Ignoring the title of the article, the argument here makes no sense. Or, more specifically, doesn’t prove its point.Soviets flock to religion, therefor god must exist (the implied premise).The fact is that people have this tendency to head towards religion in hard times (like those experienced by former eastern block nations). Thats why [...]
No, you twit. Liberals hate what you’ve done to the word. Patriotism used to mean beliving in your country and standing up for it. You and your cronies have changed the definition to mean “blind obedience, regardless to consequence or even fact, to the standing powers that be and hatred for those [...]
I think I love these guys (sorry that I’m late on this one)
McCain has already done this to a degree, and he will probably up the ante on it as well.I believe GW honestly feels his own stances on homosexuality are right. While I think that position is insane, it is at least sincere. McCain, however, is willing to treat an entire section of humanity [...]
So, I really do like Last Comic Standing. Usually there are a number of non-ringers (i.e. people who HAVEN’T had a special on Comedy Central) who are just dead-on funny. Further, unlike American Idol and the like, every contestant has had to work really hard, and put themselves on the line again and again before [...]
Basically, Dawkins says he believes in determinism from an intellectual perspective, but from a personal one, can’t act upon it. This does seem inconsistent, but Dawkins makes a point of saying:
What I do know is that what it feels like to me, and I think to all of us, we don’t feel determined.
We [...]
This, of course, is a common idea for theists. And a desperate ploy on their part.1. First, using ‘god help us’ or ‘god damn it’ or ‘god-awful’ are simply parts of our colloquial language. For many people, they mean nothing. Even theists. Lets face it, do you honestly think that when [...]