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At the Nutty 189.69.21.176 ...

Thursday, December 9, 2010

... Please stop making comments completely insane and "rambling", full of long paragraphs in capital letters, totally devoid of content, and without being related to the theme of posts. 8 And in less than a day.

It is obvious that such comments will be deleted, since 1) violate the rules for comments , and 2) do not say anything (and notice I do not say "no interest" or "not correct" is nothing at all). But are bothersome.

I keep waiting in this blog, the first Comment minimally coherent part of any believer. "Consistent" here means to present their position and justify it. Is that so difficult? Saying "you're wrong on X because Y" or even "believe X because Y"? Balls in a blog in English appeared from time to time as well. What happens to the believers and Brazilian Portuguese? They are so obsessed with copy & paste of bizarre verbal diarrhea? : (

New Zealand sells "ghosts" for nearly $ 2,000

Monday, March 15, 2010

The rare spirits That Went under the gavel at a recent online auction in New Zealand Were not aged brandies or hard-to-find liqueurs.

Instead, two glass vials purportedly containing the ghosts of two dead people Sold for $ 2.830 New Zealand dollars ($ 1.983) at an auction That ended Monday night.

The "ghosts" were put up for bidding by Avie Woodbury from the southern city of Christchurch. She Said They Were captured in her house and stored in glass vials with stoppers and dipped in holy water, Which she says "dulls the spirits' energy."

So she put on sale two bottles with water, and there were idiots willing to pay for it. And it was not little.

Sometimes I'm almost sorry to be a guy with a sense of honesty and morality ... After all, why work when you can make a living cheating "geeks"?

And create a new religion would be so easy ... : Roll:

Source: Associated Press (via Irreligion )

FAQ: "I do not care all your arguments, believing in God makes me feel good, so I believe!"

Friday, February 19, 2010

Be. If you admit that you are not even minimally interested in what's real and what is not, to choose your beliefs just for the comfort that they give you, and you do not see any problem in believing something just because you want it to be true ...

... So I have nothing more to tell you. I'm sorry. Good rest of life.

(Note: please restrict any comment that you make to the previous question and answer, and not to other matters as the existence or nonexistence of God. Thank you.)

Everything you need to know about global warming

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Climate: what if it's a big hoax and we create a better world for nothing?

(Note: for those who find it so obvious that it need hardly be mentioned, consider that in the U.S., almost half the population believes that global warming is a lie, a fiction created by anti-American scientists and other "ultra-liberal" , aimed at destroying the competitiveness of domestic enterprises and the same worldwide. We are, of course, talking about the same country where over half the population rejects the reality of Darwinian evolution of species - known for over 150 years - and believe that they were magically created some 6000 years ago ... when the Sumerians invented glue had about a thousand years.)

Discussion, subjectivity and irrationality

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

No, this is not about religion. :)

I just want to share with my readers - you and that guy - part of a comment on a post from Greta Christina , this post, yes, about religion ... but the comment of a "Mary" is not about that, but on frustration - well known for me - trying to argue rationally with those who think that a discussion is an exchange of views totally subjective with no basis in reality, and uses arguments "new age" as "this is true for me, and ready" .

I quote:

One Thing That really annoys me when I discuss things with people like that is That They treat all such discussions as a "getting-along process." We are each Supposed To give a little, and if so They agree on some things That I say, then I can not agree on that there is an afterlife and psychics That Can contact the dead? After all I can not PROVE it's NOT so! If I do, I am stubborn and a 'know it all'. Especially with my friends I can not really use all the arguments I have (like things you write about here on this blog) because They see things such as discussing subjective opinions about the Exchanging Any Given subject. If I do, if I insist That These Are Claims That Are Either true or not, I am not playing nice.

The other week I Asked my friend, after a long discussion and totally useless, if It Was not reasonable of me to insist That I was right if someone else claimed That 2 + 2 = 5 and I know it's 4? She thought it would be wrong of me to do that, because no matter how right I am (and she admitted I was) it's TRUE FOR THEM! There is just no way around such a view of the world.

I think it's this That makes the modern progressive and moderate religions, and the new age woo people with so infuriating to discussion on the whole. They believe what is 'true for Them' and Believes whatever anyone else is 'true for Them' - They think maximum tolerance and goodness lies in this assertion (after all, What Could be nicer people than all Allowing Their very own reality?) And any attempt to discuss the objective is doomed.

It's even more infuriating since Actually They Do not Live Like That in Their Every Day Life. My friend is a nurse and would never insist, in her work, That any person can eat any medicine for any illness and still Become well because it would be 'true to Them. " She will administer the right medicine to the right like the Responsible person and she is very good nurse. She never Use these idiotic arguments and conversation stoppers (stoppers at least if you want to keep the friendship) Every Day When We discuss stuff like what is the right answer to a question on the quiz show we are watching, or Other Every Day Practical things . But When ever the subject of beliefs, and the afterlife, and the soul, and watching stupid psychics on TV eat up (and believe me I Avoid it to the plague) then Suddenly, the 'it's true for ME' is used to defend anything !

Saramago and religion

Monday, October 19, 2009

I have seen several comments, both in the Public Article as several blogs Portuguese Jose Saramago criticized for saying ... well, see the link above.

Comments that call these "trivial" to the claims of Saramago, imply that it is necessary to study theology before being able to criticize religion, says chorrilho the usual nonsense about atheists and atheism, and ... well, you know how. The saddest are the comments of those who have no religious belief, but still feel shocked and offended by this, because he fell in brainwashing that religion deserves "hot cloths" and a special respect and unquestioned.

As the patience to be always correct the mistakes is not much, and I am disgusted by reading, much less cite certain things that I've read today, I prefer to comment on this in the form of short paragraphs, more or less independent of each other. Not all apply to all the criticism, obviously.

  • There is no kind of evidence, evidence, etc.. the existence of any god. Nothing. Niclas. Zero. Thus, theology is not a discipline, has much merit and importance as painatal-logy or gambozinologia. And, yes, dear theologians, you wasted all of your lives. Deal with it (though I know I never will, it is much easier to maintain a comfortable illusion to break it).
  • Call "banal" to claim that God exists is not the same as calling "unsophisticated" who says that 2 +2 = 4, because who is a "higher spiritual level" have "faith" that 2 +2 = 5, or is this true in the spiritual plane as or more important than the physical, he or numbers have a meaning "deeper" or other new-age babble meaningless. Saying things as they are simple and direct way (as "the emperor has no clothes" and applicable to this case) is not "trivial" or "unsophisticated."
  • Religious beliefs do not deserve more respect and consideration than any other beliefs (eg "the earth is round" or "there are UFOs to mutilate cattle in the U.S.") only because they are religious. The only thing that matters is: is it true?
  • Hitler was Catholic ! Stop there to include him in this absurd list of "atheistic monsters." The fact that they have already been fixed for it a hundred times and still continue to do the right shows how much importance they give to facts and reality ... and how honest they are.
  • As for the other, there is much religion in systems such as Stalinism: the cult leader, rituals, "prayers", "sacred" books (eg the red book of Mao), suppression of opposing ideas, control of "purity" ideological irrationality and dogma above facts, and the like. If pursuing the established religions, it was just because they did not want competition. Religion and "God" are not the same thing, and it is not possible to have a belief in it. No people have ever suffered by an excess of rationality and skepticism.
  • Anyway, when they say that "atheists monsters did this and this," they mean they did not have a fear of divine punishment. Have you thought about the hideous distortion of morality is that? And they are, therefore, say that you would go to the street stealing, raping and killing is currently lost your faith because they see no reason not to do such things, except the fear of hell? What does this say about you?
  • Some people speak of "the need of man to spirituality." It has another name when you're younger, "imaginary friend". One thing is not real just because they want too. Even if life was gray and meaningless without the existence of a god and life after death (is not), it most likely would not make its existence .
  • Who says "Saramago's criticisms apply only to the Bible against the Old Testament, because the message of peace and love is new" is the need to actually read the Bible (and Jesus reportedly said that was not to change one letter the old law). But typically, the atheists know it better than anyone who believes that there is a book written by the creator of the universe, upon which their salvation, yet never took the time to read ...
  • Do not tell me that " it is better to believe, just in case ", please. This is a complete idiot (hint: there is more than one religion in the world ...)

The return of the Pope's Revenge Part II

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Seen in a comment on Pharyngula :

Given the other stuff he believe, his stand on condoms makes perfect sense. They the "make the situation worse," When You Understand That a baby for him dying of AIDS is not the bad people having the fri while paying the price whatsoever.

That's what I've said here, but in a much more succinct and direct. I think I have to read more. :)

For once in my life, I agree with religious fanatics ...

Monday, March 30, 2009

Reason is the greatest enemy that faith has

Source: Pharyngula

Note: this is not created by the Church Sign Generator . It's real, seen in Arkansas. (But it was not invented by them.)

And, curiously religious fundamentalists, they are completely right.

Pope: Condoms * * worsen the problem of AIDS

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Source: Times Online

AIDS "is a tragedy That can not be Overcome by money alone, and Overcome That can not be through the distribution of condoms, Which even aggravates the problems".

Worse? How?

Nope, he says. But of course, proposes a "solution" ...

He said the "traditional teaching of the Church" on chastity outside marriage and fidelity Within HAD PROVED it to be "the only sure way of Preventing the spread of HIV and AIDS."

Sure. A solution that will not them, so it is very effective, is no solution. If theirs is unrealistic and is proven to be ineffective ... patience. Admitting that there is a better option was giving up the control they still have over much of the world. And it is amazing how have no problems cause suffering and death of millions. Well, if you believe that suffering in life is irrelevant - that is, when it is a cult of death - this makes perfect sense.

And hey, at least they're consistent ...

Anti-Sex Education: after all, what these people want?

Monday, March 16, 2009

It condemned today the attitude, objectives and "morality" of what might be called pseudo-groups pro-life (GPPVs for short), the "pseudo" comes from the fact that they apparently only worry about life until delivery and do not have any problems with human suffering, not with the idea of ​​a "living death".

But I have an irritating tendency to always want to understand everything, including the positions of the "enemy", what causes them, and what they really want. In this case, for example, an outsider would think GPPVs because they are totally anti-abortion, would be the biggest supporters of the introduction of sex education compulsory for children! After all, this is (not the "abstinence", which is not and never was realistic), undoubtedly the most effective way as to minimize the number of abortions, by virtually eliminate the possible reasons for these. If young people know what they are doing, know how to get pregnant, and know how to avoid having sex in a really safe, no more unwanted pregnancies. Indeed, one might argue that if you can turn sex into something beautiful and healthy, instead of "nut" and a big deal, it could decrease the number of violations, driving down further the number of abortions. As I said, this must be what they want ... no?

But no. Not at all. Continue to oppose any method of contraception, including condoms as convenient; continue to say that sex has to be only within marriage and only for reproductive purposes, never for pleasure. There are even groups to oppose the use of condoms within marriage, even though one of the partners HIV positive. If this does not shock you, do not know what will hatch.

Why do they act in a seemingly contradictory to its "Stated goal"? Why is the idea of ​​people having sex for pleasure, this being seen as something healthy and natural, instead of a big deal, scares them so much? Here could set me on a psychologist say that it is cheap and by themselves have no sex life (due to the repression that had education and lack of natural charisma :) ), And certainly wanted to reduce the world to his level. That may be a factor in some cases, but I would say the main reasons are the ones I mentioned at the end of my last post , control, and creating a hell on earth.

In "The Name of the Rose", the villain opposed the release of a book of Aristotle on comedy because it legitimacy, and laugh away the fear. Without fear, he said, people do not need God (and I add: ... do not need religion or the Church). It was therefore important to keep people in fear, and if it meant to stifle the truth in order to maintain ignorance, or even cause the death of innocent people (as he does), so be it. Here is something similar. Happy people have found themselves less for religion than unhappy people, hence the three monotheisms oppose both the pleasure and psychologically healthy ways of living. This is not in their interest. The frustration, that is. The suffering. The repression of our natural instincts. The lack of hope for life on Earth, transferring all this hope for a supposed life after death. The fear. The ignorance.

And of course there is the issue of control. Much of the control of religion has on people's control - through, in large part to the demonization - of sexuality. It already has thousands of years, after all, why is the God of the Bible seems to be so obsessed with our genitals ? Because, to turn something that is naturally part of the human being in a "sin" horrible, dirty and ugly, it creates guilt and fear in people, and nothing makes a person control as malleable as guilt and fear.


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