Awww, come on, he pretty funny though this isn't his best. Makes me seem like a moderate. Oh, and for the record what is wrong with the sound of ones own voice, I can talk to myself for hours and not tire of it.

Interesting. Someone who actually doesn't like Pat Condell....and isn't a religious twit.

Personally, I think Pat is a fantastic speaker/thinker. I'd place his mind in the same category as George Carlin (a dude who also digs the sound of his own voice). Both are loudmouthed, opinionated and crude; they loath BS and have no confidence in the masses. But what is special about them is that they have hard-ons for hating organized faith. I have a hard time not loving anyone who jumps on a soap box to hurl verbal poop at religion. It's what good people do.

BTW, lyzard, I'm curious to know who your ideal speaker is.

I thought the message was a harsh slap in a way but can't really blame him for it. His messages are short and crude at times but they are to the point and you can either take it or leave it as it is just his opinion, and it's not like he's the founder of Atheism.

I will say that some of the issues he brings up I feel are valid. I do not hold it against anyone to believe in what they want to but religion should not have the handhold it does over societies as it is not logical. It grows old to hear people say 'how can you be 'good' if you do not have religion?' It's like people are trying to tell you that you cannot feel compassion for others and do positive constructive things without thinking of some higher deity that forces you to do it out of fear. I don't buy that and also don't feel religion has any place in how people are judged for crimes or how the structure for governments is laid. One would think with how 'modern' we are, a society could be made where religion is not the cornerstone to living positively, but instead, ethics of commonsense and dignity are.

He's sort of a dreamer when he declares that common people who had problems years ago should have done more. I do think he's got to face the facts himself and realize that it would have just caused more bloodshed. People were burnt, drowned, stoned etc (and some still are) for being heretics and committing 'blasphemous' acts. Now is more the time to do things when these people are not so able to get away with these atrocities. So take it for what it is, his opinion, but I do see where he's coming from here.

Oh common, the guy is clearly not a...atheistic...zealot. A little too enthusiastic about sharing his opinion, perhaps, but nothing in the same league as...say Jerry Falwell or some other asshole.

Hmmm

On another note, there sure are a lot of aggressive atheists out there these days. With the rise in religion, I think it makes the world a little more exciting. However, I doubt we will ever see suicide atheist bombers or...atheists voting for politicians that will block gay marriage.

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