801. Can't Darwin and God get along?

Comment #202762 by mordacious1 on July 2, 2008 at 12:21 am

Laurie

Isn't the king brown the most venomous snake on the planet? Nasty things they are, and unlike other snakes don't they actually get a kick out of attacking people?

802. It can be right to discriminate against the religious

Comment #202757 by mordacious1 on July 2, 2008 at 12:13 am

clodhopper's german reminds me of a joke:

As an extra punishment, a Stalag Kommandant would make the POWs act like cuckoo clocks each morning. They'd stand in formation, head tilt to the left and say "tick", then to the right, "tock". For an hour, it would be tick-tock, tick-tock. One day a POW got a crick on the right side of his neck, so he could only go: tick, tick, tick... The Kommandant comes up to him and says: "You know, ve have vays of making you tock".

803. Stephen Hawking's explosive new theory

Comment #202749 by mordacious1 on July 1, 2008 at 11:50 pm

Oystein

I'll have to look through the books I've read in the last year, and get back to you. Might take awhile, I read 98 physics books last year. Yes, I counted. My wife thinks I'm nuts, but I read them to relax. You can't think about your stressful day and concentrate on QM at the same time, works for me.

804. Can't Darwin and God get along?

Comment #202747 by mordacious1 on July 1, 2008 at 11:45 pm

You know I was only half kidding with the megalomania post. If you read some of his statements about himself and his put downs and contempt of others... Some may think he's full of himself, others that he's full of something else, I think both.

805. Can't Darwin and God get along?

Comment #202740 by mordacious1 on July 1, 2008 at 11:17 pm

Bobby old man,

Do you have your dictionary there with you? Look up megalomania...I think you might be a textbook case, seek help.

806. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #202711 by mordacious1 on July 1, 2008 at 9:01 pm

You keep using the word "hayseed", are you 80 and from Kansas?

edit: Oh, and there is proof for those other "invisible" things hokey.

807. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #202707 by mordacious1 on July 1, 2008 at 8:55 pm

Bobby boy doesn't believe in fairies, but he does use the ontological argument for the belief in an invisible god. I suppose fairy believers use the same argument. Why? Because they get such an enormous return on a very small investment. Something from nothing, I think they call it.

Well, I'm glad he's resorted to name-calling, so I can call him a fucktard without getting flak from you know who.

I wasn't around for most of this, so I appreciate 8theist handling the ridicule portion while I was away.

If I don't make sense, it's because I was just celebrating the 150th of Origin. Oooo, I just realized I should have drunk gin to celebrate the Ori-gin. Well too late now.

808. Stephen Hawking's explosive new theory

Comment #202637 by mordacious1 on July 1, 2008 at 6:37 pm

You guys don't know how much I'm loving this thread. I just wish I was up at 3 A.M. my time to participate. Reading through it was an enjoyable half hour. Thanks.

One question: Are there sub-particles of light that can travel faster than light itself? I read this somewhere but can't remember where.

809. Can't Darwin and God get along?

Comment #202627 by mordacious1 on July 1, 2008 at 6:05 pm

Diacanu

"Pick a fucking lane". I live in an area that is 80% retired people, and boy do I use that line every time I leave the house. "How many fucking lanes do you need?", is another line I say alot. Sorry, off-topic, but some people aim there cars around here, not drive.

810. Biologist Teaches the Nation's Judges About Genetics

Comment #202609 by mordacious1 on July 1, 2008 at 4:48 pm

I hope this doesn't put Barry Scheck out of work. He has made millions by using his knowledge of DNA evidence in defense of the accused, including OJ and one of the La Crosse team members in NC. The judges, prosecuters, and juries are blown away by the science of genetics, because they don't have a clue, and he does.

811. It can be right to discriminate against the religious

Comment #202597 by mordacious1 on July 1, 2008 at 4:26 pm

Artist formerly known as "Podaar":

I don't have anything to say, just wanted to use that intro.

cheers

812. Can't Darwin and God get along?

Comment #202587 by mordacious1 on July 1, 2008 at 4:18 pm

I've been waiting awhile for all the great Darwin articles and books that will be out. I hope that it is not going to be mostly like this nonsense, or comparing Darwin to Lincoln. I mean, shit, why do they have to do this? [insert irate's word]

813. Fire the starting gun! The Darwin year begins...NOW!

Comment #202565 by mordacious1 on July 1, 2008 at 3:57 pm

The beer is cold, so time to start popping the caps. I have fireworks, but they're banned in my area (CA) because of dryness and fires. But that (dryness and smoke) makes the beer all the more necessary. So it's a Darwin-win situation.

[edit] I also celebrated by ordering one of the new RDF mugs, nice looking mug...might even hold a whole beer.

814. Who Was More Important: Lincoln or Darwin?

Comment #202080 by mordacious1 on June 30, 2008 at 8:19 pm

I don't think W.C. started smoking the stogie until he was three, so...

edit: I didn't know one of his Aka's was Mahatma Kane Jeeves.

815. Who Was More Important: Lincoln or Darwin?

Comment #202077 by mordacious1 on June 30, 2008 at 8:11 pm

Obama: "Just think...what would Lincoln say if we could bring him back for a few minutes today?"

Newswoman: "Uh...maybe...How'd the play end?"

816. Who Was More Important: Lincoln or Darwin?

Comment #202076 by mordacious1 on June 30, 2008 at 8:06 pm

Sorry, W.C. Fields wasn't born until 1880 .

817. Who Was More Important: Lincoln or Darwin?

Comment #202072 by mordacious1 on June 30, 2008 at 7:43 pm

If they want to compare americans, who were contemporaries with Darwin, who contributed to western culture and civilization, then I would nominate Dr. W.C. Minor, long before considering Lincoln.

818. Stephen Hawking's explosive new theory

Comment #202069 by mordacious1 on June 30, 2008 at 7:27 pm

Oystein, et al

It sure makes my day coming to this site and finding you guys discussing physics. Oystein I'm glad you're posting here, I'm really enjoying it.

It sure beats reading page after page of Al and Fanusi discuss Shariah (ducks).

819. Who Was More Important: Lincoln or Darwin?

Comment #201843 by mordacious1 on June 30, 2008 at 10:08 am

Some writer got an assignment to write something about Darwin, because he's "hot" right now, and this is the best he could do.

edit: Malcolm Jones joined Newsweek as the Art Editor in 1989. This is their cover story, btw. He might have given himself the assignment, which makes it worse.

820. Stephen Hawking's explosive new theory

Comment #201831 by mordacious1 on June 30, 2008 at 9:53 am

Gee Toto, things are labeled theories pretty quickly around here.

Working backwards from what exists now is not new, just not as popular as it used to be.

This "theory":
"fits nicely with string theory-the most popular candidate for the theory of everything". It reminds me of that old muffler shop commercial "Will that muffler fit my car?" "We will make it fit" (shows hammer)

821. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #201667 by mordacious1 on June 30, 2008 at 2:54 am

phatbat

Do you mean Robert? He's confusing enough without changing his name.

822. Evangelical grunts

Comment #201602 by mordacious1 on June 29, 2008 at 9:26 pm

I know, you don't have to spell it to kill it.

823. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #201595 by mordacious1 on June 29, 2008 at 9:14 pm

MPhil

You're talking about getting some sleep? Isn't it after 6 A.M. where you are? You gotta cut back on the partying man.

824. Evangelical grunts

Comment #201581 by mordacious1 on June 29, 2008 at 8:32 pm

But they can't spell Eleanor.

825. Evangelical grunts

Comment #201561 by mordacious1 on June 29, 2008 at 7:57 pm

natrone23

As I've posted on this site previously. I served alongside of a lot of Marines and did not find the religion aspect a problem amongst them. I found the Air Force had the biggest problem, then the Army.

I did hear Marines use "jesus" alot, just not in the religious context.

edit: I was acting 1st Sgt of a company in Arizona for awhile and I had an African American Gunny in charge of the Marine contigent. Everything he said started with jesus christ. j.c. who fucked up my barracks, j.c. I've never seen so much dirt in a weapon, etc. Once we were driving along and spotted a Marine Pvt. hitchhiking with his shirt unbuttoned. The gunny must of said j.c. a hundred times in 5 minutes. Had to love the guy though, he was funny as all shit.

826. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #201553 by mordacious1 on June 29, 2008 at 7:47 pm

MPhil

Off topic. My condolences if you are a soccer fan.

827. Aliens need Christ's redemption, too

Comment #201454 by mordacious1 on June 29, 2008 at 4:56 pm

decius

You didn't read the whole thing, did you? I quit after a few paragraphs. It's awful.

828. Aliens need Christ's redemption, too

Comment #201448 by mordacious1 on June 29, 2008 at 4:53 pm

It suprises me that anyone would convert into the catholic church when people born catholic are leaving it in droves. He must have heard about the free sex with young boys.

829. Aliens need Christ's redemption, too

Comment #201437 by mordacious1 on June 29, 2008 at 4:31 pm

St. Francis describes our fellow creatures on earth as "brothers and sisters" so why not consider ET's as brothers?

Do we get to eat them too?

830. Your Brain Lies to You

Comment #201428 by mordacious1 on June 29, 2008 at 4:25 pm

I got married by a judge who couldn't give a crap.

831. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #201412 by mordacious1 on June 29, 2008 at 4:14 pm

TGT

I used to drink alot of beer with 3 members of the German team in the '70's and became a fan. And having lived there for 15 years, it's like my second home.

832. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #201389 by mordacious1 on June 29, 2008 at 4:00 pm

TGT

Shit, I was supporting the Germans, Spain has been putting out some good players as of late, same in men's tennis.

833. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #201381 by mordacious1 on June 29, 2008 at 3:56 pm

So Bob doesn't believe in the trinity. He believes in god, jesus being the son of god, the holy spirit?, Isn't this the trinity? Or does he believe that these are separate entities? I think this is why I became an atheist at a young age.

834. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #201349 by mordacious1 on June 29, 2008 at 3:35 pm

Sorry, all this religious nonsense confuses me. I should stick to science.

835. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #201331 by mordacious1 on June 29, 2008 at 3:25 pm

So who knocked mary up?

836. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #201317 by mordacious1 on June 29, 2008 at 3:14 pm

So, protestants don't believe in the immaculate conception? Didn't know that. How could jesus be the son of god then?

837. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #201305 by mordacious1 on June 29, 2008 at 3:05 pm

8teist

You're making rational arguments. So I am left alone being the only one with all his arrows in his quiver being ridicule?

You know, I'm glad this O'Brien chap showed up. I was getting tired of everyone beating up on islam, too easy of a target.

838. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #201291 by mordacious1 on June 29, 2008 at 2:55 pm

Tera

I agree with you that the holy spirit did not get mary pregnant, but what makes you think it was her husband? I think she would not have to come up with a story like that if there wasn't a little hanky panky going on.

839. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #201282 by mordacious1 on June 29, 2008 at 2:48 pm

Podaar

Sorry, my wife stole my computer, yes LA and Oakland, and the Eagles....one less g in his name.
He was a great defensive end, 15th in career sacks, and yes the LA sunshine will give you that coppertone look.

840. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #201234 by mordacious1 on June 29, 2008 at 1:04 pm

Crap I made that promise to Tera not to call people [insert irate's word]. Good time to use it methinks, damn.

I'll try another tactic:

Robert O'Brien, I'm sure that you're an intellectual giant among your christian brethren.

Subtle, no?

841. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #201222 by mordacious1 on June 29, 2008 at 12:54 pm

Gregg

Your quote is hard to read. (thanks for fixing it)

Ps. So this is what you've been up to since leaving the Raiders. (you have to be an american football fan to get that one).

842. Award-winning comedian George Carlin dies

Comment #201198 by mordacious1 on June 29, 2008 at 12:18 pm

Since George died, I've been thinking of oxymorons alot. During half-time of a soccer match the announcer said: "That ends a half of exciting soccer." Now there's an oxymoron: exciting soccer.

Since the Europeans are all watching the finals of the Euro's, I can say this and not get too much flack.

843. Evangelical grunts

Comment #201194 by mordacious1 on June 29, 2008 at 12:05 pm

I've been out of the military for awhile, but I think you'd be suprised how many well educated people are serving in the enlisted ranks. When I graduated from college, I joined the army and they offered me a direct commission, I turned it down because I didn't want all the shit that a butter bar had to put up with. I just wanted to travel. I was soon in charge of a counter intelligence unit with 24 enlisted people. I'm thinking, I've got a triple major from university, better educated than most junior officers...how am I going to relate to these guys.
Out of the 24, 5 had masters degrees, 9 others has BA or BS degrees. The least educated guy in the unit, hadn't finished high school but spoke 5 languages fluently...a real asset BTW. I was floored. Granted not all units are like this, but it doesn't take a college degree to scramble eggs if you are a cook, and when I was in basic, the best shots were southern boys who had less education, but could shoot a squirrel at a hundred yards...

The military does a good job at putting the smart people in areas where they can be useful, and the less educated in areas where they can still reach whatever potential they might have.

As far as criticizing the military because they are fighting an unpopular war, there is no one that wants to fight these wars less than those serving. It is a real sacrifice they are making. The wars are the fault of civilians, not the military.

As far as xians doing their thing in the military, I had problems with it...which I commented on before, so I won't go into that here.

Chris Davis: Stay alert and come home in one piece.

844. Your Brain Lies to You

Comment #201168 by mordacious1 on June 29, 2008 at 10:02 am

Tera

I just watched Borat for this first time the other night. Loved the part where they check into a B&B run by Jews. Looking at the family pictures on the wall, "So, all these people are Jews? Where are the horns?". And then the two bugs crawl under his door and they have to leave because the Jews have "shape-shifted".

845. A secular world is a sane world

Comment #201164 by mordacious1 on June 29, 2008 at 9:39 am

Billy Sands

A priest involved with two women? I would think the catholic church would be pretty happy with that. It's not altar boys this time. I'm suprised they fired him, I would think they'd put him in charge of a home for wayward women in another country. Locally, we had a priest molesting boys, and they sent him to a school for children in Mexico and no one will send him back to face charges because the church will also lose money if he is found guilty.

Damn, this guy seems to be leading the good life. Two mistresses, a yacht, a nice house...and my mom told me I should be a priest.

846. Richard Dawkins on Doctor Who

Comment #201088 by mordacious1 on June 29, 2008 at 1:40 am

I'm sure they wanted someone that everyone would recognize as a real scientist. They could have put a cosmologist in the spot, and it would've made more sense, but not be as funny.

847. Common New Atheist Fallacies

Comment #200989 by mordacious1 on June 28, 2008 at 5:27 pm

Jim

I'm not saying I can't get along with fucktards.

Let's say you are in CA, and your best friend, a guy, is getting married to another man. As they come out of the church after the happy event, there are a bunch of xians with anti-gay signs outside and they are screaming homophobic remarks (This, by the way, is happening at gay weddings in CA since in was legalized). I suppose you're going to smile and wave politely? Not me. Nope.

848. I believe that there is no God.

Comment #200972 by mordacious1 on June 28, 2008 at 4:45 pm

Tera

According to Logicel under the thread "common new atheist fallacies", you don't exist.

849. Common New Atheist Fallacies

Comment #200961 by mordacious1 on June 28, 2008 at 4:03 pm

Tera

Logicel thinks you don't exist...hmmm If you could only convince the IRS.

850. Evangelical grunts

Comment #200779 by mordacious1 on June 28, 2008 at 8:24 am

The problem is, many churches, including the mormans, consider serving in the military as fulfilling a mission. Mormans are supposed to go on a "mission" when they are young adults, serving in the military qualifies for completing this requirement. Their sole purpose for being there is to make converts.