ignorant amos' comment on a post on RDFRS... long, but fun:
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"the god of the ΟΤ is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully."
unpleasant un·pleas·ant/ˌənˈplezənt/ adjective 1. causing discomfort, unhappiness, or revulsion; disagreeable.
2 chronicles 15:13 whosoever would not seek the lord god of israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
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Showing posts with label richard dawkins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label richard dawkins. Show all posts
communicating atheism
panel discussion: communicating atheism at the world atheist convention, o'callaghan alexander hotel, dublin ireland 2011. uploaded by aronra. the speakers are rebecca watson, aronra, tom melchiorre and richard dawkins. playlist of four seven videos:
kevin myers: myth of dawkins as an intolerant, atheist crusader is just that -- myth
just after being called evangelical by a friend, i find it comforting to not be alone... if only i had the a fraction of the knowledge and ability to persuade as the dawk:
at the independent.ie:
'dawkins is simply not the austere and proselytising dogmatist of myth. such people expect and almost seek confrontation, whereas he merely wishes to make his case.'
the entire piece here, although i rather prefer this image than to the austere one they have chosen:
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at the independent.ie:
'dawkins is simply not the austere and proselytising dogmatist of myth. such people expect and almost seek confrontation, whereas he merely wishes to make his case.'
the entire piece here, although i rather prefer this image than to the austere one they have chosen:
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the four horsemen reunite in 2012
at the atheist foundation of australia.
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'the atheist foundation of australia is excited to announce that the next global atheist convention – ‘a celebration of reason’ will feature headline speakers richard dawkins, daniel dennett, sam harris and christopher hitchens (health permitting).
the global atheist convention will be held once again at the melbourne convention and exhibition centre from 13 - 15 april 2012.'
the atheist movement has made great strides these past few years. i'm curious to this meetup will differ from the first.
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'the atheist foundation of australia is excited to announce that the next global atheist convention – ‘a celebration of reason’ will feature headline speakers richard dawkins, daniel dennett, sam harris and christopher hitchens (health permitting).
the global atheist convention will be held once again at the melbourne convention and exhibition centre from 13 - 15 april 2012.'
the atheist movement has made great strides these past few years. i'm curious to this meetup will differ from the first.
resisting the tyranny of the discontinuous mind
love-love-love this!
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what a lovely way to resist the tyranny of the discontinuous mind.
image via the friendly atheist.
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what a lovely way to resist the tyranny of the discontinuous mind.
image via the friendly atheist.
richard dawkins in melbourne, march 2010
at the global atheist convention
an impressive appearance... but i was especially floored by this exchange at the Q&A:
Q: when do you think we will be able to criticize islam without threatening our very existence?
A: on the face of it, it's a remarkably effective tactic -- isn't it -- to say, ok, i've lost the argument; therefore, if you try to argue against me, i'll cut your head off. it's really an admission of defeat. i am not one of those who thinks that we should go out of our way to insult islam recklessly or foolishly because it doesn't do any good to get your head cut off. what we should say is something like this: i may give way to you, i may refrain from -- what should we say -- publishing a cartoon of your prophet, but it's because i fear you. don't for one moment think it's because i respect you.
via RDFRS
an impressive appearance... but i was especially floored by this exchange at the Q&A:
Q: when do you think we will be able to criticize islam without threatening our very existence?
A: on the face of it, it's a remarkably effective tactic -- isn't it -- to say, ok, i've lost the argument; therefore, if you try to argue against me, i'll cut your head off. it's really an admission of defeat. i am not one of those who thinks that we should go out of our way to insult islam recklessly or foolishly because it doesn't do any good to get your head cut off. what we should say is something like this: i may give way to you, i may refrain from -- what should we say -- publishing a cartoon of your prophet, but it's because i fear you. don't for one moment think it's because i respect you.
via RDFRS
envying peter yang
not just because he's an excellent photographer with a fabulous career -- but because he's taken cool pictures of three of the four horsemen, for wired [previously linked to here].
i wish there was some way i could take portraits of all four.
i wish there was some way i could take portraits of all four.
the great debate: what is life?
oh, joy... enthralling, fast-paced, funny -- please listen to this discussion at TSN:
'richard dawkins, j. craig venter, nobel laureates sidney altman and leland hartwell, chris mckay, paul davies, lawrence krauss, and the science network’s roger bingham discuss the origins of life, the possibility of finding life elsewhere, and the latest development in synthetic biology.'
this discussion combines cutting-edge thinking with humor, science, star trek -- you name it, it's got it.
thank you, RDFRS!
'richard dawkins, j. craig venter, nobel laureates sidney altman and leland hartwell, chris mckay, paul davies, lawrence krauss, and the science network’s roger bingham discuss the origins of life, the possibility of finding life elsewhere, and the latest development in synthetic biology.'
this discussion combines cutting-edge thinking with humor, science, star trek -- you name it, it's got it.
thank you, RDFRS!
the world and the universe through the eyes of non-believers
what we believe
music and lyrics by colony 5 - future:
tragedies and suffering
i hear them scream
screaming for help
the prophets preach
the end of the world
only fools believe their words
we want to love
we want to breathe
we want to be
rebuild the world
with the knowledge
we retrieve
we want to feel
we want to live
we want to see
seek the wisdom
from the future
and believe
no truth without evidence
it's easy to lie
who can seek the answers
who can see through the sky
such a great temptation
who can carry such a quest
and gain that information
we don't need no god
we don't need no god no more
we don't need a tyrant
we want to love
we want to breathe
we want to be
rebuild the world
with the knowledge
we retrieve
we want to feel
we want to live
we want to see
seek the wisdom
from the future
and believe
music and lyrics by colony 5 - future:
tragedies and suffering
i hear them scream
screaming for help
the prophets preach
the end of the world
only fools believe their words
we want to love
we want to breathe
we want to be
rebuild the world
with the knowledge
we retrieve
we want to feel
we want to live
we want to see
seek the wisdom
from the future
and believe
no truth without evidence
it's easy to lie
who can seek the answers
who can see through the sky
such a great temptation
who can carry such a quest
and gain that information
we don't need no god
we don't need no god no more
we don't need a tyrant
we want to love
we want to breathe
we want to be
rebuild the world
with the knowledge
we retrieve
we want to feel
we want to live
we want to see
seek the wisdom
from the future
and believe
richard dawkins: forgive me, spirit of science
on the RDFRS, richard dawkins celebrates the 400th anniversary of the king james bible:
'let’s celebrate the four-hundredth anniversary of this astonishing piece of english literature. warts and all – for i have deliberately refrained from mentioning the carnage, the smiting, the vindictive, genocidally racist, jealous monster god of the old testament. warts and all – for i have drawn a veil over the new testament misogyny of paul, the founder of christianity: or the pauline obscenity of every baby being born in sin, saved only by the divine scapegoat suffering on the cross because the creator of the universe couldn’t think of a better way to forgive everybody. warts and all, let’s encourage our schools to bring this precious english heritage to all our children, whatever their background, not as history, not as science and not (oh please not) as morality. but as literature.'
'let’s celebrate the four-hundredth anniversary of this astonishing piece of english literature. warts and all – for i have deliberately refrained from mentioning the carnage, the smiting, the vindictive, genocidally racist, jealous monster god of the old testament. warts and all – for i have drawn a veil over the new testament misogyny of paul, the founder of christianity: or the pauline obscenity of every baby being born in sin, saved only by the divine scapegoat suffering on the cross because the creator of the universe couldn’t think of a better way to forgive everybody. warts and all, let’s encourage our schools to bring this precious english heritage to all our children, whatever their background, not as history, not as science and not (oh please not) as morality. but as literature.'
christopher hitchens: richard dawkins' hero of 2010
on the guardian
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'eloquent, witty, literate, intelligent, knowledgeable, brave, erudite, hard-working, honest (who could forget his clean-through skewering of mother teresa's hypocrisy?), arguably the most formidable debater alive today yet at the same time the most gentlemanly, christopher hitchens is a giant of the mind and a model of courage. a lesser man would have seized the excuse of a mortal illness to duck responsibility and take it easy. not this soldier. he will not go gentle into that good night; but instead of a futile raging against the dying of the light he rages, with redoubled energy (and concentrated power in his vibrant, richard burton tones) against the same obscurantist, vicious or just plain silly targets as have long engaged him. but he never rants. his is a controlled, disciplined rage, and don't get on the wrong side of it.'
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the full piece here.
via project reason
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'eloquent, witty, literate, intelligent, knowledgeable, brave, erudite, hard-working, honest (who could forget his clean-through skewering of mother teresa's hypocrisy?), arguably the most formidable debater alive today yet at the same time the most gentlemanly, christopher hitchens is a giant of the mind and a model of courage. a lesser man would have seized the excuse of a mortal illness to duck responsibility and take it easy. not this soldier. he will not go gentle into that good night; but instead of a futile raging against the dying of the light he rages, with redoubled energy (and concentrated power in his vibrant, richard burton tones) against the same obscurantist, vicious or just plain silly targets as have long engaged him. but he never rants. his is a controlled, disciplined rage, and don't get on the wrong side of it.'
/snip
the full piece here.
via project reason
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