Well, unless he changes his views sometime soon, he's going to be pretty much discredited. Not unlike a biochemist who merely states that DNA would be near impossible to form via Darwinian evolution, so everyone gets pissed and starts shouting 'Evil theist who doesn't believe in a biological theory that was formed before while everyone thought that cells were simple solid blobs! Attack!' Anything scientific that merely hints at theism having creditability is thrown out, partly because science is business, partly because no one wants to hear that maybe, just maybe, there is a supreme being(s) that exists outside of the realm of known/currently perceivable scientific knowledge. I, for one, find it to be hilarious that theophobia is the only thing keeping Darwinian evolution from being seriously challenged, as Darwin, being a man of science who had the balls to stand up to religion, would have wanted, and would probably do today (after shitting himself once he realized that his theories were being so abused by idiots who take his theory as a law). Now, we'll probably see the same thing happening to the Big Bang theory. I wonder where else Hawking can get a job?
Religion is a form of spiritualism, though not one that appeals to me personally because I feel it often misses the point, and because it tends toward anti-intellectualism. Only if it's done very badly. The Christian fundamentalism movement that you had mentioned before is a good example. Some of them are very intelligent individuals who adamantly push for science because they believe that they'll be proven right in time. Some, well, don't quite fall into that category. As with any large group, there will always be idiots, and idiots are much much more visable, especially from the outside than the whole.
Ugh. I can't believe how many people reply to a sig. It's a sig, people! What my sig is saying is that, before anyone flips out about how 'evil' fundamentalist religion is, and that happens often, that person should sit back and read about the various eugenics programs, not done in the name of atheism, but done in the name of evolution, which is synonymous with atheism, not unlike various bad things were done in the name of God, and that neither eugenics nor, say, murdering Native Americans for being 'godless heathens' should reflect on either atheism or fundamentalist religion, and that the the lesson we should learn here is that people will twist anything to justify their own hatred. I'm not trying to bash atheists or anything, I just want the wild eyed theophobes to see the correlation between theism and atheism before spurting anti-religious crap. Anyway, isn't it funny how everything degrades to some sort of flamewar on/., especially when someone mentions religion?
Wow. You're the first person to reply to my sig without being a complete ass. A vast majority respond with, well, very harsh words, to say the least. Thanks. Anyway, I mostly agree with you, intolerant religion has been used to justify a lot of nasty things, but (my beliefs, here) fundamentalist Christianity should be tolerant and respectful of others and their beliefs, for example, when referring to Islam, using the term The Prohpet Mohammad, not something disrespectful, like 'that jerk with the turban.' As for seeking truth, yes, I do, though what I have found may be different than yours, it is the conclusion that I have reached. Example, the overly hot topic of evolution: I do not believe macro-evolution, that is to say, that species developed from a single cell, I find it too complex to have been left to random chance, but I'd have to be an idiot not to acknowledge micro-evolution, like traits being passes down from parent to offspring for the benefit of the offspring. Anyone with a culture of bacteria can see that happen. I also reach that conclusion when looking at fundamental physics. Keep in mind that there is a difference between a real and a self titled fundamentalist, just look at Jack 'I'm better than you' Thompson, defiantly the latter of the two. Please understand the genuine article is different from those who need an excuse to justify hatred. The reason I have that sig is because, on/., there's a lot of animosity directed toward my beliefs (it's uninformed bashing is trendy here), but I don't think that many realize that all religions and atheists have done bad things (in this case the eugenics movement) and that that should not reflect upon individual members. Anyway, it's amazing how big of a stir it can cause, expecially among 'free thinking' Slashdotters. Anyway, explanation in a nutshell.
Since when do school kids pay attention to anything anyway, let alone boring ads? Most of them will be so busy boucing around and yapping about whatever the big fad of that particular time is that the sensor won't know what to make of it. Unless, of course, they follow up with the Microsoft Children's Head Vice.
Okay, say you run YouTube, and you've got some guy ranting anti-Christian bullshit. What's the Christian reaction? 'Hey, you're an ass' Now its anti-Muslim bullshit. What's the general Muslim reaction? 'Hey, you're an ass' Problem is, Islam has more fringe loonies than Christianity, and mocking Christians is less likely to get you killed. In their position, I think a lot of people criticizing the move probably would have chickened out and pulled the guy off, too. It reminds me of some play that was canceled in Germany because one scene had the decapitated heads of Jesus Christ, Buddha, Poseidon, and the prophet Mohammad on chairs, and it was cancelled because everyone was afraid of the Muslim reaction. This has happened before, and it will happen again.
If he's resigning, a new CEO of Cartoon Network must be in the works. Admit it, everyone just wonders if Ranma ½ is going to show on Adult Swim? Really, the whole 'Run for your lives! That Lightbright's a killer!' thing is sad, but I'm wondering how a change of CEOs will affect the network itself. I hope whoever comes in next won't give the anime the kiddie down treatment. At any rate, after all this commotion the ATHF movie better not suck.
If he's resigning, a new CEO of Cartoon Network must be in the works. Admit it, everyone just wonders if Ranma ½ is going to show on Adult Swim? Really, the whole 'Run for your lives! That Lightbright's a killer!' thing is sad, but I'm wondering how a ghange of CEOs will affect the network itself. I hope whoever comes in next won't give the anime the kiddie down treatment. At any rate, after all this commotion the ATHF movie better not suck.
Okay, hypothetically, you cure someone from a form of autism. What then? There's still a social aspect to behavior, one that having whatever syndrome on the autistic spectrum is sure to leave a hole in. Who knows, on human patients who have grown up with, say, Asperger's, does anyone really know if their life will improve? They may already be beyond the socialization phase. There could be some kind of 'social shock' following this supposed cure. Nonetheless, we're probably a long ways of from seeing anything even close to this being done on humans.
Might as well look at what they have now before the RIAA or whoever tears it to shreds. Unless their selection is really bad, its only a matter of time before someone gets ticked.
Prevention may be better than cure, but did you know that, contrary to the popular adage, an ounce of prevention is actually worth much less than a pound of cure? Its simply the law of supply and demand. Most people lack the foresight to use prevention, so they run for cure when the shit hits the fan. This leaves large quantities of prevention just sitting in warehouses, collecting dust. They even buried a few tons of it next to those E.T. games for the 2600. Due to this oversupply, and the huge demand for cure, the cure-prevention exchange rate is one ounce of cure is now worth 5.78 pounds of prevention.
Microsoft's anti-virus was 'much-hyped'? I don't recall any Microsoft anti-virus software being much-hyped. Where was I during this hyping? Cynically scoffed at maybe, but I don't remember much hype going on.
It may be Texas, but the bill was filed by Rubén Hinojosa, a Democrat representative from the U.S. House. They'll shoot it down. ...and that's why George Washington said to stay far away from political parties. I love how well America listened.
After viewing the PSP blog, I would like to say this to every soul on the planet: If you are instant messaging/on a chat room/any other real time communication method that involves typing, by all means, do type crap like u instead of you. If you are not, than DO NOT use that AOL pseudo-leet garbage. While you're at it, use proper grammar, not that 'urban' slang crap dreamed up by some rich white guy (gasp!) to gain a death grip on a demographic by taking control of their lifestyle and thought patterns. I'm not sure how butchering the English language has helped to sell overpriced clothes, but it has. Also, the Shift key is there for reason. Use it! That being said, Sony really overplayed their part, and I now have an urge to run out and buy a DS.
Family Guy, I think, could be a lot better than it is if only the writers would grow up. They really do have some funny stuff, but the problem is every other joke is a sex joke that can only possible entertain prepubescent boys and idiots. Sex jokes are like deep fried foods: in moderation, they're not necessarily bad, but overused, they can ruin the show. If the writers would just quit watering it down with the same crap idiots have been giggling about since junior high, the show would have a much higher quality.
One can only hope that Dawkins is only a side note posted on the east wing of some futuristic asshole museum, right beside a picture of Jack Thompson. Am I the only one who notices that the two are practically the same in the 'Lets crusade against something good to get attention and money!' aspect?
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Well, unless he changes his views sometime soon, he's going to be pretty much discredited. Not unlike a biochemist who merely states that DNA would be near impossible to form via Darwinian evolution, so everyone gets pissed and starts shouting 'Evil theist who doesn't believe in a biological theory that was formed before while everyone thought that cells were simple solid blobs! Attack!' Anything scientific that merely hints at theism having creditability is thrown out, partly because science is business, partly because no one wants to hear that maybe, just maybe, there is a supreme being(s) that exists outside of the realm of known/currently perceivable scientific knowledge. I, for one, find it to be hilarious that theophobia is the only thing keeping Darwinian evolution from being seriously challenged, as Darwin, being a man of science who had the balls to stand up to religion, would have wanted, and would probably do today (after shitting himself once he realized that his theories were being so abused by idiots who take his theory as a law). Now, we'll probably see the same thing happening to the Big Bang theory.
I wonder where else Hawking can get a job?
Ugh. I can't believe how many people reply to a sig. It's a sig, people! What my sig is saying is that, before anyone flips out about how 'evil' fundamentalist religion is, and that happens often, that person should sit back and read about the various eugenics programs, not done in the name of atheism, but done in the name of evolution, which is synonymous with atheism, not unlike various bad things were done in the name of God, and that neither eugenics nor, say, murdering Native Americans for being 'godless heathens' should reflect on either atheism or fundamentalist religion, and that the the lesson we should learn here is that people will twist anything to justify their own hatred. I'm not trying to bash atheists or anything, I just want the wild eyed theophobes to see the correlation between theism and atheism before spurting anti-religious crap. Anyway, isn't it funny how everything degrades to some sort of flamewar on /., especially when someone mentions religion?
Well, at least its nice that they used a mafia comparison instead of a Nazi comparison.
Wow. You're the first person to reply to my sig without being a complete ass. A vast majority respond with, well, very harsh words, to say the least. Thanks. Anyway, I mostly agree with you, intolerant religion has been used to justify a lot of nasty things, but (my beliefs, here) fundamentalist Christianity should be tolerant and respectful of others and their beliefs, for example, when referring to Islam, using the term The Prohpet Mohammad, not something disrespectful, like 'that jerk with the turban.' As for seeking truth, yes, I do, though what I have found may be different than yours, it is the conclusion that I have reached. Example, the overly hot topic of evolution: I do not believe macro-evolution, that is to say, that species developed from a single cell, I find it too complex to have been left to random chance, but I'd have to be an idiot not to acknowledge micro-evolution, like traits being passes down from parent to offspring for the benefit of the offspring. Anyone with a culture of bacteria can see that happen. I also reach that conclusion when looking at fundamental physics. Keep in mind that there is a difference between a real and a self titled fundamentalist, just look at Jack 'I'm better than you' Thompson, defiantly the latter of the two. Please understand the genuine article is different from those who need an excuse to justify hatred. The reason I have that sig is because, on /., there's a lot of animosity directed toward my beliefs (it's uninformed bashing is trendy here), but I don't think that many realize that all religions and atheists have done bad things (in this case the eugenics movement) and that that should not reflect upon individual members. Anyway, it's amazing how big of a stir it can cause, expecially among 'free thinking' Slashdotters. Anyway, explanation in a nutshell.
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Or something like that.
They'll probably have button eyes and smell like feet. Oh yeah, and massively overplay their part, see 'All I Want for Xmas is a PSP' for reference.
Since when do school kids pay attention to anything anyway, let alone boring ads? Most of them will be so busy boucing around and yapping about whatever the big fad of that particular time is that the sensor won't know what to make of it. Unless, of course, they follow up with the Microsoft Children's Head Vice.
Okay, say you run YouTube, and you've got some guy ranting anti-Christian bullshit. What's the Christian reaction? 'Hey, you're an ass' Now its anti-Muslim bullshit. What's the general Muslim reaction? 'Hey, you're an ass' Problem is, Islam has more fringe loonies than Christianity, and mocking Christians is less likely to get you killed. In their position, I think a lot of people criticizing the move probably would have chickened out and pulled the guy off, too. It reminds me of some play that was canceled in Germany because one scene had the decapitated heads of Jesus Christ, Buddha, Poseidon, and the prophet Mohammad on chairs, and it was cancelled because everyone was afraid of the Muslim reaction. This has happened before, and it will happen again.
If he's resigning, a new CEO of Cartoon Network must be in the works. Admit it, everyone just wonders if Ranma ½ is going to show on Adult Swim? Really, the whole 'Run for your lives! That Lightbright's a killer!' thing is sad, but I'm wondering how a change of CEOs will affect the network itself. I hope whoever comes in next won't give the anime the kiddie down treatment. At any rate, after all this commotion the ATHF movie better not suck.
If he's resigning, a new CEO of Cartoon Network must be in the works. Admit it, everyone just wonders if Ranma ½ is going to show on Adult Swim? Really, the whole 'Run for your lives! That Lightbright's a killer!' thing is sad, but I'm wondering how a ghange of CEOs will affect the network itself. I hope whoever comes in next won't give the anime the kiddie down treatment. At any rate, after all this commotion the ATHF movie better not suck.
In other words, its sort of like when my cat pisses on something and then scratches it for a while to claim it as his own.
Okay, hypothetically, you cure someone from a form of autism. What then? There's still a social aspect to behavior, one that having whatever syndrome on the autistic spectrum is sure to leave a hole in. Who knows, on human patients who have grown up with, say, Asperger's, does anyone really know if their life will improve? They may already be beyond the socialization phase. There could be some kind of 'social shock' following this supposed cure. Nonetheless, we're probably a long ways of from seeing anything even close to this being done on humans.
Actually, a cure for WOW is in development. You can check it out how the cure is coming along here
Damn. And that one was working so good at parties.
Might as well look at what they have now before the RIAA or whoever tears it to shreds. Unless their selection is really bad, its only a matter of time before someone gets ticked.
Prevention may be better than cure, but did you know that, contrary to the popular adage, an ounce of prevention is actually worth much less than a pound of cure? Its simply the law of supply and demand. Most people lack the foresight to use prevention, so they run for cure when the shit hits the fan. This leaves large quantities of prevention just sitting in warehouses, collecting dust. They even buried a few tons of it next to those E.T. games for the 2600. Due to this oversupply, and the huge demand for cure, the cure-prevention exchange rate is one ounce of cure is now worth 5.78 pounds of prevention.
Microsoft's anti-virus was 'much-hyped'? I don't recall any Microsoft anti-virus software being much-hyped. Where was I during this hyping? Cynically scoffed at maybe, but I don't remember much hype going on.
It may be Texas, but the bill was filed by Rubén Hinojosa, a Democrat representative from the U.S. House. They'll shoot it down.
...and that's why George Washington said to stay far away from political parties. I love how well America listened.
Depending on your age, he might let you settle out of court.
Its all fun and games until they become possessed by the angry ghost of R.O.B.
After viewing the PSP blog, I would like to say this to every soul on the planet: If you are instant messaging/on a chat room/any other real time communication method that involves typing, by all means, do type crap like u instead of you. If you are not, than DO NOT use that AOL pseudo-leet garbage. While you're at it, use proper grammar, not that 'urban' slang crap dreamed up by some rich white guy (gasp!) to gain a death grip on a demographic by taking control of their lifestyle and thought patterns. I'm not sure how butchering the English language has helped to sell overpriced clothes, but it has. Also, the Shift key is there for reason. Use it! That being said, Sony really overplayed their part, and I now have an urge to run out and buy a DS.
Family Guy, I think, could be a lot better than it is if only the writers would grow up. They really do have some funny stuff, but the problem is every other joke is a sex joke that can only possible entertain prepubescent boys and idiots. Sex jokes are like deep fried foods: in moderation, they're not necessarily bad, but overused, they can ruin the show. If the writers would just quit watering it down with the same crap idiots have been giggling about since junior high, the show would have a much higher quality.
At least they didn't go Disney on YouTube and demand X dollars per every ten seconds of clip on the site.
One can only hope that Dawkins is only a side note posted on the east wing of some futuristic asshole museum, right beside a picture of Jack Thompson. Am I the only one who notices that the two are practically the same in the 'Lets crusade against something good to get attention and money!' aspect?