tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post2209300855611262042..comments2023-09-25T04:26:51.568-06:00Comments on The Barefoot Bum: Top ten religious idiots #6Larry Hamelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-39981112261325153472010-08-14T07:13:01.954-06:002010-08-14T07:13:01.954-06:00Religions are Fairy Tales for fools.
Any one who l...Religions are Fairy Tales for fools.<br />Any one who looks at the universe,and thinks it was created by an invisible entity,needs to get there head examined. <br />There have been trillions and trillions of Prayers said by these ignorant people, with not one answered and yet they keep doing it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268067312342581146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-21342873974712459062007-08-11T16:58:00.000-06:002007-08-11T16:58:00.000-06:00Well, it's at least an illness in the sense that o...Well, it's at least an illness in the sense that other people's religion often causes <I>me</I> pain. :-DLarry Hamelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-84929204373300710062007-08-11T07:40:00.000-06:002007-08-11T07:40:00.000-06:00I suspect he has become too invested in his own th...I suspect he has become too invested in his own theory, which is a shame.<BR/><BR/><I>religion is itself a mental illness</I><BR/><BR/>Hah! In what sense of the word illness? You need a whole post to defend that one. (But first you need to read <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Anyone-Believe-Cognitive-Science-Religion/dp/0759106673/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-7949744-1436013?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1186839578&sr=8-1" REL="nofollow">Justin Barrett</A>.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-63415979257627222972007-08-11T05:51:00.000-06:002007-08-11T05:51:00.000-06:00BTW, Ms. P, I've come around completely to your po...BTW, Ms. P, I've come around completely to your point of view regarding D. S. Wilson: his science is shoddy.Larry Hamelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-72916692572632277872007-08-11T05:43:00.000-06:002007-08-11T05:43:00.000-06:00John: They're listed in the order that I discover/...<B>John:</B> They're listed in the order that I discover/publish them.<BR/><BR/><B>Potentilla</B>: It's always a judgment call; if I took off everyone with any kind of mental illness, I wouldn't have a list at all—religion is itself a mental illness.<BR/><BR/>The list is a goof anyway; I don't take it <I>too</I> seriously.Larry Hamelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-47339899070801407142007-08-11T03:59:00.000-06:002007-08-11T03:59:00.000-06:00Been on holiday (lots of relatives and other peopl...Been on holiday (lots of relatives and other people's in-laws, screechy kids, torrential rain, mmm bliss, actually it wasn't bad).<BR/><BR/>No, my thought about DS was whether one was excepted from being a religious idiot by actually having a condition described in DSM-IV, which I suspect may be the case here even it is undiagnosed. Ditto the doctor, if you read the GMC disciplinary hearing.<BR/><BR/>Also I wondered about the DM article being a pisstake because of the weird bit about <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chav" REL="nofollow">chavs.</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-65831771367220969002007-08-11T00:14:00.000-06:002007-08-11T00:14:00.000-06:00I just want to know how the "dinosaur saddle scien...I just want to know how the "dinosaur saddle scientists" only rated Number 8!?John Evohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868904051881865159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-84870682251705887062007-08-10T11:41:00.000-06:002007-08-10T11:41:00.000-06:00Hey Ms. P: I've missed you; glad to see you again....Hey Ms. P: I've missed you; glad to see you again.<BR/><BR/>Anyone who declares himself the messiah has put at least a toe in the religious arena.<BR/><BR/>And those weren't scare quotes around "former spy"; I was quoting the phrase from the article.Larry Hamelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-44443544045948605052007-08-10T11:22:00.000-06:002007-08-10T11:22:00.000-06:00David Shayler is not primarily a religious nutterh...David Shayler is not primarily a <I>religious</I> nutter<BR/><BR/>http://www.newstatesman.com/200609110028<BR/><BR/>And why the scare quotes around former spy? He used to work for MI5.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-31112500340101873612007-08-07T21:49:00.000-06:002007-08-07T21:49:00.000-06:00I've met many an atheist who wields their non-beli...<I>I've met many an atheist who wields their non-belief in a god as vigorously and as irrationally as the most devout preacher.</I><BR/><BR/>Many? Atheism is no panacea for stupidity, but most of the atheists I know are pretty sensible folk.Larry Hamelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-46529652362130090932007-08-07T21:31:00.000-06:002007-08-07T21:31:00.000-06:00I quite agree, we religious people are a nutty bun...I quite agree, we religious people are a nutty bunch. Of course, we are all obviously the same: illogical, science-defying, totem-waving, lunatics. "Look at the funny religious men, children. See how silly they are."<BR/><BR/>I only mean that half sarcastically. Causes often seem to inspire a curious form of irrationality in people. As religion is one of the strongest causes, it has the potential to create the greatest level of irrationality.<BR/><BR/>Not all religious people are illogical. By the same token, I've met many an atheist who wields their non-belief in a god as vigorously and as irrationally as the most devout preacher.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-88837345856708758902007-08-03T23:51:00.000-06:002007-08-03T23:51:00.000-06:00Re number five: Everybody knows that there was no ...Re number five: Everybody knows that there was no heritage in Australia pre-European settlement. Only whites have heritage.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14265915893421055190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-13458906847843866912007-08-03T10:48:00.000-06:002007-08-03T10:48:00.000-06:00Lovely.Lovely.Kellygorskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757767910101757133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-21150571040371211482007-07-24T07:01:00.000-06:002007-07-24T07:01:00.000-06:00Pratt by name and prat by nature.Pratt by name and prat by nature.anticanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135207107619114891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-34885903647078262752007-07-11T06:31:00.000-06:002007-07-11T06:31:00.000-06:00Yes, I know it's a parody. It was just too cute to...Yes, I know it's a parody. It was just too cute to pass up.Larry Hamelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-34784069248425108752007-07-09T13:06:00.000-06:002007-07-09T13:06:00.000-06:00I'm glad someone is keeping score. You must have ...I'm glad someone is keeping score. You must have a stronger stomach than me!nullifidianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17525511015814128503noreply@blogger.com