tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post113928580223658662..comments2024-03-19T06:59:24.269-04:00Comments on By Neddie Jingo!: Me and Ricky DawkinsNeddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079885040758748553noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-1139813068844565092006-02-13T01:44:00.000-05:002006-02-13T01:44:00.000-05:00Anonymous: come out from under your stone and let ...Anonymous: come out from under your stone and let us have a name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-1139595056564806422006-02-10T13:10:00.000-05:002006-02-10T13:10:00.000-05:00Has any of you ever met Dawkins? I have had the m...Has any of you ever met Dawkins? I have had the misfortune to do so and despite his obvious intelligence he does come off rather as a smarmy, holier than thou, jerk (to put it mildly). I am no friend of the religious but neither should we give scientistic chest pounding as found in the article above much time either. Do you all believe that every religious person to have existed really was duped, shallow and stupid? Do you think scientists are so much better? Last I saw, it was the triumphalist humanism of naive science-believers which led to the attrocities of the 20th century.<BR/><BR/>I'm just glad Ricky Dawkins is impotentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-1139559398448572872006-02-10T03:16:00.000-05:002006-02-10T03:16:00.000-05:00I disagree, Anonymous. Sure, Dawkins can be abras...I disagree, Anonymous. Sure, Dawkins can be abrasive at times, but having read some of his stuff I can assure you this is not a trait that defines him. <BR/><BR/>He is definitely passionate (a good thing). This presents itself partly as a tendency to not suffer fools gladly - the abrasive aspect you refer to, I think - but also as a genuine concern for clearly communicating the wonder of nature to those with open minds. Take the time to read "A Devil's Chaplain"; I think it might alter your perception of the man. <BR/><BR/>I for one can understand why he gets hot under the collar at some of the fundamentalist bull he has to deal with publicly on a regular basis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-1139541687618625962006-02-09T22:21:00.000-05:002006-02-09T22:21:00.000-05:00Richard Dawkins will be remembered alright. The ma...Richard Dawkins will be remembered alright. The man undoubtedly posesses one of the greatest minds of our time. He is also a c**t. As sound as his ideas may be, his demeanour is one of pure arrogance and self-importance. He needs a good dose of compassion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-1139498435399461082006-02-09T10:20:00.000-05:002006-02-09T10:20:00.000-05:00Richard Dawkins is a hero. The Church of Virus ha...Richard Dawkins is a hero. The Church of Virus has him as a saint, and rightly so, in my opinion. Dawkins will be remembered for both his scientific and cultural contributions.Shinsyottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06057586779392291557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-1139425212689492452006-02-08T14:00:00.000-05:002006-02-08T14:00:00.000-05:00"I was once like you! Yes I was! But that all chan...<I>"I was once like you! Yes I was! But that all changed when I realized: I was living in a Gawwwwdless Univairrrrse!"</I><BR/><BR/>His argument is, "I used to be an atheist because I believed there was no God, but that all changed once I realized <I>there is no God!</I>"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-1139420476945311382006-02-08T12:41:00.000-05:002006-02-08T12:41:00.000-05:00Here's a tiny bit of sanity emerging from the mora...Here's a tiny bit of sanity emerging from the morass (as opposed, Bobby, to the morgina): <A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/08/national/08warm.html" REL="nofollow">Evangelical Leaders Join Global Warming Initiative</A> .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-1139407319105753832006-02-08T09:01:00.000-05:002006-02-08T09:01:00.000-05:00Amen, Neddie.Oops - did I say that?ifdishoa - If I...Amen, Neddie.<BR/><BR/>Oops - did I say that?<BR/><BR/>ifdishoa - If I did, for sureKevin Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17490345765638949916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-1139390414171850402006-02-08T04:20:00.000-05:002006-02-08T04:20:00.000-05:00Very Phillip Pullman-esque.There is nothing in the...Very Phillip Pullman-esque.<BR/><BR/>There is nothing in the imagined world of the divine that compares to the inspiring, heartbreaking choice of humans, evolved out of a ruthless, grasping free-for-all of nature, to be good and loving in the face of an uncaring world.<BR/><BR/>What god has ever shown such courage or compassion?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-1139377025320328072006-02-08T00:37:00.000-05:002006-02-08T00:37:00.000-05:00As usual, I'm with Bobby's utterly filthy sense of...As usual, I'm with Bobby's utterly filthy sense of the divine, but was too timid to say it. Rock stars vs. academics....<BR/><BR/>I don't know, Neil. Beating a dead horse? I don't have kids, but I worry about the ones growing up who'll think that electricity is a miracle and Visa cards are fairy dust.helmuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09069600766378586919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-1139352695201300042006-02-07T17:51:00.000-05:002006-02-07T17:51:00.000-05:00I think God might exist but that he's an utter cun...I think God might exist but that he's an utter cunt.<BR/><BR/>I'm a "Vagnostic".<BR/><BR/>Hee hee hee.<BR/><BR/>simcrdeb- a digital simulation of a debutante that you can do nasty things with.Bobby Lightfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671706326620424357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-1139351560371065262006-02-07T17:32:00.000-05:002006-02-07T17:32:00.000-05:00Well, FUK! Goddammit, Dawkins. They won't let us ...Well, FUK! Goddammit, Dawkins. They won't let us have heroin. What other opiate can we use?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-1139351207269667892006-02-07T17:26:00.000-05:002006-02-07T17:26:00.000-05:00Great post, N. But geez, it's like beating a dead...Great post, N. But geez, it's like beating a dead horse, isn't it? There's just no arguing with the religious goonsquadders. God is passing along all those subliminal messages to them, you know...Neil Shakespearehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228133426669625273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-1139349896688509832006-02-07T17:04:00.000-05:002006-02-07T17:04:00.000-05:00Neddie,I'm surprised that, at this late date, you ...Neddie,<BR/><BR/>I'm surprised that, at this late date, you seem shocked by how captivated by their religion most humans on this planet are today--and have been for millenia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-1139345790953586452006-02-07T15:56:00.001-05:002006-02-07T15:56:00.001-05:00Sign up here.Sign up <A HREF="http://www.the-brights.net/" REL="nofollow">here.</A>The Viscount LaCartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12206171681005442662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261187.post-1139345783495363802006-02-07T15:56:00.000-05:002006-02-07T15:56:00.000-05:00Maybe even read this.Maybe even read <A HREF="http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.10/view.html?pg=2" REL="nofollow">this.</A>The Viscount LaCartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12206171681005442662noreply@blogger.com