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Recent content by Janus

  1. Janus

    What's with the atheist logo?

    It's perfect, as far as I'm concerned. Maybe you should start a new thread to ask for more opinions. The only potential problem I see is that I think it's bigger than any of the other religion/philosophy icons, so the mods might have a problem with it.
  2. Janus

    What's with the atheist logo?

    Hey, sorry I didn't reply to this sooner, I lost track of this thread. I'm a methodological naturalist myself (which is pretty much the same as a scientific naturalist), since it's not possible to support metaphysical claims with evidence, but I wouldn't mind calling myself a naturalist...
  3. Janus

    What's with the atheist logo?

    Very nice. However, while I can tell it's a double helix, I don't think most people on this forum could. Also, I don't like the colors. Blue would look more noble than yellow. :)
  4. Janus

    What's with the atheist logo?

    I'll second that. Although I've heard that they've been getting better since the old witch died.
  5. Janus

    What's with the atheist logo?

    Yup, I love it. Believe it or not, part of the reason I started calling myself an atheist was that I liked the atheist icon a lot more than the agnostic one. :D I'm not joking; I wish I were. Ah well, I came up with much better reasons later on, so it's all right. :P
  6. Janus

    Science of the soul

    The same genes that allow me to shoot lightning out of my butt.
  7. Janus

    Dawkins reviews Behe's new book

    One of the most devastating reviews I've ever read, of any book in any field! Dawkins is the man!
  8. Janus

    New fossil unites three branches of life in the Cambrian

    http://arstechnica.com/journals/science.ars/2007/3/1/7278 " The origins of complex, multicellular animal life remain somewhat obscure. It appears to have accompanied the rise of oxygen levels over 600 million years ago, but the first animals generally had soft bodies, and left little behind...
  9. Janus

    Director James Cameron Claims To Have Found Jesus' Tomb

    I'm highly skeptical of this, the evidence is probably less than conclusive, but it would be interesting to see Christians' reaction to this. On one hand, it's evidence that Jesus existed; on the other hand, it's evidence that the Bible is wrong about at least a few aspects of Jesus' life, and...
  10. Janus

    "Dr. Dino" and wife guilty of tax fraud

    A fine day for creationists and fundamentalists everywhere. Hovind the pseudo-scientific charlatan is convicted of tax fraud, and Ted Haggard the Great Opponent of Gay marriage turns out to be a homosexual himself (he's been screwing a male prostitute once a month for the last 3 years). Says...
  11. Janus

    Evangelical leader resigns over gay sex claims

    This is huge. It's not only about Haggard being a methed-up homosexual (or bisexual) who hired a prostitute and cheated on his wife, but this guy is one of the leading born-again Christians who spent his days preaching about the Evils of homosexuality. It's more than hypocrisy, it's... is there...
  12. Janus

    Richard Dawkins - "The God Delusion"

    The thing that really jumps at me as I'm reading this thread is how right Dawkins is that we've been brainwashed into granting religion a special status, so that it is somehow always expected to be above anything but the most gentle brand of criticism. This social brainwashing isn't limited to...
  13. Janus

    Score one for Quebec - all schools in province must teach evolution!

    This has nothing to do with freedom of speech or freedom of religion. Those are about saying and believing what you like, not about forcing your children to believe as you do. Children's right to a good education > Parents' right to indoctrinate their children You know, the reason Quebec...
  14. Janus

    The pope says Islam cannot reform

    *laughs* And I thought I was anti-Islam. But anyway, the point is that even the most direct commands from the Quran can be interpreted any way they want to. Look at the two verses I quoted in my first post. The Quran explicitely said to cut off a thief's hands after he/she's been caught. And...