2) In response to:

Have you spoken to your therapist about these delusions?

Listen, bub: it was my therapist who *told me* about the Flying
Spaghetti Monster, all honour and blessings upon Him.

By: Katt

3) The search for truth is a constant, ongoing process. It never ends.
The instant that you decide that you have found it, you will have
ensured that you will never progress any further, and you will never be
able to do anything except watch as the world passes you by as you
remain mired in your illusions.

By: Conspiracy of Doves
Nominated: Vic Sagerquist
Seconded: John Popelish

8) Of course religious people are going to say they're "happy." Why
shouldn't they? They've got their "God," that's all one needs to be
happy, right?

But, in my experience, they don't look or act very happy. The deeply
religious people I know worry about *everything*! What the neighbors
will think; what "God" will think; the "unacceptable" thoughts they
try not to think; whether or not they're going to heaven; whether

should allow the phone company to assign them a number with 666 in it;
how they're going to make it to church on Sunday when all the kids are
sick with the flu; how they're going to make the entire rest of the
world act the way they think the entire rest of the world should act
when the entire rest of the world just wants religious people to shut
the ***** up and let it get on with what it was doing.

By: Auntie Lib
Nominated: Katt
Seconded: Deep Thought

8) Of course religious people are going to say they're "happy." Why
shouldn't they? They've got their "God," that's all one needs to be
happy, right?

But, in my experience, they don't look or act very happy. The deeply
religious people I know worry about *everything*! What the neighbors
will think; what "God" will think; the "unacceptable" thoughts they
try not to think; whether or not they're going to heaven; whether they
should allow the phone company to assign them a number with 666 in it;
how they're going to make it to church on Sunday when all the kids are
sick with the flu; how they're going to make the entire rest of the
world act the way they think the entire rest of the world should act
when the entire rest of the world just wants religious people to shut
the ***** up and let it get on with what it was doing.

By: Auntie Lib
Nominated: Katt
Seconded: Deep Thought

8) Of course religious people are going to say they're "happy." Why
shouldn't they? They've got their "God," that's all one needs to be
happy, right?

But, in my experience, they don't look or act very happy. The deeply
religious people I know worry about *everything*! What the neighbors
will think; what "God" will think; the "unacceptable" thoughts they
try not to think; whether or not they're going to heaven; whether they
should allow the phone company to assign them a number with 666 in it;
how they're going to make it to church on Sunday when all the kids are
sick with the flu; how they're going to make the entire rest of the
world act the way they think the entire rest of the world should act
when the entire rest of the world just wants religious people to shut
the ***** up and let it get on with what it was doing.

By: Auntie Lib
Nominated: Katt
Seconded: Deep Thought

7) Essentially fundamentalists are all about themselves. Why else
would they make up an infinitely powerful being completely focused
on them just so they don't have to think about or take responsibility
for what they do.

By: Kate
Nominated: Steve Knight
Seconded: Ben Goren

------------

7) Essentially fundamentalists are all about themselves. Why else
would they make up an infinitely powerful being completely focused
on them just so they don't have to think about or take responsibility
for what they do.

By: Kate
Nominated: Steve Knight
Seconded: Ben Goren

------------

4) re: notion that Naxis weren't Christians:

So here's what we've learned about evasive and self-serving Christain
mendacity: if something walks like a duck; quacks like a duck; looks
like a duck; is descended from ducks; was brought up as a duck; never
claimed not to be a duck; quotes ducks; justifies itself in the language
of ducks; is accepted by ducks as one of their own; says it's doing the
work of ducks; is photographed shaking hands with leading ducks; is a
participant in and supporter of duck-type rituals; is never condemned by
the organisations that define duckdom; uses the slogans and insignia of
ducks; refers endlessly to the mythology and history of ducks, and has
the same racial prejudices as ducks do, then ... *it might not actually
be 'a duck'*. Reason: the Christains *moved the fucking goalposts* - and
they won't tell you *where to*...

By: Katt
Nominated: Carl Kaufmann
Seconded: Harry F. Leopold

------------

Here are the nominations for Atheist Quote of the Month for June 2005.
Vote for your favorite by responding to this thread. Votes will be
accepted until midnight, June 30. See rules below. Questions?

Here are the nominations for Atheist Quote of the Month for June 2005.
Vote for your favorite by responding to this thread. Votes will be
accepted until midnight, June 30. See rules below. Questions?
Comments?

4) re: notion that Naxis weren't Christians:

So here's what we've learned about evasive and self-serving Christain
mendacity: if something walks like a duck; quacks like a duck; looks
like a duck; is descended from ducks; was brought up as a duck; never
claimed not to be a duck; quotes ducks; justifies itself in the language
of ducks; is accepted by ducks as one of their own; says it's doing the
work of ducks; is photographed shaking hands with leading ducks; is a
participant in and supporter of duck-type rituals; is never condemned by
the organisations that define duckdom; uses the slogans and insignia of
ducks; refers endlessly to the mythology and history of ducks, and has
the same racial prejudices as ducks do, then ... *it might not actually
be 'a duck'*. Reason: the Christains *moved the fucking goalposts* - and
they won't tell you *where to*...

By: Katt
Nominated: Carl Kaufmann
Seconded: Harry F. Leopold

Man, I hate newspaper blogs. Folks there just don't have the civility
and self-control you see in alt.atheism. This place is a breath of fresh
air, I can tell you!

Man, I hate newspaper blogs. Folks there just don't have the civility
and self-control you see in alt.atheism. This place is a breath of fresh
air, I can tell you!

Here are the nominations for Atheist Quote of the Month for June 2005.
Vote for your favorite by responding to this thread. Votes will be
accepted until midnight, June 30. See rules below. Questions?
Comments?
Email me.

4) re: notion that Naxis weren't Christians:

So here's what we've learned about evasive and self-serving Christain
mendacity: if something walks like a duck; quacks like a duck; looks
like a duck; is descended from ducks; was brought up as a duck; never
claimed not to be a duck; quotes ducks; justifies itself in the language
of ducks; is accepted by ducks as one of their own; says it's doing the
work of ducks; is photographed shaking hands with leading ducks; is a
participant in and supporter of duck-type rituals; is never condemned by
the organisations that define duckdom; uses the slogans and insignia of
ducks; refers endlessly to the mythology and history of ducks, and has
the same racial prejudices as ducks do, then ... *it might not actually
be 'a duck'*. Reason: the Christains *moved the fucking goalposts* - and
they won't tell you *where to*...

By: Katt
Nominated: Carl Kaufmann
Seconded: Harry F. Leopold

6) In response to:

This sample behavior on this forum demonstrates a disposition that is
very much parallel to the ethic of any jailer who would torture those
who failed to see the truth of his/her intellect.

No, obviously it is based upon your actions here. This *is a public
forum, just as an elevator is a public transport. What you are doing is
not only the equivalent of farting in an elevator, but insisting that
the other occupants reactions towards you are unprovoked hostility as
you noisily continue to flatuate away to your hearts content. *Then, to
add insult to injury, you claim it is a character defect of the other
passengers for being hostile to your malodorous expulsions.

By: David H
Nominated: The other Donald
Seconded: J Forbes

4) re: notion that Naxis weren't Christians:

So here's what we've learned about evasive and self-serving Christain
mendacity: if something walks like a duck; quacks like a duck; looks
like a duck; is descended from ducks; was brought up as a duck; never
claimed not to be a duck; quotes ducks; justifies itself in the language
of ducks; is accepted by ducks as one of their own; says it's doing the
work of ducks; is photographed shaking hands with leading ducks; is a
participant in and supporter of duck-type rituals; is never condemned by
the organisations that define duckdom; uses the slogans and insignia of
ducks; refers endlessly to the mythology and history of ducks, and has
the same racial prejudices as ducks do, then ... *it might not actually
be 'a duck'*. Reason: the Christains *moved the fucking goalposts* - and
they won't tell you *where to*...

By: Katt
Nominated: Carl Kaufmann
Seconded: Harry F. Leopold

4) re: notion that Naxis weren't Christians:

So here's what we've learned about evasive and self-serving Christain
mendacity: if something walks like a duck; quacks like a duck; looks
like a duck; is descended from ducks; was brought up as a duck; never
claimed not to be a duck; quotes ducks; justifies itself in the language
of ducks; is accepted by ducks as one of their own; says it's doing the
work of ducks; is photographed shaking hands with leading ducks; is a
participant in and supporter of duck-type rituals; is never condemned by
the organisations that define duckdom; uses the slogans and insignia of
ducks; refers endlessly to the mythology and history of ducks, and has
the same racial prejudices as ducks do, then ... *it might not actually
be 'a duck'*. Reason: the Christains *moved the fucking goalposts* - and
they won't tell you *where to*...

By: Katt
Nominated: Carl Kaufmann
Seconded: Harry F. Leopold

------------

4) re: notion that Naxis weren't Christians:

So here's what we've learned about evasive and self-serving Christain
mendacity: if something walks like a duck; quacks like a duck; looks
like a duck; is descended from ducks; was brought up as a duck; never
claimed not to be a duck; quotes ducks; justifies itself in the language
of ducks; is accepted by ducks as one of their own; says it's doing the
work of ducks; is photographed shaking hands with leading ducks; is a
participant in and supporter of duck-type rituals; is never condemned by
the organisations that define duckdom; uses the slogans and insignia of
ducks; refers endlessly to the mythology and history of ducks, and has
the same racial prejudices as ducks do, then ... *it might not actually
be 'a duck'*. Reason: the Christains *moved the fucking goalposts* - and
they won't tell you *where to*...

By: Katt
Nominated: Carl Kaufmann
Seconded: Harry F. Leopold

8) Of course religious people are going to say they're "happy." Why
shouldn't they? They've got their "God," that's all one needs to be
happy, right?

But, in my experience, they don't look or act very happy. The deeply
religious people I know worry about *everything*! What the neighbors
will think; what "God" will think; the "unacceptable" thoughts they
try not to think; whether or not they're going to heaven; whether they
should allow the phone company to assign them a number with 666 in it;
how they're going to make it to church on Sunday when all the kids are
sick with the flu; how they're going to make the entire rest of the
world act the way they think the entire rest of the world should act
when the entire rest of the world just wants religious people to shut
the ***** up and let it get on with what it was doing.

By: Auntie Lib
Nominated: Katt
Seconded: Deep Thought

4) re: notion that Naxis weren't Christians:

So here's what we've learned about evasive and self-serving Christain
mendacity: if something walks like a duck; quacks like a duck; looks
like a duck; is descended from ducks; was brought up as a duck; never
claimed not to be a duck; quotes ducks; justifies itself in the language
of ducks; is accepted by ducks as one of their own; says it's doing the
work of ducks; is photographed shaking hands with leading ducks; is a
participant in and supporter of duck-type rituals; is never condemned by
the organisations that define duckdom; uses the slogans and insignia of
ducks; refers endlessly to the mythology and history of ducks, and has
the same racial prejudices as ducks do, then ... *it might not actually
be 'a duck'*. Reason: the Christains *moved the fucking goalposts* - and
they won't tell you *where to*...

By: Katt
Nominated: Carl Kaufmann
Seconded: Harry F. Leopold

------

3) The search for truth is a constant, ongoing process. It never ends.
The instant that you decide that you have found it, you will have
ensured that you will never progress any further, and you will never be
able to do anything except watch as the world passes you by as you
remain mired in your illusions.

By: Conspiracy of Doves
Nominated: Vic Sagerquist
Seconded: John Popelish

8) Of course religious people are going to say they're "happy." Why
shouldn't they? They've got their "God," that's all one needs to be
happy, right?

But, in my experience, they don't look or act very happy. The deeply
religious people I know worry about *everything*! What the neighbors
will think; what "God" will think; the "unacceptable" thoughts they
try not to think; whether or not they're going to heaven; whether they
should allow the phone company to assign them a number with 666 in it;
how they're going to make it to church on Sunday when all the kids are
sick with the flu; how they're going to make the entire rest of the
world act the way they think the entire rest of the world should act
when the entire rest of the world just wants religious people to shut
the ***** up and let it get on with what it was doing.

By: Auntie Lib
Nominated: Katt
Seconded: Deep Thought

------------

8) Of course religious people are going to say they're "happy." Why
shouldn't they? They've got their "God," that's all one needs to be
happy, right?

But, in my experience, they don't look or act very happy. The deeply
religious people I know worry about *everything*! What the neighbors
will think; what "God" will think; the "unacceptable" thoughts they
try not to think; whether or not they're going to heaven; whether they
should allow the phone company to assign them a number with 666 in it;
how they're going to make it to church on Sunday when all the kids are
sick with the flu; how they're going to make the entire rest of the
world act the way they think the entire rest of the world should act
when the entire rest of the world just wants religious people to shut
the ***** up and let it get on with what it was doing.

By: Auntie Lib
Nominated: Katt
Seconded: Deep Thought

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

7) Essentially fundamentalists are all about themselves. Why else
would they make up an infinitely powerful being completely focused
on them just so they don't have to think about or take responsibility
for what they do.

By: Kate
Nominated: Steve Knight
Seconded: Ben Goren

4) re: notion that Naxis weren't Christians:

So here's what we've learned about evasive and self-serving Christain
mendacity: if something walks like a duck; quacks like a duck; looks
like a duck; is descended from ducks; was brought up as a duck; never
claimed not to be a duck; quotes ducks; justifies itself in the language
of ducks; is accepted by ducks as one of their own; says it's doing the
work of ducks; is photographed shaking hands with leading ducks; is a
participant in and supporter of duck-type rituals; is never condemned by
the organisations that define duckdom; uses the slogans and insignia of
ducks; refers endlessly to the mythology and history of ducks, and has
the same racial prejudices as ducks do, then ... *it might not actually
be 'a duck'*. Reason: the Christains *moved the fucking goalposts* - and
they won't tell you *where to*...

By: Katt
Nominated: Carl Kaufmann
Seconded: Harry F. Leopold

5) In response to:

"All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
Evolved through a process involving combinations of amino acids... "

"Each little flower that opens,
Each little bird that sings,
Sexual selection made their glowing colours,
Survival advantage made their tiny wings.

The purple-headed mountain,
The river running by,
The sunset and the morning
That brightens up the sky.

The cold wind in the winter,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden-
The laws of physics made them ev'ry one.

The tall trees in the greenwood,
The meadows where we play,
The flowers by the water
We gather ev'ry day.

Evolution gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell
How great is the Universe,
Whose big bang created all things well."

By: JPG
Nominated: Jon
Seconded: Loadnlock

6) In response to:

This sample behavior on this forum demonstrates a disposition that is
very much parallel to the ethic of any jailer who would torture those
who failed to see the truth of his/her intellect.

No, obviously it is based upon your actions here. This *is a public
forum, just as an elevator is a public transport. What you are doing is
not only the equivalent of farting in an elevator, but insisting that
the other occupants reactions towards you are unprovoked hostility as
you noisily continue to flatuate away to your hearts content. *Then, to
add insult to injury, you claim it is a character defect of the other
passengers for being hostile to your malodorous expulsions.

4) re: notion that Naxis weren't Christians:
So here's what we've learned about evasive and self-serving Christain
mendacity: if something walks like a duck; quacks like a duck; looks
like a duck; is descended from ducks; was brought up as a duck; never
claimed not to be a duck; quotes ducks; justifies itself in the language