en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/549085 Comments by Stonyground http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/25/library-takes-the-mickey-out-of-christianity’-by-selling-messiah-mint/#IDComment28417455 To be honest, if the idiot hadn't mentioned the being offended thing I could have conceded that he had a point. Surely if religious stuff is not allowed in the library a case could be made for not allowing these mints. However once he starts with the "I am so offended" stuff I'm afraid he loses all cred. Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:17:22 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/25/library-takes-the-mickey-out-of-christianity’-by-selling-messiah-mint/#IDComment28417455 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/23/bush’s-fervour-for-abstinence-programmes-led-to-more-teenage-shagging-and-stds/#IDComment28235406 Alice, reality land may not be as perfect a place as we would like it to be but unfortunately it is compulsory that all of us live there. People like you who fail to understand that cause real people real harm by pretending that there is an alternative. There isn't, and it would be a great help to everyone if you could realise that and grow up. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:23:28 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/23/bush’s-fervour-for-abstinence-programmes-led-to-more-teenage-shagging-and-stds/#IDComment28235406 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/22/pass-the-prozac-i’m-so-depressed/#IDComment27991407 The correct way to draw the fish is to take a pair of compasses and draw an arc. You then place the point of the compasses on the arc and draw a second arc. If you set your compasses at 153 of whatever units of measurement that you choose to use, the distance between the nose of the fish and the cross at the rear between the body and the tail will be 265. 265 over 153 is the square root of three, accurate to four decimal places. 153 is the smallest number that gives a reasonable level of accuracy. I could explain why this is so but it is a bit complicated, it has to do with Pythagorus' theorum, you know the one about triangles. The point of all this is that the stories in the Gospels have hidden meanings that Christians are completely unaware of. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:10:08 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/22/pass-the-prozac-i’m-so-depressed/#IDComment27991407 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/22/pass-the-prozac-i’m-so-depressed/#IDComment27983665 So there you are Mr. Estes, the Bible says that there is no afterlife and that you should do everything in your power to enjoy this life as it is the only one you are going to get. This is what most of us atheists do anyway. Oh and you didn't come back to me on the fish symbol and the number153, have a clue, they stole the symbol from Pythagorus. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:23:57 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/22/pass-the-prozac-i’m-so-depressed/#IDComment27983665 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/22/pass-the-prozac-i’m-so-depressed/#IDComment27983320 On the subject of only reading one book, the Bible is actually a collection of 66. OK so most of it is cack but you can find the odd gem such as Ecclesiastes Ch. 9 Vs. 4-10 (Omitting verse eight 'cause it's rubbish: But he who is joined with the living has hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion. For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward; but the memory of them is lost. Their love and their hate and their envy have already perished, and they have no more for ever any share in all that is done under the sun. Go, eat your bread with enjoyment, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already approved what you do. Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain life which he has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun. Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:19:07 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/22/pass-the-prozac-i’m-so-depressed/#IDComment27983320 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/22/pass-the-prozac-i’m-so-depressed/#IDComment27980217 Yes, it doesn't seem that god believers can quite get their heads around the fact that atheists actually believe that he doesn't actually exist. Jesus and Mo have actually covered this problem recently. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:37:54 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/22/pass-the-prozac-i’m-so-depressed/#IDComment27980217 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/20/the-internet-is-being-overrun-by-god-haters-declares-baptist-minister/#IDComment27873956 Just curious shaun, did you lose the ability to spell and punctuate properly at the moment of your conversion? I don't usually comment on such things as I don't feel that it is too important as long as people get their meaning across but it does seem to be a bit of a Christian trait. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:29:46 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/20/the-internet-is-being-overrun-by-god-haters-declares-baptist-minister/#IDComment27873956 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/20/the-internet-is-being-overrun-by-god-haters-declares-baptist-minister/#IDComment27873726 Mr. Estes, don't flatter yourself that you come high enough up on the intellectual scale to make any of us feel the need to engage in a debate. To be a believer of your calibre requires ignorance on a literally cosmic scale. Tell me the significance of the number 153 mentioned in John 21:11 and how it relates to the Christian fish symbol and I might begin to take you seriously. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:25:13 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/20/the-internet-is-being-overrun-by-god-haters-declares-baptist-minister/#IDComment27873726 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/20/the-internet-is-being-overrun-by-god-haters-declares-baptist-minister/#IDComment27873272 I have to agree that it is a bit of a cheap shot to make fun of the guy's name, especially when there are so many other things about him that could be made fun of, but honestly Tom Estes? what the hell were his parents thinking? Surely with a name like Estes the problem must have been thought about before. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:17:16 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/20/the-internet-is-being-overrun-by-god-haters-declares-baptist-minister/#IDComment27873272 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/19/brace-yourself-for-a-barrel-of-laughs-%e2%80%93-pz-is-all-set-to-visit-the-creation-museum/#IDComment27696288 War, famine and natural disasters are blamed on belief in evolution? Are these people totally mental? There were wars, famines and natural disasters in the Old Testament, are they going to claim that there were people going around believing in evolution in Old Testament times? These people actually accuse atheists of being arrogant in claiming to be more intelligent than they are, Hell's effing bells. Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:33:43 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/19/brace-yourself-for-a-barrel-of-laughs-%e2%80%93-pz-is-all-set-to-visit-the-creation-museum/#IDComment27696288 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/16/iran’s-‘bob-dylan’-sentenced-to-five-years-for-dissing-the-holy-koran/#IDComment27528985 You are all doing that 'not taking matters seriously' again. If there is anyone else here who finds it wisible you will find yourself in gladiator school very quickly with wotten behaviour like that, I'll have you fighting wabid wild beasts within a week. Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:04:44 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/16/iran’s-‘bob-dylan’-sentenced-to-five-years-for-dissing-the-holy-koran/#IDComment27528985 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/17/vatican-does-a-u-turn-on-harry-potter/#IDComment27528163 How interesting that whenever Catholic commentators give out their reasons for not liking Harry Potter they end up describing their own beliefs down to a t. They are so lacking in self awareness that they cannot see the blatantly obvious parrallels and miss the very important point that J.K. Rowling never went around claiming that her stories were true. Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:59:44 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/17/vatican-does-a-u-turn-on-harry-potter/#IDComment27528163 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/15/feel-the-love-one-christian-sacks-atheist-worker-another-prays-for-obamas-death/#IDComment27364407 "She is being punished for her lack of faith" as opposed to her condition being a test of her faith if she had some. Even the Bible acknowledges that good and bad things happen to good and bad people completely at random. It is just the same regarding religious belief, devout Christians contract diseases exactly as often as atheists do, Dawson is an obnoxious moron. I love the bit about Obama turning his life around, as if becoming the leader of the most powerful nation on the planet is some kind of failure. America does seem to excel at producing whackos doesn't it, we only have one, they seem to have thousands. (I believe tha Steven Green is the only British Whacko that is in the same league as the American ones, somebody correct me if I'm wrong). Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:38:45 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/15/feel-the-love-one-christian-sacks-atheist-worker-another-prays-for-obamas-death/#IDComment27364407 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/14/top-british-conductor-and-his-wife-choose-to-die-with-dignity-in-switzerland/#IDComment27265078 In contrast to the question of the afterlife, a significant proportion of those that oppose assisted dying are going to live to realise that they are wrong. A very unpleasant and debilitating plague on all their houses. I too would prefer to go at a time of my own choosing and it really pisses me off that Bishops and Rabbis who have no mandate to represent me whatsoever can make it difficult for me. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:57:28 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/14/top-british-conductor-and-his-wife-choose-to-die-with-dignity-in-switzerland/#IDComment27265078 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/12/another-day-another-feckin-image-of-holy-mary-mother-of-god/#IDComment27163143 It was actually Mary who had the immaculate conception or rather Mary's mum. This became part of Catholic dogma quite late on due to the problem of original sin which would otherwise have been passed on to Jesus who would then not been suitable as a sacrifice for all the sins of the world. This is the kind of stuff that passes for logic in the Catholic mind. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:06:32 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/12/another-day-another-feckin-image-of-holy-mary-mother-of-god/#IDComment27163143 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/12/the-football-pitch-is-no-place-for-barmy-displays-of-religious-piety-says-fifa/#IDComment27162453 Angela_K, I don't think we need to redress the balance, That picture says to me "I am a mindless imbecile, please feel sorry for me" loud and clear. What an utterly mindless twat, broadcasting his infinite stupidity to millions around the entire planet. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:56:41 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/12/the-football-pitch-is-no-place-for-barmy-displays-of-religious-piety-says-fifa/#IDComment27162453 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/13/prof-richard-dawkins-slams-‘stupid-and-regressive-irish-blasphemy-law/#IDComment27161165 The Old Testament is pretty blasphemous as it depicts God as being a sadistic mass murderer with the mentality of a spoilt toddler. So my blasphemy test case would consist of the statement "God is a sadistic mass murderer with the mentality of a spoilt toddler". If I go down I take all the Bible thumpers with me. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:37:30 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/13/prof-richard-dawkins-slams-‘stupid-and-regressive-irish-blasphemy-law/#IDComment27161165 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/12/another-day-another-feckin-image-of-holy-mary-mother-of-god/#IDComment27148712 If it looks like Emperor Palpatine maybe it isn't the BVM at all but Pope Ratty. He certainly looks like Palpatine and seems to indulge in the same kind of underhanded political scheming. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:38:55 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/12/another-day-another-feckin-image-of-holy-mary-mother-of-god/#IDComment27148712 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/12/another-day-another-feckin-image-of-holy-mary-mother-of-god/#IDComment27056059 It appears that no one here is capable of taking this matter seriously. Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:52:41 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/12/another-day-another-feckin-image-of-holy-mary-mother-of-god/#IDComment27056059 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/12/another-day-another-feckin-image-of-holy-mary-mother-of-god/#IDComment27040711 I used to enjoy a good laugh at the Catholic's expense whenever one of these holy images popped up. Now, more and more I find it sad and depressing that in an age of enlightenement some people are, mentally speaking, still in the dark ages. Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:16:07 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/12/another-day-another-feckin-image-of-holy-mary-mother-of-god/#IDComment27040711