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"words of truth" |
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19 Jan 2006 02:13:59 PM |
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Atheism: The Root of All Evil |
http://bedejournal.blogspot.com/2006/01/root-of-all-evil.html
The Root of All Evil?
Further apologies for the intermittent nature of this blog. I am afraid
that twice weekly service may not be resuming for a little while as I
am snowed under at present.
What should we make of Richard Dawkin's new show The Root of All Evil??
Channel Four have foisted a question mark on his title but I doubt the
initiative for that came from Professor Dawkins. Well, I'm going to
talk about how best to make a programme that portrays atheism as badly
as possible. I'm not too bothered with the ethics of misrepresenting my
subject, but instead I'll take my cues from Dawkins' treatment of
religion.
Let's start the show with me looking good, wise and dressed like a
scholar. However, all the atheists in the show will be chosen because
they look shifty, have funny beards or are Texans. If I can find one
with a pair of little round glasses and a scary continental accent, so
much the better. That's what TV researchers are for. First, I'll visit
a meeting of atheists doing harmless things and generally not
threatening a fly. I'd suggest that these people are on a slippery
slope towards moral disintegration and mass murder. This would be as
unfair as linking a granny at Lourdes directly to a suicide bomber, but
apparently that's OK.
Next, I'll visit America and find some sad secularists with a
persecution complex and pour scorn on them. I'll interview a supporter
of Madalyn Murray O'Hair and make out she was the representative face
of American atheism (she certainly wanted to be). Then I'll talk to a
wacky libertarian follower of Ayn Rand and thus prove atheism can lead
to communism and fascism at the same time. Then I'll pretend they
attacked me. Unfair? Well, Dawkins compares a service at a US
evangelical church to a Nuremberg rally and craftily edits his film in
order to make the preacher look as a bad as possible. Finally, we get a
very odd scene where Dawkins claims his crew were thrown off the
church's land but although the camera is on, the editing is seriously
jumbled and the sound track paraphrased by Dawkins himself.
I'll wrap my show up with a visit to Moscow where I'll interview an
unreconstructed Stalinist who will berate the bourgeois and decadent
West. He'll promise that Communism will eventually take the world over
and I'll leave with his threats echoing in my ears. Typical atheist,
I'll imply. Of course, that's no worse that finding the nuttiest Moslem
in Jerusalem (complete with funny beard and American accent) to
represent Islam.
On second thoughts, I'll leave the black propaganda to the people who
are really good at it.
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| User: "MarkA" |
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| Title: Re: Atheism: The Root of All Evil |
20 Jan 2006 07:16:31 AM |
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On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:13:59 -0800, words of truth wrote:
http://bedejournal.blogspot.com/2006/01/root-of-all-evil.html
The Root of All Evil?
Further apologies for the intermittent nature of this blog. I am afraid
that twice weekly service may not be resuming for a little while as I am
snowed under at present.
What should we make of Richard Dawkin's new show The Root of All Evil??
Channel Four have foisted a question mark on his title but I doubt the
initiative for that came from Professor Dawkins. Well, I'm going to talk
about how best to make a programme that portrays atheism as badly as
possible. I'm not too bothered with the ethics of misrepresenting my
subject, but instead I'll take my cues from Dawkins' treatment of
religion.
Let's start the show with me looking good, wise and dressed like a
scholar. However, all the atheists in the show will be chosen because they
look shifty, have funny beards or are Texans.
Let's start with a world that is predominantly atheistic, and has been so
for thousands of years. Then, let's leave it at that.
If I can find one with a
pair of little round glasses and a scary continental accent, so much the
better. That's what TV researchers are for. First, I'll visit a meeting of
atheists doing harmless things and generally not threatening a fly. I'd
suggest that these people are on a slippery slope towards moral
disintegration and mass murder. This would be as unfair as linking a
granny at Lourdes directly to a suicide bomber, but apparently that's OK.
So, you don't believe that religious fanatics are capable of carrying out
suicide bomb attacks? I anxiously await your explanation.
<snip>
--
MarkA
(still caught in the maze of twisty little passages, all different)
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| User: "John Doe II" |
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| Title: Re: Atheism: The Root of All Evil |
19 Jan 2006 06:01:46 PM |
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Um, it's religion that is the heart of half the evil, the other half is
government.
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| User: "Terry Cross" |
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| Title: Re: Atheism: The Root of All Evil |
19 Jan 2006 06:06:20 PM |
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John Doe II wrote:
Um, it's religion that is the heart of half the evil, the other half is
government.
And the other half of evil is caused by people. And the rest of it is
caused by food additives.
So there.
TCross
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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| Title: Re: Atheism: The Root of All Evil |
19 Jan 2006 08:40:09 PM |
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On 19 Jan 2006 16:06:20 -0800, "Terry Cross" <tcross77@hotmail.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <1137715580.604580.225710@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
John Doe II wrote:
Um, it's religion that is the heart of half the evil, the other half is
government.
And the other half of evil is caused by people. And the rest of it is
caused by food additives.
So there.
TCross
And the fifth half, is caused by people who can't count.
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| User: "MarkA" |
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| Title: Re: Atheism: The Root of All Evil |
20 Jan 2006 07:17:53 AM |
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On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:10:09 +1030, Michael Gray wrote:
On 19 Jan 2006 16:06:20 -0800, "Terry Cross" <tcross77@hotmail.com> wrote:
- Refer: <1137715580.604580.225710@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
John Doe II wrote:
Um, it's religion that is the heart of half the evil, the other half is
government.
And the other half of evil is caused by people. And the rest of it is
caused by food additives.
So there.
TCross
And the fifth half, is caused by people who can't count.
....and even more is caused by those stupid "Car Talk" guys, with their
"third half of the show"!
--
MarkA
(still caught in the maze of twisty little passages, all different)
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: Atheism: The Root of All Evil |
20 Jan 2006 08:43:10 AM |
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"MarkA" <manthony@stopspam.net> wrote in message
news:pan.2006.01.20.13.17.36.940632@stopspam.net...
On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:10:09 +1030, Michael Gray wrote:
On 19 Jan 2006 16:06:20 -0800, "Terry Cross" <tcross77@hotmail.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <1137715580.604580.225710@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
John Doe II wrote:
Um, it's religion that is the heart of half the evil, the other half is
government.
And the other half of evil is caused by people. And the rest of it is
caused by food additives.
So there.
TCross
And the fifth half, is caused by people who can't count.
...and even more is caused by those stupid "Car Talk" guys, with their
"third half of the show"!
Hey! I LOVE Car Talk! :)
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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| Title: Re: Atheism: The Root of All Evil |
21 Jan 2006 02:30:57 AM |
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On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:43:10 -0500, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
- Refer: <43cb51F1n9guoU1@individual.net>
"MarkA" <manthony@stopspam.net> wrote in message
news:pan.2006.01.20.13.17.36.940632@stopspam.net...
On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:10:09 +1030, Michael Gray wrote:
On 19 Jan 2006 16:06:20 -0800, "Terry Cross" <tcross77@hotmail.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <1137715580.604580.225710@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
John Doe II wrote:
Um, it's religion that is the heart of half the evil, the other half is
government.
And the other half of evil is caused by people. And the rest of it is
caused by food additives.
So there.
TCross
And the fifth half, is caused by people who can't count.
...and even more is caused by those stupid "Car Talk" guys, with their
"third half of the show"!
Hey! I LOVE Car Talk! :)
I guess I shall have remain deprived of this cultural gem, living
down-under, and all.
Deprived or Depraved?
That is the question.
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: Atheism: The Root of All Evil |
23 Jan 2006 03:21:21 PM |
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"Michael Gray" <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote in message
news:t7s3t1pffiqjsg41tvlvorr4avd5460178@4ax.com...
On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:43:10 -0500, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
- Refer: <43cb51F1n9guoU1@individual.net>
"MarkA" <manthony@stopspam.net> wrote in message
news:pan.2006.01.20.13.17.36.940632@stopspam.net...
On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:10:09 +1030, Michael Gray wrote:
On 19 Jan 2006 16:06:20 -0800, "Terry Cross" <tcross77@hotmail.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <1137715580.604580.225710@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
John Doe II wrote:
Um, it's religion that is the heart of half the evil, the other half
is
government.
And the other half of evil is caused by people. And the rest of it is
caused by food additives.
So there.
TCross
And the fifth half, is caused by people who can't count.
...and even more is caused by those stupid "Car Talk" guys, with their
"third half of the show"!
Hey! I LOVE Car Talk! :)
I guess I shall have remain deprived of this cultural gem, living
down-under, and all.
Deprived or Depraved?
That is the question.
Hey, with any luck, you're probably both ;)
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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| Title: Re: Atheism: The Root of All Evil |
23 Jan 2006 09:35:55 PM |
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On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 16:21:21 -0500, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
- Refer: <43kvjiF1nde31U1@individual.net>
"Michael Gray" <fleetg@newsguy.spam.com> wrote in message
news:t7s3t1pffiqjsg41tvlvorr4avd5460178@4ax.com...
On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:43:10 -0500, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
- Refer: <43cb51F1n9guoU1@individual.net>
"MarkA" <manthony@stopspam.net> wrote in message
news:pan.2006.01.20.13.17.36.940632@stopspam.net...
On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:10:09 +1030, Michael Gray wrote:
On 19 Jan 2006 16:06:20 -0800, "Terry Cross" <tcross77@hotmail.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <1137715580.604580.225710@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
John Doe II wrote:
Um, it's religion that is the heart of half the evil, the other half
is
government.
And the other half of evil is caused by people. And the rest of it is
caused by food additives.
So there.
TCross
And the fifth half, is caused by people who can't count.
...and even more is caused by those stupid "Car Talk" guys, with their
"third half of the show"!
Hey! I LOVE Car Talk! :)
I guess I shall have remain deprived of this cultural gem, living
down-under, and all.
Deprived or Depraved?
That is the question.
Hey, with any luck, you're probably both ;)
I just looked, and I'm not deprived.
So its only 1 out of 2.
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| User: "MarkA" |
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| Title: Re: Atheism: The Root of All Evil |
20 Jan 2006 07:04:00 PM |
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On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:43:10 -0500, Robibnikoff wrote:
"MarkA" <manthony@stopspam.net> wrote in message
news:pan.2006.01.20.13.17.36.940632@stopspam.net...
On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:10:09 +1030, Michael Gray wrote:
On 19 Jan 2006 16:06:20 -0800, "Terry Cross" <tcross77@hotmail.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <1137715580.604580.225710@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
John Doe II wrote:
Um, it's religion that is the heart of half the evil, the other half
is government.
And the other half of evil is caused by people. And the rest of it is
caused by food additives.
So there.
TCross
And the fifth half, is caused by people who can't count.
...and even more is caused by those stupid "Car Talk" guys, with their
"third half of the show"!
Hey! I LOVE Car Talk! :)
Me, too. I always chuckle when they talk about what's coming up in the
third half of the show.....
--
MarkA
(this space accidentally filled in)
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: Atheism: The Root of All Evil |
23 Jan 2006 03:20:50 PM |
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"MarkA" <toor@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:pan.2006.01.21.01.03.58.736787@nowhere.com...
On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:43:10 -0500, Robibnikoff wrote:
"MarkA" <manthony@stopspam.net> wrote in message
news:pan.2006.01.20.13.17.36.940632@stopspam.net...
On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:10:09 +1030, Michael Gray wrote:
On 19 Jan 2006 16:06:20 -0800, "Terry Cross" <tcross77@hotmail.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <1137715580.604580.225710@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
John Doe II wrote:
Um, it's religion that is the heart of half the evil, the other half
is government.
And the other half of evil is caused by people. And the rest of it is
caused by food additives.
So there.
TCross
And the fifth half, is caused by people who can't count.
...and even more is caused by those stupid "Car Talk" guys, with their
"third half of the show"!
Hey! I LOVE Car Talk! :)
Me, too. I always chuckle when they talk about what's coming up in the
third half of the show.....]
True! I used to listen to it while driving the kid home from ballet
lessons. Poor kid absolutely HATED the show. Oh well :)
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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| Title: Re: Atheism: The Root of All Evil |
21 Jan 2006 02:29:40 AM |
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On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:17:53 GMT, MarkA <manthony@stopspam.net> wrote:
- Refer: <pan.2006.01.20.13.17.36.940632@stopspam.net>
On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:10:09 +1030, Michael Gray wrote:
On 19 Jan 2006 16:06:20 -0800, "Terry Cross" <tcross77@hotmail.com> wrote:
- Refer: <1137715580.604580.225710@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
John Doe II wrote:
Um, it's religion that is the heart of half the evil, the other half is
government.
And the other half of evil is caused by people. And the rest of it is
caused by food additives.
So there.
TCross
And the fifth half, is caused by people who can't count.
...and even more is caused by those stupid "Car Talk" guys, with their
"third half of the show"!
Enough reason to borrow a shotgun and blow the radio away with both
barrels.
Do an Elvis.
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| User: "Parsifal" |
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| Title: Re: Atheism: The Root of All Evil |
19 Jan 2006 03:40:38 PM |
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When are you going to come up with a posting of your own?
Stupid moron...
You, Duke, True Cristian (sic) and J Young are really making a great
job in making christians look like complete idiots...
Thank you!
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| User: "Dan Clore" |
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| Title: Re: Atheism: The Root of All Evil |
19 Jan 2006 07:29:57 PM |
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words of truth wrote:
http://bedejournal.blogspot.com/2006/01/root-of-all-evil.html
The Root of All Evil?
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1559501642/thedanclorenecro
--
Dan Clore
My collected fiction, _The Unspeakable and Others_:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1587154838/thedanclorenecro/
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News & Views for Anarchists & Activists:
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Strange pleasures are known to him who flaunts the
immarcescible purple of poetry before the color-blind.
-- Clark Ashton Smith, "Epigrams and Apothegms"
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