Because you dislike his message or the way he, er, evangelises?
No, because he belittles people he disagrees with and speaks of them as if they're idiots. He's a prick not because of what he believes but because he's callous, bitter, and bigoted. I could care less what he believes and I'm sure there are plenty of atheists who aren't pricks. He just happens to be both.
No I won't mod you down but I don't understand why I "shouldn't be allowed" on a tech forum because I think people should be allowed to believe in God as much as they should be allowed not too. The fact that you don't see the abject oppressive arrogance in that comment is staggering.
Excellent point. I think Dawkins is a prick but people should hear his words and think for themselves. I think he should be allowed to speak but I find it hilarious that the shoe is on the other foot.
If atheists and religious thinkers would agree to share the public forum things would go a long way towards getting better. I should be as free to believe in God and debate the origins of things as much as I should be free to not do believe in God.
It's all relative and relative to the US market the iPhone is not a piece of crap. It's great to talk about the Japanese market, the cool gadgets, and how much better they are. But guess what? If we can't get/use them here it's irrelevant. No one seems the least bit interested in marketing them here. Does it suck? Sure it sucks but it's been this way for the last 10 years.
Voices are one thing but language is another. I recall when MTV's Tabitha Soren hosted a townhall with Bill Clinton during his campaign. In regards to a topic she said, "You can't do that because....you just can't do that!" Nice retort, Tabitha. What music video did you glean that little nugget from?
For many, science isn't a means of testing and learning about the world around them. Rather, it is a religion whose conclusions and methodology is as vehemently defended as Islam or fundamentalism.
"If you're going to make use of government-paved roads, it makes sense to pay for that usage."
We already to through confiscatory taxation, Smart ass. This is talking about taxing us again because they're been using the existing taxation for pork! Who ever came up with this idea should be hung on display on the capitol lawn.
Yeah just kill that whole "freedom of religion" thing.
I'm amazed that people are so threatened by religion. If you want to masturbate guilt-free, do it. If you're so right why does it threaten you what others think? Frankly, science religion have different goals. But the more I read responses like this the more I'm convinced that science is in fact some people's religion.
Frankly, the telco's were given million of dollars to expand broadband years ago and essentially pissed the money away. As for education spending, I've always said it should be cut and prioritized. The idea that money allocated to education actually goes to educate kids is a sick joke in this country. Higher education? Many universities sit on huge sums of money and still get government help so I'm not losing sleep over that one either. This is supposed to be a stimulus bill but it's been nothing but an attempt to get all the candy out of the bag and eat it at once. With less than 20% of any of it slated to go into effect in the first year the Obama "pass it or else" mantra is exposed as rhetoric.
You are an idiot. And the mantra that anytime you disagree with Obama you're a racist is infantile. Grow up, go to school, and quit mooching off your parents. There is absolutely no racism in that statement. And you have no idea if I'm Republican, Democrat, or Libertarian. Stop taking sides and start being an American first.
Obama has a child-like view of the world. The notion that everyone can be reasoned with isn't diplomacy, it's stupidity. Ask a rape victim how saying no to her attacker went over.
Didn't Clinton give them something like $400b to expand broadband? By the time he left office not a foot of cable had been laid. There's a joke in there. It's the communications version of the "I wanna get fucked" joke!
The more stupid shit like this Microsoft does, the more market share they lose. You'd think they'd want to differentiate it from Vista as much as possible. Windows 7 may rock but the public just doesn't like stuff like this.
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I think Dawkins is a prick ...
Because you dislike his message or the way he, er, evangelises?
No, because he belittles people he disagrees with and speaks of them as if they're idiots. He's a prick not because of what he believes but because he's callous, bitter, and bigoted. I could care less what he believes and I'm sure there are plenty of atheists who aren't pricks. He just happens to be both.
No I won't mod you down but I don't understand why I "shouldn't be allowed" on a tech forum because I think people should be allowed to believe in God as much as they should be allowed not too. The fact that you don't see the abject oppressive arrogance in that comment is staggering.
As Pete Davis has said time and again, "Kids, never trust a monkey!"
I dunno. I know I like hot, young co-ed's even though I'm used to the same ol' same ol'. Yet, I'm fairly certain I could tell the difference.
Excellent point. I think Dawkins is a prick but people should hear his words and think for themselves. I think he should be allowed to speak but I find it hilarious that the shoe is on the other foot.
If atheists and religious thinkers would agree to share the public forum things would go a long way towards getting better. I should be as free to believe in God and debate the origins of things as much as I should be free to not do believe in God.
It's all relative and relative to the US market the iPhone is not a piece of crap. It's great to talk about the Japanese market, the cool gadgets, and how much better they are. But guess what? If we can't get/use them here it's irrelevant. No one seems the least bit interested in marketing them here. Does it suck? Sure it sucks but it's been this way for the last 10 years.
Voices are one thing but language is another. I recall when MTV's Tabitha Soren hosted a townhall with Bill Clinton during his campaign. In regards to a topic she said, "You can't do that because....you just can't do that!" Nice retort, Tabitha. What music video did you glean that little nugget from?
Okay, I can't take someone seriously who uses teen-speak. What is she? 16?
Behold your government.
Modding dissent as "Troll" would be a good indicator. I didn't need the affirmation but it's nice!
For many, science isn't a means of testing and learning about the world around them. Rather, it is a religion whose conclusions and methodology is as vehemently defended as Islam or fundamentalism.
Exactly. Then their conclusions are expected to be accepted. "While our methodology is suspect our conclusions are, of course, sound."
Buying into racist philosophy is, ironically, not limited to any race.
Eh...Obama's church taught Black Liberation Theology which is an overtly, and unabashedly, racist ideology against whites.
"If you're going to make use of government-paved roads, it makes sense to pay for that usage." We already to through confiscatory taxation, Smart ass. This is talking about taxing us again because they're been using the existing taxation for pork! Who ever came up with this idea should be hung on display on the capitol lawn.
Asteroids...the game...just sayin'!
And apparently today's scientific academia has used it as an excellent template.
Yeah just kill that whole "freedom of religion" thing.
I'm amazed that people are so threatened by religion. If you want to masturbate guilt-free, do it. If you're so right why does it threaten you what others think? Frankly, science religion have different goals. But the more I read responses like this the more I'm convinced that science is in fact some people's religion.
Frankly, the telco's were given million of dollars to expand broadband years ago and essentially pissed the money away. As for education spending, I've always said it should be cut and prioritized. The idea that money allocated to education actually goes to educate kids is a sick joke in this country. Higher education? Many universities sit on huge sums of money and still get government help so I'm not losing sleep over that one either. This is supposed to be a stimulus bill but it's been nothing but an attempt to get all the candy out of the bag and eat it at once. With less than 20% of any of it slated to go into effect in the first year the Obama "pass it or else" mantra is exposed as rhetoric.
The mere owning of a weapon doesn't make you a bully. Therein lies the the flaw in your thinking and, possibly, Obama's.
You are an idiot. And the mantra that anytime you disagree with Obama you're a racist is infantile. Grow up, go to school, and quit mooching off your parents. There is absolutely no racism in that statement. And you have no idea if I'm Republican, Democrat, or Libertarian. Stop taking sides and start being an American first.
Obama has a child-like view of the world. The notion that everyone can be reasoned with isn't diplomacy, it's stupidity. Ask a rape victim how saying no to her attacker went over.
Didn't Clinton give them something like $400b to expand broadband? By the time he left office not a foot of cable had been laid. There's a joke in there. It's the communications version of the "I wanna get fucked" joke!
I didn't realize PC's produced dung, let alone that this dung produced much heat! I've seen my PC goto shit, though.
Maybe it was the same script that kept Congress from knowing what was going on there.
The more stupid shit like this Microsoft does, the more market share they lose. You'd think they'd want to differentiate it from Vista as much as possible. Windows 7 may rock but the public just doesn't like stuff like this.