Comments by HughCaldwell

151. Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams criticizes popular atheist writers

Comment #78926 by HughCaldwell on October 15, 2007 at 12:19 pm

"Our comments are based on the AB's comments as reported."

Since the Archbishop is a distinguished academic, I should think a few sentences here and there would not do justice. You need the complete text before you give an opinion.

152. Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams criticizes popular atheist writers

Comment #78907 by HughCaldwell on October 15, 2007 at 10:45 am

I see you rationalist types are happy to rave on without having seen what the Archbishop actually said.

153. Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams criticizes popular atheist writers

Comment #78873 by HughCaldwell on October 15, 2007 at 7:16 am

Anybody got a link to what the Archbishop actually send at the University of Swansea? It's really rather pointless to comment on a newspaper report.

154. Charles Brooker's screen burn

Comment #62721 by HughCaldwell on August 11, 2007 at 2:32 am

The Glasgow Homeopathic Hospital is a fifteen bed unit within Glasgow's Gartnavel General Hospital 'Alternative' treatments are not touted as a replacement for standard medical practice. Is is annoying, though, that they couldn't call this unit by a less contentious name.

155. OUT Campaign Launched, 'Scarlet Letter' Shirts Now Available!

Comment #59434 by HughCaldwell on July 29, 2007 at 3:33 am

The tee shirt isn't a uniform that you have to wear. It's for kids and adults with chutzpah. I opt out, personally, but it's a great idea for those it fits.

156. Unintelligent Design

Comment #39959 by HughCaldwell on May 12, 2007 at 11:42 am

"Dawkins does not have delusions of a Utopia. " pewkatchoo

You sound as if you think you're disagreeing with me.

157. Unintelligent Design

Comment #39926 by HughCaldwell on May 12, 2007 at 10:10 am

"I'm afraid that Dawkins, Harris and Hitchens describe how the human society should be, but that Atran describes it as it is and a long time will be."

What is the supposed utopian vision of Dawkins? All I've noticed, is that he says more people are atheists than admit it and it would be a good thing if the irreligious were more upfront about their views.

158. Unintelligent Design

Comment #39912 by HughCaldwell on May 12, 2007 at 9:12 am

"In the broadest case, mutual faith in an omniscient and omnipotent agent (the supreme deity of Abrahamic religions) mitigates cheating and the mentality of "every man for himself." "

For somebody with such extensive academic qualifications, he seems unusually idiotic. How many organizations are run on either Abrahamic or 'every many for himself' lines. Even a football team.

159. As Religious Strife Grows, Europe's Atheists Seize Pulpit

Comment #31778 by HughCaldwell on April 14, 2007 at 7:52 am

The non-religious are more than a billion strong. The rank order for religious positions, according to adherents.com, is :

Christianity: 2.1 billion

Islam: 1.3 billion

Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 1.1 billion

Hinduism: 900 million

Chinese traditional religion: 394 million

Buddhism: 376 million

primal-indigenous: 300 million

African Traditional & Diasporic: 100 million

Sikhism: 23 million

Juche: 19 million
http://adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html