tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post1874637049996188164..comments2023-10-10T08:02:18.073-04:00Comments on Rationally Speaking: Massimo's picksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-46101647863566536532009-07-31T08:44:20.450-04:002009-07-31T08:44:20.450-04:00Bill Maher IS what is wrong with America. His disr...Bill Maher <i>IS</i> what is wrong with America. His disregard for science, reason, and critical thinking is worthy of Oprah.bennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861699243677815489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-11975936373793491952009-07-26T22:10:45.761-04:002009-07-26T22:10:45.761-04:00Clarification: my last comment refers to the first...Clarification: my last comment refers to the first Maher video - New Rules about Michael Jackson/the US.perspiciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04756832342990830938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-10481628212081859682009-07-26T22:09:07.637-04:002009-07-26T22:09:07.637-04:00Maher vid has been removed. Can be viewed here: ht...Maher vid has been removed. Can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f85Z63JB0_8&feature=player_embeddedperspiciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04756832342990830938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-29738817433484041252009-07-26T13:57:26.004-04:002009-07-26T13:57:26.004-04:00Oops, commented before I read Orac's link abou...Oops, commented before I read Orac's link about Maher's medical kookiness.Hume's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551684109760430351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-84537088508118546692009-07-26T13:56:04.381-04:002009-07-26T13:56:04.381-04:00Maher also is close to kook territory when it come...Maher also is close to kook territory when it comes to medicine and what not.Hume's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551684109760430351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-20325787331898786772009-07-26T09:02:57.713-04:002009-07-26T09:02:57.713-04:00skepfeeds,
yeah, I don't think Maher was a go...skepfeeds,<br /><br />yeah, I don't think Maher was a good candidate for the Dawkins award. His strength is in politics and as a social commentator, his understanding of science is much more dubious, unfortunately.<br /><br />Then again, the award was given by the AA, and I assume it had to do with Maher's movie, Religulous. That's the problem when one mixes atheism (a metaphysical position) with science: often they go together, but not always. In that, as you might know from some of my other writings, I think even Dawkins has failed the test.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099460671669064269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-85673537297997718382009-07-26T07:57:03.718-04:002009-07-26T07:57:03.718-04:00Massimo,
Speaking of Bill Maher, I wonder what yo...Massimo,<br /><br />Speaking of Bill Maher, I wonder what your opinion is regarding the whole mini-"scandal" of him being awarded the Richard Dawkins Award, as expressed by Orac over at Respectful Insolence? http://tinyurl.com/nptc75Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-54948868018177424132009-07-25T21:59:34.144-04:002009-07-25T21:59:34.144-04:00I've seen several cases as of late where peopl...I've seen several cases as of late where people are doing things that were clearly not of GOD and were calling themselves Christian.<br />Just like anything else in life, doesn't mean much if there's not the proper evidence to back the claim. <br /><br />Drug cartels - Reuters<br />"La Familia, whose leaders say they are proud natives of the state, has become one of Calderon's most formidable challenges as it goes beyond smuggling to seek political influence and social standing.<br /><br />Led by evangelical Christian Nazario Moreno who calls himself "The Craziest One" and who has a $2 million bounty on his head in Mexico, the group preaches scripture mixed with self-help slogans to its members."<br /><br />http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN22401501<br /><br />The other situation was a guy who shot and killed a sheriff (someone who we were distantly acquainted with) last week up in the mountains here. He had killed several couples (70S) up in Canada and possibly elsewhere who were camping. He belonged to a cult, but the press is referring to him as a christian. ??? "Burgess eventually made it out to the U.S. West Coast, where he lived in a religious commune run by the Children of God and called himself Job, in reference to the biblical figure, Creally said. He reportedly was kicked out of the commune's boarding house after his rifle made other residents uncomfortable."<br /><br />Well, yeah, I guess so. Probably at least "Werewolf" would be about right.calianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702074438747578526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-76956210414044198262009-07-25T18:39:16.486-04:002009-07-25T18:39:16.486-04:00"I have my sincerest doubts that he is in fac..."I have my sincerest doubts that he is in fact a Christian."<br /><br />I bet he's an atheist. And maybe a wearwolf.Hume's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551684109760430351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-75909633294837714172009-07-25T12:58:05.881-04:002009-07-25T12:58:05.881-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.calianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702074438747578526noreply@blogger.com