tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500036.post4294700626554256425..comments2024-01-02T04:49:16.658-05:00Comments on He Lives: It's only a harmless bunny!Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08688240424047203541noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500036.post-48697817084814219532011-12-20T09:45:10.575-05:002011-12-20T09:45:10.575-05:00Fer cryin' out loud, Neil, do you mean I'v...Fer cryin' out loud, Neil, do you mean I've got a contract for being human too? I bet there's one for just being alive as well. Trouble is- what should I do if the contracts conflict?<br /><br />Merry stuff to everyone!zilchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695741977946935771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500036.post-5652478255660198672011-12-20T08:40:55.522-05:002011-12-20T08:40:55.522-05:00Hello all,
How about it should be in everyone'...Hello all,<br /><br />How about it should be in <i>everyone</i>'s contract as a human being, "Make the world a jolly place" -? The world (whether or not God behind that) created you, your ability to think was created by the work of prior human civilization, so I say we all owe it to the Earth and to civilization.<br /><br />I say this in non-sectarian spirit as inspired by my Unitarian Universalism, syncretist reverence for Nature, and liberal pseudo-Christianity: Happy Holidays!Neil Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04564859009749481136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500036.post-48291439539900381032011-12-19T14:07:52.913-05:002011-12-19T14:07:52.913-05:00In the fine print, you say? Oh man, I thought tha...In the fine print, you say? Oh man, I thought that was just a decorative border. I can see that I'm way behind in knocking down old ladies in the street, too. Thanks for the heads up, iblase!zilchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695741977946935771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500036.post-60683746514905300132011-12-19T12:12:54.995-05:002011-12-19T12:12:54.995-05:00it's in the fine print :-)it's in the fine print :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500036.post-30021785707901391582011-12-19T02:40:13.578-05:002011-12-19T02:40:13.578-05:00We atheists are supposed to make the world a jolly...We atheists are supposed to make the world a jolly place? I don't see that anywhere in my contract.<br /><br />However, in addition to being an atheist, I'm also a human being, and as such, I do try from time to time to make the world a little jollier. So here goes: what did one dinosaur say to the other? "All I'm saying, is that <i>now</i> is the time to develop the technology to deflect an asteroid."<br /><br />cheers from chilly Vienna, zilchzilchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695741977946935771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500036.post-71095883044398388762011-12-18T19:16:53.293-05:002011-12-18T19:16:53.293-05:00If atheists are supposed to make the world a jolly...If atheists are supposed to make the world a jolly place, it's sure not evident from the comments thereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500036.post-21059033271656810692011-11-26T09:58:35.561-05:002011-11-26T09:58:35.561-05:00PZ serves a useful purpose though in 'a necess...PZ serves a useful purpose though in 'a necessary evil' type of manner. I hope his tribal members eventually evolve beyond his style and the behavior of the tribe he leads. <br /><br />Many appear to be youths recently leaving theism with a justifiably bitter attitude at the abuse inflicted upon them by their communal authority figures as they were growing up. What they seem oblivious to is that while they've joined a far more honest tribe, they're still mired in the same primitive behavioral defects of tribalism in general. In PZ's tribe, that behavior is sophomoric; contrary to the tribes they left which I observe to have a different set of far more defective attributes given the latter's effective opposition to objective truth and the optimal methods which yield a better set of understandings.<br /><br />I find the comic PZ posted very funny where your deriding it as unoriginal misses the point. It would stop being funny if the observation it criticizes about religionists stopped being true. Unfortunately the comic rings contemporaneously true which is exactly why it remains funny and bears repeating.<br /><br />I get your criticism of PZ which is central to this post. I think he should have disrespectfully derided his critics. He's incapable of doing so because his defining approach is stuck in the same tribal politics he derides from other tribes.Michael Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378956588853976167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500036.post-26661545312651161632011-11-26T05:48:15.134-05:002011-11-26T05:48:15.134-05:00And then there was...
"If only this didn’t r...And then there was...<br /><br /><i>"If only this didn’t reinforce the anthrocentric notion that animals are either cute, edible, or other. By putting forth the idea that rabbits are lovable and cuddly, this encourages the abuse and neglect of animals purchased as pets."</i>Tom Gilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00620366972933579039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500036.post-14597050179162992312011-11-25T19:32:47.712-05:002011-11-25T19:32:47.712-05:00Yeah, PZ is a prick (sexism alert) and so are many...Yeah, PZ is a prick (sexism alert) and so are many of his fans (uh, just the males?), but his little syllogism up there is technically valid. Not all A are X indeed does not mean that all A must be not-X. I know, you know, just saying and that isn't the core issue with him and this piece.Neil Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04564859009749481136noreply@blogger.com