If thou gazest long into the Pit, the Pit will also gaze into thee

Oggie rapes three children, apologizes to SJL, is forgiven. Bora talks about sex is a conversation with a woman, makes her uncomfortable, is forever labeled a horrible person who can never make amends for his violations of trust. The mind boggles. Well, at least Peezus didn't take a 23 year old wom...

I still say it's all about the "Kingdom of MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" in which they envision themselves master of their own 40-acres and "I Will do What I Want With It and You Can't Make Me! I've always suspected this is why so many libertarians don't believe in God. Not for any ration...

ROBOKiTTY wrote:Meet this wasteful, pretentious hipster: http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelzarrell/m ... ntire-year

Make it go away!

Mykeru wrote:Spielberg and Lucas really began sticking it in everywhere

Shermer, too, I'm told.

North American libertarians are just economic conservatives. Most of them are quite pro-military, for example. They're anti-government in rhetoric, but take away the government to the extent they ask for, and their worldview will crumble. Anarcho-capitalists are neither libertarians nor anarchists;...

Mykeru wrote:
mcmykunt.jpg

It's such a total bummer that someone as adorable as Jen is caught up in all that SJL bullshit!

http://blatantblithe.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/slutwalk-6.jpg You have to admit, the logic is impeccable ... Things that cause Electrocution: [ ] Dropping my hairdryer in the tub [ ] Touching both car battery terminals at the same time [ ] Sticking a piece of metal into a socket [x] Electricity T...

Modern North American libertarianism is pretty pro-government. As Libertarians, we seek a world of liberty; a world in which all individuals are sovereign over their own lives and no one is forced to sacrifice his or her values for the benefit of others.Â The world we seek to build is one where in...

Mykeru wrote: I have it on my Seagate drive. In case the National Archives calls.

No worries. The NSA has everyone's hard drives mirrored.

Mykeru wrote:Oh, I came across the Holy Grail of props.

[youtube]4DUULvPJTgk[/youtube]

I want a real one.

"Head-shot; reload; head-shot.
Head-shot; reload; head-shot."

First person to ID that quote wins a prize.

Ani DiFranco strikes me as someone who uses music as a medium for politics, where music always takes a secondary role. As such, these workshops are less about music and more about self righteous schlicking. Seriously, she described it (it was cancelled) as a "righteous retreat" for â€œprogressive a...

Singer needs to check his chordate privilege.

And cuttlefish are wicked smart. I once knew a cuttlefish that could play pinochle. He always underbid , but that doesn't merit being eaten.

IMO, libertarianism is illogical. But it's also at core anarchy, so has more in common with Occupy than the Tea Party. Yes, the TP attracts anti- gov't types, but it's original message was to reduce gov't waste and corruption in politics. (How it's turned out in practice is another matter.) It's tho...

Wishing everyone at the 'Pit an outrageous New Year.
:bjarte:

http://transitionvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Gallagher-smashing-melon-e1312925750573.jpg The first time I saw that, it was funny. That it became the focus of his act... It was so tiresome... Has anyone else noticed how Gallagher's schtick is the functional equivalent of Almost Diamonds?

Oh, just a pro-tip from years in the bowels of bureaucratic organizational psychopathology: Never delete anything . What I learned during my brief stint with the federal government: back-date everything. Really? Mine was have an unreadable signature!!! :) Also: Blame everything on Gallagher. We had...

Mykeru wrote:Also, bogart the conch and poke the fat kid with a pointed stick.

And cheer up, cuz things are undoubtedly even nastier on the girls' side of the island.

Mykeru wrote:Oh, just a pro-tip from years in the bowels of bureaucratic organizational psychopathology: Never delete anything.

What I learned during my brief stint with the federal government: back-date everything.

Steersman wrote:
Matt Cavanaugh wrote:Finally got around to finishing my critique of Miri's critique of/apology for Rape Culture, etc.

A comment that I just finished posting on your blog, though it seems to have disappeared for some reason:

It's there now. The Wordpress giveth, and The Wordpress randomly fucketh it up again.

I hadn't realized all the things that were part of Rape Culture until I looked them up for that Miri post.

I'm pretty sure now that Uncle Wiggly molested me as a child.

Finally got around to finishing my critique of Miri's critique of/apology for Rape Culture, etc.

What I want to know is, why does this critical G guy get made up like the cowardly lion from the Wizard of Oz?

free thoughtpolice wrote:Pit trivia question: What do Adolph Hitler, Pat Condell, and PZ Myers have in common?

a combined total of three testicles?

The problem is that he has long since put the cart before the horse, so to speak. He doesn't make criticisms of science out understanding the field, or even being honestly mistaken. Rather, he makes his criticisms of neurobiology, evolutionary psychology and a host of other disciplines based on his...

I don't want to demean the legacy or courage of any veterans, as I feel anyone who serves, especially during wartime, deserves our respect & thanks. But is it not a bit hypocritical to laud the fact that the war veteran A fought in was a so-called Good war, while dismissing as irrelevant that vetera...

Peezus' science views are predicated on his personal vendettas and his SJ agenda. He cheerleads for non- Darwinian evolution because that conflicts with Dawkins. EP can't be valid, because every single aspect of human behavior is a social construct, formed in the black box of plasticity. Ergo, Pinke...

Visual depiction of Peezus' career as a scientist (sic):

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Tribble wrote:That's my position. And Al Gore is fat.

Are comments locked on that post? I wanted to add: 1) Pointing out Peezus' track record of ad homs is not itself an ad hom; 2) tagging the post under "Dunning-Kruger" is fuckin' hilarious and so accurate!

The contents of my comment are mere statements of fact!

Zimmer says his comment policy is three words: "light but firm", whatever the fuck that is. sounds like a way to order eggs. He goes on to say you can't call anyone a nazi, brain-damaged, or call Al Gore fat. I scrupulously avoided all three.

welch wrote:You try to destroy paris by belching.

That was essentially the strategy of the Commune in 1871.

In mod at ZImmer's response to Myers: Myers seems quite envious of more prolific scientists. From Dawkins to Pinker, Coyne and Shermer (who Myers infamously libeled as a serial rapist), Myers time and again resorts to ad hominem attacks against those he disagrees with. He envisions himself as the ne...

1) That neuron research sounds very intriguing; 2) As a self-proclaimed science heavyweight, Peezus should comment on the paper itself, not the NYT review. But he's too lazy &/or too miserly to pay the $37.50; 3) In throwing his hissy fit, Peezus fails to notice how that research supports the concep...

Of late, Peezus has been whining quite a bit over what sorts of papers get published & reviewed, and which don't.

I wonder what that's about.

Lsuoma wrote:
Matt Cavanaugh wrote: And that's sociobiology..../quote]
Paging Twatson on EP! Paging Twatson on EP!

I know, I know -- I used a word off the streng verboten list.

Phil_Giordana_FCD wrote:Woohoooo!!! 4000th post is top of page! (who gives a single fuck?)

The fine-tuning required for that to happen boggles the mind!

Cats probably feel something towards their owners as well, it's not that those instincts/feelings are "fake", but rather that I think to describe it as love is "fake". The human word connotes a whole host of things that is deeply tied things that come from being a pack animal, things that a dog pro...

I'm not saying cat's aren't affectionated, what I'm saying that it's in many cases is mostly learned behavior a la Skinner box - Press button, get food, purr and brush against leg, get food. That's not to say that we to them are entirely just "skinner box buttons", but usually it doesn't seem to go...

Haha seriously WTF. I love cats, and have had at least one cat (usually 2-3) since the day I was born - yet anyone who thinks that their cat regard them as much more than the button in a skinner box is deluding themselves. Cats don't "love" humans, they view humans as things to posses - as parts of...

I have to post this between bouts of hysterical laughter. A+ member "Exi5tentialist" thinks Atheism+ should be more inclusive towards theists, Muslims in particular. http://atheismplus.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5772 http://atheismplus.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5770 http://atheismplus.com/...

Well, our Xmas eve mezze buffet was interrupted by an emergency trip for my dad to the hospital. (He's fine, thank Mithra, just a minor, non-cardiac, syncope). But dad was released xmas day in time to enjoy his favorite meal, ossobuco: ossobuco.jpg Instead of veal, I used shanks from 2 yo free range...

Also Dollhouse but I cant find any good pics from that show because no one watched it. I watched it, and really liked it once it got going. Yes, Tudyk is dorky looking, but he's a fucking riot. But 6'3" Tahmoh Penikett, who played one of the main Dollhouse characters, is a schlub? buff_Tahmoh_Penik...

Mykeru wrote:Came home for Xmas. The stockings were hung,

Because Rape Culture.

1) love is fully explained via science. All emotions are evolutionary adaptations, manifested in tangible brain & hormonal states, elicited by predictable stimuli; 2) even if love causes one to act " irrationally", that response too is explainable and predictable; 3) Feynman professing that personal...

Here in the Sierra foothills, we have a terrible drought -- the grass has barely come in. Temps in the low 60s during the day, low 30s at night. aka, " colic weather" . Preparing the house for Xmas with 6 atheists. Xmas eve: far too many stocking presents accompanied by a Mediterranean mezze buffet....

dogen wrote: I wonder if one could make soap from ashes and smeg?

I'm the one with the wood stove and a dozen geldings, so I'm guessing this is my action item.

Stewart was the first and pretty much only young star I could think of. I'm sure there are perkier options. I'm way behind the times -- heck, I'm still fapping to Helen Mirren! That would be Jennifer Lawrence of recent Hunger Games fame. She defines perky. Indeed. If she burned to death I'd shag he...

dating cute, organized Perky Chick (Kristen Stewart, but blonde). Would totally watch. :popcorn: That's the sticking point for me. Kristen Stewart is 'perky"? In what sense? Like a piece of wood is perky? A corpse has more facial expressions than her, and when they smile it is far more natural. Ste...

That actually is a solid bit of writing, and I find myself thinking she has one of the better explanations of privilege i've seen. I think it was a mostly shit article for a variety of reasons .... ... In that sense Miri also lacks knowledge even of feminist theory in that the usual feminist answer...

That actually is a solid bit of writing, and I find myself thinking she has one of the better explanations of privilege i've seen. If you consider 5100 words to cover one minor point "solid writing." I'd call it a case of the blogging scours. Now, to be fair, Lil' Alex takes 5000+ words to make no ...

Tapir wrote:If men want to help

http://witchwind.wordpress.com/2013/06/ ... t-to-help/

7. Women need houses and rooms of our own. Give houses back to women.

Oh, we've got a nice room waiting for you, with new padding and everything!

Get this fine-tuning shit the fuck outa here before I start bringing up Trayvon Martin!

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Some here might be interested in this recent post from Miri at Brute Reason ; she provides, I think, an interesting overview of some of the models used in various SJW arguments on privilege, gender as a construct, and â€œrape cultureâ€. Iâ€™ve only skimmed it so far, but it does look to at least p...

Brive1987 wrote:
Matt Cavanaugh wrote:@brive -
That Christian site you link is so many ways wrong I can't even begin here.
I feel ashamed and slightly dirty. :?

Good to see the Catholic Church still's got its mojo.

@brive - That Christian site you link is so many ways wrong I can't even begin here. I do recall reading it a while back. Only Dick Carrier could make a "summary" longer than the original material! Mason, otoh, is a fairly clear & concise writer, and provides better summaries at the end of each sect...

Matt, good nativity post. I hadn't come across the interesting concept of Josephus infusion into the Gospels before - is that 'new'? I wonder what the historical consensus is on that? No, the early church fathers were aware of it, but they considered it outside evidence for Jesus. Apologists try to...

So, I'm thinking about pitching a rom-com based on " Sixteen Things Your Boyfriend Needs To Say To You ." We open with slovenly, sport-obsessed Dudebro (McConaughey's too old, so Gosling?) dating cute, organized Perky Chick (Kristen Stewart, but blonde). Perky Chick is unhappy with Dudebro's dudebro...

1) I adore you. I've been stalking you for some time now. 2) You inspire me. See? Clothes are off the floor and in the hamper! 3) I respect you . Sure, let's go dutch. 4) I just love kissing you. Wow, you trimmed it! 5) I donâ€™t want to change you. Yes, you've put on 20 lbs since we met. But I'm se...

Well that was unpleasant. We went from fine tuning to evolution to Jesus. And back again. In the end I got sick of it and did a Heddle. "If you are so confident that evolution doesn't exist and the consensus of converging professional disciplines is wrong write a paper and win the Nobel Prize." At ...

Is PZM's post a coincidence or did he read about this discussion here first or did we mention it due to his blog post? Just to add, I remember PMZ stating he did not consider himself a RadFem some time back although of course he still uses their unsupported, crazy arguments when it suits him, as th...

Interesting, there are a load of books out this year. I assume as a consequence of the god awful movie we have managed to avoid mentioning? ] The story could've make an awesome movie. Instead, they handed it to Reny Harlan to do a Blair Witch Project rip-off. (Perfect Storm could've been a great fi...

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