gdp's Comments

The Antichristian Phenomenon : Mr. Deity and the Woman: HUH?

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:22:23 +0000

Of course men have their moments of obvious irrationality. The competitive nature of most men results in highly irrational behavior. Especially when it comes to property. It's pretty regular as well. You'll have a hard time finding a guy with lots of money on the bank without something in front of the door to show it off. I've already spent too much money one ultimately useless junk to be able to deny it :)

The Antichristian Phenomenon : Mr. Deity and the Woman: HUH?

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:00:13 +0000

Woah, I've just enjoyed the sketch because of it's mocking nature. It's basically what every comedy act has been doing for the past millennium or so. Why do people have such a hard time distinguishing entertainment from advocacy? They may borrow some aspects from one another, but they're fundamentally different concepts.

The Antichristian Phenomenon : Sverigedemokraterna did it again

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:24:36 +0000

The right wing populist political parties are becoming a trend in Europe. We've got the PVV (party for freedom) with Geert Wilders in the Netherlands, Belgium has their Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest) and the UK has the BNP (British Nationalists Party) with Nick Griffin and partly the UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party) with "Malcolm Pearson, Baron Pearson of Rannoch". I'm sure other countries have the same problems. There's even an international organization, Euronat, combining all of these right wing populists parties. It's a disgrace, this short after the war. It seems people easily forget lessons learned. History seems to be doomed to repeat itself, once again.

The Antichristian Phenomenon : Satan pooping on Jesus? Hell yeah!

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 18:43:01 +0000

I don't think it would be that much of a problem. It's covered by our constitution, article seven. Only a judge can disallow certain imagery, or parliament of course, through law. Just like we've done with the swastika. But the funny thing is, if you can see Satan's genitals, and the organization can't prove people visiting the festival are at least 16 years old, it's illegal. There's a chance a conservative judge would deem a goat man pooping on a half naked dying man god nailed to a piece of wood offensive. But I truly doubt it.

The Antichristian Phenomenon : The relationship between science and religion: Turfs of Aristotelian causality

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:40:24 +0000

A very well written article, good job! The less closed minded Christian scholars, the ones who claim God's omnipotence is indeed limited by logic, are great opponents on the physics playing field. It's simply hilarious to watch them trip over thermodynamics or relativity. Too bad there aren't that many of them left. I guess most of them got enlightened.

The Antichristian Phenomenon : Humanist hypocrisy

Mon, 6 Jul 2009 21:40:17 +0000

If a higher being would be all knowing, the second law of thermodynamics dictates such a being cannot possibly exist. Being all knowing in a physical realm would take an entity larger than everything (see Turing, a.o.), and for it to interact with this universe to be a part of it as well. That's pretty much a paradox. So, I ask you, how do you reconcile your belief in a supreme being with the second law of thermodynamics?

The Antichristian Phenomenon : Humanist hypocrisy

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 17:59:37 +0000

Humanism isn't that easily defined. It's more like a way of thinking about things. In philosophy, humanism describes the homo-centric natural point of view, absolutely banning everything supernatural. Because of that, humanism is loosely connected to the scientific method for resolving philosophical dilemmas. Many humanists are extremely confident in the capabilities of the human race. That's why many leftist philosophers and politicians can be considered humanist. As I've said, humanism can't be easily defined. The most prominent humanist movement is secular humanism, which I've just described. But during the past few decades a new form of, mostly American, humanism appeared. This new movement describes how people need religious activities, and a new form of humanism could provide these without introducing new supernatural dogma. It's even related to modern Satanism, which incorporates many of it's ideas. Albert Einstein was one of the people behind the new religious humanist movement, the First Humanist Society of New York (I had to look that up), which is still active today for all I know. As you can see, humanists, just like atheists, can't be grouped together that easily. They share some common ideas, but that's about it.

The Antichristian Phenomenon : Some answers

Tue, 9 Jun 2009 21:43:44 +0000

Oh my, this guy really doesn't know. The anthropic principle is useless. It violates the very scientific rules it uses to describe the constants. It's simply not falsifiable. He could just have said "God exists!" and he would have made exactly the same point.

The Antichristian Phenomenon : Love as a Symbolic Carrier

Fri, 5 Jun 2009 15:42:43 +0000

Hmm, I still don't understand where you're coming from. Doesn't their holy scripture state that one should kill everybody who doesn't follow the rules, and love everybody else equally? I think "follow the rules of the fairytale or die" is pretty much geared towards individual, personal oppression. Those pesky Christians keep telling you about the love, because the alternative isn't that nice to tell potential church members about.

The Antichristian Phenomenon : Love as a Symbolic Carrier

Sun, 31 May 2009 23:49:35 +0000

The emotion "love" and the social construct are two separate things. The emotion is a personal experience and cannot be questioned. Emotions aren't logical from the egocentric viewpoint, they just happen. So if Christians feel a genuine love for their god or neighbor, it's real love. Even if this love originates from delusional thinking. I can't believe I'm actually defending Christians here. I guess I'm just spreading the love...

The Antichristian Phenomenon : Reasonable Christians (I know you're out there) vs. the Unreasonable

Fri, 8 May 2009 21:01:08 +0000

Well, point taken, thanks. Sometimes it's just hard to keep being reasonable when I'm confronted with the opposite. Not that these conversations are mine, but I do recognize myself in them. I think the unreasonable stance of many atheists can be partly excused by their habits, though. Even when conversing with reasonably reasonable Christians, these prejudices of intolerance and being unreasonable won't just go away.

The Antichristian Phenomenon : 10 Answers from an AntiChristian

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:30:23 +0000

I've written a reaction on my personal blog, here: http://www.jrrzz.net/2009/04/22/re-10-questions-f...

The Antichristian Phenomenon : Power, but to whom and why?

Sat, 4 Apr 2009 22:48:57 +0000

Eventually everything boils down to the group instinct. It's a matter of personality how much individuality a person can bolster. So you could say people who don't value individuality that much are more likely to fall into the status quo of their choosing. Religion offers such a status quo, and does so very well. The less individuality present amongst group members, the more control and hierarchical structures will develop. It's not so much masochism, it's willful instinct driven submission. Besides, the very gathering of people sharing ideas like the ACP is, is somewhat the same. There aren't that many lone cowboys left in this digital age.

The Antichristian Phenomenon : Cartesian Dualism: Atheism II

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:56:37 +0000

No, that's alright. I know where you're coming from. But help yourself if you think this site would miss out without it :) The link between dualism and Christianity is quite obvious these days. Since the soul is purely subjective by nature, many Christians often use dualism to somehow prove the existence of the supernatural. That post attacked creationism by defeating the concept of having a soul, and thus dualism by proxy. Compared to the vast differences between scientific realism and creationism, the differences between the various dualistic philosophies in this context are minor enough to generalize in my opinion.

The Antichristian Phenomenon : Cartesian Dualism: Atheism II

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:12:02 +0000

I must admit I've been using the English language a bit freely. Your assumptions about my attempt at wielding it are bang on. And yes, atheism is without question part of scientific realism at the moment. The two are closely linked but not dependant on each other. One can be both ignorant and atheist. If (not when) science finds proof in favor of a god's existence, the link between atheism and scientific realism ceases to exist. Is it evident? That in itself is both self defeating and confirming, how funny. Anyhow, I'd argue against the divide. Not a single aspect of one's existence is atomic, if I may use this term in philosophy. A personal philosophy will always lean to one or the other, but it will never entirely be either one. I'm personally convinced this playing field isn't horizontal but vertical, with objectivity at the bottom. Subjectivity is based upon purely objective information. The border between the two appears at the point where objective events are not experienced as such, but abstracted into subjectivity. I wouldn't argue that there's no subjectivity at all. An external entity, say, a neurologist, can take all of a person's subjective experiences and translate them into objective data. This data won't have the same intrinsic value though, but can in theory be used to recreate the same subjective state. I see the human being as a complex Turing machine. See my post about Turing, Moore and dualism for more information. But if you have to have to divide the people into groups, I'd say there are three. Those who deny objectivity, those who deny subjectivity and those who support both. So the only divide possible would be the "subjective/objective/both" version. The only people not falling in the latter will be the people who have thought about the subject in an abstract way. The vast majority of the people will be unaware about the entire situation and automatically end up in the "both" section.

The Antichristian Phenomenon : Cartesian Dualism: Atheism II

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:19:37 +0000

Be careful with extending something as inextendable as atheism. The belief system you're referring to is called scientific realism, not western atheism.

The Antichristian Phenomenon : Why I have decided never to trust a Muslim again.

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:47:44 +0000

But whether a fairytale has been edited or not in the last couple of thousand years doesn't automatically make it the truth. Besides, the actual text has never really been a problem at all. It's the difference in interpretation of it that causes problems.

The Antichristian Phenomenon : Ray Comfort's at it again - The vendetta against intellectual pursuit

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:26:19 +0000

Okay, you're a troll. This is the last food you'll get from me. I won't feed you any longer. I hope you'll like your new diet. Now piss off.

The Antichristian Phenomenon : Why I have decided never to trust a Muslim again.

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:59:37 +0000

There's a difference between a religion and what people are telling you about it. If you read the Quran, you'll notice there's nothing like a "true Muslim". Unbelievers are either forgiven or killed, depending on the verse you're reading. Even by fulfilling Islam and Iman, you're still not there yet. You'll have to live by the faith, too. I believe that's called Ahsan, forgive me if I'm wrong. Anyway, what I'm getting at is that we do know about your religion, but we're pointing out flaws and weaknesses in the Islamic belief system. If you want to convince people of your ideas, argue against the points brought forward by the article(s).

The Antichristian Phenomenon : Why I have decided never to trust a Muslim again.

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:45:21 +0000

Oh, no, I'm not convinced yet. Trolls retaliate, this one keeps holding on to the faith. I think our visitor is a genuine Muslim, who is welcome imho.