Comments by mordacious1

Comment #200532 by mordacious1 on June 27, 2008 at 8:12 pm

Tera

Go eat some legumes and rice!

Comment #200531 by mordacious1 on June 27, 2008 at 8:00 pm

In the first 45 seconds of this video, and a few places later, Pat describes why christianity is as dangerous as islam. Thewhitepearl and I were discussing this with Fanusi awhile back, I don't think we got our point across. Pat does this nicely. By making sure that they, the christians, can keep their bennies, they open the gate wide for even more extremist religions. If we could put the stop on christians in our governments, then at the same time, we could be restricting islam.

ps. sorry, to thewhitepearl if I put words in your mouth that you don't agree with.

1303. Common New Atheist Fallacies

Comment #200526 by mordacious1 on June 27, 2008 at 7:50 pm

Dhamma

OK, I'll be serious. I have people come to me and I can see that they are open for discussion. Once I perceive this, of course I am going to have a rational discussion. Then there are the jesus bumber stickers all over the car, christian t-shirt wearing, Bush voting morons, that wouldn't change their minds even if you could prove beyond a reasonable doubt that there is no god, types. If there is a god, he put these people on the planet so we can make fun of them, and I do.

There is a lady at my dentist's office that I discuss christianity with all the time. She listens to me, I listen to her, and we are both nice and respectful. I enjoy it and so does she. But, there are the other ones that I already mentioned and it is a waste of time trying, so I could ignore them or make fun of them. I choose the latter, because it makes me laugh. It's like clearthinker, that guy is never going to change his mind, so I just call him irate's word and go on my way, screw him. That's it in a nutshell.

Ps. Australia sure produces some nice red wines, the Shiraz I had for dinner was primo. yum

1304. Common New Atheist Fallacies

Comment #200510 by mordacious1 on June 27, 2008 at 6:48 pm

8teist

I can put forth a rational argument, I just choose not to. Ridicule is much more fun and I can involve the kids, too.

1305. Common New Atheist Fallacies

Comment #200488 by mordacious1 on June 27, 2008 at 6:05 pm

Tera

"Ridiculing never convinces anyone of anything."
etc. "You are better off saying nothing."

What are you saying? I can't post here anymore?

1306. Common New Atheist Fallacies

Comment #200451 by mordacious1 on June 27, 2008 at 5:00 pm

He starts off by saying that ridicule is not an argument. Just because christians are stupid, it does not mean that there is no god. OK, I buy that. Name-calling is irrelevant to the argument. I think he said this because he knows irate is going to call him a fucktard, but fine...I'm still waiting for him to say why any arguments that atheists use are fallacies, but must drive on maybe he'll get to it.

edit: Oh, I get it now "There is no god is an opinion" unless you can prove it. It's the old: the atheist must prove there is no god, if they can't, god must exist. No wonder Richard has to keep explaining that one can't prove there are no fairies...

1307. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #200184 by mordacious1 on June 27, 2008 at 3:18 am

Is anyone boycotting Heinz products because they pulled that funny ad for mayo in the UK? I think I will, get a spine already. Just because 200 people wrote in to complain that they were offended by a gay couple in the ad, they pulled it. Of course, the Heinz rep that pulled it was named Nigel Dicky, so that's pretty funny, too. I wouldn't think that this would be a big deal in the UK, Kansas maybe.

1308. Stop distorting young minds!

Comment #200169 by mordacious1 on June 27, 2008 at 2:36 am

George Carlin may be dead, but oxymorons live on.

Clearthinker: "Christian education".

1309. A War On Science

Comment #200015 by mordacious1 on June 26, 2008 at 3:55 pm

Steve

The posting rate, like the expansion of the universe, is speeding up. 300,000 around January.

1310. A War On Science

Comment #200014 by mordacious1 on June 26, 2008 at 3:52 pm

Shit, I knew 200,000 was going to hit today, why didn't I pay more attention? Oh well, the honor (such as it is) should go to Steve. Quarter of a million is mine, all mine.

1311. Stop distorting young minds!

Comment #199990 by mordacious1 on June 26, 2008 at 3:22 pm

8teist

If you teach the kids science, and they buy into it, bye bye superstitions.

1312. Spanish parliament to extend rights to apes

Comment #199984 by mordacious1 on June 26, 2008 at 3:18 pm

Auraboy

Some of the stupidest, and I do mean dumb, people I have met have had wealthy parents. The key is having parents who want to educate their kids, and that can happen rich or poor. If the kid is born with a high IQ, so much the better.

1313. Saudi Marriage Officiant : 'It Is Allowed To Marry A Girl At The Age Of One'.

Comment #199980 by mordacious1 on June 26, 2008 at 3:14 pm

Al, I'd need a translation of that.

Blazing Saddles: "Pure frontier gibberish, now who can argue with that?"

1314. Creationist critics get their comeuppance

Comment #199976 by mordacious1 on June 26, 2008 at 3:11 pm

Don't give the Jews too much credit either, one word, Noah...I rest my case.

1315. Spanish parliament to extend rights to apes

Comment #199952 by mordacious1 on June 26, 2008 at 2:32 pm

I think that there is a recessive gene for a lower IQ in all of us, but I have to agree with Al, that smart people, have smart kids. One could argue though, that if you took a kid at birth from two seemingly low IQ parents (with all the proper prenatal and nutritonal care, no drugs, etc.), and raised it in a home of two Phd's in science, then this kid would grow up better educated and seem to have a higher IQ. I know I'd be smarter today if my parents were better educated and promoted learning at home.

1316. Creationist critics get their comeuppance

Comment #199944 by mordacious1 on June 26, 2008 at 2:20 pm

esmith

Quit insulting Neanderthals that way, I hear they're decent people.

1317. Fossil of most primitive 4-legged creature found

Comment #199911 by mordacious1 on June 26, 2008 at 1:44 pm

Goldy

Thanks, the wife took the kid out today, he's better, so I'm getting some good books and crawling in bed, one or two pages and zzzzzzz. I should have hired nurse Cratchet.

1318. Creationist critics get their comeuppance

Comment #199891 by mordacious1 on June 26, 2008 at 1:12 pm

advocatus

Don't try this at home. Kirk's excellent acting talents?! Ha Ha Ha They were probably noticed because Ray Comfort had a crocoduck stuffed under his arm.

1319. Spanish parliament to extend rights to apes

Comment #199888 by mordacious1 on June 26, 2008 at 1:09 pm

I see a Geico commercial in the future.

1320. Creationist critics get their comeuppance

Comment #199885 by mordacious1 on June 26, 2008 at 1:05 pm

"Schafly wrote back in shirty tones.."

What's a shirty tone?

1321. Stop distorting young minds!

Comment #199876 by mordacious1 on June 26, 2008 at 12:56 pm

They're not talking about Hogwarts are they?

1322. Saudi Marriage Officiant : 'It Is Allowed To Marry A Girl At The Age Of One'.

Comment #199670 by mordacious1 on June 26, 2008 at 7:13 am

Al's morning:

Get up, shower, get dressed (including sunglasses), breakfast, read paper, tell Secularist to fuck off, go to work...just another day.

1323. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #199617 by mordacious1 on June 26, 2008 at 4:30 am

esuther

I don't know about a "whole spectrum of ideas". I've never met a feminist Republican, although I'm sure there are some, seems like an oxymoron. I myself am an egalitarian, and wish more people would use that term instead.

1324. Fossil of most primitive 4-legged creature found

Comment #199555 by mordacious1 on June 26, 2008 at 1:10 am

jaf

I've been awake for going on my third day. My autistic son had 7 teeth pulled and it has been hell around here. Grammar is always the first thing to go, no wait, it was my sense of humor...sort of.

1325. An Interview with Prof. Richard Dawkins

Comment #199543 by mordacious1 on June 26, 2008 at 12:12 am

Styrer

Thanks for your comments. I got told to fuck off on this site the other day when I said I wasn't a big fan of Ken Miller. What he does, he does well. He's smooth and doesn't ruffle feathers. Big deal. I am not a mamby pamby sort of person. I am an atheist, evolution is a fact, if you don't agree with that, then that makes you a dimwit. Why do I have to win anyone over. Take control of your own fucking life. Learn the truth, study, read, and most of all, pull your head out of your ass. It is not my job to convince anyone that they shouldn't be a christian or jew or whatever. Each person has to educate themselves. If you want to go through life believing in god and being a dumbfuck, that's your problem, not mine.

OK, got that out of my system, been irking me for a couple of days. Ken Miller can do what he does, good for him. It is just not for me.

Boy, going 56 hours without sleep makes me crabby.

edit: oh, and if you want to take down a tree, light the damn thing on fire, and go have a beer.

1326. Fossil of most primitive 4-legged creature found

Comment #199535 by mordacious1 on June 25, 2008 at 11:27 pm

8teist

No, I've got them all over the place, my house is like a zoo. Snakes, birds, cats, fish, dogs, lizards, mice...I can't keep track. Funny story: I was just getting my wife used to snakes. My baby corn, "Niblet", likes to slither around her glasses, which was cute until Niblet crapped a half-digested mouse on her eyelid. If you've ever smelled snake crap you'd know this didn't go over well, and the smell won't wash off right away either. Hee hee. He should have just told her to eat an apple, but nooooo...

edited: for grammar.

1327. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #199517 by mordacious1 on June 25, 2008 at 9:56 pm

"I want the right to marry a 60 year old man and join his other four wives", said a 9 year old girl.

1328. Fossil of most primitive 4-legged creature found

Comment #199510 by mordacious1 on June 25, 2008 at 9:39 pm

I want one for my vivarium.

1329. Science is not philosophy

Comment #199301 by mordacious1 on June 25, 2008 at 1:13 pm

Podaar

If my name was Fred and I'm an artist, my user name would be Fart?

1330. Galaxy map hints at fractal universe

Comment #199282 by mordacious1 on June 25, 2008 at 12:31 pm

"Fractals Everywhere" by Barnsley, what a book.

1331. Saving Us from Darwin

Comment #199277 by mordacious1 on June 25, 2008 at 12:24 pm

On equal pay for women. One problem in comparing overall wages, is the women themselves. When I was teaching and we'd have a union meeting about striking, it would always get voted down, because the women would say things such as, "Oh, I couldn't do that to the children". I'd try to explain that if they got paid more, they'd be happier, and the kids would be better off. The men would usually vote to strike. I think, if teaching was 80% male, the wages would be higher, because if you had a state wide teacher's strike the economy would be a wreck in no time.

It's like that joke about: If men had to wear tampons, they wouldn't hide them in their purse and be embarrassed. They'd wear them on their belts. "Look at me, I wear the giant super mega size!" It's all a matter of attitude.

1332. Saving Us from Darwin

Comment #199271 by mordacious1 on June 25, 2008 at 12:15 pm

epeeist

I am tall too, but I'd ship with you anytime, I've seen the photos.

1333. Band T-shirt draws charge

Comment #199255 by mordacious1 on June 25, 2008 at 11:52 am

"You can't incite violence". So, if I get pissed at a guy wearing a "Jesus loves you" t-shirt, because I find it offensive, which I do, he can be arrested? Or are some people's rights of not being offended more important than others?

1334. Band T-shirt draws charge

Comment #199247 by mordacious1 on June 25, 2008 at 11:32 am

"If a person was wearing the t-shirt in a church or a religious rally where it was specifically intended to offend or cause disruption, then perhaps the prosecution might stand a chance."

Boy, these countries just don't understand the concept of freedom of speech. It is especially in these contexts, where speech is most protected. Although in the church, being private property, the offender could be asked to leave.

1335. Band T-shirt draws charge

Comment #199240 by mordacious1 on June 25, 2008 at 11:25 am

So what was deleted? Fucktard?

1336. An Interview with Prof. Richard Dawkins

Comment #199237 by mordacious1 on June 25, 2008 at 11:19 am

It is always scarey, to me, when a religious person says, "Without god, what's to stop me from raping and pillaging?". They only obey moral laws because they are afraid of the invisible being.

I hate going to funerals, because one has to listen to the religious nonsense. My brother-in-law passed away recently. He was a complete bastard. At his service everyone was saying how he's in heaven now. Believe me, if there was a hell, he'd be in it. His wife must have read my thoughts, because, even though he died suddenly "and didn't have time to make peace with god" she had a priest come over and sprinkle holy water on him, six hours after they found the body. I guess "last rights" is supposed to help you get into heaven, who knows. I'm with Richard, though, when it comes to these situations, one can play along if it helps soothe the bereaved. I'm just noncommital.

1337. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #199213 by mordacious1 on June 25, 2008 at 10:33 am

If the morons want to say, "We hate gays and don't want them to have the same rights as us", fine. That is their bigoted opinion. What pisses me off is when they use phrases like "protect marriage" or "strengthen families". Especially, "children are entitled to be born within this bond of marriage". So, if you let two guys get married, I don't see what this has to do with children being entitled to be born within a bond of marriage.

1338. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #199193 by mordacious1 on June 25, 2008 at 9:52 am

You guys take this door thing too seriously. I hold the door open for everyone: male, female, young, old, dogs etc. Unless someone is wearing a "Jesus Loves You" t-shirt, then I let it slam in their face.

1339. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #199161 by mordacious1 on June 25, 2008 at 8:57 am

Al

Been on a lot of sinking ships lately? Methinks you've been watching "Titanic" too much.

Phillip

I'm suprised that you have the time to write anything. With all the tea you're constantly drinking, I'd expect you'd be spending most of your time in the loo.

1340. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #199081 by mordacious1 on June 25, 2008 at 7:09 am

I've been watching the news coverage of CA gay marriages. It is a lot of people that have been in long term relationships, some of 50 years. Why deny them this right? It is stupid. They showed George Takei marrying his lover of 21 years. I think if they want to break these couples up, the best thing is to let them get married, nothing worse for a relationship...just kidding...or am I?

1341. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #199072 by mordacious1 on June 25, 2008 at 6:58 am

The marriage contract should be between a white man and as many white females, no matter how young, that he can marry and get on the welfare rolls.

I know, they've been forced by the government to change this position over the years, but doesn't polygamy leave a lot of men with no one to be with of the opposite sex? Seems in the past, and some present sects, they've promoted gay sex.

1342. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #199065 by mordacious1 on June 25, 2008 at 6:46 am

My humblest apologies to TeraBrat, but these guys are, of course, Fucktards. Therefor I expect nothing less from them.

1343. Saving Us from Darwin

Comment #199060 by mordacious1 on June 25, 2008 at 6:34 am

Al

The problem with all male golf courses, is that alot of business is discussed on the links. The courts have ruled, that if business deals are being struck, and women or minorities are banned, then it is discrimination. That is how the Elks Club in Minnesota? Michigan? lost their case. It was shown that businessmen were hanging out there striking deals.

Ps. why is it Elks club? It should be Elk club, or Elks' club. Elk is intrinsicly plural.

1344. Saudi Marriage Officiant : 'It Is Allowed To Marry A Girl At The Age Of One'.

Comment #199055 by mordacious1 on June 25, 2008 at 6:20 am

Tera

I think the most important rights you gain by marrying, are the ones that come into play when your significant other gets sick. If you are not legally married, you can be banned from the hospital, and have no say in their care. Some crazy aunt might be in charge of decisions because their the "next of kin". I'd want my loved one there making the decisions and holding my hand. But that's just me.

1345. Gay brains structured like those of the opposite sex

Comment #199000 by mordacious1 on June 25, 2008 at 2:13 am

Stacey

"...this one is the one that'll probably get the flames started."

Is this a serious comment, or a really bad pun?
I've resisted asking this for four days, but I can't help myself

1346. The Flea Delusion

Comment #198992 by mordacious1 on June 25, 2008 at 1:38 am

Richard M.

You know, they have cult counseling now. Check it out.

1347. Science is not philosophy

Comment #198937 by mordacious1 on June 24, 2008 at 7:46 pm

Tera

Try being autistic, when if a feather falls on you, it can send you into a two hour meltdown, and you'll get an idea of what my night was like last night.

PS thanks, I'm really being a whiner today.

1348. Science is not philosophy

Comment #198923 by mordacious1 on June 24, 2008 at 6:43 pm

Tera

Seven.

1349. Science is not philosophy

Comment #198915 by mordacious1 on June 24, 2008 at 6:05 pm

Tera

I guess the vicodin is finally having some effect, his face is twice the size of normal though (looks like Rocky Balboa). He'll be fine, it's me I'm worried about, I'm heading for a psychotic break. Man, I wouldn't wish this on anyone, even David Robertson.

1350. Saudi Marriage Officiant : 'It Is Allowed To Marry A Girl At The Age Of One'.

Comment #198907 by mordacious1 on June 24, 2008 at 5:24 pm

I used to tell my son, when he was 13, that if this was the 18th century, I could send him off on a British warship, where he could eventually command men in battle 5 times his age, and get blown to bits doing it. Today, no one would send kids into battle at this age...oh, wait a minute, islam would. Damn.