251. Creationists plan British theme park

Comment #99460 by the great teapot on December 16, 2007 at 5:46 pm

rev
GO TO BED.
(lol)

252. Creationists plan British theme park

Comment #99453 by the great teapot on December 16, 2007 at 5:19 pm

That's the nouveau working class for you.
Wine? wht's the world coming to. Beer too good for the working classes these days.

253. Creationists plan British theme park

Comment #99445 by the great teapot on December 16, 2007 at 5:00 pm

I would definitely welcome it.
a, We don't live in a big brother dictatorship.
b, Whenever I am feeling low I could visit it as a pick me up.
i could wander around it thinking, well, things may be bad but at least I am not this thick.

254. Do the laws of God trump those of man?

Comment #99424 by the great teapot on December 16, 2007 at 4:01 pm

Monosillabiq
I bet he only regrets the judgement of those with the power to punish him. if he believes in hell he probably thinks he has booked his ticket to heaven.

255. Do the laws of God trump those of man?

Comment #99406 by the great teapot on December 16, 2007 at 3:09 pm

My spiritual leader believes all muslims should be murdered. Surely I can not renounce this belief in a free society, even if I am the sole member of this church. Scumbag.

256. THE FOUR HORSEMEN - Available Now on DVD!

Comment #99402 by the great teapot on December 16, 2007 at 2:58 pm

I hope Hitchens doesn't have an expensive carpet.
The fag ash must have done it more harm than Dennett.

257. THE FOUR HORSEMEN - Available Now on DVD!

Comment #99391 by the great teapot on December 16, 2007 at 2:37 pm

Adh said
"needless to say there is religion that is delusion"
Obviously that wouldn't be your religion, ADH.
Care to name these delusional religions and contest that their adherents don't recieve this wonderful sense of fullfillment that you do.
You seem to believe that this sense of euphoria is proof of truth or worthiness. Ever tried heroine?

258. An Open Letter to Richard Dawkins

Comment #98430 by the great teapot on December 13, 2007 at 3:21 pm

re 393

The same then can be said of religious "motivated " crimes.
They are christians , so christianity is responsible- that doesn't follow either.
I have to admitt I find the body counting arguments a little pointless. To me lack of evidence is the sole issue. People do appalling things whatever they believe, and good things too.
Christians are only trying to fight fire with fire when they cite Stalin and Hitler.
(I know you are inferring that atheism is a lack of belief in god and nothing else and therefore can not be held responsible for anything, the desire to kill xians is merely his own whim, but xians would also argue that the crimes in the name of religion are the individuals own incorrect intepretation of religion).
mm I see more clearly what you are saying now. Religion even when misunderstood directs people to do things, atheism is a blank, a void, a complete neutral position on everything other than saying there is no evidence for god and therefore can not remotely be the cause of anything. You've convinced me. Now that doesn't happen very often here - a conversion.

259. World History

Comment #98363 by the great teapot on December 13, 2007 at 2:14 pm

We have lived under the guidance of our current god for centuries and look at what atrocities we have suffered under him. He is an intrinsically incompetent god. I suggest we get a new one.
Did Brian Barnwick pick him?

260. An Open Letter to Richard Dawkins

Comment #98330 by the great teapot on December 13, 2007 at 1:35 pm

Isn't it conceivable that an atheist who has absolute power could use that power to exterminate a church and its followers because they did not fit in to his idea of utopia.
Wouldn't these exterminations be the result of his atheism, even if he had also wiped out countless other people for other reasons.
I would say that it is conceivable.But I don't believe that I should have to apologise for them as they are not acting on my behalf.
However if I were to become president of this tyrants party and uphold his beliefs and use the party to maintain my power then I think that I might have to think about apologising on behalf of the party.The Pope on the other hand is a "stake holder"(pun intended) of the body responsible for atrocities and as such must face up to that, and apologise if he sees fit.
Are the atheist groups today an unbroken continuation of the nazi and communist party.

261. An Open Letter to Richard Dawkins

Comment #97632 by the great teapot on December 12, 2007 at 1:00 pm

Is Richard a card carrying member of an organisation which has carried out crimes against humanity in the last 2000 years.
The pope is the head of one and therefore has some apologising to do. When did Richard ever claim to be a member of the same organisation as Stalin and Hitler which he should have to apologise for.
"Father" whoever you are,you are an idiot.

262. Richard Dawkins - Science and the New Atheism

Comment #95325 by the great teapot on December 8, 2007 at 2:21 am

ADH
As a vegeterian atheist I haven't got a clue what you are talking about.
I didn't check moral categories before i decided I didn't want to cause unnecessary pain to sentient beings. I stopped doing it because it seems like a cruel thing to do.
You clearly couldn't care less. I have no respect for you.

263. Ask The God Delusion author Richard Dawkins

Comment #94408 by the great teapot on December 5, 2007 at 3:56 pm

Xians often say "without god there is no hope" or
"there is no purpose to life without God."
I can sympathise completely, if all my friends were xian I would feel the same.

264. Richard Dawkins and Alister McGrath

Comment #78526 by the great teapot on October 13, 2007 at 1:00 pm

Phasmagigas
If your posts never recieved a reply it is probably because they exposed your opponents to an argument they could not honestly answer, the complete opposite to your modest assumption that they were not worthy of reply.
I hope this is my final post for today, as any alcoholic British sports fan will testify today is one of those days in a million. I've made it to half time in the rugby world cup semi final, please disregard anything I post tonight after this. Well done scotland, great result against Ukraine, how many times do you have to climb mount everest(impropable) to qualify for the the european championships- sorry USA citizensI know this means nothing to you.
Bring on Argentina.

265. Richard Dawkins and Alister McGrath

Comment #78503 by the great teapot on October 13, 2007 at 9:45 am

Well thanks for that Richard.
Your personal approval and disapproval of us as individuals means so much.

266. Richard Dawkins and Alister McGrath

Comment #78462 by the great teapot on October 13, 2007 at 2:03 am

No, if you have murdered someone and they are dead it no longer does matter to them.
Except that you have done them a favour, they are now in heaven with little baby jesus.
But those of us who are still alive need to take you out of society because you are screwing things up for the rest of us.

267. Debate between Richard Dawkins and John Lennox

Comment #78454 by the great teapot on October 13, 2007 at 1:28 am

Science provides us with a model for how things might be related so that we can predict the probable outcome. It is nothingmore than that. It does not explain anything, I agree. That does not mean that because science can not give us an objective reality inventing things that we have absolutely no evidence for ranks alongside it.
Reason is based on what is reasonable to assume based on what we have experienced.
Inventing things like gods is not reasonable because we have no evidence to believe that a god exists, all we can honestly say about our existence is we appear to be here.
If we are ever to understand the universe it will not be by the idle pseudo intellectual speculation that is religion. It tries to answer questions without doing any real work. Lazy, sloppy, shoddy thinking. Shamefull gloryhunting.

268. Debate between Richard Dawkins and John Lennox

Comment #78386 by the great teapot on October 12, 2007 at 4:01 pm

"science can not falsify god because god is the very author of what science discovers."

Now, Dianelos strikes me as being someone who likes to be very philisophically thorough and yet he can tell us god is this , that or the other.
Shouldn't the above statement have some sort of disclaimer attached to it like "in my wild musings" or "I believe" or "if we assume that".
or in an earlier post has it been agreed that if it is so obvious I am making personal unsubstantiated statements I will in the interests of brevity omit such disclaimers.
I would look ontological up on the net but judging by what I read here I fear I will lose the will to exist.
An ill-informed teapot

269. Debate between Richard Dawkins and John Lennox

Comment #78364 by the great teapot on October 12, 2007 at 2:06 pm

More off topic.

Congratulations to Al Gore.
I see he has got a Nobel prize for inventing global warming.

270. Debate between Richard Dawkins and John Lennox

Comment #78361 by the great teapot on October 12, 2007 at 2:01 pm

Sorry Steve,

I should use those "a nods as good as a wink to a blind bat" post scripts after my tongue in cheek comments. I just can't remember them.(must try harder)
Still someone else may have been thinking those thoughts, so all was not in vain.

271. Debate between Richard Dawkins and John Lennox

Comment #78344 by the great teapot on October 12, 2007 at 1:16 pm

Styrer
Who is this mighty science you speak of?

272. Debate between Richard Dawkins and John Lennox

Comment #78343 by the great teapot on October 12, 2007 at 1:13 pm

So, have I got you right Steve99?
You are saying there are no absolute morals?
All we ever do is what we think is right?
How does one come to terms with that?
wow.

273. Debate between Richard Dawkins and John Lennox

Comment #78327 by the great teapot on October 12, 2007 at 12:41 pm

Re styrer comment
How can anyone assert that a universe with a god is different to one without.
Given that the greatest quality of a god is nobody knows what the hell one is, does or thinks.
This world could be exactly what a world with a god looks like, maybe god is malicious and intervenes irratically (erratically- can someone attach a spelling checker to this site- just for me.)
It seems like a fruitless line to take.

274. Fox News Attacks 'Godless' Free Thought Radio

Comment #78317 by the great teapot on October 12, 2007 at 12:18 pm

quill
You are misreading the tone of my comment.
It is only being playful, not snide.
Although if these people do seriously represent 90% of Americans, heaven help us.

275. Fox News Attacks 'Godless' Free Thought Radio

Comment #78299 by the great teapot on October 12, 2007 at 11:35 am

Science can't answer those difficult questions in the same way that making stuff up can.
Three cheers for just making stuff up.
Let's not forget his equally successful twin brother just pulling stuff out your arse.

276. Fox News Attacks 'Godless' Free Thought Radio

Comment #78290 by the great teapot on October 12, 2007 at 11:21 am

What a silly idea, a radio show that only appeals to 10% of the population. Who is going to listen to that. You can't even see any tits.

277. Fox News Attacks 'Godless' Free Thought Radio

Comment #78288 by the great teapot on October 12, 2007 at 11:12 am

"people who don't believe in god believe that science proves there is no god and people who believe in god believe science proves there is a god"
Really.
What evidence are both sides forwarding. I'd love to see either.
Americans, they are so funny (said in my best homer simpson voice)

278. Do you have to read up on leprechology before disbelieving in them?

Comment #76573 by the great teapot on October 6, 2007 at 10:31 am

Don't knock it Corylus.
Someone has to foot the bill for all the wonderfull research and education provided by the creationists.
Transporting mankind back to the dark ages doesn't come cheap.

279. Interview with Richard Dawkins

Comment #76571 by the great teapot on October 6, 2007 at 10:21 am

Heard it all before, except for "if Gods balls banged together he would become Thor".
Very sharp Lionel.
Worth a listen just for that.

280. Norway flourishes as secular nation

Comment #76513 by the great teapot on October 6, 2007 at 3:23 am

10% Go to church.
But is is possible that 74% believe. yeah right.
God is almighty, If I don't believe in him I will burn in hell, but you know I just can't find the time to go to church, but I really believe, honest.

281. Norway flourishes as secular nation

Comment #76511 by the great teapot on October 6, 2007 at 3:14 am

Eat Norways shorts Sweden.

282. 'Flying Spaghetti Monster' Religious Group Turning Heads at MSU

Comment #76508 by the great teapot on October 6, 2007 at 3:10 am

The report starts with
"as it pokes fun at religion"
Why do people on this comments page think the reporters have missed the point.
They have not missed the point at all.
Me thinks there are to many blinkered people posting here.

283. Why Christians should take Richard Dawkins seriously

Comment #74596 by the great teapot on September 29, 2007 at 4:23 pm

by all means peel back those bandages.
No one here is looking.

284. Why Christians should take Richard Dawkins seriously

Comment #74584 by the great teapot on September 29, 2007 at 3:55 pm

Nice answer steve but you never addressed my main point. Namelijk " Boy George is the Moon"- do I sense you are runnuig from a debate you know you can never win.
No reply required steve I am of course being sarcastic for no reason and agree with nearly all you have said.
best wishes
John.

285. Why Christians should take Richard Dawkins seriously

Comment #74556 by the great teapot on September 29, 2007 at 1:55 pm

steve99
I really don't know why you bother with DG.
The endless circle of pseudo-intellectual claptrap is becoming so tiresome.
He believes nothing can be proved therefore there may be a god.
That is the best he can say.
Nothing can be be proved so Boy George is the moon. I am convinced of it.
Anyone like to disprove that and I will take them on in a philosophical battle about it.
Only diifference is I wouldn't dream of wasting everyone elses time over such nonsense.

286. AAI Convention webcam

Comment #74550 by the great teapot on September 29, 2007 at 12:58 pm

Yes, if we are to be taken seriously we must leave behind such immature words as wanktard.
well said ,erm captain underpants, we should all strive to be taken more seriously.

287. AAI Convention webcam

Comment #74497 by the great teapot on September 29, 2007 at 6:47 am

Yorker
Don't forget bad goal keeping.

288. Teacher: I was fired, said Bible isn't literal

Comment #74495 by the great teapot on September 29, 2007 at 6:28 am

wee flea
Ok prove there is no "chocolate" teapot.
You must back your claims up.You said you could, so prove it.
Should you, praise be to god, be able to do that, then that is not the chocolate teapot I meant. My teapot....

289. AAI Convention webcam

Comment #74490 by the great teapot on September 29, 2007 at 5:50 am

yorker
I share your optimism with the young.
Any one under the age of 30 in the UK who believes in God is, well how shall we say it, a bit way out there.
Believing in God is so uncool that,in the UK at least, this website is superfluous to requirements.
Lets hope this is not a fashion but an unstoppable trend.

As a PS, I have visited this site too often.
For the first time ever, while in the pub last night, I questioned a friend of 8 years about her religious beliefs. When arguing the atheist point of view I kept saying "what we believe...."
Oh dear, I have joined the cat herd. I tried to stop saying it but it kept creeping out.I am so ashamed.

290. AAI Convention webcam

Comment #74470 by the great teapot on September 29, 2007 at 2:29 am

Rapid response to comment 117
Religious believers have already decided that they believe before they argue.
Rationality has already been discarded.
They may be building intricate arguments in the loft but the foundations can be blown away with a puff of breath.
Don't get involved in creationism (or whatever they call it), it is a decoy away from the main issue, ie all religion is horse shit.

291. AAI Convention webcam

Comment #74466 by the great teapot on September 29, 2007 at 2:15 am

If extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence then farcical theories (religion) only require farcical rebuttals (RRS).
Why use a sledge hammer to crack a nut.
Intelligent people have more important things to do.
Leave the nobrain arguments to the nobrainers.
Like us.
Richard and his like are wasting their talents here.
Corylus, is that seat next to you free?

292. AAI Convention webcam

Comment #74323 by the great teapot on September 28, 2007 at 5:59 am

Pewkatchoo

I don't know wether it is an urban myth or not but I have heard cats don't like it when people look them in the eyes or watch them to closely.
They often feel more secure around strangers who don't immediately fawn all over them, hence they prefer cat neutral people to cat lovers.When they stare at you look away after a few seconds and ignore them for a minute or 2, or throw them a fish.
Having said that some cats are absolute tarts and snuggle up to anyone. So the theory probably stinks.
Christ it's a slow news day. Burma aside.
Leave the RRS alone you nit picking bastards, they probably visit this site.

293. Why are we Muslims so self-destructive?

Comment #73263 by the great teapot on September 24, 2007 at 3:39 pm

Richard
Last year I entered a fantasy football team under the name Allahsucks - but my email and address were also available, this was fine till on about week 3 I found myself about joint 950000th with 2 Egyptians. Since then I have given that sort of pseudonym a wide berth.

294. 1996 Richard Dimbleby Lecture

Comment #73255 by the great teapot on September 24, 2007 at 3:10 pm

Your facts of life tale reminds me of Mr Brodericks style.
Get this, he actually said and I remember this verbatem.
"The penis, what is the function of the penis.
Amanda you're a slag. This should be easy for you"
No lie.
By the way if Amanda was not a girl of easy virtue she certainly liked to give the impression she was.

295. 1996 Richard Dimbleby Lecture

Comment #73240 by the great teapot on September 24, 2007 at 2:37 pm

I remember my first Biology teacher, she was a cute blonde whose name escapes me.(I mean actual teacher of biology not sexual partner)
My next one was a bald bastard called Broderick,
His first words to me were "Bircham! How does a plant take up water?"
His next words to me were "You're like a bloody minor bird son, I poke you with a pencil and you say anything"
From that moment on I was a straight A biology student.Horses for courses i suppose..
If he had tried to appeal to my sense of wonder or fun I would probably have started reading my copy of shoot under the table.
PS Northern Bright - that must be an old photo.
PPS My A level Chemistry teacher was called Richard Morgan.Another sarcastic bastard who got results.

296. Keeping the faith at school

Comment #73229 by the great teapot on September 24, 2007 at 2:17 pm

What a relief.
I thought it was Peterborough, England for one horrific moment.

297. Row Brews Over DUP Call for Schools to Teach Creationism

Comment #73218 by the great teapot on September 24, 2007 at 1:32 pm

Devolved

I am no scientist nor unlike you do I pretend to be.
But surely, to even the biggest fool, the knowledge accrued piece by piece over the last few thousand years by the greatest minds that have lived mean more than that crock of shite written by a warring tribe trying to justify their own superiority over the next poor bastards they are about to rape and butcher. Come on, use your bloody brain mate,try to see things in their true historical context. I couldn't give a shit about proof for evolution. If evolution by natural selection hadn't been proposed there is still nothing worth taking seriously in the notion of god or the bible.
You do realise you are embarrassing yourself.
I assume you are also aware Jesus ( if he existed) didn't speak english - just checking.

298. Row Brews Over DUP Call for Schools to Teach Creationism

Comment #72908 by the great teapot on September 23, 2007 at 1:02 pm

Billy, What have you done to the wee flea?
You do realise if he goes missing it will be your floorbards they will pull up.

299. Crisis of faith in first secular school

Comment #72807 by the great teapot on September 23, 2007 at 2:47 am

Russell
I think Richard is joking.
When he refers to the brevity of your post he is alluding to the short attention span of the cretins who visit this site,himself included.

300. Crisis of faith in first secular school

Comment #72797 by the great teapot on September 23, 2007 at 2:06 am

Baning religion from school will just drive it underground.
Kids will start making up their own gods behind the bikesheds and before you know it they will believe in the most unsubstantiated nonsense.
This campaign must be stopped immediately