tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post5276258595846205613..comments2023-09-24T07:53:50.826-05:00Comments on The Atheist Experience™: This weekend on the show: End times theology for kids!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-25478233596509310462009-01-21T11:42:00.000-06:002009-01-21T11:42:00.000-06:00I have to admit that it is not without a small mea...I have to admit that it is not without a small measure of glee that I have bounced several of Rhology's efforts to post new comments. Some of them have been fairly long, too. I guess he didn't believe me when I told him he was going away for a while.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05324968314168283095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-30965225465347564572009-01-21T11:26:00.000-06:002009-01-21T11:26:00.000-06:00I too bad Rho didn't call. Maybe next week he'll t...<EM>I too bad Rho didn't call. Maybe next week he'll take the opportunity to try to convince Matt of the "error in his ways"</EM><BR/><BR/>Knowing him, he probably has a new post up on his blog about how The Atheist Experience is censoring him because they're afraid of answering his questions. Like I said before, he's a legend in his own mind.Tommykeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-91281569138138976012009-01-21T09:50:00.000-06:002009-01-21T09:50:00.000-06:00Considering all the technical issues, I think you ...Considering all the technical issues, I think you folks acquitted yourselves very well.<BR/><BR/>I too bad Rho didn't call. Maybe next week he'll take the opportunity to try to convince Matt of the "error in his ways"maddogdeltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657824720032887242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-70155482936913915212009-01-21T01:27:00.000-06:002009-01-21T01:27:00.000-06:00One of my hobbies used to be reading End Times nov...One of my hobbies used to be reading End Times novels. I've read scenarios ranging from Roman Catholic (which actually wasn't that bad a novel, as far as such things go,) to a Seventh-Day Adventist version that had mandatory Sunday worship as "The Mark Of The Beast." But most followed variations of the standard fundagelical Scofield Bible Pre-millenial Dispensationalist view. And I can say that, without doubt, the Left Behind books (at least the three or four I managed to force my way through) are The. Worst. Novels. EVER. They are to fiction, even End Times fiction, what George Dubya is to the American Presidency.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and thanks for linking to the Slacktivist Left Behind Dissections. The readers and commenters are a very diverse bunch, and the resulting comment discussions are almost as good as the original dissections.AmberKatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18288659650941053065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-11993115461756224812009-01-20T20:37:00.000-06:002009-01-20T20:37:00.000-06:00I read the first book of the kid's version of Left...I read the first book of the kid's version of Left Behind after my nephew manifested some vague interest in reading it (which fortunately never went past "vague"), and it is total garbage. Teaches all the good things Christianity is famous for: racism, intolerance, divisionism and general stupidity.<BR/><BR/>My local library is overrun with copies of those books, including the audiobook versions, clogging up the shelves.Maurohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598784025003672866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-4480507331104499122009-01-20T01:57:00.000-06:002009-01-20T01:57:00.000-06:00I reckon these rapture believing christians are ju...I reckon these rapture believing christians are just a bunch of pussies who have locked onto a prophesy that, if fulfilled, will allow them to avoid death.v_quixotichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18068607586238616369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-68912495949016538972009-01-20T00:32:00.000-06:002009-01-20T00:32:00.000-06:00I think (hope) OTM has gotten the message, Akusai....I think (hope) OTM has gotten the message, Akusai. Thanks all the same. Further comments regarding Possummomma, even from our friends, will be moderated into oblivion, as they're OT and not appropriate here.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17933545393470431585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-11619079380808936122009-01-19T23:59:00.000-06:002009-01-19T23:59:00.000-06:00I think you're missing the point.See, there's this...I think you're missing the point.<BR/><BR/>See, there's this real world out there, where things happen. People who know other people in this real world can see them happen and tell you "I know that happened." Not everything that happens happens in a hyperlink on the internet.<BR/><BR/>What Kazim and others are telling you is not that they are not impartial, not that they don't want to "investigate" someone they know personally, but that <I>there's nothing to investigate</I>. The rumors are baseless, and they know this from personal, real life experience. Just because they can't take you to a website that has pictures and video to back them up doesn't mean they're wrong or lying.<BR/><BR/>Moreover, where's the evidence for <I>your</I> claims? You have people telling you "We know her, we know this is the way it happened, and those other stories are bullshit." Perhaps, then, that should lead you, instead of twisting their words to make it seem like they were admitting their inability to be objective, to question the veracity of unbacked, randomly circulating rumors.<BR/><BR/>Unless you're just here to spread the rumors under the guise of an innocent "investigation," which is entirely possible.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06661441668625677468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-81524972362834469722009-01-19T18:20:00.000-06:002009-01-19T18:20:00.000-06:00I knew people in Oklahoma 30 years ago who believe...I knew people in Oklahoma 30 years ago who believed they would get raptured at any moment. These people have either died by now, or if they still believe in the rapture, they've wasted 30 years of their lives waiting for it.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I'll have a good laugh when I hear about the death of 79-year-old Hal Lindsey, one of the cranks who has made a career of promoting the rapture delusion over the past 40 years. Instead of learning the obvious lesson, however, Lindsey's christian fans will just rationalize his non-rapture by saying that he went to heaven any way.Mark Plushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03859046131830902921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-16737027697657367992009-01-19T15:18:00.000-06:002009-01-19T15:18:00.000-06:00Thanks for the responses. I am not sure about the...Thanks for the responses. I am not sure about the Internet abuser, but I suppose I'll come across him if he's related to this isue. <BR/>I think the advice to talk to people who really know her is what I was trying to do. I do understand not investigating if you really know someone. I just thought maybe someone close or at least familiar with the backstory could say, "Here's a few links to look at." <BR/>Not trying to libel, just asking...I've been reading about this and her blog can be read now with comments. <BR/>Thanks, anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-37528662303944639662009-01-19T13:09:00.000-06:002009-01-19T13:09:00.000-06:00The claims against Possummomma are malicious and f...The claims against Possummomma are malicious and false. Having been on the receiving end of malicious and false claims by a vengeful theist myself, I can tell you it's not fun. Attempts to spread such falsehoods here will not be tolerated.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17933545393470431585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-57093703461512170012009-01-19T12:00:00.000-06:002009-01-19T12:00:00.000-06:00I am interested in seeing how this movie solves th...<EM>I am interested in seeing how this movie solves the supply problem. It should make great comedy.</EM><BR/><BR/>That's easy Mad Dog, they all sneak across the Mexican border and pretend to be Latinos. After several years of working in landscaping and construction, they stock up enough supplies and in a lightning sweep, seize control of every no name town in Flyover Country, USA. Meanwhile, all of the Muslim immigrants in Europe take over the NATO countries and use the military hardware against us.Tommykeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-12004790575934792292009-01-19T10:25:00.000-06:002009-01-19T10:25:00.000-06:00Dear OTM,Kindly go away and don't attempt to use t...Dear OTM,<BR/><BR/>Kindly go away and don't attempt to use this forum to spread libel again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05324968314168283095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-68881601481438597852009-01-19T09:11:00.000-06:002009-01-19T09:11:00.000-06:00@OverTheMoonI was hoping someone reading this, wit...@OverTheMoon<BR/><I>I was hoping someone reading this, without the emotional investment of a good friend, might have investigated so that there was independent verification of any of the stories listed above?</I><BR/><BR/>So you are proposing a Federal Special Prosecutor to go after a blogger to see whether rumors that do not indicate any criminal activity be investigated just to satisfy your prurient interests?<BR/><BR/>Why not, just for the sake of argument, take the word of people who know her in real life and can attest that she is a very nice person? <BR/><BR/>Unless, you want to jump in with a conspiracy theory started by some asswipe who gets his jollies abusing random people on the internet?<BR/><BR/>Personally, I'll take the word of people who have had real life dealings with her. Also, I personally live by a code which, in short, says "Don't assume people are jerks, let them prove their jerk". I find I get along with more people this way, and generally enjoy life more.<BR/><BR/>Might I suggest that you do the same.maddogdeltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657824720032887242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-81208164733458113562009-01-19T08:57:00.000-06:002009-01-19T08:57:00.000-06:00@maddogdeltaHere is how the movie will solve the s...@maddogdelta<BR/>Here is how the movie will solve the supply problem...<BR/><BR/>The opening scene will be the bottom of the Atlantic ocean...Peaceful...Calm...Several brightly colored fish will be swimming around, even if those fish are not indigenous to the Atlantic.<BR/><BR/>Suddenly, a hand will reach out and grab one of them. It's Bin Ladin swimming, with a dialysis machine behind him. He will swallow the tiny fish whole, and, once he reaches the beach, he will put his hands on his knees, and take several minutes to catch his breath.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, but I had to throw that in.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299046445235601258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-4010003695941704882009-01-19T08:24:00.000-06:002009-01-19T08:24:00.000-06:00OverTheMoon, while I don't have a personal stake i...OverTheMoon, while I don't have a personal stake in the matter, Kazim probably means that he knows her well enough to know that the charges are not true.Tommykeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-22112820542149144452009-01-18T18:35:00.000-06:002009-01-18T18:35:00.000-06:00Well,I guess by saying it's "personally offensive,...Well,<BR/>I guess by saying it's "personally offensive," that means you don't feel impartial enough to examine the claims? <BR/><BR/>Hypothetically, if she is guilty, then your taking her at her word would be a mistake. <BR/><BR/>I was hoping someone reading this, without the emotional investment of a good friend, might have investigated so that there was independent verification of any of the stories listed above?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-44697579548615744092009-01-18T15:04:00.000-06:002009-01-18T15:04:00.000-06:00Someone stalked her children?!Someone stalked her children?!AtheistUnderMaskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835169901704552498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-17583757367673509502009-01-18T14:09:00.000-06:002009-01-18T14:09:00.000-06:00Both Matt and I consider Possum Momma to be a clos...Both Matt and I consider Possum Momma to be a close personal friend. We have known her for several years; we both speak to her on a regular basis; and we know a lot about her husband and kids. The bullshit that people are saying about her is personally offensive to me. There are some very, very stupid people in the world who won't let go of a false concept once they've latched onto it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05324968314168283095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-30099999815902617312009-01-18T11:07:00.000-06:002009-01-18T11:07:00.000-06:00Off-topic question:Has anyone in this atheist comm...Off-topic question:<BR/><BR/>Has anyone in this atheist community researched the claims that Possum_momma is a fraud? She's been accused of running several Internet scams, including lying about that famous Christmas essay, the Tom and Nancy Fundamentalist Christian fiasco, having her kids stalked on a camping trip, claiming various fictitious medical maladiies for herself and her children, the Gosselin blog drama, and a little scamming at the Split Coast Stampers forums? <BR/><BR/>I don't mean just asking her, but actually researching the claims themselves in a methodical, impartial way?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-9098813602528111982009-01-18T09:44:00.000-06:002009-01-18T09:44:00.000-06:00@Martinpolitical exegesis.Not to mention any conne...@Martin<BR/><I>political exegesis.</I><BR/>Not to mention any connection with reality.<BR/><BR/>Although Red Dawn, for me, was decent macho entertainment, I had real issues with the idea of a Soviet army getting across the ocean without any supplies. As a submariner at the time, I found the concept that the Soviet Navy would somehow dominate the oceans professionally insulting.<BR/><BR/>I am interested in seeing how this movie solves the supply problem. It should make great comedy. (albeit, unintended comedy)maddogdeltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657824720032887242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-61172926384200138662009-01-17T18:17:00.000-06:002009-01-17T18:17:00.000-06:00Speaking of Red Dawn, it's being remade. Except in...<I>Speaking of Red Dawn, it's being remade. Except instead of Soviets parachuting in, it's going to be Muslims...</I><BR/><BR/>Then where does the "red" part come in? Jesus.<BR/><BR/>I suspect a remake of such Reagan-era paranoid jingoism might have played better in the kind of neocon shithole America would be had it elected McCain. As it is, it may be a hit or a curiosity. The director is a longtime stunt coordinator helming his first feature. So, expect mindless Hollywood Product centered on lots of action and short on, shall we say, political exegesis.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17933545393470431585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-14262144836646741942009-01-17T15:25:00.000-06:002009-01-17T15:25:00.000-06:00Speaking of Red Dawn, it's being remade. Except in...Speaking of Red Dawn, it's being remade. Except instead of Soviets parachuting in, it's going to be Muslims... which means they now have an air force.<BR/><BR/>I can't speak for you, but I'm kind of tired of movies taking the easy way out and making Muslims the villains. Yes I know some of them are evil, no I don't want to waste 10 bucks and 2 hours to watch it.AtheistUnderMaskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835169901704552498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-74610458395630457492009-01-17T13:56:00.000-06:002009-01-17T13:56:00.000-06:00Rho:Aiming at the high-brow, well-thought-out stuf...Rho:<BR/><B>Aiming at the high-brow, well-thought-out stuff, I see.</B><BR/><BR/>Yeah, it's always the other guy's beliefs that are low-brow and not well-thought-out. Do you really think that you beliefs are any less weird (from a naturalistic worldview) that those of the Rapturists?NALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12244370945682162312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-78598774602517868192009-01-17T11:15:00.000-06:002009-01-17T11:15:00.000-06:00RED DAWN was a great movie.Yeah, maybe if you were...<EM>RED DAWN was a great movie.</EM><BR/><BR/>Yeah, maybe if you were a teenager like I was during the Reagan years. Looking back now though, it is just a silly fantasy.<BR/><BR/>Now that I think about it though, I'm surprised that they didn't try to portray the Wolverines as dyed in the wool Christians to further play up the differences between them and the godless Commie Russians.Tommykeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.com