Comments for exdoctrinate.com http://exdoctrinate.com langauge: human or computer; education: formal or hard knocks; design: definitely not intelligent Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:14:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on Atheist “church”? by ed http://exdoctrinate.com/skepticism/atheist-church/#comment-26 ed Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:57:04 +0000 http://exdoctrinate.com/skepticism/atheist-church/#comment-26 I think I don't like the church idea. Facebook, this blog, and http://www.kiva.org/community/viewTeam?team_id=94 are my churches. Why call it a church, when it's not? Churches are places people have gotten together in for centuries to entertain fantasies, and compare clothing. I want reality. ...and my clothes suck anyway... I think I don’t like the church idea. Facebook, this blog, and http://www.kiva.org/community/viewTeam?team_id=94 are my churches.

Why call it a church, when it’s not? Churches are places people have gotten together in for centuries to entertain fantasies, and compare clothing. I want reality. …and my clothes suck anyway…

]]> Comment on Atheist “church”? by Fernando http://exdoctrinate.com/skepticism/atheist-church/#comment-24 Fernando Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:43:12 +0000 http://exdoctrinate.com/skepticism/atheist-church/#comment-24 I would like to make something clear. Just in case there is someone out there that believes in a "all loving, all knowing, all powerful god" - atheists don't. Simple as that. We are a-theist. Non-theists. Non god believers. Get it? Pax Vobiscum FMF I would like to make something clear. Just in case there is someone out there that believes in a “all loving, all knowing, all powerful god” - atheists don’t. Simple as that. We are a-theist. Non-theists. Non god believers. Get it?

Pax Vobiscum

FMF

]]> Comment on Atheist “church”? by Richmond Lauman http://exdoctrinate.com/skepticism/atheist-church/#comment-23 Richmond Lauman Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:12:42 +0000 http://exdoctrinate.com/skepticism/atheist-church/#comment-23 I think it is a good idea as well. My concern is that this gives ammunintion to the argument that "atheism is religion requiring faith". Of course this is not true, but it rings true too many people. Personally I would try to steer clear of any words like "church" that have religious connotations in the popular public mindset. Having said that, I have to admit, I am an ordained minister in the First Church of Atheism. ;-P. www.firstchurchofatheism.com I think it is a good idea as well. My concern is that this gives ammunintion to the argument that “atheism is religion requiring faith”. Of course this is not true, but it rings true too many people. Personally I would try to steer clear of any words like “church” that have religious connotations in the popular public mindset. Having said that, I have to admit, I am an ordained minister in the First Church of Atheism. ;-P. http://www.firstchurchofatheism.com

]]> Comment on Atheist “church”? by Fernando http://exdoctrinate.com/skepticism/atheist-church/#comment-22 Fernando Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:07:26 +0000 http://exdoctrinate.com/skepticism/atheist-church/#comment-22 My name is FMF and I am a plebeian! There are loads of people everywhere that congregate for all kinds of reasons. If a label like "church" is to be used, so be it. As long as everybody is clear on the purpose of the gathering. Getting together, having weekly "preachers" discussing issues of ethics, skepticism, atheism, science, morality and all of that good stuff - sounds like a great idea to me. I keep thinking about the Philosophy Cafe in Nanaimo, Canada. The whole evening consists of a "preacher" guest speaker, and group discussions. All of this takes place in the span of one hour! What Nanaimo needs is some serious discourse on these very though provoking issues. Hopefully we can discuss these issues for more than 1 hour. My name is FMF and I am a plebeian!

There are loads of people everywhere that congregate for all kinds of reasons. If a label like “church” is to be used, so be it. As long as everybody is clear on the purpose of the gathering.

Getting together, having weekly “preachers” discussing issues of ethics, skepticism, atheism, science, morality and all of that good stuff - sounds like a great idea to me.

I keep thinking about the Philosophy Cafe in Nanaimo, Canada. The whole evening consists of a “preacher” guest speaker, and group discussions. All of this takes place in the span of one hour!

What Nanaimo needs is some serious discourse on these very though provoking issues. Hopefully we can discuss these issues for more than 1 hour.

]]> Comment on This is why I love the inty-net by Fernando http://exdoctrinate.com/personal/this-is-why-i-love-the-inty-net/#comment-21 Fernando Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:45:41 +0000 http://exdoctrinate.com/personal/this-is-why-i-love-the-inty-net/#comment-21 Sylivia Browne (http://stopsylvia.com) is no different from any other fruitcake who ejaculates all of this spirituality bullshit (in the religious context). Sylivia Browne (http://stopsylvia.com) is no different from any other fruitcake who ejaculates all of this spirituality bullshit (in the religious context).

]]> Comment on How Biden beats Palin by ed http://exdoctrinate.com/personal/how-biden-beats-palin/#comment-16 ed Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:55:56 +0000 http://exdoctrinate.com/personal/how-biden-beats-palin/#comment-16 Sadly, only in Democratic/liberal circles in America have women gained equal rights with men in terms of what it means to be challenged publicly by a man (cf Hillary Clinton). Sadly, only in Democratic/liberal circles in America have women gained equal rights with men in terms of what it means to be challenged publicly by a man (cf Hillary Clinton).

]]> Comment on How Biden beats Palin by Richmond Lauman http://exdoctrinate.com/personal/how-biden-beats-palin/#comment-15 Richmond Lauman Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:41:08 +0000 http://exdoctrinate.com/personal/how-biden-beats-palin/#comment-15 It is so sad that "condescendtion" has come to be equivalent wiith "not dumbing yourself down to someone else's level" in the public view. It is a Vice Presidential debate for Crissakes. LOL And the public would penalize someone for exhibiting his superiority??? Maybe that country is not ready for a female leader after all. Or at least not one they cannot bear to see treated like a vice presidential candidate. It is so sad that “condescendtion” has come to be equivalent wiith “not dumbing yourself down to someone else’s level” in the public view. It is a Vice Presidential debate for Crissakes. LOL And the public would penalize someone for exhibiting his superiority??? Maybe that country is not ready for a female leader after all. Or at least not one they cannot bear to see treated like a vice presidential candidate.

]]> Comment on Can you tell which one is real? by Richmond Lauman http://exdoctrinate.com/fun/can-you-tell-which-one-is-real/#comment-14 Richmond Lauman Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:30:57 +0000 http://exdoctrinate.com/fun/can-you-tell-which-one-is-real/#comment-14 These videos really hit me where I live. I lost tenure for submitting a paper on Prophecy and the Use of Goat Entrails. These videos really hit me where I live. I lost tenure for submitting a paper on Prophecy and the Use of Goat Entrails.

]]> Comment on Is there anything in the world better than this? by More on kiva.org at exdoctrinate.com http://exdoctrinate.com/personal/is-there-anything-in-the-world-better-than-this/#comment-13 More on kiva.org at exdoctrinate.com Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:43:01 +0000 http://exdoctrinate.com/personal/is-there-anything-in-the-world-better-than-this/#comment-13 [...] Register « Is there anything in the world better than this? [...] […] Register « Is there anything in the world better than this? […]

]]> Comment on Dry grad gives me the dry heaves by Katwoman http://exdoctrinate.com/cultural/dry-grad-gives-me-the-dry-heaves/#comment-12 Katwoman Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:35:32 +0000 http://exdoctrinate.com/cultural/dry-grad-gives-me-the-dry-heaves/#comment-12 Well, what I was wondering was why the f**ckin' dry grad is so freakin' expensive?! If kids (and their parents) are so worried about tuition fees etc., splurge on the $40 bottle of hard liquor. I think I saw something like a dry grad fee of over $100/per person! I just got some photos of someone's dry grad - even without alcohol these kids were sitting on chairs in the back of a pick up driving down the street. So, let me see if I get this -- drinking, drinking driving = bad, but not drinking, not wearing seatbelts and putting lots o people in the back of a moving vehicle = good ?!? Good grief. Well, what I was wondering was why the f**ckin’ dry grad is so freakin’ expensive?! If kids (and their parents) are so worried about tuition fees etc., splurge on the $40 bottle of hard liquor. I think I saw something like a dry grad fee of over $100/per person!

I just got some photos of someone’s dry grad - even without alcohol these kids were sitting on chairs in the back of a pick up driving down the street. So, let me see if I get this — drinking, drinking driving = bad, but not drinking, not wearing seatbelts and putting lots o people in the back of a moving vehicle = good ?!? Good grief.

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