that they be ignored unless they have something salient to contribute. Perhaps I should have taken her advice.....

748. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162487 by Quetzalcoatl on April 17, 2008 at 2:56 am

Egomaniac-

You have a skewed interpretation of what is and is not obvious. It was mere hyperbole

Do you think the notion that some people here seem to enjoy looking down on others is absurd?

749. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162471 by Quetzalcoatl on April 17, 2008 at 2:34 am

Egomaniac-

It's pretty obvious when you use phrases like "meaningless existence" and "self-praising and the belittling of inferiors" that you are not interested in genuine discussion.

750. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #162459 by Quetzalcoatl on April 17, 2008 at 2:20 am

Egomaniac-

Bravo, my fellow poster! Give yourself a big pat on the back for making your first post such a wonderful and intellectually stimulating comment.

If you've got something to say that's worth discussing, say it. Otherwise, don't bother.