Author Archives: lizard
william lane craig: more of a douchebag than previously expected
If you must describe what it is you do as “apologetics” that’s a clear indication that something’s already gone very wrong. If you make a living making excuses for the inexcusable, nothing good is going to come of it. For example, today on Alternet, Greta Christina quotes WLC‘s recent justification of the genocide and infanticide [...]
Posted in Evil, Fundamental Illness, WTF 2 Comments
when skepticism fails
A terrible tragedy took place today in Arizona, followed immediately (as tragedies nowadays are wont) by a deafening crescendo of voices calling out for various entities to be held accountable, whether or not they actually bear any accountability. And as much as it pains me to defend some of the entities I am about to [...]
Posted in Critical Thinking 1 Comments
opinionated consumption
I consider myself a very conscious, informed consumer, but I have always been very pragmatic about my purchase decisions. I can be swayed against a company if they are engaged in egregious ethical or human rights violations, but for the most part I’m willing to overlook many of the reasons that cause more ideologically-driven shoppers [...]
Posted in Critical Thinking 2 Comments
Awesome, thought-provoking questions? Sure thing.
Q: Awesome, thought-provoking questions? Sure thing. This is something that’s been bothering me for a while. Why do you think members of Abrahamic faiths seem so wont to hate eachother? All Abrahamic holy books have violence. Why argue over the less violent? I saved this one for last, even though it was first. I wouldn’t [...]
Posted in Miscellany 2 Comments
in which i feed a formspring troll
Ordinarily I advise against troll-feeling, as it tends to validate their existence and whatnot, but this one, I cannot resist: So, let me get this straight… You are an atheist that chose god as your username? You atheists are obsessed with a God that you do not believe exists? Why? I will pray for you, [...]
Posted in Fundamental Illness, Obnoxiousness 10 Comments
and the geek shall inherit the earth
I don’t expect non-programmers to get much out of this list of the top ten things that annoy programmers, but if you’re into free thinking and science, you might like this bit — it’s the number one annoyance, “Your own code, six months later” Ever look back at some of your old code and grimace [...]
Posted in Critical Thinking 9 Comments
the tyranny of lazy-mindedness
I cannot abide lazy-mindedness. This makes me a really, really lousy tech support person (or really good, depending on how you look at it.) I tend to answer questions by alluding vaguely to how such a thing might be figured out, rather than, you know, give an actual answer. Godlizard helps those who help themselves, [...]
Posted in Creationism, Critical Thinking 46 Comments
the tyranny of satan
I rarely listen to the radio anymore, my presets had disappeared, and I couldn’t remember which stations they were, so I was hitting the scan button. “… to escape the tyranny of satan” caught my attention, and I stopped. The commentators were discussing a mass exodus from a faith whose tenets included the belief that [...]
New York has just stepped up and legalized marriage rights for everyone. How happy are you?