tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203082776419426855.post5006918769798693809..comments2024-03-26T02:19:27.813-07:00Comments on ♆ The Macho Response ♆: I'm Crazy. She's Crazy. You're Fucking BrilliantThe Crack Emceehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203082776419426855.post-61130039761137301852008-04-04T18:00:00.000-07:002008-04-04T18:00:00.000-07:00I think the reason you have such a hard time on sc...I think the reason you have such a hard time on science blogs is that scientists based their judgements and reasoning on facts and empirical evidence wheras you are ranting emotionally from the gut and making sweeping generalizations based on your own personal feelings.<BR/><BR/>There may occasionally be some point of agreement but thats strictly by accident - your style strikes me as more Rush Limbaugh than Richard Dawkins.<BR/><BR/>Which is also fine - nobody expects social satirists to be logical or reasonable they expect them to let it rip and let the cards fall where they may.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203082776419426855.post-80396433720910205582008-04-02T07:56:00.000-07:002008-04-02T07:56:00.000-07:00Yea, like stupidity can be ignored as well: Stop t...Yea, like stupidity can be ignored as well: <BR/><BR/>Stop talking, Richter. That'll be a start in the right direction.The Crack Emceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203082776419426855.post-54873824124007264332008-04-02T06:59:00.000-07:002008-04-02T06:59:00.000-07:00Well, it's just that with all this pondering about...Well, it's just that with all this pondering about God, that you are blathering all over creation, you are acting more undecided than incapable.<BR/><BR/>It's impossible to ignore.<BR/><BR/>Shouldn't be. That's all I'm saying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203082776419426855.post-20670676220085539072008-04-02T02:19:00.000-07:002008-04-02T02:19:00.000-07:00Richter, this is getting really old, really fast:W...Richter, this is getting really old, really fast:<BR/><BR/>Why would I care to stop pondering it? Almost everyone I know believes. Should I be ignorant to what's around me? <BR/><BR/>And how can I stop pondering it? (A bullet to the brain is a possible option but, sorry, I've got other plans right now:) It's impossible to ignore.The Crack Emceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203082776419426855.post-31222261166764337592008-04-02T02:06:00.000-07:002008-04-02T02:06:00.000-07:00Belief is probably the most interesting thing for ...Belief is probably the most interesting thing for an atheist to ponder - <BR/><BR/>So riddle me this, if you lack the ability to believe, should you not lack the ability to ponder belief?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203082776419426855.post-88523153354109109072008-04-02T01:58:00.000-07:002008-04-02T01:58:00.000-07:00Damn, Dude, you're pretty hot stuff. Why? It's not...Damn, Dude, you're pretty hot stuff. Why? It's not like you have to read it. What gives?<BR/><BR/>And, no, being an atheist doesn't mean I have to "shut up about God." In case you've been in a cave, many atheists (Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, San Harris, etc.) have recently written some pretty good books on the subject, and also go on speaking tours, etc. Belief is probably the most interesting thing for an atheist to ponder - how does it happen? Why will people go so far for it? How does it shape society? Why is it that, when a Canadian pilot recently started "talking to God", everyone said he had went insane, but when preachers do it - or it's done before one's evening dinner - it's considered normal behavior? Why is a "spiritual connection" one of the top reasons given for acts of adultery? These are important questions, especially since it's 2008 and we're not the ignorant illiterates of the past.<BR/><BR/>I don't know why any of this bothers you but, if it does, there's a simple way to solve it: <BR/><BR/>Just don't read it.The Crack Emceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203082776419426855.post-90227832702227959072008-04-02T01:26:00.000-07:002008-04-02T01:26:00.000-07:00Well, thanks for answering. Polite of you, very po...Well, thanks for answering. Polite of you, very polite.<BR/><BR/>So, athiest = someone lacking the ability to believe in God. Is that what you are saying? You are characterizing yourself as someone who lacks the capacity to believe in God.<BR/><BR/>Well then, as a logical person, I'm still wondering why you type so much about God on your damn blog. Seems that lacking the ability to believe in God would NOT go hand in hand with lacking the ability to shut up about God. There's a contradiction there, yes? Just asking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203082776419426855.post-80278903077317100062008-04-02T01:10:00.000-07:002008-04-02T01:10:00.000-07:00Richter,Athiest = someone without the capacity, or...Richter,<BR/><BR/>Athiest = someone without the capacity, or desire, to believe in "God" or gods. <BR/><BR/>But that doesn't mean my family doesn't believe - or my friends and co-workers; or my president (who I admire) or billions of other people who will do all kinds of crazy stuff with/because of belief. I mean, can you discuss Osama bin Laden without discussing Wahhabism? Iraq without the Shia and the Sunni? America without the Puritans? Europe and the Left without the occult? I'd find it difficult. <BR/><BR/>I think the distinction you're having trouble with is my acute awareness of belief without being a believer myself. I'm not. Can't be. I was born without the capacity for such belief. I've just studied belief enough to know that when a large group of people will say something like "God is omnipotent", what they're actually telling you is <A HREF="http://themachoresponse.blogspot.com/2007/12/lesson-learned.html" REL="nofollow">they'll kill you</A>, or do any other horrible (or silly) thing, to prove it. <BR/><BR/>That kind of knowledge is, to say the least, healthy. Especially for an atheist. And so that's what I write about.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for asking.The Crack Emceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203082776419426855.post-81298662650076475602008-04-02T00:18:00.000-07:002008-04-02T00:18:00.000-07:00The point I was trying to make in my previous comm...The point I was trying to make in my previous comment is illustrated by anonymous's comment here.<BR/><BR/>Since I thought that athiesm (and correct me if I'm wrong) indicates a life lived in the absense of God, <BR/>I have been suprised, as a logical person, by the large amount of bandwith you eat up typing about God.<BR/><BR/>So, define your terms:<BR/>Athiest = ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203082776419426855.post-30075928042196390302008-03-31T13:24:00.000-07:002008-03-31T13:24:00.000-07:00Well, I hope this helps. I'll try to add links whe...Well, I hope this helps. I'll try to add links when I get the chance.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for writing.The Crack Emceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203082776419426855.post-54672079159765354732008-03-31T13:15:00.000-07:002008-03-31T13:15:00.000-07:00Not angry at all, and certainly eager to learn - b...Not angry at all, and certainly eager to learn - but the first step of any dialouge is to define terms. <BR/><BR/>If you can't define terms then you are just making noise, "full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com