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Entered on: November 11, 2003 8:29 AM by Ross
This is an excellent article:  
 
http://chronicle.com/free/v50/i11/11b00601.htm  
 
I particularly like this quote:  
 
"The human mind did not develop as a calculator designed to solve logical problems. Rather, it evolved for a very limited purpose, one not fundamentally different from that of the heart, lungs, or kidneys; that is, the job of the brain is simply to enhance the reproductive success of the body within which it resides. This is the biological purpose of every mind, human as well as animal, and moreover, it is its only purpose. ... The human mind ... is not adapted to solve rarified problems of logic, but is quite refined and powerful when it comes to dealing with matters of cheating and deception. In short, our rationality is bounded by what our brains were constructed -- that is, evolved -- to do. "

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From: Ross Entered on: November 11, 2003 1:47 PM
I can't resist linking to this site, which is about as far from "reason" as you can get. This will doubtless provide me with hours of entertainment:  
 
http://www.operationsaveamerica.org/articles/articl
es/index.html

 
From: Swerb Entered on: November 12, 2003 1:08 PM
That site is infuriatingly awful... what's sickening is that if someone put up a pro-Nazi site, it would be blacklisted, but if such idiocy is passed as "Christian," it's socially acceptable.
 
From: The Bone Entered on: November 12, 2003 1:49 PM
Here's an excerpt from one of their well written an inciteful article:  
 
"The parallels between Islam and abortion are obvious. Both draw their logic from the devil himself. "  
 
This has touched me in a profound way. I hear Jesus calling for me. Oh wait a minute. That was just my stomach grumbling - warning me of and impending turd excursion.
 
From: Ross Entered on: November 12, 2003 2:53 PM
I found another gem, guys. My friend Battersby pointed me to this site. I have looked at it for the past half hour and have concluded that it is genuine, and not a joke, though that is very hard to believe after reading this page. I swear, it's so frickin funny, it looks like it came from the Onion but I'm almost positive that they're for real:  
 
http://objective.jesussave.us/creationsciencefair.h
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From: The Bone Entered on: November 12, 2003 4:07 PM
You have got to be shitting me! I just read an article about Triclavianism (the beleif Jesus was crucified with 3 nails). Pastor Miller is anti-triclavanist because the number of nails isn't mentioned in the Bible, and everything that is not in the bible is irrelevent. Presumably God gave us absolutely every possible bit of information we need and anything derived by science, including biblical psuedo-science is wrong and irrelevent.  
 
The point being, he is fucking insane.
 
From: The Bone Entered on: November 12, 2003 4:10 PM
They hate these guys though - which means I love em.  
 
http://www.landoverbaptist.org/  
 

 
From: Ross Entered on: November 12, 2003 4:44 PM
The Science Fair award titles alone will keep me laughing for days. My favorites:  
 
"My Uncle Is A Man Named Steve (Not A Monkey)"  
"Pokemon Prove Evolutionism Is False"  
"Women Were Designed For Homemaking"  
"Rocks Can't Evolve, Where Did They Come From Mr. Darwin?"  
"Thermodynamics Of Hell Fire"  
 
There is no way I could come close to cataloging all of the hilarious absurdities on this site, but another great quote:  
 
"However, these propagandists aren't just targeting the young. Take for example Apple Computers, makers of the popular Macintosh line of computers. The real operating system hiding under the newest version of the Macintosh operating system (MacOS X) is called... Darwin! That's right, new Macs are based on Darwinism! While they currently don't advertise this fact to consumers, it is well known among the computer elite, who are mostly Atheists and Pagans. Furthermore, the Darwin OS is released under an "Open Source" license, which is just another name for Communism. They try to hide all of this under a facade of shiny, "lickable" buttons, but the truth has finally come out: Apple Computers promote Godless Darwinism and Communism."  
 
Never mind the fact that they never tell you HOW they "promote godless Darwinism and Communism" simply by naming the software "Darwin"...
 
From: Ross Entered on: November 12, 2003 10:21 PM
Priceless:  
 
Why isn't Landover shut down yet?  
 
We are working hard to reach our goal of shutting down Landover. Unfortunately, the forces of darkness cast their shadow over much of our society and agents of evil can find fiendish friends to aid and abet them in their evildoing. Our just goal has been met with much treacherous resistance by people willing to lie, cheat, and abuse positions of power in their attempt to destroy Christianity and send the souls of the unsaved to eternal damnation. Consequently, it is taking longer than we had originally hoped. But we have faith that this is all according to God's will. Perhaps He wants us to learn from the struggle, or perhaps the protracted battle will give more unsaved persons an opportunity to learn of the Lord. Whatever the case, we will persevere in the knowledge that God is on our side.  

 
From: Creeko Entered on: November 14, 2003 2:36 AM
You all must live in fear that your sole of your shoe will burn in hell!  
Who but the Devil himself would put such fear into people?  
 

 
From: The Bone Entered on: November 13, 2003 9:41 AM
Creeko, that's a bad thing for you - especially considering the "soles" of your red shoes are so thin. Your feet will burn.
 
From: Ross Entered on: November 13, 2003 9:48 AM
Footwear does not concern me, Creeko.
 
From: BigFatty Entered on: November 13, 2003 4:16 PM
I liked this one  
 
1st Place: "Life Doesn't Come From Non-Life"  
Patricia Lewis (grade 8) did an experiment to see if life can evolve from non-life. Patricia placed all the non-living ingredients of life - carbon (a charcoal briquet), purified water, and assorted minerals (a multi-vitamin) - into a sealed glass jar. The jar was left undisturbed, being exposed only to sunlight, for three weeks. (Patricia also prayed to God not to do anything miraculous during the course of the experiment, so as not to disqualify the findings.) No life evolved. This shows that life cannot come from non-life through natural processes.  
 
Shit negro - everyone knows it takes 4 weeks, a charcoal briquet, and a multivitamin (plus lots of prayin) to create life. That dumbass little girl didn't set up her experiment right.
 
From: Ross Entered on: November 13, 2003 6:52 PM
Plus, the one missing ingridient: love. Even charcoal needs love.
 
From: Swerb Entered on: November 13, 2003 7:51 PM
"Pokemon Prove Evolutionism Is False"  
 
There is NO WAY this is real. NO WAY. Or are people really that stupid? Are they?
 
From: Creeko Entered on: November 14, 2003 2:35 AM
 
Tony - Fuck Youuuuuuuuuuu!
 
From: Ross Entered on: November 14, 2003 8:51 AM
Swerb: they are. Read the rest of the site. It's legit.
 
From: Ross Entered on: November 14, 2003 10:41 AM
Creeko - not to be a party pooper, but editing your error after-the-fact makes our commentary nonsensical. Be a man, for crying out loud.
 
From: Ross Entered on: November 14, 2003 12:58 PM
Fatty - interestingly, life can come from non-life, and it was just accomplished for the first time the other day:  
 
http://atheism.about.com/b/a/042809.htm
 
From: BigFatty Entered on: November 15, 2003 4:26 PM
Sounds like that girl got her act together finally. Bet she doesn't win first place this time because of biblical inaccuracies.  
 
That story is both sweet and scary (like a bad chinese dish). When species are introduced to a new enviroment there are devestating effects never thought of. The symbiosis in the world took billions of years to adjust. Adding new life to the mix is a little scary. It is something that did not have to evolve to find a niche, it is here now. I'll bet there will be some new movies coming out based on this stuff - Pollution eating virus starts mulitpling too fast because of all the pollution in the world. After all the pollutants are eaten up it turns to people, PEOPLE!!!!! Only those who lived a pollutant-free life can save the earth. A renegade band of Tibetian monks with a sacred potion is our only hope.  
 
Write that one up, son. It will be bigger than Armageddon.
 
From: The Bone Entered on: November 15, 2003 5:29 PM
I will be spared because I am pure.
 
From: BigFatty Entered on: November 16, 2003 5:26 PM
Pure Shit.
 
From: Creeko Entered on: November 17, 2003 2:37 AM
"Creeko - not to be a party pooper"  
 
Ross - I wasn't trying to correct my error, if you didn't notice "sole" is still spelled wrong. I just added the bit about the shoe to own up to my error. Thanks for the lesson on Internet etiquette though.  

 
From: Ross Entered on: November 17, 2003 9:15 AM
The point is, Creeko, that you made it look like you MEANT to say "sole" when you actually meant "soul".
 
From: The Bone Entered on: November 17, 2003 8:04 PM
Here's a hilarious site with informative content.  
 
http://www.thebricktestament.com/
 
From: Creeko Entered on: November 19, 2003 2:09 AM
"The point is, Creeko..."  
 
Ross - Forgive my folly, I will try to refrain from using that particular brand of satire in the future.
 
From: John Entered on: November 21, 2003 8:27 PM
This discussion is fucking hilarious. It is scary to think that such stupidity runs rampant in the world. I can hardly believe some of the ridiculous things that have been mentioned here. I too was scandalized much like Swerb to find out these sites are legit. That's some crazy shit.
 
From: Ross Entered on: November 21, 2003 10:36 PM
A great site that points out some of these wackos is www.ravingatheist.com. I read it pretty much every day. I find I've become quite the atheist-activist (athevist?) in my old age...
 
From: Ross Entered on: November 22, 2003 4:35 PM
By the way, just in case you thought that there was a little too much good will on the internet, I submit for your reading displeasure the following site:  
 
http://www.godhatesfags.com/main/faq.html
 
From: The Bone Entered on: November 22, 2003 9:25 PM
This must be a joke. I'm 99 percent certain no-one is this insane. If so, someone needs to get all up in there Sam Fischer style.
 
From: Ross Entered on: November 22, 2003 9:33 PM
Quite serious, my friend. I've heard the lady who runs the site on Howard Stern. In fact, her little children can be heard disparaging "fags" in the clips he plays, as well. It's shocking. Not much shocks me, but that display of sheer lack of reason shocks me to the core.
 

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