I also like Photoshop Phriday and the Weekend Web.
Oh, and to rouse the women-folk, here's a quotation from a recent front page article entitled: "District Bulletin: Recall Election. The Matter: To Revoke the Status of Dorroile."
The ugly wit of Dorroile has led him to loopholes in our charter. Through these holes, he has elaborated his own authority to such a point that now he can make his own laws and we cannot think of a way to repeal them. He has made it illegal to command a dog. Once masters, lo, now the dogs operate with impunity and we cannot interfere. We blink with one eye at a time or face bad measures. The menstrual asylums have been closed, and we are harried by our angry dripping women.
A large convention of atheists gathered today in Virginia, where men, women and children eagerly proclaimed their belief God does not exist....T-shirts, bumper stickers and even rap songs proclaim atheists' beliefs. Atheist summer camps now exist for children.[what was that Dawkins was saying about "indoctrinating children? - Ray]
"A lot of respectable people are coming out and saying they are very happy to dispel the myths of the Bible," said Margaret Downey of Atheist Alliance International......Meanwhile, the Internet has helped unite non-believers. In fact, this weekend's convention sold out, and had a waiting list of 600 people.....Besides listening to speakers, convention attendees can buy merchandise like a born-again-atheist hat, atheist-on-board signs for those with kids, or after-the-rapture mints.
Of course it's a free country, but in view of this it's difficult to argue that atheism isn't, for many, at least a pseudo-religion.
Ray A wrote:Of course it's a free country, but in view of this it's difficult to argue that atheism isn't, for many, at least a pseudo-religion.
I like how you bolded "coming out". Nice insinuation there.
The insinuation intended relates to cases such as unbelievers coming out of the closet. You know, like when someone deep down disbelieves Mormonism, then "comes out"?
Moniker wrote:Apparently I haven't run into the "aspergers" atheists. I would think the religious fundies are the ones that are a bit *off* in terms of social graces.
But, yannoo.... whatevah.
Was that middle school enough? I tried!
Yeah, and that was among the only-more-or-less-slightly offensive comments made. If one can say anything non-partisan about SomethingAwful.com it's that the site is (and, plainly, intendsto be) offensive to any and all casual perusers.
Whether or not that's a good thing...? There's no "work-safe" policy operating there.
CKS
PS: I learned about "somethingawful.com" from The Nehor.
Moniker wrote:Apparently I haven't run into the "aspergers" atheists. I would think the religious fundies are the ones that are a bit *off* in terms of social graces.
But, yannoo.... whatevah.
Was that middle school enough? I tried!
Yeah, and that was among the only-more-or-less-slightly offensive comments made. If one can say anything non-partisan about SomethingAwful.com it's that the site is (and, plainly, intendsto be) offensive to any and all casual perusers.
Whether or not that's a good thing...? There's no "work-safe" policy operating there.
CKS
PS: I learned about "somethingawful.com" from The Nehor.
What an impressively intellectual link you have posted here. We've resorted to relying on nameless blogs for support of piety and dogma.
Wow. Where can I relinquish my atheism membership card, I'm now thoroughly convinced that I've been had?