I don't know what to say about your first post Krupo except maybe "pick up a history book and start reading".
Firstly, your comment that, "accusing Catholics anti-Semitic is beyond ridiculous" is among the least intelligent responses I have seen on VideoSift.
Archbishop Robert Runcie asserts that: "Without centuries of Christian antisemitism, Hitlers passionate hatred would never have been so fervently echoed...because for centuries Christians have held Jews collectively responsible for the death of Jesus. On Good Friday Jews, have in times past, cowered behind locked doors with fear of a Christian mob seeking 'revenge' for deicide. Without the poisoning of Christian minds through the centuries, the holocaust is unthinkable." Christian antisemitism is well documented. In fact, the main purpose of the Inquisitions (particularly the Spanish Inquisition) was to forcefully convert or kill Jews.
Then you ask, "And what's this about "torturing" Galileo?" Galileo was put on trial and threatened with torture and death by the inquisition for asserting that the Earth went around the Sun. His partner was burned at the stake for the same assertion. He was shown the implements of torture that would be used on him if he did not recant. So he did. And he spent the rest of his life under house-arrest. The Church tortured and killed to stop the furthering of scientific knowledge.
With regards to Fry, as a homosexual he is considered sinful. His homosexual temptation is considered "disordered", thus not sinful, but his acting on those temptations are considered sinful. This makes him, in the eyes of the Catholic Church, in a state of mortal sin (in direct contradiction to what you said).
Those against Catholicism in this debate won it easily. They didn't use lies or falsehoods, just showed how reprehensible the Catholic Church really is.
That's amazing. The whole push lawnmower on the top seems like it could be a safety issue though. And we all know what happens when birds meet jet engines, imagine if a bird flew into that.
If his employer has a policy against people wearing buttons of any kind, as this news story reports, and he refused to take off the button, then he deserved to be fired for refusing to follow company policy.
I don't doubt that this is related to the religious nature of the button, but the company is protected by their general no-button policy.
It's like SS and PB didn't even watch the video... He was very clear that YouTube is not bound by freedom of speech and that they have every right to do what they want. He says that they do that to the cost of their corporate image, which is absolutely true - people will look upon them less favorably the more they negatively affect the users.
He makes a good point, even though a corporation has the right to remove videos, we have to be vigilant to make sure we are not watching only what that corporation wants us to see.
>> ^kir_mokum: looks like they've taken a page from the VPD show of force manual.
Exactly. This isn't excessive force in the least.
Firstly, for the police to approach with guns drawn means this was already something relatively serious - these guys aren't wanted for something benign.
Secondly, notice how the guy in brown does what he his told and isn't even touched until he is handcuffed? The guy in black repeatedly disregards instructions. If a police officer with his gun drawn tells you to put your head down and not move you put your head down and stop moving. This is for your safety. Every time he moves the officer has to make a quick decision - is he going for a weapon? Listen to instructions and the police will not be rough.
Another thing, the kicks to the suspect's sides are a trained move by police that is considered a physical control method. Every police organization trains to use these in this type of situation.
I think this was well handled by these officers. The guy in black should have used his brain and followed instructions.
When Bill said that Hard drug addicts are going into the clinics and getting cannabis and then going around and selling it to "school children " to support their bigger drug habit that just makes no sense.. Go into a dispensary, pay a very big amount of money, more so then you would with your street dealer, because of quality and control etc... but to say the person would turn around and sell that ? ? for what ? 40 dollars a gram ? no one would buy that and school kids could not afford that. No way does that make sense.
That's not the only thing that makes Bill O an idiot. He always ignores the facts, except anything he can spin to his advantage. All of the available research, from places like Portugal (who legalized *all* drugs), show that drug use goes down, drug related crime goes down, and rehabilitation rates go up. Legalization/decriminalization is the only functional solution to America's drug problem.
Stupid of her to say those words, but here is her response:
"The Mao quote is one I picked up from the late Republican strategist Lee Atwater from something I read in the late 1980s[...]"
"The use of the phrase 'favorite political philosophers' was intended as irony, but clearly the effort fell flat -- at least with a certain Fox commentator whose sense of irony may be missing."
This could be such an interesting talk, unfortunately when theists (like the second and third speakers) talk they do not further the discussion one bit. They make the massive assumption that their god (and their holy books) are the absolute truth and so the ideas they present are only functional within that belief's framework. Further, theists always end up saying something like "we can't know god, he is too amazing for us to understand, therefore we can't understand his plan." It's such a cop out.
Applause goes to the fourth speaker, for her absolutely dead-on description of religion and evil that none of the other speakers were able to contradict, and to the first for his excellent comment on the political role of religion (if someone makes policy based on the morals of a non-existent god, where does their moral authority come from?).
>> ^Raaagh: >>Sounds like the above guy is a good human being, I definitely can't fault him for that...
A good human being? He admitted to murdering innocent people in Iraq. No amount of "I was following orders from big-bad, lying politicians" makes up for that.
Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry Debate Catholics
Firstly, your comment that, "accusing Catholics anti-Semitic is beyond ridiculous" is among the least intelligent responses I have seen on VideoSift.
Archbishop Robert Runcie asserts that: "Without centuries of Christian antisemitism, Hitlers passionate hatred would never have been so fervently echoed...because for centuries Christians have held Jews collectively responsible for the death of Jesus. On Good Friday Jews, have in times past, cowered behind locked doors with fear of a Christian mob seeking 'revenge' for deicide. Without the poisoning of Christian minds through the centuries, the holocaust is unthinkable." Christian antisemitism is well documented. In fact, the main purpose of the Inquisitions (particularly the Spanish Inquisition) was to forcefully convert or kill Jews.
Then you ask, "And what's this about "torturing" Galileo?" Galileo was put on trial and threatened with torture and death by the inquisition for asserting that the Earth went around the Sun. His partner was burned at the stake for the same assertion. He was shown the implements of torture that would be used on him if he did not recant. So he did. And he spent the rest of his life under house-arrest. The Church tortured and killed to stop the furthering of scientific knowledge.
With regards to Fry, as a homosexual he is considered sinful. His homosexual temptation is considered "disordered", thus not sinful, but his acting on those temptations are considered sinful. This makes him, in the eyes of the Catholic Church, in a state of mortal sin (in direct contradiction to what you said).
Those against Catholicism in this debate won it easily. They didn't use lies or falsehoods, just showed how reprehensible the Catholic Church really is.
The Button
Animated ink-blot images keep bots at bay (New Scientist)
How to Uncork A Bottle Of Wine
Gas on the right, brake on the left. Got it.
The Button
Count The Mistakes In This Homeopathy Lecture
Vulture v Windmill - do not mess with renewable energy.
Fanwing - Incredible New Form of Aircraft
Bill O'Reilly Sends Producer To Stalk Alan Grayson
Home Depot Worker Fired for Wearing 'Under God' Button
I don't doubt that this is related to the religious nature of the button, but the company is protected by their general no-button policy.
Camera Shutter Speed Sync'd With Helicopter Blades
http://www.videosift.com/video/How-is-this-Helicopter-flying
Youtube vs. Free Speech
He makes a good point, even though a corporation has the right to remove videos, we have to be vigilant to make sure we are not watching only what that corporation wants us to see.
Rough Police in British Columbia
looks like they've taken a page from the VPD show of force manual.
Exactly. This isn't excessive force in the least.
Firstly, for the police to approach with guns drawn means this was already something relatively serious - these guys aren't wanted for something benign.
Secondly, notice how the guy in brown does what he his told and isn't even touched until he is handcuffed? The guy in black repeatedly disregards instructions. If a police officer with his gun drawn tells you to put your head down and not move you put your head down and stop moving. This is for your safety. Every time he moves the officer has to make a quick decision - is he going for a weapon? Listen to instructions and the police will not be rough.
Another thing, the kicks to the suspect's sides are a trained move by police that is considered a physical control method. Every police organization trains to use these in this type of situation.
I think this was well handled by these officers. The guy in black should have used his brain and followed instructions.
even MORE proof Bill 'O is an idiot
That's not the only thing that makes Bill O an idiot. He always ignores the facts, except anything he can spin to his advantage. All of the available research, from places like Portugal (who legalized *all* drugs), show that drug use goes down, drug related crime goes down, and rehabilitation rates go up. Legalization/decriminalization is the only functional solution to America's drug problem.
The NEW 2D Super Mario Bros. Game!!
Anita Dunn: Mao Tse Tung is her "Favorite Philosopher"
"The Mao quote is one I picked up from the late Republican strategist Lee Atwater from something I read in the late 1980s[...]"
"The use of the phrase 'favorite political philosophers' was intended as irony, but clearly the effort fell flat -- at least with a certain Fox commentator whose sense of irony may be missing."
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/16/beck.dunn/index.html
Melbourne University: The Problem of Evil
Applause goes to the fourth speaker, for her absolutely dead-on description of religion and evil that none of the other speakers were able to contradict, and to the first for his excellent comment on the political role of religion (if someone makes policy based on the morals of a non-existent god, where does their moral authority come from?).
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US Soldier Exposes American Policy
>>Sounds like the above guy is a good human being, I definitely can't fault him for that...
A good human being? He admitted to murdering innocent people in Iraq. No amount of "I was following orders from big-bad, lying politicians" makes up for that.