November 2011 Screwballs

**Rational Gaze** · November 1st 2011, 07:32 PM

You see, the new atheists have an agenda to push. There is no god but science, and Richard Dawkins is its prophet, in nomine scientia, et Dawkins, et humanus erroris. William Lane Craig et al. were sent to test them... along with philosophy, and history, and facts.

**Raphael** · November 1st 2011, 07:57 PM

Originally posted by An Astute Gentleman

You see, the new atheists have an agenda to push. There is no god but science, and Richard Dawkins is its prophet, in nomine scientia, et Dawkins, et humanus erroris. William Lane Craig et al. were sent to test them... along with philosophy, and history, and facts.

Ahh yes, but because the aphids (small pests in the rose garden of Life) have defined things so that if you don't follow the gods of Scientism, you're a delusional irrational genocide loving psycho who has faith in things you know don't exist.

**Augustine2004** · November 1st 2011, 08:24 PM

screwball to One Bad Pig for wigging out over a few hours, when he just needs to go to the November--oh! This thread.

**One Bad Pig** · November 1st 2011, 09:13 PM

Originally posted by Augustine2004

screwball to One Bad Pig for wigging out over a few hours, when he just needs to go to the November--oh! This thread.

I couldn't nominate him for ****CENSORED BY THE FIST OF ROGUE06****.

**Rational Gaze** · November 2nd 2011, 06:02 AM

Same idiot on my blog again. JP you'll get a laugh out of this:

Originally posted by Johnnyp76

Exegetes base this conclusion primarily on the prophecy of Jesus in Mark 13that appears to refer to events of First Jewish Revolt in 66-70, in which Roman troops leveled the Temple in Jerusalem. For the vast majority of interpreters these passage indicates that the writer is aware that the Temple in Jerusalem either has been destroyed, or is about to be destroyed. Additional support for this may be derived from the focus on plundered and destroyed Temples in the Old Testament hypertexts the writer incorporated into the Gospel. Numerous exegetes have pointed out that Mark 13:9-13 refers to events that would take place long after Jesus' time….

Mark 13:13 even refers to "my name's sake" which is a clear anachronism, for the term "Christian" to describe Jesus' followers dates from long after this time. Early Christians referred to themselves as "the Saints" or "the Elect," as the authentic letters of Paul demonstrate. Exegetes also see verse 11:17 as referring to the occupation of the Temple by Jewish insurgents during the Jewish War of 66-77. Joel Marcus (1992) has argued that the situation presupposed in Mark 12:9 echoes the situation in northern Palestine during the opening phases of the war, when Syrians and Jews massacred each other in great numbers, according to Josephus. …

[Msark 13:14] This is the famous "Abomination of Desolation" that the writer derived from Daniel 9:27. The majority of scholars hold that it refers to the occupation of the Temple in Jerusalem in 70 by Roman troops, who "worshipped" their standards there, according to Josephus. The reference to "false Christs" in 13:21-22 may well be a reference to messianic pretenders like Simon Bar Giora, a key Jewish leader of that war, which would also put the Gospel of Mark after 70.

Originally posted by Johnnyp76

On your and Craig’s logic, you must believe the supernatural claims of Muhummad to be true. You see, a far bigger majority of the relevant scholars believe them to be true, just like Habermas’ 75% of NT scholars (itself a dubious claim on methodological bases) means that the empty tomb is true.

The stupid... it burns.

**Challenger Grim** · November 2nd 2011, 06:58 AM

Phank from the natural science board:

Originally posted by phank

The profit motive isn't at all like religious faith, which denies reality out of emotional needs like fear. The profit motive is fully pragmatic, and MUST be. Big Oil can't survive taking the religious approach of simply denying AGW is happening. And they don't. They ask "how can we make as much profit as possible from AGW?" And I think that's the right question.

**jpholding** · November 2nd 2011, 09:31 AM

Originally posted by Y'hoshua

Then what's Acharya S's excuse? XD

And for that matter, how did someone like Acharya S get to be so prominent? I terrifies me to think that it could be because people generally are gullible enough to swallow this stuff...

She isn't prominent. She just has a loud mouth and obsessed readers.

**Challenger Grim** · November 2nd 2011, 10:13 AM

Grats to the cracked.com contest winner.

For showing how religious jokes are done.

From 26 ads for products that must exist in video games.

**rogue06** · November 2nd 2011, 10:56 AM

Originally posted by An Astute Gentleman

I've never heard of a Gospel of James

A.K.A. the Protoevangelium of James

The Protoevangelium of James

Gospel of James

**rogue06** · November 2nd 2011, 11:00 AM

Originally posted by One Bad Pig

I couldn't nominate him for ****CENSORED BY THE FIST OF ROGUE06****.

*Wipes iron tear from stony face* I'm feeling the love sniff

**Hamster** · November 2nd 2011, 01:28 PM

Originally posted by Challenger Grim

Grats to the cracked.com contest winner.

For showing how religious jokes are done.

From 26 ads for products that must exist in video games.

It's Left right not right left. Nice heresy

**ukchristian28** · November 2nd 2011, 02:49 PM

A selection of stupid comments from Youtuber AsDeadAsDillinger:. A comment defending the idea that atheism is merely a lack of belief in a God or gods akin to not collecting stamps:

If an insurance company REJECTS your claim, that insurance company IS NOT making a claim itself, it is merely REJECTING yours.

When I pointed out that in order to your reject someone's claim the insurance company has to form an opinion of the claim and base their decision on it (meaning that they are not apathetic or neutral regarding it) he said:

"No, the insurance company is making a DECISION, YOU are making a CLAIM. You seem to conflate the two concepts. Claim has a specific meaning in science, just as claim has a specific meaning in insurance."

They really will go to great lengths to hang onto the notion that they don't hold a position which requires a defence.

He then asked the following:

On a related issue, do you believe the sun goes around the earth ? Are diseases caused by 'evil spirits' ?
Is mental illness a sign of 'demonic possesion' ? Do mentstruating women spoil crops?
The writers of the Bible would have answered YES in every case,
but what about you?

**Benson Shays** · November 2nd 2011, 03:43 PM

And John Loftus takes the lead with yet more unashamed self worship.

http://debunkingchristianity.blogspo...eist.html#more

**jpholding** · November 2nd 2011, 03:44 PM

Originally posted by Benson Shays

And John Loftus takes the lead with yet more unashamed self worship.

http://debunkingchristianity.blogspo...eist.html#more

John at the FOREFRONT of the atheist movement?

I was thinking he was more like the other end of it.

**One Bad Pig** · November 2nd 2011, 03:48 PM

Originally posted by jpholding

John at the FOREFRONT of the atheist movement?

I was thinking he was more like the other end of it.

It's not your fault the ends are so difficult to distinguish.

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