51. Richard Dawkins at the Edinburgh Book Festival

Comment #65771 by Bertybob on August 26, 2007 at 12:53 pm

Well I can class myself as one convert to atheism as a result of TGD.

I'm not from a Religious background I confess, I was baptised in the Church of England so that hardly counts!!

For a long time I was a "teapot agnostic", TGD allowed me to see the probability of existence for what is is.

My brother and sister in law are very committed "born agains", but at least they will debate with me even though I shake my head at the "earth is 6,000 years old bit" and "the dinosaur fossils are all a forgery" (I really could not get over that one). One hell (forgive the citation) of an expensive forgery, who paid for it!!

I do feel liberated as a result of my "coming out" and for the first time have been able to say to friends "I am an Atheist". I still get some reactions even from non-faith heads of my friends, It is easy to see how far the indoctrination runs.

Anyway - Keep up the good work RD.

Any chance of some "out" merchandise other than T shirts. Car stickers, lapel badges etc???

52. I'm gonna be a MOVIE STAR

Comment #65454 by Bertybob on August 24, 2007 at 9:03 am

I managed to get a comment accepted asking why PZ Myers had been interviewed under false pretences along with a link to the above article.

I think we should push for a film version of "The God Delusion". RD could go round and interview various religious people under false pretenses.

A bit like "Root of All Evil", but with more sex, violence and a jazzy theme tune.

Two can play at sexy websites for students so maybe someone with some artistic flare can do one for the secular atheist vote.

53. They let anybody onto the faculty at Oxford nowadays

Comment #60956 by Bertybob on August 3, 2007 at 7:09 am

I notice the National Catholic Register does not have "comments" after it's articles.

"Accept what we say, it's the truth"

Debate is futile it would seem.