New Matilda Article on the GAC

[Praxis]

Go Ben Pobje! There are those who will read this (ie. the religious) and find themselves agreeing heavily with this article.

But a word of warning to those: Ben Pobje is a writer of satire ;)

Here's a taster:
Well, the day when a dusty old collection of possibly fake bones are considered better evidence than a book of impossible majesty written by the creator of the universe; when an assemblage of half-baked theories about fish-monkeys carries more weight than the resurrection of the perfect man-god, as documented in over 60,000 historically verified contemporary documents; when a nerdy little microscope jockey spouting geological fairytales from the comfort of a publicly funded academic opium den is seen as conclusive proof more compelling than the many, many cases of cancers cured by Catholic ghosts; well, that is the day I hang up my laptop and buy a one-way ticket to the crazy-shack. Because that is the day all human decency departs this world, to be replaced with an unfulfilling tissue of pointless truth-seeking and petty humanism.

And here's the full article:
http://newmatilda.com/2010/03/17/hell-atheist-convention

I wish I'd known he was there - I'm a bit of a fan of his writing (and I have a New Matilda poster in my office :D ).

[Darwinsbulldog]

As a disciple of the Lord Neil Shubin, I celebrate "My Inner Fish!" ;):)

Thanks Praxis! :D

[BPobjie]

Hey, thanks for the shout-out.

(but there's an i in my name)

I am hopeful this will be a forum where nobody will take me seriously.:)

[Praxis]

Not much of a fan am I, spelling your name wrong. Sorry! And welcome to the forum Ben :-)


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[riddlemethis]

Hi Ben. I'm also a big fan of your work and promise never to take a word you say here seriously! I'll even take the piss out of you if ya like. Hehehe

[BPobjie]

G'day Ben.

You've turned up a couple of days too late to see yourself in my SIGfile.


Well if that ain't the story of my life.

[Fearless]

Sad thing when Atheists miss satire (I am guilty of it :o), even sadder when the religious miss it but then go on to aggressively defend it!

Welcome to the forums BPobjie, enjoy your stay... but please tell me delicately if I do this:

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/4954/faildogn.jpg

:p