tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383554560388806882012-01-18T23:45:52.827-06:00More negating than debating...Joe L.noreply@blogger.comBlogger1151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-20180111924840865672012-01-12T10:42:00.001-06:002012-01-12T10:42:48.039-06:00

It is critical that reason be the top priority of all spiritual people. Anything else is self deception, and deception is the domain of Satan and the root of all evil.Scientists should be the messengers of the cosmos. They use reason to seek truth and they are intolerant of deception, collectively.Although it is true that money and emotion can cloud the reason and judgment of individual

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-68053185033591242622011-12-29T23:55:00.001-06:002011-12-29T23:55:45.535-06:00

I just finished watching a NOVA series about human evolution. It wasn't particularly well produced, but it was very informative. Pre-humans Homo erectus and Homo neanderthalensis (aka Homo heidelbergensis, because the ancestors of Neanderthals were found near Heidelberg, Germany) migrated out of Africa before Homo sapiens had evolved in Africa. Actually, to be clear, only Homo erectus actually

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-41063601818290787222011-12-26T23:38:00.001-06:002011-12-26T23:38:33.871-06:00

If you read "The Greatest Show on Earth" by Richard Dawkins and still don't believe in evolution by natural selection, you are without a doubt being willfully ignorant and self-deceiving. If on the other hand you do not read "The Greatest Show on Earth" by Richard Dawkins BECAUSE you don't believe in evolution, then may God have mercy on your soul. Regardless of your particular circumstance, I

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-49522338064341984612011-12-24T22:39:00.001-06:002011-12-24T22:39:00.353-06:00

With the exception of some of Paul's letters, most of the books of the New Testament appear to biblical scholars to be forgeries by early Christian non-Apostolic authors. There are a lot of good reasons for this, but the fact remains that most of the Apostles were completely illiterate and could not have penned the canonical books that bear their names. In addition, the originals were written in

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-29792413017441387722011-12-19T16:26:00.001-06:002011-12-19T16:26:56.225-06:00

My dad handed off his copy of Richard Dawkins' "The Greatest Show On Earth" to me yesterday. Naturally, I busted into it right away. When you think about evolution (but first you need to know about it), you realize that any God worthy of the moniker would create and fully endorse a process like natural selection. It is so wonderfully simple and elegant and powerful. One of the greatest points

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-79707601653160683642011-11-24T11:12:00.002-06:002011-11-24T11:15:34.141-06:00

When it comes to Christians, most will probably say I shouldn't have an opinion, because I am not one. But I do have eyes and ears and other senses, and I am entitled to reflect on my observations.I have observed that there are different kinds of Christians in practice.One kind is the "do as Jesus did" kind. They try hard to adhere to the teachings of Jesus, and pretty much pick and choose their

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-69491560657088945342011-11-07T10:25:00.002-06:002011-11-07T19:02:01.398-06:00

I started the second of two books about the Bible that my parents sent me. This one is called "Lost Christianities" by Bart Ehrman. In it, the author explores early Christian writings and how it was that the current 27 books of the New Testament came to be the chosen scriptural canon, while hundreds of other Christian documents were labeled heresies, and either banned, destroyed, or forgotten.Set

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-88910852125643394522011-10-31T20:38:00.003-05:002011-11-01T16:56:28.651-05:00

I finished reading "Jesus Interrupted" by Bart Ehrman, a fascinating historical analysis of the Bible and the life of Jesus. I am not a person of faith, but it seems to me such truth seeking can only serve to strengthen and contextualize one's beliefs in the 21st century. Unless you are a 1st century Palestinian Jew, the literal contents of the Bible don't make a lot of sense today. But it has

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-87529819325532437722011-10-21T22:31:00.006-05:002011-12-27T09:41:01.266-06:00

"With the Lord a day is as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day." (2 Peter, 3:8) As best I can figure, God works on a geological time scale. Think about it. Humans relate to everything on really short time scales of a few decades or so. This is because we are mortal and have life spans of only a few decades. But God has been around for billions of years, if both scientists and

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-86224267078696949512011-10-14T19:34:00.002-05:002011-10-14T19:40:32.580-05:00

I am reading a book called Jesus, Interrupted by Bart Ehrman.My sense is that fundamentalist Christians don't like him, even though he used to be one.All he does is critically (scientifically) analyze what we know and don't know about the Bible.Everything in his book is taught in every Protestant seminary school in the world, because ministers need to be educated in depth on everything Biblical.

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-1284467788831418412011-10-05T00:38:00.004-05:002011-10-05T07:57:05.016-05:00

Houston, we have a problem.In both the book of Matthew and of Luke in the Bible, the authors make a point of tracing Jesus' prestigious geneology back from his father Joseph through King David to Abraham, the father of the Jews, and (in Luke) all the way back to Adam.Here's the problem...Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary (via the Holy Spirit), and Joseph wasn't ever his biological father. Fact.

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-23674664766348519552011-09-16T07:44:00.001-05:002011-09-16T07:44:49.574-05:00

In "Mere Christianity," CS Lewis (unnecessarily) describes the difference between MODESTY and CHASTITY. I already knew the definitional difference, but Lewis' main point was that many self-proclaimed Christians confuse the two in practice, behaving modestly in public as a proxy for chastity, but really ignoring the latter in public.As a rock-n-roller, I generally can't practice modesty in my live

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-63026313034951260432011-08-31T22:14:00.001-05:002011-08-31T22:14:04.139-05:00

I am about 60 pages into CS Lewis' "Mere Christianity." It reads well and explains Christian belief in a clear but general way that is easy to understand. That said, I have a lot of questions and issues with some parts, largely the assumptions and leaps of logic Lewis makes. I started reading the book as part of a book club type discussion with a friend of mine who is Christian, to gain some

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-6013986505442271692011-08-24T20:31:00.003-05:002011-08-24T20:52:07.584-05:00

I have a hard time finishing books if I am not really engrossed by them.I cranked through Richard Dawkins' "The Blind Watchmaker" though.In addition to stuff I already knew as a student of biology, I learned a ton of new stuff while reading it.But the main take home message I got out of it was that even though I might well be an Average Joe who sucks (though I tend to think not), what really

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-42498522938426122712011-08-24T07:08:00.000-05:002011-08-24T07:08:01.829-05:00

Dear God, A Christian friend recently told me that Heaven is wide open to anyone who accepts Jesus, and that such acceptance is sufficient to get in. Is this true? If so, I'd like to NOT come. I really don't want to spend eternity with the likes of Hitler, Timothy McVeigh, George W. Bush, and any number of gay haters and abortion clinic bombers. A good day to you, Sir. JSL

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-76869753254737341802011-08-20T11:30:00.002-05:002011-08-21T01:22:44.990-05:00

Sometimes people who don't believe in evolution ask, "Why aren't there any intermediate species?" I always used to think they meant why aren't there any intermediate species in the fossil record. And that was usually followed by the thought that where a good fossil record exists, there are intermediate species (now extinct). And so the question always seemed silly. Not to mention that the fossil

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-83553022227529650282011-08-14T02:38:00.000-05:002011-08-14T02:38:13.932-05:00

Why does God hate country music? Or maybe Indiana pissed him off? Actually, probably none of the above. Random weather. But that doesn't stop televangelists from cursing the sinfulness of people when disaster strikes them. So why not?

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-70023481358148665652011-08-09T05:43:00.000-05:002011-08-09T05:43:41.869-05:00

Could wind power ever compete with fossil fuels? I don't know, but CHECK THIS OUT: www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14452133. Right now, in America, we not only DON'T subsidize alternative energy, we also do subsidize fossil fuels, based on a logic I have never understood and probably never will. This scientific discovery provides a major "subsidy" to wind energy, in the form of

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-46376825840351578862011-08-06T22:33:00.002-05:002011-08-06T22:38:06.939-05:00

1. God made the Laws of Nature2. God follows the Laws of Nature faithfully and without exception.3. If God interfered with the world, He would be violating his own Laws.When God created the universe, he knew that the current Laws of Nature were the perfect harmonious model to set things into motion and let them take their course, eventually leading to His greatest creation, Humans.*He doesn't

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-31044204259688347382011-07-25T16:27:00.000-05:002011-07-25T16:27:02.824-05:00

I think it is my moral obligation to take advantage of this teachable moment. The Oslo Norway bomber was driven by his extremist fundamentalist Christianity and zealous hatred of multiculturalism. Yet, we don't condemn all of Christianity because of one sicko. Think about how it makes you feel when someone condemns your entire religion for the acts of one or a few. What if, because of this nut

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-26334670235348148632011-07-18T20:22:00.000-05:002011-07-18T20:22:16.001-05:00

There are a lot of smart people in the world. There are a lot of people who know what we need to do to avoid global climate change and its destructive impact on the human race. I am not one of these people, but I know they exist, and I read their books. We have the intelligence, ingenuity and technology to create a sustainable earth. The problem is, even though there are smart human beings, the

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-88246933759135330442011-07-18T17:09:00.002-05:002011-07-18T20:13:24.135-05:00

Update: UW only cooling essential buildings; chillers under repair http://bit.ly/qz3hih. The earth is cooking itself in its own man made juices. Water supplies will dwindle and crops will wither. War will ensue as humans compete for limited resources. It is not "if" it is "when?"

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-15563721165574429402011-06-22T23:54:00.001-05:002011-06-22T23:56:50.198-05:00

I've talked before about the return of the INLAND SEA that will deluge the central United States in the next 100 years. Increasingly, we will see these kinds of record floods happening every year - http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110623/us_nm/us_flooding_plains - as more and more water is transferred to land due to global warming and increased evaporation from the oceans. They will last longer and

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-58614796286726191532011-06-11T10:56:00.001-05:002011-06-11T10:56:41.666-05:00

I read an interesting article about gut bacteria this morning. As I was reading about these "new findings" from intestinal biology, an idea occurred to me as to why some people fancy faith over reason, the Bible vs. Science. Perhaps some people are made to feel uneasy (queasy?) when they are not 100% certain that the world is as it seems. Science can explain a lot of things, but scientists

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-8503375446403133142011-06-10T08:25:00.002-05:002011-06-10T08:32:36.087-05:00

There is a catch-22 with being a member of a social species. Social behaviors like altruism and cooperation are excellent for the survival of such species, maximizing available resources and distributing Darwinian fitness more uniformly within the group. But there is a down side. When the population exceeds sustainable resource consumption, the same social behavior distributes the resource

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-6856267038424916032011-06-07T08:22:00.001-05:002011-06-07T08:22:06.906-05:00

I think it is humanity itself that best illustrates the reality of Darwinism. I will expound on this more in future posts, but right now I have to go to work. At the level of the individual human, we can show examples of great intellectual development, creativity, foresight, and compassion. However, at the population level, humans show the same degree of variation in their traits, including

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-71136438670630574752011-06-03T07:43:00.000-05:002011-06-03T07:43:21.059-05:00

I am reading "The Year of Living Biblically" by AJ Jacobs. It's hilarious and a very user-friendly way to learn about the Bible, it's contents and the religions that adhere to it. AJ writes for Esquire magazine and for one year he tries to follow the Bible as literally as possible (without breaking any laws). He is successful (or unsuccessful) to varying degrees, but in the course of his quest

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-84133311209201454572011-05-22T01:53:00.003-05:002011-05-22T02:23:19.414-05:00

The first occurrence of resurrection of the dead in the Bible occurs in I Kings 17:17-22. In it, Elijah resurrects the dead son of a woman he is staying with. Elijah is also the only human in the Bible ever to travel to Heaven (in a whirlwind) without dying. See II Kings 2:11. Elisha, the successor of Elijah, manifests two zombie bears, one of the few wild animals susceptible to zombism. The

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-22163993944522128342011-05-22T01:30:00.001-05:002011-05-22T01:41:17.543-05:00

In Deuteronomy 20:10-18, upon finding the Promised Land and discovering it already populated by people, the 12 Tribes of Israel are ordered by God to enslave or kill everyone. Interesting. After 40 years of wandering in the desert, the Israelites had become something of a zealous kill force, obliterating everything in their path at God's behest. If they disobey, God has horrors in store for

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-9937205721460280952011-05-22T00:05:00.000-05:002011-05-22T00:05:41.079-05:00

Dang it. I was really looking forward to doing battle with legions of zombies for the next five months. My hopes were lifted ever so slightly when some thunderstorms rolled through this afternoon, but they were meager by apocalyptic standards. No reports of any mayhem beyond the usual and customary from the rest of the planet either. It's not too hard to imagine a global earthquake, actually.

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-36625133756738262642011-05-20T21:55:00.001-05:002011-05-20T21:57:48.587-05:00

The Rapture probably isn't coming tomorrow. But I could be wrong. If it does, those of us who are non-Christians or bad Christians will be left behind to face a very serious problem. ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE. You see, during the Rapture, every human grave EVER will open up. The true Christians will float up to Heaven and be reborn. But the remaining corpses will become walking dead. Satan's minions,

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-46783227628856388852011-05-16T23:39:00.000-05:002011-05-16T23:39:41.020-05:00

Hi. It's Joe. I got the book "The Year of Living Biblically," by A. J. Jacobs, at the Lake Mills Library. My excellent GF Caitlin lent me her library card to check it out. I am going to read a bit of it tonight, before bed. The book was originally recommended to me by a co-worker. I thought it sounded interesting. Now that I am learning about things Biblical, I thought this would be a

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-72691551152329555842011-05-13T19:50:00.001-05:002011-05-13T19:50:59.794-05:00

I am wired up via my Posterous for Android.My dad has a green card. He is Australian. My mom is American, so my dad automatically gets a green card.My girlfriend is Christian and she believes that non Christians and atheists such as myself cannot get into Heaven without accepting Christ.If it turns out I am wrong, can I still get a green card for Heaven if my spouse is a good and faithful

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-67760990696741100922011-04-29T17:44:00.000-05:002011-04-29T17:44:25.743-05:00

I'm an aetheist, with a few Buddhistic tendencies and an appreciation for the Laws of Judaism (none of which I follow, except maybe a few of the basic 10). My girlfriend, on the other hand, is a struggling WELS Lutheran. WELS is like the hardcore fundamentalist Lutheranism. She struggles with it mostly because she is intelligent and thinks too much. Thus, her common sense and her reason and her

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-57853420772862722562011-04-24T00:23:00.000-05:002011-04-24T00:23:13.286-05:00

Some people would have you believe that Jesus was the first documented case of zombism. But actually, if the Bible is correct, the actual historical "patient zero" would have been Lazarus. Please comment.

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-82512145115292883892011-04-22T13:38:00.002-05:002011-04-22T16:34:12.264-05:00

I was talking with my GF about Christianity and the idea that all you have to do to get into Heaven is accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. It raises a few questions. The main one is that I am not sure I can believe in a God that excludes from Heaven all but those claiming to be Christians. There are a lot of good, non-Christian people in the world who would clearly contribute to making

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-13307167351983476712011-01-14T12:28:00.001-06:002011-01-14T12:29:03.431-06:00

I had a three day visit from a strange but cool medieval guest, one Leonardo da Vinci (time traveler, who knew?). He told me 2011 is the final year of humanity, and thus the end of the world in a practical sense. He didn't say if it was just humanity or the entire physical planet, but I think that is really neither here nor there, don't you?

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-60193273615927449432010-10-02T23:29:00.000-05:002010-10-02T23:29:06.283-05:00

Hi Fans. I just wanted to say HAPPY ROCKTOBER. In honor of it, I posted a video of Tenacious D streaming their battle with the Devil on YouTube. You can check it out here - cactusjoerock.wordpress.com. It's one of the most entertaining and well done battles between good and evil ever. The music rocks.

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-50027256013899736292010-08-11T15:11:00.001-05:002010-08-11T15:17:28.778-05:00

Iowa is flooding. Again! It won't be long before it reaches Wisconsin, where I live. Millions of years ago, the central part of what is now North America, was covered by a shallow inland sea, called the Western Interior Seaway. Global temperatures were warmer then, and the resulting higher sea levels created the conditions necessary for the creation and maintenance of a sea dividing North

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-66600162001714395312010-06-16T00:47:00.002-05:002010-06-16T00:47:18.119-05:00

Dear Atheism Fun House Fans! Just a quick note to ask you how you like the new page re-design. I like it. But this isn't about me. It's about you. I want your visits to be pleasant. BLOGGER has a whole bunch of new templates and to my eye this one is the simplest. I like simple. Occam's Razor and all that. CJ

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-42271427672951816352010-05-21T16:07:00.000-05:002010-05-21T16:07:36.872-05:00

My good deed of the day is to share THIS with you: THE WAR IS MAKING YOU POOR What a great f@cking idea! Eliminate income taxes on the first $35,000 of income and pay for it by ending spending for Iraq and Afghanistan. How can you argue against this, except on philosophical grounds that have no bearing on your pocketbook? Alan Grayson is the man! (but not THE MAN...) I totally expect him to

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-60347299781610219362010-05-21T04:20:00.001-05:002010-05-21T04:20:00.486-05:00

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-37802794430859238862010-05-19T04:20:00.002-05:002010-05-20T14:40:10.706-05:00

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-92221499438351372682010-05-11T09:58:00.000-05:002010-05-11T09:58:35.604-05:00

I believe in skepticism, especially when it comes to incongruous pseudoscientific claims. But I do not believe in fundamentalism. Most often we associate fundamentalism with zealous, irrational religious beliefs. However, there is such a thing as fundamentalist skepticism, the rejecting of all things unexplained as myth. I had a former boss whose basic modus operandi was that if there was no

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-10877777854665914322010-04-25T20:00:00.000-05:002010-04-25T20:00:37.174-05:00

Stephen Hawking says that if aliens ever came to Earth, they would wreak havoc, and we should avoid them. I think he's a bit negative on that. Then again, if humans ever found an alien world, we'd probably screw it up just like we screw up everything else. So I guess I can kind of see his point. CLICK HERE for more.

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-9589642047290215642010-04-20T16:20:00.041-05:002010-04-20T23:37:36.534-05:00

I am often amazed by how willing people are to suspend disbelief in a myth. Today is April 20, 2010 (a.k.a. 4/20). The date is honored by many habitual marijuana smokers as a sort of "holiday" - a reason to smoke or otherwise consume marijuana (as if a rationale were needed...). It has since come to represent activism aimed at legalizing "weed" as well. An urban mythology has sprung up around

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-69100222950431382812010-04-20T16:20:00.034-05:002010-04-20T16:20:00.216-05:00

Hey there! Enjoy this video, shared with me by my buddy Jim. It features Carl "Cosmos" Sagan, one of my teen idols (Hey, I was a science geek!), and Stephen Hawking. Stephen Hawking doesn't sound too much different with autotune, just a bit more melodic and dynamic. There is no end to fun with AUTOTUNE! The most popular way to do this at home is with the Antares Auto-Tune Evo Pitch

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-90044036446890647842010-04-19T16:09:00.001-05:002010-04-19T16:11:13.410-05:00

There is a good reason why atheists are generally more peaceful than other people. Atheists realize something important. When you take mythical deities out of the equation, atheism is the great equalizer. We are all the same under atheism. Different religions have different views about how to live life and more importantly how to achieve a good afterlife. They get mad at the other religions

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-25651351121405089642010-04-13T11:28:00.000-05:002010-04-13T11:28:24.423-05:00

Thanks to PZ Myers for uncovering this gem... If you like this video, please spread the word VIRALLY by sharing this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqrKJTN6G5Y LYRICS (since you probably can't understand them either...such evolutionarily advanced vocal chords!) The Origin of Species Yes, it's quite hard to believe That we all come from the same seed: The scrub, the cockroach and the

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-71669826155555794132010-04-08T02:12:00.000-05:002010-04-08T02:12:35.529-05:00

Well, this is simply delightful... Behemoth-Demigod (Radio Disney Version)

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-80344472832325651102010-04-04T16:20:00.002-05:002010-04-05T02:12:04.835-05:00

Easter doesn't really mean much to an atheist like me, except that it is cool to imagine what it was like to encounter the undead zombie Jesus, arisen from the grave. That might be the first documented account of zombie-ism in the Western world. But I don't think it is. Zombie Jesus was based on an earlier mythical being, if memory serves. At least it serves well enough to avoid going and looking

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-48878685176960108922010-03-29T03:04:00.000-05:002010-03-29T03:04:10.734-05:00

THIS is good stuff: http://www.27bslash6.com/easter.html

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-4268303572119963522010-03-22T00:43:00.003-05:002010-03-22T00:43:00.195-05:00

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-11268739971404641962010-03-15T00:35:00.002-05:002010-03-15T00:35:42.354-05:00

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-12203367199535343472010-03-03T01:02:00.000-06:002010-03-03T01:02:38.405-06:00

Any atheists still here? Good. Nice to see you. I'm not ignoring you. Just busy living life and enjoying myself until it all comes to an end some time on 2012. I'm just kidding. But only "on the square." You know, because I am a strong advocate of self-fulfilling prophecies. The most dangerous thing in the world rests right behind a person's eyeballs. It is called the brain, and it is easily

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-54697758006940659432010-02-21T18:18:00.000-06:002010-02-21T18:18:54.839-06:00

This is clearly a screed that will do absolutely nothing to foster debate between atheists and creationists. No atheists will waste their time reading it and it's preaching to the choir for the people who do buy it. What purpose? I ask you...

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-45647896388782614902010-02-14T16:29:00.001-06:002010-02-14T16:29:17.552-06:00

Happy Valentine's Day from the ATHEISM FUN HOUSE.

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-22971889975584936282010-02-11T23:43:00.002-06:002010-02-11T23:43:52.113-06:00

Global warming, schmobal warming!

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-10737120655449686492010-02-10T09:11:00.000-06:002010-02-10T09:11:51.504-06:00

Hi Everyone. Sometimes fundamentalist religious people will say that atheists lack a moral and ethical code, simply because they do not believe in a GOD. Why is that? After all, most people (with the exception of masochists and the insecure) "choose" their religious affiliation based on their already existing beliefs - or they have their religious beliefs indoctrinated into them by others from

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-47002856562897697102010-02-09T22:36:00.001-06:002010-02-09T22:36:41.680-06:00

Hi Everyone. It's Joe. I haven't posted here in a while. That is what this is. The remedy.

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-50481521946577862852010-01-14T12:21:00.000-06:002010-01-14T12:21:03.892-06:00

I guess the thing that makes atheism cooler than religion is that we aren't afraid to entertain other beliefs. Atheism is a fearless system of belief. Stuff just IS. I mean, we don't go to Hell if we open our minds and tolerate messages we don't agree with, right? So here you go... I used to work for a company that completely stifled and crushed any ideas contrary to the company philosophy.

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-71263179252987736542009-11-22T15:37:00.005-06:002009-11-22T17:16:34.999-06:00

As an atheist, I am cursed by objectivity.As a result, I can't help but observe that it seems like a lot more people convert to JESUS than convert to ATHEISM.Why is this?Maybe it is just that "new born" atheists don't feel an imperative to broadcast their new status to anyone who will listen. After all, they have no ALL POWERFUL Lord and Savior to parade before the heathens and infidels not so

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-50070490814017635402009-11-11T23:03:00.000-06:002009-11-11T23:04:14.096-06:00

More goodies from Edward Current...

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-21148724420198204142009-10-14T11:32:00.001-05:002009-10-14T12:05:00.604-05:00

Ah, the sweet irony...

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-60416637527124915282009-10-07T14:39:00.003-05:002009-10-07T14:43:12.983-05:00

HERE is a LINK to a HUFFINGTON POST editorial on Richard Dawkins' newest book "The Greates Show on Earth" about evolution.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-mooney/how-richard-dawkins-commu_b_312208.htmlFascinating.Evolution is great show, but it is a very difficult show to sit through...LONG!

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-34846817756321292912009-09-23T01:32:00.001-05:002009-09-23T01:34:38.198-05:00

Almost makes me want to zombify my mind playing video games all day long.For more: CLICK HERE

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-90020107134939016212009-09-22T11:58:00.001-05:002009-09-22T12:13:33.830-05:00

Wow...Now watch as this foreign hottie picks it apart!ZOMGitsCriss must have read Ken's Guide to the Bible.Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/22/kirk-camerons-origin-of-s_n_294349.html

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-25122169272019367132009-09-21T01:40:00.001-05:002009-09-21T01:41:22.297-05:00

He's back!

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-79326270048500332532009-09-20T19:26:00.000-05:002009-09-20T19:27:05.958-05:00

A fun quiz...

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-61230728507250293922009-09-16T15:57:00.001-05:002009-09-16T15:57:53.031-05:00

...he's a decent guy, I guess.

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-31464771738030203122009-09-16T15:52:00.000-05:002009-09-16T15:53:18.641-05:00

Yes. It's true.

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-55741333421242580952009-08-07T13:31:00.002-05:002009-08-07T13:35:25.618-05:00

Reprint: President George W. Bush told French President Jacques Chirac in early 2003 that Iraq must be invaded to thwart Gog and Magog, the Bible’s satanic agents of the Apocalypse. Honest. This isn’t a joke. The president of the United States, in a top-secret phone call to a major European ally, asked for French troops to join American soldiers in attacking Iraq as a mission from God.CLICK HERE

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-61623254193460256822009-08-03T12:24:00.000-05:002009-08-03T12:27:48.287-05:00

If you like this, BUY ME A COFFEE.

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-13873687287471932342009-08-03T12:18:00.001-05:002009-08-03T12:19:50.221-05:00

This is kickass. If you like this, BUY ME A COFFEE.

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-7367383855157188182009-07-30T13:58:00.000-05:002009-07-30T13:59:02.166-05:00

I'd run too!Video Courtesy of KSL.com

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-81749432436375106192009-07-30T12:53:00.001-05:002009-07-30T12:53:58.504-05:00

Like I always say, "Atheism brings you closer to God."

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-38176136105998024882009-07-30T02:11:00.000-05:002009-07-30T02:12:02.256-05:00

I think this guy has a touch of the dementia...

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-4247303501891800212009-07-20T13:37:00.001-05:002009-07-20T13:44:34.884-05:00

Taking it to the limit!Go Aussies!

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-67158239442901992722009-07-17T20:36:00.000-05:002009-07-17T20:37:16.688-05:00

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-81971021475337953922009-07-09T20:31:00.004-05:002009-07-10T01:44:37.971-05:00

Classic. You gotta love "Devil's Advocacy."

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-59221410404732321342009-06-15T17:16:00.003-05:002009-06-15T17:24:47.512-05:00

Very interesting...See also:

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-32493274179246163112009-05-25T00:43:00.001-05:002009-05-25T00:45:25.482-05:00

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-85955158795917910762009-05-22T19:21:00.001-05:002009-05-22T19:23:21.244-05:00

Mancow gets water boarded:View more news videos at: http://www.nbcmiami.com/video.Conclusion:View more news videos at: http://www.nbcmiami.com/video.

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-58991598604240465292009-05-18T15:46:00.004-05:002009-05-18T15:49:03.972-05:00

The stick figure Adam and Eve do it for me.

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-91942400900076887852009-05-18T00:29:00.001-05:002009-05-18T00:32:18.887-05:00

Nicely done, Dick!

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-55745915642334033502009-05-14T12:00:00.002-05:002009-05-14T12:00:00.820-05:00

Visit THE COMPLEAT TENACIOUS D MASTERWORKS

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-30335509258853484762009-05-14T04:20:00.000-05:002009-05-14T04:20:00.243-05:00

Well, it's bound to happen some time.

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-92159003220234323882009-05-13T13:00:00.001-05:002009-05-13T13:00:00.337-05:00

What an a-hole...

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-87975388810084372412009-05-13T09:00:00.001-05:002009-05-13T09:00:00.612-05:00

He like big Bibles and he cannot lie...

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-65191064981238223022009-05-12T18:30:00.001-05:002009-05-12T18:30:00.536-05:00

Lighter fare...History of the Bible in song.

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-7955238215223856932009-05-12T11:14:00.002-05:002009-05-12T11:15:43.519-05:00

You gotta love Bill's common sense look at things.Or hate it, if you're a hater. Whatever...

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-66901320097520045782009-05-11T16:08:00.000-05:002009-05-11T16:09:03.677-05:00

I just about peed my pants...

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-60953890055432630792009-05-09T01:43:00.002-05:002009-05-09T01:47:48.346-05:00

...was an atheist.They don't make 'em like THIS anymore.WATCH ORIGINAL STAR TREK ON YOUTUBE (digitally remastered).

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-33282861254917468562009-05-07T13:34:00.001-05:002009-05-07T13:34:58.935-05:00

At last, a straight answer...IS THERE A GOD?

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-34384720282054087522009-05-06T10:42:00.000-05:002009-05-06T10:43:23.655-05:00

Yes. I like it. I do.

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-20176136101084202042009-05-06T10:26:00.003-05:002009-05-06T10:30:41.660-05:00

Well, maybe if atheists quit taking themselves so seriously...HA HA HA!!!

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-87784680457791113732009-05-06T10:23:00.000-05:002009-05-06T10:24:05.335-05:00

Stephen King would love this:

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-53377371288434325502009-05-05T23:54:00.002-05:002009-05-06T00:18:57.711-05:00

Also, does anyone else find it remarkable that in the few days just prior to menstruation (aka, ovulation), the female human is almost impossible to be around (aka, PMS), making reproduction an extremely labor intensive process. What was God's logic there? Almost makes you think God is a woman.Also, when you realize that almost 25% of ALL pregnancies SPONTANEOUSLY ABORT, isn't it difficult to be

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-8526376841625629182009-05-05T23:40:00.003-05:002009-05-05T23:47:56.802-05:00

Here are some high tech Bibles.I dare you to buy one. I DOUBLE dare you...Don't buy this one...

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238355456038880688.post-79138866630177977192009-04-27T16:55:00.007-05:002009-04-27T17:18:09.584-05:00

This looks really interesting.

Joe L.noreply@blogger.com0