Comments on: No God, lots of fuss

By: Ken Is A Verb

Ken Is A Verb — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:40:42 +0000

On the Atheist bus campaign…

…one of the local pundits in Malta took issue with some aspects of the campaign. There were aspects of her criticism that need to be addressed….

http://kenisaverb.blogspot.com/2009/02/on-atheist-bus-campaign.html

By: MikeC

MikeC — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:32:19 +0000

@Pat

I would also recommend “The Gospel Of the Flying Spaghetti Monster”, by the Prophet Bobby Henderson.

By: Pat

Pat — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:13:18 +0000

I think that’s a bit unfair. I doubt you find that many atheists who really build their whole worldview on the God Delusion. It would probably be a huge compliment to Dawkins if that was true, but it hasn’t converted enough people for that yet.

Personally, if I were to choose to highlight one of the “new atheists” books, my personal favourite is actually Sam Harris’ The End of Faith. Hitchens is definitely the most entertaining read, but Harris digs a lot deeper than any of the others.

By: Jason Spiteri

Jason Spiteri — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:53:17 +0000

I don’t think you could find a harsher insult for ‘The God Delusion’ than comparing it to a bible!

[Daphne – That’s what is, though: the atheist bible.]

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:17:06 +0000

Unfortunately atheists have to complain publicly because religionists use their tribal beliefs to impose a primitive moral code on everybody else. They want to be treated as being special, when in fact they are not. They end up justifying all sorts of mischief with religion, and when they cannot they do an act of contrition and ask for forgiveness to an imaginary god…

You mentioned children’s fairy tales, let’s leave the adults their superstition too. The problem with that is these adults end up justifying all sorts of discrimination to their fellow men in the name of religion.

Many still treat the story of Moses and the flight out of Egypt as being true. The archaeological evidence points to it being invented state propaganda by some Jewish kings and prophets. In contrast the myth of Troy was taken as being an old fancy story but the archaeological evidence gives it a lot of weight.

By: Tim Ripard

Tim Ripard — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 11:58:11 +0000

@ Andrea. No, I have resigned from the Catholic Church and therefore do not pay church tax, which I found to be the final straw in making me realise I had no faith in the church of Rome. I’m not in the least worried about hell. If it does exist, which I very much doubt, I’m pretty sure I don’t deserve to go there. I believe that there is a deity which no one on earth can understand and that is more or less the sum of my religious beliefs. All other religions are inventions by man designed to win control and power over others.

By: Anna

Anna — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:33:51 +0000

Have a good laugh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RimESNNG6Ac

By: MikeC

MikeC — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:26:03 +0000

@hp baxxter

Why so offensive? Poor misunderstood soul, surrounded by imbeciles. Life must be so tough, labouring on in the face of such adversity. So you don’t believe in the talking snake? Are you absolutely sure? Or maybe you think it probably doesn’t exist? But you believe in your imaginary friend? Why is that any more plausible?

No apple trees? No frolicking about naked in the garden? Clay? Ribs? Plagues? Parted seas? Flat earth? Sun stopping in the sky? Battlements falling to the sound of trumpets? Jonah living in a fish? Water into wine? Loaves & fishes? Do you get to choose which bits to believe? Ignoring the imbecilic bits? Isn’t that a cop-out? Probably is, isn’t it?

By the way, just watched a few videos of Scooter and their front man H.P. Baxxter….. And Richard Dawkins is the w**ker? And WE’RE the imbeciles?

By: Andrea

Andrea — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:53:34 +0000

@Harry Purdie

God IS the answer.

By: Lino Cert

Lino Cert — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:48:31 +0000

I don’t know what this island is coming to. It seems that nowadays every Tom, Dick or Harry in Malta is an atheist. There was a time, not too long ago, when I did not know one single other atheist. Whenever I spoke people would listen in amazement. I could hold an audience. Last night I went to a dinner party and it was full of atheists. Nobody was interested in me. Everyone was gathered around this believer, listening to him talk, mouths open in amazement. I was completely ignored. Atheism is no big deal in Malta anymore. I think I will become a believer again. I want to be different. Atheism isn’t fun anymore.