I like Postal Service, and I like Phil Collins...together, it seems really shitty. This seems like someone threw this song together in like an hour.

1. I can't believe Troy Duffy got the green light for this. Anyone seen the doc on his major meltdown following the first one?

2. I can't believe Clifton Collins, Jr., is in this. He's a champion of pulling off bad B movie action.

3. Bad form, Dafoe. Bad form.

"I think I'll let Sam Harris speak for himself, and link you this massive humiliation of Francis Collins, which he wrote a few weeks ago: http://www.reasonproject.org/archive/item/the_strange_case_of_francis_collins2/"

That's astounding that Francis Collins can make those magical fairy-land statements listed in that article and be as successful as he is. From those quotes, it's clear he doesn't even understand the basic concepts underlying science, such as evidence and the 'burden of proof.'

We live in a big world, but it's not big enough. There apparently weren't any scientists who were charismatic enough and talented enough at administration to outcompete a fairy-believer like him for his new job as the head of the National Institutes of Health.

If politicians want someone who's religion-friendly for that position, then potential candidates must, as a matter of good PR and marketing, make themselves religion-friendly.

would the fact i am a man a faith color or cloud my theories and conclusions in your eyes?
could you still be objective about my work knowing i had a belief system entirely different from your own?
or would you villify my work as false and unreasonable due to the fact i was a man of faith?
make it your mission to help me see reason,see the light of logic and abandon my silly,childish ways?

I think I'll let Sam Harris speak for himself, and link you this massive humiliation of Francis Collins, which he wrote a few weeks ago: http://www.reasonproject.org/archive/item/the_strange_case_of_francis_collins2/

I don't have a problem with Collins (or Miller, or any other religious scientists) being religious, or Christians, the problem only comes when the religion so clearly clouds peoples judgments on scientific or political issues. You could be the best scientist in the world AND wear magic Mormon underpants and a tinfoil hat while using all your money on dianetics counseling for all I care, as long as you somehow manage to maintain full scientific rigor and attitude in lectures, books and papers you do in your science. Its just that when you get down to it, neither this clownish behaviour or just regular christianity is REALLY compatible with a scientific approach. As much as I admire Miller and his butchering of creationism, he gets really dizzy when he actually tries to defend his god. In short: Yes, you can be both a great scientist and religious, but its sort of like being a great husband and occasionally cheat on your wife.

Thanks!

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I tried sifiting this one a couple of years back. Lets give it another go *promote. *british as well.

Honestly, that's just depressing.

Upvote for Michael Collins' popularity rating.

Who..?

>> ^MarineGunrock:
Must suck to be Michael Collins, though.

They should have sent her to Bob Newhart.

Who can tell?

Carlin agrees with me about 9/10.

(but I cried when he died, and I put his picture on my mantel)

I know that I was between Cheyenne Wyoming and Fort Collins Colorado when Elvis died, coming back from a cattle show.

Sinatra lived a life none of us could understand, where the line between law and crime was thin and ever changing.

Essentially, each man had two sides: the man and the artist.

I will remember the artist with love.

I can think of some good purposes in life.


First off, I'd like kids born without faces to have faces: http://www.videosift.com/video/The-girl-born-without-a-face-Treacher-Collins-Syndrome

Second off, I'd like to give "harlequin babies" a full lifespan and the qualities of human babies instead of looking like monsters: http://www.videosift.com/video/Harlequin-Ichthyosis-Extreme-Genetic-Disorder

Third off, I'd like kids born with mixed genders (partially formed male and female reproductive organs) to have only 1 gender. I'm not talking about a cosmetic band-aid, like cutting off their partially formed male reproductive organ and calling them a girl, I'm talking about genuinely 1 gender per baby.


I don't see how someone could make an argument for these conditions. (Best of all possible worlds, right?)

He has Treacher Collins Syndrome!

The Master Plan: Every dead celebrity on the face of the Earth understood one simple rule: take what you've been given naturally and exploit yourself dry. Commonly, these assets include beauty, wealth, talent, and charisma. TsimFuckis understands his God-given assets: a voice to pinch the ear drums of the most hardcore helium junkie, a head two times too small, googly eyes the size of belt holes, awesome pecs, a penis growing out of his spleen region, and a heart full of rage. Because of his self awareness and his willingness to embrace his deformity."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXhiHgxUaaY
http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Tsimfuckis

Thanks for the promote Grimm

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*promote

Hypocrisy.
Show the goddamn pictures!
Trust the Amercan Citizen.
Don't become Collin Powell who was lied to and became a puppet of Cheney / Wolfowitz at the UN.

Looks good - but I wonder if Mike Tyson had seen the gorilla ad before he signed up for this..

Hey it's the real life Patrick Bateman from American Psycho. So just don;t make a nicer one or he'll kill you to Phil Collins