Quote of the day
posted at 10:35 pm on February 18, 2009 by Allahpundit
“Atheists claim to value reason above blind faith and individuality above the lock-step certitude of religion. My own rejection of faith, I hoped, would allow me to indulge in wicked thoughts and pork-based dishes. I hoped I could, forever, avoid hallelujah get-togethers, groupthinky organizations and constraining labels.
Yet, these days, atheists are organized. They’re activists. They will probably sue you. They have become exasperatingly earnest, hopelessly serious and unnecessarily pushy.
They have, in other words, become as tedious as Joel Osteen. And there are few greater sins.”
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…pass…
Grafted on February 18, 2009 at 10:38 PM
Yawn
KCB on February 18, 2009 at 10:39 PM
Another atheist thread on the heels of two dealing with Hitchy?
Really really REALLY missing Pajamas Media, huh?
Bishop on February 18, 2009 at 10:41 PM
Its like a Libertarian Political Party… an oxymoron…
Romeo13 on February 18, 2009 at 10:42 PM
What?! Bwuh? Huh? I’m outraged! This topic is not what’s on the forefront of my mind right now!
It’s also not my friggin’ blog. Go Allah, may the culture war rage on forever!
Savage on February 18, 2009 at 10:43 PM
I found PJM so boring and dreadful.
HA alwayz beeeen my plaze
blatantblue on February 18, 2009 at 10:43 PM
He’s painting with a broad stereotypical brush.
FloatingRock on February 18, 2009 at 10:44 PM
Commenter assumes Allah wrote this in 5, 4, 3….
amerpundit on February 18, 2009 at 10:46 PM
You know………
…… when that Chimp was eating that woman’s face, I am sure she wasn’t saying;
Seven Percent Solution on February 18, 2009 at 10:46 PM
My God…(sorry Allah)…I have gone back in time. It seems like this was a 4 pager this morning.
genso on February 18, 2009 at 10:48 PM
Ha!
(But then, if religion is gone, are they still wicked…?)
Tzetzes on February 18, 2009 at 10:49 PM
You’re right. She was probably screaming for God’s help. The question is, were her prayers answered?
genso on February 18, 2009 at 10:49 PM
LOL
Theworldisnotenough on February 18, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Tzetzes on February 18, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Ok Allah, now you are just asking for it. At least copy the comments over so we don’t have a rehash.
ClassicCon on February 18, 2009 at 10:50 PM
HAHA.
Save me Gaia!! Save me!!
Theworldisnotenough on February 18, 2009 at 10:51 PM
AP, argue against this, please.
Entelechy on February 18, 2009 at 10:51 PM
I found PJM so boring and dreadful.
HA alwayz beeeen my plaze
blatantblue on February 18, 2009 at 10:43 PM
Agreed, yet lately the religious theme has been beaten worse than some of the kids in that basketball video.
This thread seems like a hit prostitute, showing off a bit of cleavage and hoping to score some attention. Shiite, look at me, I’ve already posted twice.
Bishop on February 18, 2009 at 10:51 PM
He copied the words from the David Harsanyi and posted them here. He didn’t write it.
amerpundit on February 18, 2009 at 10:51 PM
At first pass of the headline,I thought it said,
Theres,no Bomb,stop worrying!
canopfor on February 18, 2009 at 10:51 PM
290 comments from this morning…and he put it in Science/Technology. LOL!
genso on February 18, 2009 at 10:53 PM
Are you the hitter or the -tute? :)
Entelechy on February 18, 2009 at 10:53 PM
Bishop, I wasn’t going to comment until you put this wonderful image in my mind.
darii on February 18, 2009 at 10:53 PM
Why are atheiests so determined/desparate to let people know what they don’t believe?
cannonball on February 18, 2009 at 10:54 PM
Isn’t the point of “Quote of the day” to allow AP to throw some chum into the water and let us argue about it for 4, 5, even 8 pages?
darii on February 18, 2009 at 10:54 PM
Well she did not end up like this poor bastard
Theworldisnotenough on February 18, 2009 at 10:55 PM
Shoot! Has anybody seen Ugly post tonight?
Cindy Munford on February 18, 2009 at 10:55 PM
Damn, I thought it was a succulent gem from the lips of Madame Speaker regarding here Papal retreat.
dmann on February 18, 2009 at 10:55 PM
The sign is agnostic, not atheist.
Libertarian Joseph on February 18, 2009 at 10:56 PM
There has to be an evolution joke in there somewhere…
darii on February 18, 2009 at 10:56 PM
‘HumanLight’?
Sounds like an offering,before we light this holiday up,
any volunteers!(Sarc!).
canopfor on February 18, 2009 at 10:56 PM
Just call me John.
OT: FoxNews has a cool photo on their main page of a mortar round leaving the tube. Awesome.
This thread is going to go to hell anyway, I might as well do the assist.
Bishop on February 18, 2009 at 10:58 PM
Think of the bandwidth we could save if Palin was an atheist.
fogw on February 18, 2009 at 10:59 PM
Why do Christians care so much about other peoples beliefs?
iamblue on February 18, 2009 at 10:59 PM
And yet he seems to fear them. I can not fathom why as they have no invisible means of support.
Tav on February 18, 2009 at 10:59 PM
I asked that in the morning thread….no one bit.
genso on February 18, 2009 at 11:00 PM
I think he’s confusing atheism with satanism. Unfortunately, it seems to be a common mistake.
FloatingRock on February 18, 2009 at 11:02 PM
How in the hell do they know there is no God. They are just to lazy to really find out the truth. Perfect OBAMABOTS, lazy , do nothings, give me give me give me.
Navyret on February 18, 2009 at 11:04 PM
Since Earth is traveling through some kind
of cosmic anomaly,chimps killing their owners,
Spendulus bill pass’s,Syrian Nazis,a holiday
called,’Humanlight’,
anything seems possible,upside down,and side
ways,me thinks!
canopfor on February 18, 2009 at 11:04 PM
Allah, this thing is going nowhere without you.
genso on February 18, 2009 at 11:04 PM
I’ll bite. Briefly. (Why not help out Hot Air with the ad revenue?)
Because we Christians believe that nonbelievers go to hell. And we don’t want that for them. So we’re interested in converting them.
darii on February 18, 2009 at 11:05 PM
How do you know there is a God?
genso on February 18, 2009 at 11:05 PM
Cool indeed, John.
Entelechy on February 18, 2009 at 11:05 PM
Why do Christians care so much about other peoples beliefs?
iamblue on February 18, 2009 at 10:59 PM
We enjoy burning people at the stake.
Oh wait…you meant that?
Bishop on February 18, 2009 at 11:05 PM
The day is won, isn’t it Allah?
MadisonConservative on February 18, 2009 at 11:05 PM
Maybe we don’t need AP to get the party started.
darii on February 18, 2009 at 11:05 PM
Well, the little angel sitting on their one shoulder tells them to save their souls and the little devil on their other shoulder tells them that if they can not save them to be sure and let them know in no uncertain terms what is going to happened to their souls.
Cheshire Cat on February 18, 2009 at 11:06 PM
How do you know there is a God?
genso on February 18, 2009 at 11:05 PM
And so it begins…..
Bishop on February 18, 2009 at 11:06 PM
Just doing my part? ;)
genso on February 18, 2009 at 11:07 PM
So telling me if I don’t believe what you do I’m going to hell makes you different from a communist/socialist/fascist how exactly?
Last I checked Christians killed more people on this planet than any other religious/political/social group in history.
So much for your religion of peace.
iamblue on February 18, 2009 at 11:07 PM
Ah the dirty little secret is that Allapundit is not a true atheist. They can be just as nominal as the average Christian or Jew who only attends church or synagogue once a month. Every self-proclaimed atheist I have seen subconsciously holds on to a set of Judeo-Christian values. Friedrich Nietzsche was a true atheist and he lived accordingly. If you were a true atheist, you could not call terrorism evil because as Nietzsche pointed out there’s no such thing as evil. Good and evil are merely and invention of the lower classes.
RadioFreeUSA on February 18, 2009 at 11:08 PM
so basically this site is devoted to hit pieces on Sarah Palin and endless discussions of Atheism
No wonder its going into the toilet
joey24007 on February 18, 2009 at 11:09 PM
I wanted to say that they wish to convert all others, and then I saw this
…and this…
John, did you mean here, or in hell?
Entelechy on February 18, 2009 at 11:10 PM
So watch yourself.
Spirit of 1776 on February 18, 2009 at 11:10 PM
canopfor on February 18, 2009 at 11:04 PM
Got that right; HA threads are particularly varietous today.
Yeah, varietous is a made-up word. Feel free to use it.
Bishop on February 18, 2009 at 11:10 PM
Why do you care?
Patrick S on February 18, 2009 at 11:10 PM
Wow, folks, Hillary Clinton signed up during open registration, yesterday, aka iamblue.
Entelechy on February 18, 2009 at 11:11 PM
Last I checked Christians killed more people on this planet than any other religious/political/social group in history.
You sure? The communists seem to have a made a play for the history books in that regard.
Sorry….didn’t mean to spoil your crusade against Christianity. Whoa, did I just say crusade? Shame.
Bishop on February 18, 2009 at 11:13 PM
Uh, who is your history teacher? Richard Dawkins?
terryannonline on February 18, 2009 at 11:16 PM
Well actually that was to be my alternate ID but Hillary made me an offer I couldn’t refuse.
Aleph on February 18, 2009 at 11:16 PM
John, did you mean here, or in hell?
Entelechy on February 18, 2009 at 11:10 PM
Don’t call me John anymore, if the wife finds out I’ve been flirting with a hooker, I’ll be in big trouble.
As to your question: Either, neither, both. I’m far too casual a Christian to make an informed opinion, I just like tackling the righteous boobs like Iamblue.
Bishop on February 18, 2009 at 11:17 PM
Just count all the unstopped abortions.
Spirit of 1776 on February 18, 2009 at 11:17 PM
You’re either a small, bitter person, or just very weak emotionally if you feel the need to lash out at people that can do you no harm. Oh wait….you’re liberal…so you’re both.
Patrick S on February 18, 2009 at 11:18 PM
That guy nailed it. It just goes to show that all human beings, including the most diehard atheists, have the natural urge to be religious.
pearson on February 18, 2009 at 11:18 PM
Not sure I should even dignify this with a response, but it’s oh so tempting.
darii on February 18, 2009 at 11:19 PM
For the sake of argument, assume for a moment that there is no god. If this is the case then morality is a human inventions, shaped by human nature and influenced by society. So why shouldn’t people of different faiths hold similar beliefs? It’s only natural.
FloatingRock on February 18, 2009 at 11:19 PM
The jig is up Allahpundit! Ha-ha! We have you by the gonads.
Dr. Manhattan on February 18, 2009 at 11:19 PM
Oh no. Not the flaccid “Christians killed the most people evah” meme. It’s late and I was hoping to go to bed so I’ll throw one little question out there.
Do you have any solid numbers on this? I have some that will devastate your argument and I can site sources.
Well, my mommy is telling me to go to bed now.
So nighty night…
RadioFreeUSA on February 18, 2009 at 11:21 PM
I’m also curious does your history book also say that America is greatest purveyor of violence in the world?
terryannonline on February 18, 2009 at 11:21 PM
At least they recognized the problem.
The solution seems to be ….endurance….
Skandia Recluse on February 18, 2009 at 11:22 PM
Who knew it would be in an slow thread at 11:19 PM eastern? :P
darii on February 18, 2009 at 11:23 PM
Ah hell, I guess I will respond to you anyway (I’m kinda bored as is…)
Aside from your lack of sources, are you seriously implying that Christians qua Christians have killed the most people in history? They killed them in the name of Christ? Or are you merely claiming that Christians, not necessarily in the name of religion, have killed a ton of people and that this is hypocritical?
darii on February 18, 2009 at 11:26 PM
No that would be Israel.
Spirit of 1776 on February 18, 2009 at 11:26 PM
+1
darii on February 18, 2009 at 11:27 PM
Rule 13 of Alinksy’s Rules for Radicals:
“Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.”
mike_NC9 on February 18, 2009 at 11:28 PM
I’m beginning to notice a pattern with you Allah….
Can’t quite put my finger on it……………
Might you be an atheist?
Ask me again why I should give a s#$t.
That’s YOUR PERSONAL decision.
Have fun with it.
Talon on February 18, 2009 at 11:28 PM
That was more like a “Quote of the Minute” … as long as nothing else was said for that minute.
progressoverpeace on February 18, 2009 at 11:29 PM
No that would be Israel.
Spirit of 1776 on February 18, 2009 at 11:26 PM
Zionist Entity.
Why do I have to do everything around here?
Bishop on February 18, 2009 at 11:29 PM
Yes. Atheists have become just another group of annoying religious people. They all just love to talk about how saved and enlightened their religion makes them. It’s all just a “my religion can beat up your religion” argument at this point.
This site really needs a shot in the arm. Palin attacks and Atheists posts are just tired. Can anyone recommend some other sites to visit in the dark times for Hot Air?
Ampersand on February 18, 2009 at 11:30 PM
You’re just that good.
darii on February 18, 2009 at 11:31 PM
Sorry I forgot my order in the list of “Things Leftist Academia” hate. First, it’s hate the Zionists! And then death to America! Third is churchgoers.
terryannonline on February 18, 2009 at 11:31 PM
What we need,is an article about
worshiping at the ‘Alter of Liberalism’,
and the holier than thou Socialist’s,
vrs.Liberal!
And the heretic’s within the Liberal Party
as we speak!
Wait a tic,me thinks that would be a great idea
for the Lefty’s,that way,they could be infighting
politically,and they would leave America alone,over
the next three years and eleven months!(A tad Sarc),
Ahem.
canopfor on February 18, 2009 at 11:35 PM
Ummmmmmmm…………
……….. because your a Steeler’s fan?
:O)
Seven Percent Solution on February 18, 2009 at 11:36 PM
Can anyone recommend some other sites to visit in the dark times for Hot Air?
Ampersand on February 18, 2009 at 11:30 PM
You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.
Bishop on February 18, 2009 at 11:37 PM
Little Green Footballs II, Electric Boogaloo
FlatFoot on February 18, 2009 at 11:37 PM
Take it easy on Allah. He’s had battles on every front. Palin,Atheists,Hitchens. Let the poor guy rest.
portlandon on February 18, 2009 at 11:38 PM
*Sigh*
(Nice joke though)
darii on February 18, 2009 at 11:41 PM
Real Atheists=not much of a threat.
Organized, tax funded, Agnostics Civil wRong Union=serious threat to all that creates the American experience.
Christianity is the best available morals system, personal behavior and quality of life through creativity is advanced.
However Christianity isn’t the only advanced morals system to have ever existed.
Can Humanism develop a structure that promotes the best morals or does a permanent system require Religious faith?
Speakup on February 18, 2009 at 11:41 PM
I didn’t say I wanted to leave. I just wanted some other places to go when this site doesn’t deliver. Sorry for asking.
Ampersand on February 18, 2009 at 11:42 PM
…last I checked…..
iamblue on Feb 18,2009 at 11:07PM.
iamblue: Your kiding me right!
The facts speak for themselves,it is,its always been
those nasty,little ‘Killer Rabbits’!(Sarc).
canopfor on February 18, 2009 at 11:43 PM
Thought you caught the Hotel California joke….
darii on February 18, 2009 at 11:44 PM
The truly faithful always evangelize for their particular deity. In this case, an Athiest’s diety is himself, and the blasphemer is anyone who denies it.
TMK on February 18, 2009 at 11:45 PM
I got the quote (I’m a huge Beatles fan) just not the humor. Sorry, no biggie.
Ampersand on February 18, 2009 at 11:49 PM
Bishop is being funny, don’t take it personally.
Cindy Munford on February 18, 2009 at 11:49 PM
It’s so bad you have to pretend you’re an atheist to be elected to an office. That’s how pushy atheists are.
radiofreevillage on February 18, 2009 at 11:51 PM
Pretty much proves that atheists have their own brand of religion based on faith, so to speak, and rail on with their Book of Nothing. No hope. No meaning. Might as well put a gun to your head and get over with since you won’t remember or feel anything afterwards. *POOF* Just simply staying alive is hypocritical when afterwards you won’t remember anything. So, why bother living? In the end you just…disappear into nothingness. Why bother making friends? Have a girlfriend/boyfriend. Have kids? Have fun with your Dad as a kid? And so on. Memories are not worth keeping if you’re to disappear into nothing with no hope in sight afterwards and not ever remember anything because you cease to exist because you believe in no soul and no hope.
Kokonut on February 18, 2009 at 11:52 PM
Basically, if you stay away from the blogs that are supported by Pajama’s Media/PJTV, you will avoid the rampant Atheism and apparently concerted effort of late to push the abandonment of God and our Savior Jesus Christ from our minds and our lives, as well as the public-airing-of-dirty-laundry blogger vs blogger tiffs, squabbles, and Jerry Springeresque Drama that is prevelant on a couple of other sites of our ilk as well.
…if that’s what you’re essentially referring to when you say ‘dark times’. i’m assuming that is your reference because it is indeed dark times in those respects.
FlatFoot on February 18, 2009 at 11:53 PM
There’s really quite a number of moral systems superior to the one involving a Good that makes mothers cook and eat their children.
radiofreevillage on February 18, 2009 at 11:53 PM
NP.
To tell you the truth, I’m not sure what to recommend. Esp. if you are looking for engaging comment sections. I haven’t really put my toe in the water at Ace’s HQ.
You can always just use StumbleUpon and thumb down pro-liberal sites and post snarky comments in the review. (It helps me pass the time) ;)
darii on February 18, 2009 at 11:54 PM
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