Comments for The Irreverent Mr Black

Comment on Average Atheists by Worldslaziestbusker

Worldslaziestbusker — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 06:32:32 +0000

Hi Donovan
Please do put your epistle together and I’ll ensure your name is in the hat.

Comment on Average Atheists by Donovan (MrOzAtheist)

Donovan (MrOzAtheist) — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:29:10 +0000

Hi. Not sure if I’m the kind of person you’re looking for but I like the idea and would love to be considered. I’m on twitter as MrOzAtheist and I write a blog about atheism. Thanks, Donovan

Comment on Average Atheists by black

black — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:07:32 +0000

I have only just regained mains power, nets etc, after a blackout (in the more literal sense).

Should we have a blurbing post? I could even make it the landing page.

Comment on Average Atheists by Worldslaziestbusker

Worldslaziestbusker — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:33:25 +0000

The lovely people at Embiggen Books have agreed to host Average Atheists on the 7th of June.
Huzzah!
Off, now, to get my electric cat herding crook.

Comment on Schism is not a dirty word by Matt McArthur

Matt McArthur — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:54:34 +0000

Hi Dan
I can’t find common ground with lots of people when their religious convictions prompt them to act poorly. I don’t see why I should ignore people acting poorly just because they happen to be atheists. It’s not a preference for schism, it’s that schism will occasionally be necessary if I’m going to claim consistency in my approach to assessing the merit of decisions.

I won’t waste my time and risk what credibility I have aligning with people who are racist, sexist, homophobic, or who otherwise mirror the behaviours they claim to rail against in the religious. The benefits of operating from a large number base are outweighed by the hypocrisy necessary to not offer censure for ethical lapses in atheists that I would be quick to criticise in theists. Consistency is important. While it is possible to be consistent and wrong, it is impossible to be inconsistent and right.

It is inevitable that we will all sit at the centre of our own Total Perspective Vortex, because no-one thinks exactly the same way about everything. We do have to make compromises to get along, but my tolerance for such compromises is low when it comes to abusive practices or arguments used to rationalise same.

Hey, is that a piece of fairy cake?

Comment on Average Atheists by black

black — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 02:23:41 +0000

Perhaps it’s all a matter of what the listener takes home.

I am convinced that our questions, and the very idea of questioning, would be a far more useful payload for the audience than our respective answers.

Comment on Schism is not a dirty word by black

black — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 02:20:07 +0000

Dan, I dunno.

Somebody, very much like yourself, in an earlier comment, said: “Atheism would be a bunch of people relentlessly going forth not believing in unevidenced deities. I gather that none of the talks would really be about this relentless pursuit. Instead we will be hearing from secularists, humanists, anti-theists, rationalists and various forms and versions of free thinker who perhaps also happen to be gnostic or agnostic atheists.”

Personally, I am happy with the product of disbelief, in that people who want what I want (A level playing-field for belief and unbelief, including removal of those fiscal and administrative leg-ups the faithers currently enjoy, plus recognition of “No, Thanks” as a religious freedom) are moving for the same kind of results.

Common ground is where the rubber hits the road. Pastafarians and agnostics shoulder to shoulder with Authentic Fundamental Atheists™, working to solve the problem of chaplain infestation? Fine by me.

Comment on The Irreverent Mr Black by black

black — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:06:21 +0000

Done, Dan. Two sets of “Clicky Things” exist, it seems, and only one updated.

Thanks for the heads-up.

Comment on The Irreverent Mr Black by DanDare

DanDare — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:21:23 +0000

Hi dare mon, how’s it hangen?

Just though I’d mention your clicky things page needs an update for the link to http://www.insufferableintolerance.com/

Later

Comment on Schism is not a dirty word by DanDare

DanDare — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:53:49 +0000

I dunno Matt. It bugs me that people would prefer to split than discuss , explore and find common ground. The internet seems to make fragmenting too easy, allowing people to sit at the center of their own infinite perspective vortex. Everyone needs some cave time but the town square really needs people to share it and be in it.