151. Neil Peart cites The God Delusion in new album's liner notes

Comment #28051 by MIND_REBEL on March 27, 2007 at 5:44 pm

Rush are great, and have been held back their entire career because they're freethinkers. If they got the say backing that Christian bands did, then their message would spread, and the world would be a better place, but the Christians running the music industry won't let that happen.

152. Happy 66th Birthday, Richard Dawkins!

Comment #27680 by MIND_REBEL on March 26, 2007 at 5:46 am

Dear Richard,

Two words; Thank you. You gave to me a love i thought i'd never have. You made it possible to see the world as it actually was, not as I wanted-it-to-be. In fifty years you'll be held in the same regard as Socrates, Einstien, and Newton.

153. GM mosquito 'could fight malaria'

Comment #27627 by MIND_REBEL on March 25, 2007 at 7:01 pm

Wonderful, but i'm sure the fundies will have big problems with it.

154. Atheist banned from committee on religious education

Comment #27355 by MIND_REBEL on March 24, 2007 at 8:00 am

Horrible, but not suprising when you consider the religious climate of the UK.

155. Sea floor records ancient Earth

Comment #27303 by MIND_REBEL on March 23, 2007 at 8:01 pm

Can't wait for the fundies to claim it's all a lie, and threaten to place scientists in jail.

156. The Moral Necessity of Atheism

Comment #27302 by MIND_REBEL on March 23, 2007 at 7:59 pm

Great Vid, although Hitchens is not a scientist, he does have a great grasp on many issues relevant to the progress of humankind. It's nice to see people from the softer sciences take a hard stance against the absurity of religion. The fight for atheism is really a fight for progress, and any and/or that accept the call of progress will be welcome in the movement for a livable tomorrow.

157. Debate between Alister McGrath and Peter Atkins

Comment #27090 by MIND_REBEL on March 23, 2007 at 5:45 am

Not impressed with McGrath. Him denying the existence of memes is like an alcoholic denying the existence of alcohol. Besides his meme denial, i thought his arguments were vaccous.

I would tell McGrath that were both atheists, just he believes in one less god than me.

158. Orr vs. Dennett/Dawkins

Comment #26978 by MIND_REBEL on March 22, 2007 at 5:33 pm

It's a shame that Allen Orr, a so called "Scientist" feels the need to attack real science like The God Delusion in order to please some space merlin or whatever.

Dennet and Dawkins are two great minds that are actively working to ensure a better tomorrow for all of us, and i can't help but think that strawman attacks like Orr's, represent a desire to return to the stoneages where we're all bound and gagged by the meme of religion.

159. UK Christians 'suffer for faith'

Comment #26338 by MIND_REBEL on March 18, 2007 at 6:20 pm

Not saying it's right, but now they know how us freethinkers feel.

Racism against atheists by theists is a much greater problem.

160. The History of Creationist Thought

Comment #26312 by MIND_REBEL on March 18, 2007 at 4:13 pm

I wanted to like it, but it's not funny or clever.

161. Amazing Meeting 3, 2005

Comment #25923 by MIND_REBEL on March 15, 2007 at 4:55 pm

Randi is brillant. I'm young, but when i'm older i want to grow a Darwin beard like Dennett and Randi. What greater tribute to pay someone like Darwin than to honor him with your own aesthics.

162. God's dupes

Comment #25875 by MIND_REBEL on March 15, 2007 at 2:11 pm

"Everything of value that people get from religion can be had more honestly, without presuming anything on insufficient evidence. The rest is self-deception, set to music."

So true, so poetic. Sam Harris is really a wonderful person that could have been successful at what ever he wanted, lucky for us, he decided to dedicate his life to making the world a better place. One in a million.

163. Does God answer prayer? ASU research says 'yes'

Comment #25860 by MIND_REBEL on March 15, 2007 at 1:38 pm

LOL at Arizona State University. Soon as when i saw that i knew the "study" was nonsense.

164. Non-believers can be bigoted too

Comment #25661 by MIND_REBEL on March 14, 2007 at 3:14 pm

What crap. Bigotry is the expected outgrowth of irrationial thinking aka religion.

HITLER WAS A CATHOLIC. He was raised Catholic, made his soldiers wear belt buckles that said "Glory to Christ", banned all of Darwins works because the conflicted with Genesis.

Joesph Stalin was a Christian. He opened several churchs in the 1940s and made deals with the Nazis in 1939.

Mao Zedong and Pol Pot were both Buddhists who believed their actions would led to a better life through the irrationial belief in reincarnation, which is an eastern meme.

A true atheist abhors irrationiality, and all of those men were irrationial, therefore, they could not, by definition be atheists.

165. The Archbishop whose words came from same hymnsheet as a Marxist

Comment #25052 by MIND_REBEL on March 9, 2007 at 11:24 pm

Unreal, just horrific. First, the Catholic Church outlaws condons in Africa, now, this.

When people don't protect themselves from Memes, Memes will protect themselves from people AKA rationiality.

166. Response to Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris

Comment #24994 by MIND_REBEL on March 9, 2007 at 3:36 pm

The Nazis were Christians, and HATED science. Hitler banned all of Darwin's books. Thats a fact.

Stalin was a Christian as well. He actually trained to be a monk, and opened several churchs in the early 1940s.

The truth is the first victim when memes take over your mental functions, and this video proves it.

167. Public Acceptance of Evolution

Comment #24826 by MIND_REBEL on March 8, 2007 at 6:42 pm

Evolution denial is morally reprehensible.

168. Happy 50th Birthday to PZ Myers!

Comment #24801 by MIND_REBEL on March 8, 2007 at 4:32 pm

Happy Birthday,

It's wonderful to see some REAL scientists stand up for the truth. This is the beginning of a new era, and we're all playing a huge role.

169. British Book Awards shortlists 2007

Comment #24780 by MIND_REBEL on March 8, 2007 at 2:00 pm

Prof Dawkins deserves a Nobel. No question. He's by far the most important man of our lifetime.

170. Why Children Love Their Security Blankets

Comment #24778 by MIND_REBEL on March 8, 2007 at 1:57 pm

Interesting, the roots of religion are clearly based in these fantasys that we promote begining in childhood. In order for humans to embrace the irrationail and illogical nature of religion they need to have been mentally trained for such nonsense for years.

171. Why there are almost no genuine atheists

Comment #24439 by MIND_REBEL on March 6, 2007 at 5:23 pm

OK, i'll admit that there's a fair amount of atheists that are only in it because it's fashionable right now. It looks cool, and thats why they do it. I know a couple of kids that used to tease me in High School for being atheist and wearing "god is fake" hats are now "non-believers", but i really doubt that they're real atheists. A good litmus test for "athiests" is getting them to do the Blasphemy Challenge. If they don't want to, then i doubt they're really sincere in their concivtions.

172. Atheist Apostle

Comment #24432 by MIND_REBEL on March 6, 2007 at 4:20 pm

Hitler was a Catholic till the day he died, and most real historians agree. He was always consistant in his support for the Church. He also banned all of Darwins books. Stalin was a Christian as well, and even served as an altar boy growing up. If fact, he actually opened up several churchs in the early 1940s. Anybody interested in hearing the truth should read "Hitler's willing Executioners" which is written by a fellow atheist, so you know it won't be tainted by memes like most "history" books.

173. Atheist Apostle

Comment #24351 by MIND_REBEL on March 6, 2007 at 5:47 am

Sam Harris is great.

174. Atheists Take On Religion

Comment #24164 by MIND_REBEL on March 5, 2007 at 5:36 am

Diests are just as harmful as theists. Allmost all slaveowners were Deists.

175. God: The Failed Hypothesis

Comment #24091 by MIND_REBEL on March 4, 2007 at 6:37 pm

Good stuff. Although, philosophers prooved gods non-existence hundreds of years ago.

176. Was there ever dog that praised his fleas?

Comment #24061 by MIND_REBEL on March 4, 2007 at 2:40 pm

Prof Dawkins should sue since there using his good name to make money.

177. Darwin's God

Comment #24059 by MIND_REBEL on March 4, 2007 at 2:36 pm

Scott Atrans attack on Sam Harris during the Beyond Belief conference were shameful. I think he does a disservice to all the real atheists involved in the struggle to overcome the meme of religion. People that fail to recognize the destructive nature of religion, ultimately, only end up giving cover to the extremists.

He's not somebody i respect on any level. His pathetic attempt to discredit memes only reveled that he's been infected as well. I'd like to see a formal debate between him and Prof Dawkins.

178. Dawkins v. Collins Debate

Comment #23944 by MIND_REBEL on March 3, 2007 at 5:01 pm

Obvivously, Bizarrio Dawkins needs to learn some logic. If god created us, then who created god? Answer that without invoking the fallacy of endless regress.

179. Pope is warned of a green Antichrist

Comment #23943 by MIND_REBEL on March 3, 2007 at 4:59 pm

Catholics have killed more people in the world through the outlawing of condoms in Africa and Central America than any other group in the world.

180. Lewis Wolpert and William Lane Craig on Religion

Comment #23942 by MIND_REBEL on March 3, 2007 at 4:57 pm

William Lane Craig is dumb, and needs to learn some basic logic. If god created us, then who created god?. Thats the question. He's invoking the fallacy of endless regress. It's like the ultimate 756 from Prof Dawkins TGD. Great to see true atheists standing up for their rights.

181. Research links some scriptures to hostile acts

Comment #23777 by MIND_REBEL on March 2, 2007 at 4:09 pm

How much longer is humanity going to tolerate this meme driven hatefulness.

182. The Dawkins Confusion: Naturalism ad absurdum

Comment #23555 by MIND_REBEL on March 1, 2007 at 2:14 pm

What crap. That guy lacks even a basic sense of logic and reason. He owned himself, so i won't even bother.

183. Merkel wants EU to be vocal about Christian roots

Comment #23553 by MIND_REBEL on March 1, 2007 at 2:12 pm

The meme of religion grows stronger. Europe is attempting to recreate the dark ages. Sickening.

184. Dawkins v. Collins Debate

Comment #23360 by MIND_REBEL on February 28, 2007 at 5:52 am

I guess what i'm saying is that society might be better off if the scientific commununity were to somehow not allow theists like F. Collins to make it into the research world in the first place. It's unfortunate because he has given theism a certain degree of credibility, which it doesn't deserve. Maybe this could have been avoided if there was some sort of scientific oath or test, or even some sort of internal regulatory group that could make sure that "scientists" were really scientists in the day jobs and personal life.

185. Dawkins v. Collins Debate

Comment #23349 by MIND_REBEL on February 28, 2007 at 3:40 am

Francious Collins is a typical Christian, and i'm highly suspicious of any "science" he's involved in. I wish there was some sort of standard system to prevent theists from making it "in", or at least a disclaimer that went along with any research they've done so that normal people would know they're dealing with a memeset.

Religion is a delusion, and us atheists, need to live our lives without supporting memes in any way shape or from.

186. Pope speaks out against 'designer babies'

Comment #23305 by MIND_REBEL on February 27, 2007 at 6:01 pm

The Catholic Church is directly responsbile for the global Aids crisis throughout the world. They outlawed condoms in the majority of African countries, and have blamed the crisis on "bad morals" instead of thier own murderous stupidity.

187. William Crawley meets Richard Dawkins

Comment #23303 by MIND_REBEL on February 27, 2007 at 5:56 pm

Amazing as always. The world is a meme infested mess. Prof Dawkins is one of only handful of real scientists, that are brave enough to stand up to the evil grip that religion holds over our collective minds.

188. Religion in Conflict: Are 'Evangelical Atheists' Too Outspoken?

Comment #23300 by MIND_REBEL on February 27, 2007 at 5:52 pm

Well written, and spot on.

LOL at anybody using the term evangelical atheism. It's logically flawed. Atheism is a religion like not collecting stamps is a hobby, therefore, it's impossible to spread nothing, and creating terms like "evangelical atheism" is commiting the logical fallacy of "begging the question".

189. Presentation on Atheism

Comment #22740 by MIND_REBEL on February 21, 2007 at 6:48 pm

Poor, rural, America is fertile ground for the atheist movement. Great to see someone step up and break all those lame sterotypes the media tries to reinforce all the time. PS, if anyone wants to understand the poster and where he's coming from read Jim Goad's "redneck manifesto" it'll change the way you look at white poverty in the USA.

TEXA$

190. Is America Too Damn Religious?

Comment #22582 by MIND_REBEL on February 19, 2007 at 4:53 pm

The meme of religion is so deeply attached to the American pysche it's doubtful that they'll ever give it up.

I know from personal expierence that many Americans, including some family members, refuse to see the light and embrace Atheism even after reading The God Delusion and watching "The Root of All Evil". I've basically stopped talking with my parents as a result, but in the end it's worth while because I truely know that people like me and Prof Dawkins are making the world a better place.

191. Battle for Europe's secular values

Comment #22561 by MIND_REBEL on February 19, 2007 at 3:22 pm

Central Europe is determined to usher in the dark ages once again. Disgusting, but not suprising given their history.

192. Native American populations share gene signature

Comment #22455 by MIND_REBEL on February 18, 2007 at 6:31 pm

Awesome. I bet the Pope will argue that all those indians are just a couple thousand years old so it won't conflict with the official vatican doctrine that the world is only 6000 y/o.

193. Foreword for the UK edition of 'Letter to a Christian Nation'

Comment #22231 by MIND_REBEL on February 13, 2007 at 4:23 pm

Thanks Prof,

You've changed my life for the better. I lived a meme infested life for the first 18 years, the last year was spent reeducating myself to understand the natural world without the false relationship of supernatural forces acting withinf the wishes of broonze age myths.

194. Believing Scripture but Playing by Science's Rules

Comment #22168 by MIND_REBEL on February 13, 2007 at 5:56 am

What crap. The man is only giving respectablity to a meme, a meme that causes war, promotes racism, sexism, homophobia, and poverty.

The fact that he's even allowed to graduate is a perfect example of doublethink.

195. In praise of Darwin this Sunday ... in hundreds of churches!

Comment #21996 by MIND_REBEL on February 12, 2007 at 5:49 am

LOL at evolution Sunday

Too little...Too Late

Christians have attacked science, we responded, thier belief is over, the meme has been exposed, and once religion is gone, humankind will finally live in peace and harmony without religion to cause war and racism.

196. Evolution Sunday

Comment #21857 by MIND_REBEL on February 11, 2007 at 8:52 am

Yes, it's about time real scientists took a hardline against the horrible, destructive, nature of meme-centered religous thinking.

It's a matter of truth vs tradition, and the values of the past have failed. PZ's blog is wonderful, and an inspiration to all non-believers that aren't a afraid of being pround of their non-belief.

197. The God Delusion

Comment #21721 by MIND_REBEL on February 10, 2007 at 7:21 pm

LOL at all the faith heads getting upset with Dawkins exposing religion as nothing more than a harmful meme

198. The questions science cannot answer

Comment #21584 by MIND_REBEL on February 10, 2007 at 2:36 am

McGrath's Straw man and Ad homeninen attacks on Dawkins are very weak and illogical. He's just a typical Christian with stupid arguments and hatred in his heart towards people like RD who are only making the world a better place.

199. Does Richard Dawkins exist?

Comment #21313 by MIND_REBEL on February 8, 2007 at 3:51 pm

Not clever, not funny. It's disgusting to see how desperate the radical creationist lobby has become.

They're attempting to create a meme to distract from us pointing out that religion is a meme. Sort of like a bait and switch, but we're much smarter and their plan has been foiled.

200. Ancient boy's skeleton sparks evolution debate

Comment #21100 by MIND_REBEL on February 7, 2007 at 2:58 pm

Religion has almost completely destroyed Africa. So many of their problems would be reversed if they'd just listen to reason. Just plain old sad.