tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106619.post114517449093132046..comments2023-09-12T09:17:19.865-07:00Comments on Socialist Humanism with a human face: ConsensusJDHURFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133971619468463558noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106619.post-1146672046206358422006-05-03T09:00:00.000-07:002006-05-03T09:00:00.000-07:00That should read "many homophobic people", so as n...That should read "many homophobic people", so as not to imply all of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106619.post-1146671973710612252006-05-03T08:59:00.000-07:002006-05-03T08:59:00.000-07:00I read this and commented on it on MySpace, but I ...I read this and commented on it on MySpace, but I thought I'd also say here how much I enjoyed reading it. I agree 100%, and you're a talented writer. <BR/><BR/>Quote: "[Religion]is merely a tool used to console those with existential fear and foreboding of a material and random universe."<BR/><BR/>What an awesome quote!! <BR/><BR/>I also agree with justinother's remarks about homophobic people harboring gay feelings themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106619.post-1146238471084765712006-04-28T08:34:00.000-07:002006-04-28T08:34:00.000-07:00I'm glad you like the cds. I think his new one is...I'm glad you like the cds. I think his new one is probably my fav too, but I don't exactly have a fav. I'm glad you had a little concert in your car, that's the only way to do it!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106619.post-1146197023258353272006-04-27T21:03:00.000-07:002006-04-27T21:03:00.000-07:00Ditto for the religious bumper stickers.Ditto for the religious bumper stickers.The Jewish Freakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00959225860182589944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106619.post-1145955148529806302006-04-25T01:52:00.000-07:002006-04-25T01:52:00.000-07:00robb pearson,I am glad that you both read and enjo...robb pearson,<BR/><BR/>I am glad that you both read and enjoyed my blog post and blog in general. As you can tell I have been neglectful of my blog for a while now and I have not yet visited your blog but I intend on doing so soon. <BR/><BR/>likeadirtyfrenchnovel,<BR/><BR/>I likewise do not understand the desire to have strong and unwavering *faith* in the subjective but there are many irrational behaviors witnessed throughout human nature that simply does not coincide with reason and rationality. I also see no legitimate reason for religion to exist, in many ways it is merely a tool used to console those with existential fear and foreboding of a material and random universe. <BR/><BR/>stardust,<BR/><BR/>I completely agree with you.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Thank you all for stopping by and commenting!JDHURFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133971619468463558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106619.post-1145766793901560202006-04-22T21:33:00.000-07:002006-04-22T21:33:00.000-07:00One is doing nothing more than pandering to the ma...<I>One is doing nothing more than pandering to the majority of individuals that “feel” or have “faith” in the very same, intellectually dishonest and inherently false, beliefs that they are straining so hard to vindicate and justify. I find such actions intellectually reprehensible, immoral and embarrassing.</I><BR/><BR/>I have been saying this often in my posts and comments on other atheist blogs. These people need numbers to validate their own beliefs. If they can get enough people to say they believe, then they can better pretend that their delusions are true. I think deep down most don't believe that a god exists, and is why the persecution complex so often kicks in when criticized even though christians are by far the majority in this country.Stardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560872454564355114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106619.post-1145668942080599942006-04-21T18:22:00.000-07:002006-04-21T18:22:00.000-07:00Amen to that! I don't quite understand the unneces...Amen to that! <BR/><BR/>I don't quite understand the unnecessary desire to have blind faith in the subjective. <BR/><BR/>"One is doing nothing more than pandering to the majority of individuals that “feel” or have “faith” in the very same, intellectually dishonest and inherently false, beliefs that they are straining so hard to vindicate and justify." Well said. <BR/>I'm not sure I can find a proper justification for religion other than a tool of controlling the masses, impeding intellect and improvement and ensure continuous global unrest between the over-zealous.like a dirty french novelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01560162981619947044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106619.post-1145592161968918132006-04-20T21:02:00.000-07:002006-04-20T21:02:00.000-07:00hi jdhurf . . .I very much enjoyed -- and thorough...hi jdhurf . . .<BR/><BR/>I very much enjoyed -- and thoroughly agreed with -- what you stated regarding religious fundamentalists: <I>"Their sureness and composure seem to be nothing more than a weak attempt at hiding their true sense of uncertainty about the world and circumstances in which they live; an extreme form of self delusion and denial of the most important and relevant of issues – those of reality and existence."</I><BR/><BR/>On my own blog I recently wrote a piece highlighting much of the same sentiment. I'd give a summary here, but it's been such a long day and I'm wiped out. So it's easier if I just submit the link to the piece I wrote. Click <A HREF="http://www.robbpearson.com/2006/04/god-no-better.htm" REL="nofollow">here</A> to read. (it starts off with an excerpt from a story in the Bible, but then I segway into a semi-humanist interpretation of it, per my own personal perspectives)<BR/><BR/>Enjoying your blog, by the way.<BR/><BR/>Be well.<BR/><BR/>ROBBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106619.post-1145561070698741122006-04-20T12:24:00.000-07:002006-04-20T12:24:00.000-07:00justinother, You made a good point with the school...justinother, <BR/><BR/>You made a good point with the school bully and the homophobes, I actually used the logic else where, good insight. Very relevant and insightful response, thank you for commenting!JDHURFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133971619468463558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106619.post-1145291381720550182006-04-17T09:29:00.000-07:002006-04-17T09:29:00.000-07:00I'll go ahead and burn you the new Ben Harper then...I'll go ahead and burn you the new Ben Harper then, and we can decide later which other ones you want. Hopefully everything works out so I can go home for Tom's birthday. <BR/><BR/>I didn't believe him either, it took him forever trying to convince me & then I heard Zuma barking in the background.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com