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Comment on Family sees Jesus in Marmite lid by Jim

Jim — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:55:58 +0000

“The kids are still eating it, but we kept the lid”

LOL

Comment on The Good Atheist Podcast: Episode 84 by alastair

alastair — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:26:57 +0000

Another great podcast, was wondering if you intend on doing interviews with other atheists who are taking it public, that would be awesome!

Comment on The Good Atheist Podcast: Episode 84 by bryan

bryan — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:37:00 +0000

I rarely think explicitly about death, but I do tend to worry about the likelyhood of its happening in a given timeframe and how to go about caring for my dependents from beyond the grave. You know, practical shit.

Comment on Atheist faces serious jail time for offending religious people by cory

cory — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:55:37 +0000

jesus fucking christ.
too bad for him i’m not in charge, i’d give the guy a couple free flights for his creativity and send him on his merry way.

Comment on The Good Atheist Podcast: Episode 84 by Goon

Goon — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:26:48 +0000

okay, do people who are logged in/signed up see an email link instead of a feedburner link? I’ve been trying to email our masters of ceremonies and this site still isn’t helping me find anything. I’ve had to send through Carisa… come on Jacob, get with the program, I’ll be becoming a patron. Time is money! Chop chop!

Comment on SeaWorld tragedy could have been avoided by following scripture by Mercer

Mercer — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:38:40 +0000

Next best thing from the same guys: teach your dog according to the Scripture. Classic !!!

Comment on Study attempts to explain genetic fitness of homosexual men by Mercer

Mercer — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:24:28 +0000

Jon, I know exactly what you mean. The problem is Australia is not far from that either. I used to live in NZ for 4 years and got sick of weather, tall poppy syndrom and norrow minded people.

Comment on Study attempts to explain genetic fitness of homosexual men by shaun mcneil

shaun mcneil — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:42:32 +0000

I was just in human sexuality class at college and we covered how fetus’ are bi-sexual and there are genes that determine gender – and there are male and female brains, that have different ways of functioning…meaning you have have a penis and a 50% female brain

but yea science…F that

Comment on Study attempts to explain genetic fitness of homosexual men by Jon

Jon — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:32:00 +0000

Oh yeah, Isaac… we’re a bunch of boorish alcoholics too! I’m guessing you guys have a bit of that “Bucket Of Crabs” syndrome too? You know, when one crab tries to climb out of the bucket, the other crabs collectively dig their claws in and pull it back down? I don’t blame Russel Crowe for burning his New Zealand passport. And oh yes, if someone (like Peter Jackson) has some success, we’re ALL partly responsible!

I don’t *hate* my country, but I’m definitely not a blind patriot. Then again, they made my Opa register as an ‘alien’ and used him like an indentured servant when he emigrated, so fuck ‘em.

I’ll close this can of worms now. Let’s just say that just because a country isn’t hamstrung by organised religion, this doesn’t necessarily mean less homophobia. There’s still a lot of boorish, ignorant bigots, religion or not.

Comment on Study attempts to explain genetic fitness of homosexual men by keeyop

keeyop — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:09:31 +0000

Seems like a cultural anthropology issue, really. More relevant to evolution are all the examples of homosexuality in the [non-human] animal world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexual_behavior_in_animals

Still, less “culturally corrupted” attitudes (lasting thousands of years in relative isolation) towards naturally occurring states of being are always interesting. Thanks.

As for the “birth order” study… With respect, if that’s the best explanation you’ve heard, you might want to do more reading. It boils down to correlating an incremental increase from 2% queerness (without brothers) to [brace yourself] 3%! with brothers. Weak. The author of the study is known for his bias, and mistreatment of subjects. http://www.tsroadmap.com/info/ray-blanchard.html

Comment on The Good Atheist Podcast: Episode 84 by ria

ria — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:42:43 +0000

it’s natural to think about death. i think about it off and on, but it used to be a horrific thought to me, now not so much.

i used to be a mormon and i thought i had it all figured out. when i realized that it was all a bunch of bull, i felt such a great loss, the grief, the loss was almost too much to bear. little by little i just kept moving forward and going to work, and being there as much as i could for my kids…till one day i realized the only thing i can control is my attitude. i can’t control when and where i die, but i can take control of my attitude and not let it bring me down. i learned that at any given time i can die. on my way to work, lying in bed at night, whatever. it’s going to happen, so i might as well enjoy this life because there’s no do over. this is it. enjoy your friends and family.

ria
sherman oaks, ca

p.s. happy freakin birthday!

Comment on Study attempts to explain genetic fitness of homosexual men by Isaac

Isaac — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:29:38 +0000

Jon, I had no idea New Zealand and Northern Ireland had so much in common!

Comment on Study attempts to explain genetic fitness of homosexual men by Infinite Monkey

Infinite Monkey — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:02:00 +0000

I’ve heard about similar studies in the Nepalize region. The first son is always super-masculinized, while the second child, regardless of gender, is brought up as female. My reference-Science…Sort of podcast, episode titled “Hilarity Ensues”.

Comment on Atheist faces serious jail time for offending religious people by Freelancer84

Freelancer84 — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:30:22 +0000

Britain is not exactly a secular country, there is still no clear separation of chruch and state.

Not that I’m trying to excuse this rediculous use of the legal system.