Comments by Philip1978

51. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #230605 by Philip1978 on August 15, 2008 at 12:21 am

To Philip:

If we go for apology, then, most of you owe me an apology. But just forget about it. However, you owe a very big apology to REASON and LOGIC since you bring up an evolution idea that completely offends them. We can start with you Philip.

You want to start with me do you? Oh behave, you naughty boy! ;)

Since you haven't got a shred of a ghost of an iota of a clue of a scintilla of a chance at discovering what reason and logic is, what the hell have I got apologise for?

You have arrogantly postulated that you know more than the experts on this site and around the world on matters which you have done no study of your own - you definitely need to apologise for that

A while ago you told me I was somehow supposed to grateful for the fact that I have Fragile X and that your god had blessed me for it - I don't recall you even showing the slightest bit of remorse for that, even after I told you off.

You made highly sexist comments about TheWhitePearl, claiming that since she is only a woman she is fit for nothing but reading magazines which is an insult to her incredible intelligence - you have flatly refused to apologise for this, which in my humble opinion is pathetic

So tell me again, who needs to apologise? I think sir, that might actually be you.

thewhitepearl

Wooter is being an arsehole and I won't have it, unless the little bastard apologises he will be continued to be derided for his hebetudinous ways.

Don't worry about the Tea, there are endless cups here in Happy Land! Woo Hoo!

52. We need to stop being such cowards about Islam

Comment #230072 by Philip1978 on August 14, 2008 at 8:16 am

Scep

Good post, I think you are right about the Libel having some horrible disgusting things in it - funny thing is if you hurl those at a Christian like lets say David Robertson, the worse you will get back is some sarcasm - say it in America and Bill Donahue might turn puce - but on the whole you wont get lynched for it too much - the most you get back is a cherry picked quote about Jesus loving you or something.

Insult the Qu'ran and you might get a different answer - go seek Islamic Joe on this site somewhere and its CAPITAL LETTERS TIME!

The Qu'ran pretty much is the infallible word of Allah and I would think, though could be wrong, that that is the central doctrine of Islam.

At least with Christianity now there is slightly more lee-way in interpreting the Libel to suit a more passive stance - not that Christianity isn't still quite bellicose, but there is a significant difference

Am I wiffling?

53. We need to stop being such cowards about Islam

Comment #230063 by Philip1978 on August 14, 2008 at 8:00 am

Looks at hand, Tea Cup still present, Tea unspilt, no pain...my god is great one!

I forgive you Whitepearl!

That was an impressive cover drive though, ever thought of starting a Lady's Cricket team in the US?

54. We need to stop being such cowards about Islam

Comment #230051 by Philip1978 on August 14, 2008 at 7:47 am

Queensbury rules? But they want to use stones!

Plus I am sure Tyler is going to break rule 11 and wear springs in his shoes!

55. We need to stop being such cowards about Islam

Comment #230047 by Philip1978 on August 14, 2008 at 7:36 am

Quickly slurps at Tea!

Praises Quetz!

Says in the most polite English Accent he can muster:

BRING IT ON!

:)

56. We need to stop being such cowards about Islam

Comment #230045 by Philip1978 on August 14, 2008 at 7:34 am

Broicher

Thing is they can then get on the high horse and say it was Mohammed's divine right to have sex with her - he being all special and all.

But then I suppose that idiot who came out recently bleating on about how acceptable it was in Islam to marry even a one year old off because Allah wills it.

[shudders]

57. We need to stop being such cowards about Islam

Comment #230040 by Philip1978 on August 14, 2008 at 7:29 am

Forgive them Quetz, for they know not what they do!

58. We need to stop being such cowards about Islam

Comment #230034 by Philip1978 on August 14, 2008 at 7:23 am

Jehovah! Jehovah! Jehovah! Jehovah! Jehovah! Jehovah! Jehovah! Jehovah! Jehovah! Jehovah!

Forget not people, I have the Cup of Tea of Quetz in my hand and I aint afraid to drink it! Bring on your stones!

Peacebeuponme

That's excellent!

59. We need to stop being such cowards about Islam

Comment #230022 by Philip1978 on August 14, 2008 at 7:08 am

Fanusi

Sure thing, the infidel thing is pretty much a constant isn't it!:)

But I have been thinking, if you came back in time to lets say medieval times even in England, you could be burnt at the stake or some other gruesome death for commenting on how nice the halibut was and that it was good enough for Jehovah! Christianity was pretty much as rabid as Islam is now - I am attempting to understand just what it was that changed things and how we could possibly incorporate it into getting the more fundamental followers of Islam to calm the hell down.

Take 12th, 13th and 14th Century Europe just as examples and look at how dangerous it was - you didn't insult God or it was a fate worse than a fate worse than death, the Christian religion was fanatical.

Now look at Christianity, yes there are some horrible groups out there but it is now more acceptable to wave two fingers at Jesus and not suffer too much except watch the Catholic League turn a funny shade of puce. Sure the death threats still exist but it is in my opinion a lot more tame.

Oh I dont know what to do...should we simply be offering a nice cup of Tea? :)

60. We need to stop being such cowards about Islam

Comment #230011 by Philip1978 on August 14, 2008 at 6:36 am

Yikes I take back what I said!

I thought the religion was so concentrated that it would take more offence as a whole, damn, there are loads of them!

61. We need to stop being such cowards about Islam

Comment #230004 by Philip1978 on August 14, 2008 at 6:22 am

phasmagigas

I think you are right and that is the most difficult aspect of the situation - the ones who want to take it too far have to learn to accept criticism, the big problem is how?

Islam is Islam is it not? (Too many is words there I think!)

Christianity and other religions have many denominations, they have split into more peaceful (ish) sections like the Anglicans etc and I think that is where the Christian Church at least can still be offended but criticism on the whole can be tolerated without too much fuss.

There are not many denominations of Islam are there? Is it not the problem that they have a more singular religion and therefore more liable and receptive to be offended?

62. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #229862 by Philip1978 on August 14, 2008 at 4:22 am

isthatclear

Is that god telling you to be a sexist bastard or you doing this on your own spare time?

Women don't just sit there reading magazines you know? Some women, like whitepearl, work really sodding hard and have intelligences that I could only dream of and you have the audacity to claim that its ok to make sexist comments because they are not as bad as swearing!

I for one would like you to apologise to whitepearl for your insulting comments, how dare you to make her out to be some idiot simply because she is female, that is reprehensible to the core.

But, I suspect Jesus loves you for it....just remember to wear a condom, there's a good boy

63. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #229808 by Philip1978 on August 14, 2008 at 3:25 am

Wooter

You are an idiot

When Mr Dawkins says, okay guys I was wrong. I mislead you and others. I am mistaken. There is no logic and reason in evolution. I am deluded and let you get deluded. I am sorry. This web page is no longer in service. It is closed down. Then everything will be over.

Yes, the pigs are fed, watered and ready to fly

I just love the way you are not prepared to listen to a single, proper, verifiable fact - yet you are more than happy to invoke the supernatural and claim its a clever thing to do.

You talk to TheWhitePearl like she is an idiot because she is a woman and you get what you deserve you sexist bastard - she has more intelligence in her fingernail than you will accomplish in a life time!

64. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #229699 by Philip1978 on August 14, 2008 at 12:30 am

Decius, Goldy and Brian

Cheers tons for that, it still doesn't help me understand the likes of Wooter any better but it is increasing my knowledge about what is important!

Apatosaurus or even giraffes developed long necks because, amongst other reasons, that was a good attribute to have when their survival was put to the test by natural selection.

Wooter on the other hand surely is not sacrificing his knowledge to a greater purpose - in fact he is doing the complete opposite.

Unlike the Apatosaurus whose sacrifice for brains gave it more food, Wooter has sacrificed whatever passed for his brains, intellect and possibly basic motor functions for nothing. All that gibberish about Mona Lisa, Evolins, God, Darwin being wrong, Wooter being smarter than the best experts on this planet about how life, the universe and everything works - it all surely points to no evolutionary advantage.

Its like that analogy put to txtpiper - there in the desert he has two bags, two choices. One bag contains a survival kit, the other contains the Bible and a small wooden cross - if the rules were that he could only take one, I am sure there would at least be some indecision, or worst case immediate refusal, about whether to take the survival kit.

Don't get me wrong (well, you can if you like!) I actually quite like Richard Dawkins theory that religion is a misfiring of an evolutionary trait that was meant for something else entirely. But I still cannot see how Wooter's batshit is an aid unto him.

I ask this merely for discussions sake, I don't actually know Wooter and don't want to presume so, I am only going on what we have all witnessed him dribble upon this site.

65. Al-Qa'eda in Iraq alienated by cucumber laws and brutality

Comment #229193 by Philip1978 on August 13, 2008 at 8:07 am

I don't think so Tyler, I think they went past sour grapes a long time ago...

I'll get my coat...TAXI!

66. Al-Qa'eda in Iraq alienated by cucumber laws and brutality

Comment #229182 by Philip1978 on August 13, 2008 at 7:54 am

I have a theory:

Most religious fanatics like this are so sexually frustrated that it causes them to act in this irrational manner. Even the thought of a cucumber after a long abstinence from sex makes them fantasise about women ploughing themselves silly but then the religion barges into their minds, turning this fantasy into a frustrated desire to make life even more difficult for themselves.

This escalation to fruit and veg worries me - they already can't see their women cos of the clothing and the merest hint of ankle is enough to drive them potty - now they are eyeing the fruit up and thinking the worst - I dread to think how far this is going to go!

67. Judge says UC can deny class credit to Christian school students

Comment #229174 by Philip1978 on August 13, 2008 at 7:43 am

Cartomancer

Reminds me of that practice the Ancient Wromans started called Damnatio Memoriae where by the alleged traitor, whom having cause such an insult to the senate, was "removed from memory" and history was rewritten not to include that person.

I agree with you, these idiots do want to re-write history to suit their religion. It is sickening to think about what you would miss out on just so the senate of religion can keep up the appearance of righteousness and honour without all that treacherous history that has offended them so much.

Bravo to Judge James Otero!

68. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #229077 by Philip1978 on August 13, 2008 at 4:40 am

Bonzai

I wonder what the evolutionary advantage is to be that naturally stupid?

69. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #229053 by Philip1978 on August 13, 2008 at 3:42 am

I blame David Robertson!

70. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #229041 by Philip1978 on August 13, 2008 at 3:22 am

Brian, fear not sir, the site was really slow for me a few mins ago, I rebooted Firefox and the world was right again

71. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #229036 by Philip1978 on August 13, 2008 at 3:11 am

Careful Brian, posting under the influence is far too much fun!

Saying that, I wonder how much Wooter slurps down the Vodka before he posts?

Na Zdarovye tovarishch!

:)

72. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #229015 by Philip1978 on August 13, 2008 at 2:44 am

isthatclear

So what do you think you are doing here then, who do you think you are going to convince? Repeatedly you have been rejected, you have had your stupid myth backed tripe utterly destroyed - haven't you got the message yet? Nobody likes you.

Why not go away?

TheWhitePearl

I think its time to get that cricket bat to hand....

73. On TV: The Genius of Charles Darwin: Presented by Richard Dawkins

Comment #228799 by Philip1978 on August 12, 2008 at 2:43 pm

John Frum, eggsackly sir, spot on!

That's a brilliant example, nobody actually knows this man, nobody has ever seen him but he looks like a South American David Attenborough who is either white or black depending on who you talk to!

None ever met Jesus as far as I am concerned but everybody has an opinion on what the man did and what he is supposed to be able to do in accordance with the information passed down the ages.

Fantastic stuff, I will speak with Quetz about doing something great with your favourite drink!

I really enjoyed that second part, I really like Steven Pinkers ideas about how the brain has evolved.

What made me giggle is Richard turned up and pointed across the road to that preacher chap and said "I was born over there" and the preacher pointed to somewhere completely different - who would you trust to know something like that?

:)

74. On TV: The Genius of Charles Darwin: Presented by Richard Dawkins

Comment #228609 by Philip1978 on August 12, 2008 at 9:24 am

I am not ruling out the possibility of a historical human called Jesus of Nazareth but I am still in no way near convinced by any of the evidence so far.

Decius has hit it on the head by saying there were major historians around who could have documented a mention of this guy, there is even nothing from the surrounding countries from tradesmen or travelers who could have mentioned this really famous bloke knocking around in Jerusalem - absolutely nothing.

There are plenty of Jesus named people in and around the 2nd century, one even got crucified by the Romans, his name was Jesus ben Strada but it was in a town called Lydda 25 miles from Jerusalem. But there was never a Jesus ben Nazareth, never anyone who is supposed to have lived from 6BC/AD to the maximum of 36AD. The finest historians and excavators in history have dug up absolutely nothing on this guy.

The only reason I stick to my guns saying he was a myth is because of identical stories found in Near Eastern religions nearly 3000 years before this guy was supposed to have existed.

I think of Jesus as more of a character that someone like Shakespeare created, a character who is metaphorically representative of the history of time it was written.

Most religions started out as word of mouth, it was tradition passed down the generations, characters got mixed with others. Looking at the Egyptian Book of the Dead or Mithras or perhaps Horus and all the countless other gods and prophets created by human beings before Jesus turns up and it is more than obvious where this character comes from.

I am open to be convinced otherwise but the chances are incredibly slim indeed.

75. On TV: The Genius of Charles Darwin: Presented by Richard Dawkins

Comment #228575 by Philip1978 on August 12, 2008 at 8:07 am

phasmagigas

Jesus, like David, Moses, Isaiah, Job, Elijah etc is based on an ideological character from previous myths. He acts as the King, the Philosopher, the Politician - all the idealised versions stolen from previous religions and cobbled together to make him look like he is perfection personified.

His name literally means "Anointed one who will save", its no coincidence his character turns up in a religious book and people look to him for guidance

76. On TV: The Genius of Charles Darwin: Presented by Richard Dawkins

Comment #228537 by Philip1978 on August 12, 2008 at 7:24 am

Irate

We historians get really hacked off with mistreatment of evidence. Pretending something is Primary, first hand stuff, when it is a bunch of fact-less tripe not even worthy of your cat to piss on is simply Wrong in all shades, shapes and sizes of the word.

I just get so confused as to somehow mentioning the Bible suddenly makes everything true - "God created the Heavens!" and voila, you don't need any more info, you don't need to look any further into it. You can misquote an expert afterwards just to really cement it if you want but there it is in all its glory. If that is not an insult to learning and discovery I don't know what is.

Its OK, I have a cup of Tea on my desk, the bastards can't harm me now and I am calm

:)

77. On TV: The Genius of Charles Darwin: Presented by Richard Dawkins

Comment #228532 by Philip1978 on August 12, 2008 at 7:09 am

I am outraged too, I sick to death of them using the Libel as a source of primary evidence!

In the very first words of the Bible we have the explanation of this: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

So thats it, I just HAVE to accept the Libel's word for it??!

He goes on to wiffle arrogantly that since this could refer to the Big Bang it automatically points towards HIS god, also without anything to back that up.

I am fed up with this baseless assumptions and people just taking it as read that he is brighter than Stephen Hawking & co

Idiots!

78. On TV: The Genius of Charles Darwin: Presented by Richard Dawkins

Comment #228507 by Philip1978 on August 12, 2008 at 6:00 am

scottishgeologist

I cracked a bit too, confirmation from a certain Almighty Being:

Skimming the comments, I see there has been a lot of objection. One of the most easy-going and friendly posters is Philip1978, and you've even got him angry, which is quite a feat!

David seems to have a horrible effect on everybody he meets on here and he still acts like a victim, its pathetic!

79. On TV: The Genius of Charles Darwin: Presented by Richard Dawkins

Comment #228495 by Philip1978 on August 12, 2008 at 5:39 am

Brian English

_J_ is cool, I catch up once in a blue moon with him on Facebook and he occasionally pops past once in a while on here but not as much as before, great Shakespeare fan!

I have nothing but respect for that bloke he is a really patient, intelligent and above all very funny chap. He put hours of effort into debating David on the FCOS site only to have it shoved in his face because of David's compulsive rudeness and refusal to listen to facts.

80. On TV: The Genius of Charles Darwin: Presented by Richard Dawkins

Comment #228418 by Philip1978 on August 12, 2008 at 3:23 am

Funny, you will never guess who said this about David...

When you're a pastor, being a two-faced hypocrite goes with the job, I'm afraid.
In fact when I compare myself with David WeeFlea the main difference is that he's wrong about God and I'm not. The other difference is that I would be thrilled to be proven wrong. But I'm not holding my breath.

I wonder if Richard Morgan would say that now...

Sorry, I admit I'm shit stirring a little here but I do find it interesting :)

81. Saudi Arabia Bans Dog Walking in Capital

Comment #228367 by Philip1978 on August 12, 2008 at 1:02 am

This behaviour offends my idealistic and foolishly romantic sensibilities, how dare they stop people and their right to flirt!

In the name of Keats, Byron, Tennyson, Whitman, Thoreau, Shelly and Shakespeare (plus any other cool poet who I have in my outrage forgotten to add!) I demand that these people apologise to me forthwith or there will be trouble.

How dare they mess with the one most important thing on this planet? Next thing they will be outlawing Tea - bloody Mormons are all ready on my hitlist for that - but preventing good honest flirting is outrageous!

Damn them and their trousers!

82. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #227995 by Philip1978 on August 11, 2008 at 8:02 am

Theists should be justifiably concerned about science. It challenges everything they believe in.

Its truly amazing that despite the considerable challenge science can lay down at the theist's feet its usually the more erroneous and improbable explanation using goddidit and magic that seems to win.

I am with hungarianelephant on this, its all to do with an SEP painted bright pink!

83. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #227900 by Philip1978 on August 11, 2008 at 3:04 am

Irate

God will love the smell for sure!

The world has been corrupted by sin. There is pollution of every kind. Human beings are polluted.

I honestly don't get the concept of sin, I really don't. I cannot fathom why someone would want to feel like shit because of a figment of their imagination. What a gloomy outlook on life, why would you want to feel that way?

You can only be saved because your god sent his son on a suicide mission? How morbid is that?

What an absolutely despicable way of forcing people to think it is a noble and virtuous way of living, David you should be ashamed of yourself not because you are not worthy in your god's eyes but because you accept this evil concept!

84. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #227896 by Philip1978 on August 11, 2008 at 2:50 am

Ah yes Bonzai I forgot, the god of the 30,000 denominations of Christianity gave people the choice to accept Stockholm Syndrome or not!

Love me or burn hostage!

:)

85. Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Comment #227890 by Philip1978 on August 11, 2008 at 2:34 am

When you read Genesis One notice the repeated refrain, 'And God say that it was good'. God did not create the world to have natural disasters, cancer and death.

Is David admitting his god buggered up and is not the perfect being that David pretends he is?

So what was the cause of this downfall then David, Satan? Atheists?

As per usual I expect I wont get an answer until the bad reverend comes back to poop and run, but here is hope springing eternal! :)

I call that about 60 on the Hovind Scale, what do others think?

86. Do they really think the earth is flat?

Comment #224617 by Philip1978 on August 5, 2008 at 8:25 am

Border Collie

DONT DO IT! Step away from the Antarctica this second!

There is Tea in this world and other hot beverages - why there are even biscuits if you need them- if that aint reason to live then what is there?

87. On TV: The Genius of Charles Darwin: Presented by Richard Dawkins

Comment #224612 by Philip1978 on August 5, 2008 at 8:19 am

All these mis-understandings about the personality of Richard, stupid journalists and their ignorance of evolution and the trouble on UTube leads me to the ultimate and undeniable conclusion:

This is the work of Satan!

88. On TV: The Genius of Charles Darwin: Presented by Richard Dawkins

Comment #224436 by Philip1978 on August 5, 2008 at 1:30 am

I really enjoyed that program, magnificent stuff!

It was so good even my mum phoned me up straight after to chat about evolution and what I have managed to learn. She has always been a massive Carl Sagan fan and loves the universe so this programme has now got her interested in further things. Great lady my mum I tells yer!

What I found quite staggering was that some of those kids were actually holding a fossil in their hands and they still insisted "no, I am sticking with religion" in the same parroted fashion most probably inherited from their parents.

I do hope that has got the ones who were convinced to start questioning and discussing things, get the others questioning their faith a bit - get them thinking.

The story of Darwin also fascinates me, from a man who looked like he had not future who went on to discover one of the most important findings in human history. I struggle to think what a mind blowing experience it must have been to realise this when before the only explanation available at the time was God.

I was also amazed that most of his specimens have been kept intact after all these years, does anyone know what sort of preservation methods they use to keep them like that?

Anyway, well done Richard, another great and helpful programme, I look forward to the next one on humans.

89. Richard Dawkins branded 'secularist bigot' by veteran philosopher

Comment #224089 by Philip1978 on August 4, 2008 at 5:24 am

27b-6

You still haven't explained which one of the 30,000 denominations of the Christian religion is the right one or could ever claim to be.

You don't seem to know much about Stalin do you?

Stalin was an opportunist and exploiter of people, here, let Hitchens explain it:

For hundreds of years, millions of Russians had been told the head of state should be a man close to God, the czar, who was head of the Russian Orthodox Church as well as absolute despot. If you're Stalin, you shouldn't be in the dictatorship business if you can't exploit the pool of servility and docility that's ready-made for you.

Stalin was an maniac and evil bastard - it has NOTHING to do with atheism - he did not do the things he did in the name of atheism, he did in the name of Communism by using what was already in place.

The Pope's actions as a religious man have an affect on the world, so confident is he in his religion he can tell millions of people that AIDS is a better thing than condom use. He lets innocent people die because of his stupid and dangerous beliefs. THAT is doing something in the name of religion, he is doing that in the name of his Catholic faith.

I hope you can now see the difference - people are not kind or cruel because of a lack of belief in gods. Morality does not end when belief in gods do!

90. Richard Dawkins branded 'secularist bigot' by veteran philosopher

Comment #224056 by Philip1978 on August 4, 2008 at 3:41 am

27b-6

Considering there are about 30,000 denominations of the Christian religion alone did you want Richard to write about all of them or would that be a little complex?

I don't understand how you can accuse Richard of not knowing enough about the Christian religion when it has the massive problem of properly defining what their own god wants of his followers in the first place. A less complex god would not need so many definitions surely?

91. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #222819 by Philip1978 on August 1, 2008 at 12:36 am

Epeeist

He also is willing to make the gigantic leap of faith that it is the Christian God that did it too, how very odd

Txpiper, I honestly don't think you would ever accept evolution no matter how much information was put in front of you which I find quite astounding to say the least.

How is the supernatural an explanation for something? In order for the natural to be affected by the supernatural there would still have to be something testable about it. Funnily enough, you can't, so what is the point in arguing that YOUR god did it? It doesn't matter which god did it, I want to see how any god could do it.

So my challenge to you is to give as detailed account of how your god (Prove its the Christian God doing it as well) does the things he does in the same way that you expect us to provide information on evolution. If we are to live up to your expectations and produce the evidence you want, I say you produce the exact same type of evidence that we want.

That's fair isn't it?

92. Vicar supports Life of Brian ban

Comment #222804 by Philip1978 on July 31, 2008 at 11:43 pm

Steve,

What you also understand is that after the ceremony in which they choose their leader of the church in Rome - a group of men in dresses in a small room "debating" over who should be the next Pope - they then place the new pope up on a high chair and check his bollocks out!

Ban Monty Python in an age of modern technology whereby one can order a dvd online and watch it as many times as they like, are you kidding me?

The arrogance of this idiot - "all the Christians I have spoken to don't like it.." well so what? I absolutely despise The Passion of Christ but I am not going to ban folk from watching it, what a complete dickhead!

Oh well, at least his wife is going to dump him soon!

When his wife leaves him I am sure people will say only this of him:

"He wanks as high as any in Wome!"

:)

93. Breeding for God

Comment #221860 by Philip1978 on July 30, 2008 at 8:24 am

Do you care to guess what that knowledge will be used for?

A Palpatine style Islam Clone Army? :)

94. Breeding for God

Comment #221746 by Philip1978 on July 30, 2008 at 4:17 am

Dr Doctor

You had best cut back on the applause, I seem to have erred somewhat!

Dammit, sorry, what a stupid thing to say, my foreign friends who were born here???

HALP I is goin mad!

95. Breeding for God

Comment #221712 by Philip1978 on July 30, 2008 at 3:02 am

I do think the Immigration Laws need to be revised and then properly implemented - the current system is an absolute shambles in terms of policing and actually having no knowledge of who turns up. I know a couple of people who work in the police and some stories I have heard are just plain sloppy organisation on the part of immigration control. It is far too easy to get over here and that is what encourages illegal immigrants to flock to Britain's shores.

But I am in whole hearted agreement with Steve in that I am not willing to sacrifice our culture by turning into a thug about this.

I don't want my foreign friends, of whom I have the deepest respect for despite our differences over religion, to feel like they don't belong here. Like me, they were born and raised here, pay their taxes and live normal lives.

Just like if I were to up sticks and go and live in another country, how would I want to be welcomed?

I hate religious extremism, I deplore it - I would have the IDEA of it slowly wiped out by logic and reason so that religion was still free to practise but it had no direct influence on education and politics.

I know full well, especially from talking to the religious nutters on this site, that logic and reason is something that will never penetrate their religious walls and barriers, but I am not going to give up being as civil as I can to those who deserve it.

96. [UPDATED] Venomous Snakes, Slippery Eels and Harun Yahya

Comment #220919 by Philip1978 on July 29, 2008 at 7:25 am

Al

I remember you mentioning it - I think prayer time 5 times a day should be cancelled until it can be proven that Satan is not contributing to global warming.

97. [UPDATED] Venomous Snakes, Slippery Eels and Harun Yahya

Comment #220902 by Philip1978 on July 29, 2008 at 7:05 am

*Throws Almighty Custard Pie of Quetzalcoatl at Joe*

Ah, great, so it is Satan farting about with evolution and deceiving people? How could I have missed that I ask? Oh yes, Satan was busy deceiving me...but then how would I know?

Joe, thou art still a moron!

When you look at hundreds of pictures in my book, this is nothing compared to all the fossils that have been discovered. So we understand that Darwinism has come to an end.

Then again Adnan Oktar might be the bigger moron, call me prejudice against the rapist if you like I don't mind, but as has been proved he, like you, is a complete fuckwit when it comes to evolution. I mean the glaring errors in his book alone shows he, like you, knows fuck all about eels and sea snakes for starters! You revere this guy like he knows something so I will leave you with a Star Wars quote today:

"Who is the more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows him?"

98. Catholics To Pope: Lift Birth Control Ban

Comment #220867 by Philip1978 on July 29, 2008 at 6:25 am

Laurie,

Even I got myself a blog, I seem to be managing it reasonably well!

Please, go on, send us a link?! :)

99. Catholics To Pope: Lift Birth Control Ban

Comment #220760 by Philip1978 on July 29, 2008 at 2:22 am

Oystein

I love the new look, suits you! :)

I have just been chatting to one of my work colleagues apparently in some Catholic countries if a couple who have been married for over a certain length of time have not had children, the local priest steps in to give the wife a good seeing to in order to make sure the family have kids, has anybody ever heard of this before?

100. Catholics To Pope: Lift Birth Control Ban

Comment #220700 by Philip1978 on July 28, 2008 at 11:52 pm

One part of me is almost glad that people within the religion are speaking up about this issue, as I would encourage moderate Muslims to speak out against the violence caused by Islamic funtobeamentalist idiots, I would encourage more Catholics to advocate better birth control through condom use. It would save lives, simple as that.

The other part of me is almost seething with contempt for fatuous statements as dribbled by men like this reverend:

The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said the accusation was "clearly unfounded" and insisted the Church is active in combating AIDS.

Just what the hell is the Vaticunt doing to really stop the spread of AIDS?

Abstinence...well, woo hoo, that seems to be working.

The answer to AIDS requires deeper and more complex interventions, in which the Church is active on many fronts.

When? Where? Bloody liar!

I can only guess their answer to this will be to spread more fear, misery and death by hurling the usual threats of hell and damnation if you do not follow The Rules. Suffering seems to be completely superfluous to these people, its as if their brains are switched off in the parts that are there to prod them into helping and caring for people in need.

Part of me hopes that this group's action will have an effect but I doubt years of Catholic doctrine and dogma will see to it this thing is crushed as per usual.

Idiots.