PS to last post

You do have to fry the battered god and fary before you apply the cream. Otherwise, well, otherwise it is just ... yuck!

Now, it starts

Giving away my last cigarettes. Oh, wow, is that wise? Oh, well, he is my son and he just tried my vaper and wants one himself. Trust me, and so as not to get too far away from the theme, these things are better than god and the tooth fairy rolled into a batter and smothered in cream.

The Future of Smoking

I have 8 cigarettes left but I am not worried. The midnight bell may toll but I shall not be anxious. I will never buy a cigarette again.

Well, it's only 7 left now.

45 years of this and I am not even perturbed, not even a smidgin perturbed?

Nope, no indeedy or even, no.

Received my e-cigarette starter kit today. Tastes and feels the same. Just no tar or other crap.

Speed on midnight.

Happy New Year.

Oops, my scottish ancestors are now spinning faster over the coals whilst being basted with napalm. No true scotsman ever wishes ye in the new'yir before the clock has chimed the'our.

Dawkins v Sachs

Jews argue with God. That is one reason why an atheist can usually get along better with a jewish believer than with a christian/muslim who is blindly obeissant to his/her pastor's/iman's interpretation of the word of god.

Here's an article on the subject:

https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1794/5298/Arguing-with-God.pdf?sequence=1

This may also explain why Lord Sachs does far better in argument with Richard Dawkins than other theists:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roFdPHdhgKQ

Lord Sachs does not win, of course, but he is engaging.

Nude Nuns and Big Guns

Saw this film by accident just now. Spoof spaghetti western a la Sergio Leone. Has the power to grip, however and is recommended viewing for all my catholic readers. It may give them some insight into how their church is run. Otherwise, it contains exactly what it says on the tin. But you have to be lucky and catch it on tv. They are suing downloaders.

Can you trust a Christian?

Sadly, no. They are by definition irrational. You cannot reliably predict which random prejudice will actuate them next week.

The Devil's Work at the America Cancer Society

Refusing charitable aid in the name of god. In the name of god, be ashamed. In the name of humanity, be ashamed. Stop. Repent. Apologise.

http://www.alternet.org/story/152685/is_atheist_money_too_controversial_for_the_american_cancer_society

http://www.alternet.org/story/152914/has_the_american_cancer_society_been_caught_covering_up_a_rejection_of_atheist_money/

An American Litigant in London Part 2: The Decision

Einstein: The God Letter

No theist dare read this:

http://richarddawkins.net/news_articles/2012/8/15/albert-einstein-s-historic-1954-god-letter-handwritten-shortly-before-his-death#.UMKIz3dVIg8

You may not have access so here is a bit of Einstein's letter:

The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation no matter how subtle can (for me) change this. These subtilised interpretations are highly manifold according to their nature and have almost nothing to do with the original text. For me the Jewish religion like all other religions is an incarnation of the most childish superstitions. And the Jewish people to whom I gladly belong and with whose mentality I have a deep affinity have no different quality for me than all other people. As far as my experience goes, they are also no better than other human groups, although they are protected from the worst cancers by a lack of power. Otherwise I cannot see anything 'chosen' about them.

Oh My God!

The most sanctimonious and also the most unintentionally hilarious website in the universe:

http://www.truthfortodaysabbathschoollessons.org.uk/