tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post7672002605082415488..comments2023-09-24T07:53:50.826-05:00Comments on The Atheist Experience™: The goggles! They do nothing! (Open thread on episode #718)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-13280169448212281812011-07-22T22:07:15.436-05:002011-07-22T22:07:15.436-05:00I think Matt, could record himself, in that awesom...I think Matt, could record himself, in that awesome outifit singing something like, "Garota de Ipanema", to raise funds for the ACA...but thats just an idea...even if Matt is a great crossdresser, i can tell that he is a terrible singer XD....https://www.blogger.com/profile/05774854360116475084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-31605975099046119742011-07-21T07:26:35.377-05:002011-07-21T07:26:35.377-05:00I am *sorely* tempted to print this photo on a t-s...I am *sorely* tempted to print this photo on a t-shirt, with the caption "Atheism: Not Even Once" and wear it to Dragon*Con.datacablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416095806880082531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-2070413975042179072011-07-20T18:48:59.739-05:002011-07-20T18:48:59.739-05:00Matt - as a transgender. Thank you so much for not...Matt - as a transgender. Thank you so much for not making a huge joke out of this. Transphobia is a common and sad thing, and I'm glad that you didn't turn what is often, for some, a very real thing into a joke.<br /><br />And you didn't look half bad.DCKittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15478206293584940876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-47510502047987830272011-07-20T10:11:55.169-05:002011-07-20T10:11:55.169-05:00Does anyone know how to DL from blip.tv anymore?
U...Does anyone know how to DL from blip.tv anymore?<br />Used to be they had a Files section where you could dl in flv, mp4 or wmv (not sure when they redesigned their site since I only listened to the mp3 for the last couple episodes, and I can't find it now)<br /><br />lol, my captcha word was "Manish" (before I hit edit, anyway)Ithonicfuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954473314799411412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-17665572137859540202011-07-19T21:48:30.204-05:002011-07-19T21:48:30.204-05:00The horror...The horror...The horror...The horror...Striderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14891568020027487586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-74746976211980193902011-07-19T21:30:40.391-05:002011-07-19T21:30:40.391-05:00Don't take this the wrong way, Matt, but I fin...Don't take this the wrong way, Matt, but I find you very interesting, and I was wondering...<br /><br />Seriously, good show. That was the perfect way to handle the Chucklehead, not once but twice. Bravo.MethodSkeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05844566230083531269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-23408868724785756442011-07-19T16:37:49.879-05:002011-07-19T16:37:49.879-05:00@Ian Andreas Miller: *Brohoof*
Not bad matt, you ...@Ian Andreas Miller: *Brohoof*<br /><br />Not bad matt, you got me confounded for a couple of seconds (mostly because of the redhead wig and the absence of facial hair). <br /><br />Episode itself was dragging a bit, har har. Too many atheist callers in my opinion, and they went on for faaaaaar too long to remain interesting. Still, i'll come back and watch it again in a week or so, as i do with every show. :)Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12341841102052926281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-86677044514059882252011-07-19T13:05:41.863-05:002011-07-19T13:05:41.863-05:00I also want to voice my annoyance over ill-prepare...I also want to voice my annoyance over ill-prepared and annoying callers, and I'm not talking about charlie.<br /><br />Like, one guy, like, kept saying "like", like, every few words. And it's like, annoying.<br /><br />Another guy had "quick questions" that took about 5 minutes of explanation before asking. Not so quick. And he was clueless about muting the stream while calling in.<br /><br />I really wish callers were more prepared when calling in. I get it that they may be nervous or excited, but a little preparation of what you plan on saying/asking would probably cut calls down a bit on their length, make for more productive communication, and provide people like me less to whine about on a blog.Anna Buccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852381250674257513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-58693700183416264862011-07-19T12:41:53.733-05:002011-07-19T12:41:53.733-05:00I'd hit it.I'd hit it.Anna Buccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852381250674257513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-32280443908988013472011-07-19T11:40:36.413-05:002011-07-19T11:40:36.413-05:00I'm not sure whats more off putting, seeing th...I'm not sure whats more off putting, seeing that Matt's "first time" in drag looks passable. Or reading the comments in this blog that are making sexual passes.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00297121190490172606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-31816745757985078812011-07-19T11:28:50.477-05:002011-07-19T11:28:50.477-05:00Great episode, a lot of interesting callers.Great episode, a lot of interesting callers.Wasderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16541527714546828388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-15973929308693802502011-07-19T07:50:15.732-05:002011-07-19T07:50:15.732-05:00Rarity approves of this fabulosity.Rarity approves of this fabulosity.Ian Andreas Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103464386296743152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-18170473628119596422011-07-19T05:40:20.622-05:002011-07-19T05:40:20.622-05:00My first reaction when I saw the still frame of th...My first reaction when I saw the still frame of the show my first thought was: "huh, where is Matt, I thought he was going to be in drag; I only see Jeff D and a woman I don't recognise... oh" then it dawned on me. Well done.Matthew Hodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06970760783793488327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-37193293514011631992011-07-18T23:31:32.098-05:002011-07-18T23:31:32.098-05:00Hey there Matt, are you.. single? ;)
Seriously, T...Hey there Matt, are you.. single? ;)<br /><br />Seriously, That's like... really passable. As long as you on't talk! hehe.<br /><br />I'd turn Bi in a second if I saw that in the streets and had an offer :PShinodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03736876932705837361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-91641310459664196562011-07-18T23:29:27.330-05:002011-07-18T23:29:27.330-05:00But while the "dick" thing gets thrown a...But while the "dick" thing gets thrown around a lot, the truth seems to be that, to our opponents, tone doesn't really matter. Take a look at the fundie attacks on Hemant Mehta (preceding his more recent slide away from out-and-out "friendliness"), the IDiots' general hatred and rancor for soft-spoken Eugenie Scott, or the vandals and protestors up in arms over billboards saying "Millions are good without god" or "Don't believe in god? You're not alone" or "There is probably no god. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life." These are not harsh, strident, rude, in-your-face, dickish messages. They are about as soft-spoken as you can get. Even Richard Dawkins isn't the shrieking frothy-mouthed rottweiler that the religious right would portray him as. <br /><br />What's "dickish" to the believers is not any subtlety of tone; it doesn't matter how softly we speak or how many qualifiers we put on our statements, the "dickish" part is that we would <i>dare to speak out, to dissent, to voice doubt at all</i>. The dickishness is in prodding the bubble of privilege that a majority-theist and majority-Christian society has allowed them to inhabit for their entire lives. <br /><br />That we exist is, in and of itself, a threat to their beliefs. That we speak up and speak out against those beliefs is an unacceptable assault. The solution is to speak up and speak out and <i>openly exist</i> in greater numbers, with greater visibility. The more of us there are, the more of us who are friends and neighbors and celebrities to theists, the less tenable the "atheists are immoral hedonists who defy god so they can sin freely" claim becomes, the more clearly absurd it appears. <br /><br />It's the same as it has been for the GLBT community. The younger generations of Christians are much more welcoming of gays, in part because they <i>know</i> gay people, and can see that they don't fit the "sinful predator looking to convert others" stereotype spewed from the pulpit. Getting to that point required not just your clean-cut professional neighbor and his equally clean-cut life partner, but also the flamboyant drag queens in sequined banana-hammocks who challenged heteronormative privilege and showed people that they could be as gay as they wanted without fear. <br /><br />Getting to that point will require similar campaigns. We need to come out as neighbors and friends as other normal people. But we also need our drag queens.Tom Fosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796424725228769265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-72978747008537825112011-07-18T23:29:13.511-05:002011-07-18T23:29:13.511-05:00@OnlyWhatIKnow: Largely what you're talking ab...@OnlyWhatIKnow: Largely what you're talking about is <i>ethos</i>, one of Aristotle's modes of persuasion, alongside pathos and logos. The way I typically put the notion is that pathos (emotional appeals) is why you should care, ethos (personal appeals) is why you should trust me, and logos (logical/evidentiary appeals) is why I'm right. <br /><br />Atheists and skeptics tend to focus mostly on the logos in persuasive arguments, because that's all that matters in science and logical debate. In actual persuasion, the other two are at least as important, something I've <a href="http://dubitoergo.blogspot.com/2010/08/in-which-i-piss-on-dude.html" rel="nofollow">harped on</a> myself. While we're often willing to use harsh, evocative language to score pathos points (see: any time we talk about genital mutilation or the multitudes killed by anti-vax nutters), appeals to ethos often seem too close to arguments from authority for skeptical-minded people to be comfortable with. We're generally okay with oppositional ethical appeals (Kevin Trudeau is a noted fraud, Jenny McCarthy has no medical qualifications, Ben Stein is an unrepentant liar, etc.), but not so much with the positive ones. <br /><br />Part of that is the very deficit you note: atheists have a bad reputation. A big part of accommodationist positions seems to be that atheists need to keep quiet and stay hidden so we don't scare away potential religious allies--the implication being that we don't want them to realize that things like evolution and Big Bang cosmology are consistent with--or perhaps even potential causes of--atheism. Heaven forbid.Tom Fosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796424725228769265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-64156131072760483702011-07-18T22:14:32.300-05:002011-07-18T22:14:32.300-05:00Nicely done, Matt! You clearly put a lot of effor...Nicely done, Matt! You clearly put a lot of effort into it and it shows. I admire your dedication to the whole donation bribe! No one really asked you to take it this far and it's really cool how you turned this into another learning experience rather than just a goof.<br /><br />@Dorkman, you mean, is it sexist how when Matt dresses like a woman posters start making rape jokes about him, like "busting down back doors" and so forth?<br /><br />a) yes.<br />b) it's also really creepy.<br />c) just because it's a joke does not make points (a) and (b) untrue.Thorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02254116357963807353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-80336165879114184012011-07-18T21:42:52.807-05:002011-07-18T21:42:52.807-05:00I have to say I think Matilda looks good.
Agreed....<i>I have to say I think Matilda looks good.</i><br /><br />Agreed. <br /><br />Although... is it sexist that when Matt's dressed like a woman we all start talking about his looks instead of his intellect and start making unsolicited sexual advances? Or appropriately ironic, or what?Dorkmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13927199693571387920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-58312731069115667982011-07-18T19:31:11.121-05:002011-07-18T19:31:11.121-05:00I have to say I think Matilda looks good.I have to say I think Matilda looks good.Villehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04493517939688595225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-45845854969607847552011-07-18T18:31:35.436-05:002011-07-18T18:31:35.436-05:00So we have a few names picked out:
1. Beth Hulk
2....So we have a few names picked out:<br />1. Beth Hulk<br />2. Uber Beth<br />3. Matilda (just cause)The Head Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14430069373172403877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-41738363777412649792011-07-18T17:44:44.690-05:002011-07-18T17:44:44.690-05:00Yeah, I was poking around in the blog's templa...Yeah, I was poking around in the blog's template to see why the sharing buttons weren't showing up. They are now -- check the top of this post to see quick links to share posts on Facebook, Google+, Twitter, etc. -- and I also decided this background looked neat while I was at it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05324968314168283095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-89399269471316109442011-07-18T16:40:55.124-05:002011-07-18T16:40:55.124-05:00Whoa, the blog background just got all starry and ...Whoa, the blog background just got all starry and cool . . .John K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11579041716600940838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-29988789759976834892011-07-18T16:32:07.693-05:002011-07-18T16:32:07.693-05:00Great job both on the look and sticking with your ...Great job both on the look and sticking with your premise of arguments standing for themselves.<br /><br />Speaking of arguments, I just wanted to point out in your brief discussion of the social evolution of gender... Even if you take the postulate that gender rolls evolved and therefore have some functional value, you also must point out that gender diversity ALSO evolved and therefore has some functional value.<br /><br />Just had to toss that in.AaronDMushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615916504271494327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-32937126129072850282011-07-18T16:25:56.767-05:002011-07-18T16:25:56.767-05:00I was fooled yesterday . . . for about 5 seconds. ...I was fooled yesterday . . . for about 5 seconds. I asked myself, "Who is this big woman here?"Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01140550804988203473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-81216567726924001782011-07-18T15:53:56.917-05:002011-07-18T15:53:56.917-05:00The way you treated Charlie, immediately hanging u...The way you treated Charlie, immediately hanging up on him, I was so happy no time was lost with him. All the points that had to be made about him are already made and there will always be a disagreement (he is a horrible person when it comes to human sexuality), so let him go.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275648513956171280noreply@blogger.com