Observations and inanities by a second-shift assistant supervisor in the Puppy-Grinding division of the Evil Atheist Conspiracy® (our motto: "Sure it's cruel, but think of the jobs!"), your host, Brent Rasmussen.
All Lunatics Go To Heaven
I thought Jesus was already dead?
[link] A teen accused of plotting to blow up his high school told police that he wanted to die, go to heaven and kill Jesus, federal authorities said Tuesday.
Seriously, though, this kid needs psychological help. He's obviously gone nuts. Christianity's myth structure simply provide him the framework to hang his insanity on.
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Blip on PZ's radar, too.
BTW, the above troll sounds a lot like the one that's been a blip on PZ's radar, too. Check recent Pharyngula post for details.
Right you are, JJR.
Ah, yes: here.
But Glocks have bad ergonomics for me, so I feel free to make substitutions.
Jim Downey
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Like Science Fiction? Read *or listen to* my novel, Communion of Dreams, for free.
When was the last time you heard an atheist say...
I wanted to blow myself up so that I could eventually join Bertrand Russell and Issac Asimov as random atoms in oblivion.
Blowing things up
Another psychologically disturbed person who believes xian myths is George Bush, but he just wants to blow up part of the planet.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=8839
The whole Iran conflict is
The whole Iran conflict is terrifying. The results of a war with Iran would be so long-lasting you might as well say permanent. I can't even imagine how we would cope with this. But our leaders seem to think that making peace is the coward's way out. They want to bring it to a head to demonstrate the strength of the US. When really, I see the need to implement physical force as a lack of leadership abilities. Don't we have the influential abilities to get this situation under control without bombs?
Well, it's certainly a bad idea, but
War with Iran isn't beyond our capabilities. It would be effectively over in short order, albeit not, perhaps as friendly-casualty-free as we've come to expect. Keep in mind that only one of our modern M1 tanks has ever been destroyed in combat. Ever. And it was friendly fire. Beating their army isn't the problem.
It's just that the freaking idiots would want to stay and install a new government.
Oh, we can win the wars with one hand tied behind our backs. We just can't change their government. And in recent history, we've been too stupid to win and then leave. Honestly, if we want people to be afraid of us, we can't squat on their porches until they throw us out. We have to humiliate them militarily and then go away. Defeat tends to bring about regime change. Or at least a determination not to ever again screw with the people who spanked them. But we can't hope to put "our" guys in unless we stand there holding a gun on everyone. And if we do, the shock and awe has time to wear off and they realize what clueless doofuses we are at counterinsurgency compared to what they were used to.
Of course, we seem to have this bizarre idea that killing people and blowing up their countries is supposed to make them love us. If that's the goal, I hate to point out that I can't think of any historical evidence to support its feasibility. For any nation. Even the Scots are talking about independence from the UK.
I don't think we should attack Iran--or anybody preemptively. What we need to do is get the fuck out of the Middle East and let them work it out for a few decades on their own, then deal with the local powers from a position of strength, i.e. dealing with them in honest diplomacy while not hiding the fact that we could stomp them into the stone age if they don't play fair.
Fun Fact: Our single largest source of imported oil is Canada.
Steve "If we're going to invade someone..." James
The Power of Nightmares
If you want to understand why we are in the mess today, you should see the BBC program "The Power of Nightmares". It shows how fascist and criminal the neocons are.
http://www.archive.org/details/ThePowerOfNightmares
From Leo Strauss on, these guys think that they are the superior intellectuals that need to feed myths to the hoi polloi for their own "good". Of course none of these chickenhawks would ever think of putting their own lives on the line. That is for the hoi polloi.
Not trying to get too Orwell
Not trying to get too Orwell on you, but many times when we "win" we actually lose. There's an opportunity for diplomacy here that could change our relations with the entire middle east over a generation or two. A preemptive war with Iran would be throwing peace out the window. But hey, I'm an eternal pacifist. I can't think of a good reason for any war. Its a waste of resources, the most important being human lives contributing to our world. These views probably mean I'm not qualified to have any opinion on the topic.
Well
I did say it was a bad idea.
My only point was the factual one that if (with respects to Hank) The United States military choose to engage another nation, (with the probable exceptions of Russia or any NATO-equipped nation) they can win the actual battle portion.
That's not jingoistic, it's just technology.
After that, well, we (WRTH) suck.
Thus, strategically and politically a very, very bad idea. Especially with our current crop of idiots and their selected sycophant general officers.
Steve "Could vs Should" James
We we we
I was born in the U.S., lived here all my life, consider myself a pretty good citizen.
For everything you just said, if you substitute "they" for each "we," I agree.
None of the people in power are doing anything by my agreement or approval, and in my opinion, the lot of them are governmental hijackers, both stupid and evil, who've done more to destroy all that's good about America than 70 years of Communism did.
"They" are not part of my "we."
Agreed
No argument. I spoke in this manner for ease of use only.
Matter of fact, most of the damage done by 70 years of communism to America was self-inflicted.
Think of all the trouble we could've avoided if we'd been a little more realpolitik towards Castro and Ho Chi Minh.
Not to mention pretty much the entire 1950's.
Steve "Mind you, the movies are hilarious." James
How Michel Nostradamus stopped the Randi-Dawkins Corp.
http://www.rock-explosion.com/images/finger.jpg
the *MODEL* of mental health:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zBEbfiaZTfc
"Look at the ANGLE OF THE KEY....see that, see that...."
what an idiot this Randi is.....a REAL CRITICAL THINKER.....
for all the victims of Randi's monstrous idea.......
Visit:
http://www.centerforinquiry.net/forums/viewthread/3283/P0/
to see how we stopped James Randi's fraudulent MILLION DOLLAR PARANORMAL challenge.....
watch carefully the consequences of Randi's *idea*…..
For over 40 years James Randi Zwigert (is this even a REAL NAME?) has had total control over who and how the testing was conducted, yet despite all this he has terminated the challenge.
The ONLY REASON why the challenge was stopped is because he lost and refused to pay.
Apparently, Randi likes to break the rules when it serves him:
"14. This prize will continue to be offered until it is awarded. Upon the death of James Randi, the administration of the prize will pass into other hands, and it is intended that it continue in force. "
Great force.....it's over......
where is my MILLION DOLLARS, you LITTLE *NO-NAME* FRAUD
PS: Almost Forgot: Love the IRONY of the *BULLSHIT* sign over Randi's ugly head....
Don't Feed The Troll
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Aww . . .
. . . you're no fun, Brent. Been a while since we had a good troll-baiting session. ;)
Jim Downey
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Like Science Fiction? Read *or listen to* my novel, Communion of Dreams, for free.
This one
This one isn't even worth baiting. I followed one of the links he provided to another thread in a forum. All he does is post pictures and rant oddly.
Yes, But...
It does raise an interesting question: What happens to you if someone kills you in heaven? Do you die permanently? Go to Heaven^2? Reincarnate back on Earth? Seriously, entire careers in theology have been made "analyzing" far less weighty matters.
Silly
No one can kill you in heaven dummy. You're too busy basking in the glory of God and worshiping his worshipfulness. Duh.
Oh, yeah?
I'll bet Mr. TeaTime would be able to figure out a way.
Steve "It's pronounced Tee-eh-tym-eh." James
Lunatics Going to Heaven
If you ever have some free time, there's a book called Roots of Renewal in Myth and Madness that talks about this sort of thing. It was written by Adam Weir-Perry, a psychologist who spent most of his career working with young adults who had undergone psychotic breaks that involved religious imagery. Disturbing stuff; some of them never recover, and I guess we have a few of those running the country these days.