The dangers of believing in the improbable...

[Barry Shnikov]

For those of you who are easily persuasible, try this site. You may see what happens to the mental faculties of people who never actually use them...

For those of you with a cynical bent like mine - think of it as an early forerunner of South Park...

[MartinHarper]

Scientists never believe in things that are untrue and/or dangerous.
(except when they do)

[straycat]

Yep. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, while a closed mind begets a closed heart, and a closed life.

Beware knee-jerk negativity, for it will be thy doom when the kittens bark in the dead of night.

The duck quacks over the open grave, while the frogs celebrate the sunlight.

[Baruch]

For those of you who are easily persuasible, try this site. You may see what happens to the mental faculties of people who never actually use them...

This may surprise you coming from a practising Christian, Barry, but I agree totally. This stuff comes from the ultra-fundamentalists, with whom most of us would not want to be associated.

You might like this site as well if you're into that sort of thing.

[MartinHarper]

You might like this site as well if you're into that sort of thing.

Or indeed this one:
http://www.landoverbaptist.org/

(yes, I know)

[Barry Shnikov]

This may surprise you coming from a practising Christian, Barry, but I agree totally. This stuff comes from the ultra-fundamentalists

Yah, yah.

Worry not; you'll get your turn!! Any good strategist picks off the easier targets first.

[Gadget]

Or indeed this one:
http://www.landoverbaptist.org/

(yes, I know)

"Where the worthwhile worship"... isn't this some hotshot dancefloor activity?

[El Salsero Gringo]

Yah, yah.

Worry not; you'll get your turn!!

Is it just me, or does anyone else find this vaguely threatening?

[straycat]

Is it just me, or does anyone else find this vaguely threatening?

It's OK. He's announced his intentions now - declared war, if you will. Let's get him FIRST, while there's still more of us than there is of him (any good strategist also knows the value of a pre-emptive strike)

[ducasi]

It's called "getting your retaliation in first."

[Baruch]

Yah, yah.

Worry not; you'll get your turn!! Any good strategist picks off the easier targets first.

And here was I trying to be reasonable and rational. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to accept that you have a chip on your shoulder when it comes to those of us with religious beliefs. Fire away if it makes you happy, but you'll have to forgive me if I don't want to indulge you by replying.

[Baruch]

Is it just me, or does anyone else find this vaguely threatening?

Not so much threatening as repetitive. Hopefully he'll get sick of his little vendetta against religions and spirituality at some point.

It seems to me he's worse than the fundamentalists he so vehemently dislikes, trying to impose his own views on others all the time.

[Barry Shnikov]

And here was I trying to be reasonable and rational. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to accept that you have a chip on your shoulder when it comes to those of us with religious beliefs. Fire away if it makes you happy, but you'll have to forgive me if I don't want to indulge you by replying.

No firing today. I was being light-hearted. You can tell, 'cos I hardly ever use Smileys, and never when I'm being serious...

I'll remember the 'chip on the shoulder' bit though.

[Barry Shnikov]

Not so much threatening as repetitive. Hopefully he'll get sick of his little vendetta against religions and spirituality at some point.

It seems to me he's worse than the fundamentalists he so vehemently dislikes, trying to impose his own views on others all the time.

Hur.

Today's assignment, Baruch. 250 words on the difference between 'vigorously asserting a point of view' and 'imposing those views on others'.

You ever see me barring the door to your church? Barracking customers of an SPCK bookshop?

The most I would do is disestablish the church. I'm b*ggered if I can see a good reason why 'lords spiritual' should sit in government.

But today, I'm mellow. Worship away!

[Barry Shnikov]

Is it just me, or does anyone else find this vaguely threatening?

Watch out for those thistles

[MartinHarper]

I can't recall a time when any fundamentalists have imposed their views upon me. Generally they all just vigorously and tediously assert their point of view in inappropriate places.

[ducasi]

I can't recall a time when any fundamentalists have imposed their views upon me. Generally they all just vigorously and tediously assert their point of view in inappropriate places.

Hmm... That sounds familiar... I'm sure I've come across someone like that... Hmm...

[Barry Shnikov]

I can't recall a time when any fundamentalists have imposed their views upon me. Generally they all just vigorously and tediously assert their point of view in inappropriate places.

Well clearly you didn't think carefully enough. Have another go, I bet you can do it if you try.

[Barry Shnikov]

To the neg rep poster:

This thread isn't a 'slagging off religion' thread. See if you can spot the difference.

Hint: check whether the attitudes of the guy whose site is linked in my first post corresponds with anything you would call 'religion'. Baruch pointed this out.

[MartinHarper]

Well clearly you didn't think carefully enough. Have another go, I bet you can do it if you try.

It's not my job to prove your incorrect beliefs.