"Theoretically, that is true. However, I keep hearing about how the banks have been unwilling to lend out the billions they are getting from the government now. I suspect that banks are refusing to lend because they have the same concerns about the economy everyone else does. Until that changes, there isn't much incentive to lend or to spend." - vjack
"The problem with permanent cuts is that the government needs money to operate, and that money has to come from somewhere. It seems to me that cutting taxes has an indirect effect at best on consumer confidence. Until consumer confidence in the economy increases, I suspect tax cuts will do little." - vjack
"I think that reason and logic play a crucial role in helping people abandon religion but that we cannot expect it to happen solely through argument. Just as Butch lives as "a nice person," we can model the effective application of reason. We don't necessarily have to argue about it; it just becomes part of who we are and how we live." - vjack
"Here is a good response to that whole "fool" nonsense: http://atheism.about.com/od/kn...... Another one is simply this: "Whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire." - Matthew 5:22" - vjack
"True, although that will open the door to some Christian who once saw something about physics on the Discover Channel and half-listened insisting that we believe in all sorts of tiny particles that we can't see, etc." - vjack
"Yes, my mom has managed to convince herself that I'm just going through a fad. I've been an atheist for roughly 20 years, and she still prefers to pretend that I'll get over it any day now." - vjack
I'm beginning to understand that only intellectually debating religion is a giant waste of time. The blog Atheist Revolution has an interesting article on the types of "religious trolls" that frequently comment in atheists sites and the tactics they use. However, there's something important here that is just not being mentioned: just what exactly is their motivation? - vjack
"Ouch! And he won't even get favors from the parole board since he is now clearly not a "real Christian." 90 years sounds about right. It will probably take his victim that long to recover." - vjack
"I think it is okay to be sad over someone's death and at the same time angry at those who caused it through idiocy. At least, that is certainly how I feel in this case." - vjack
"I like to think that day will come too. I don't expect to see it in my lifetime, but I certainly hope it arrives for the sake of future generations." - vjack
"I don't necessarily disagree with what you are suggesting here. However, I am not sure how we would initiate public discussion effectively in this case without a lawsuit." - vjack
"My reading of the lawsuit is not that it would prevent Obama from saying what he wants but would prevent Roberts from instructing him to add the god bit." - vjack
yesterday at 5:00 am
- godlesswoman.blogspot.com
- Link
"That sounds like an excellent resolution to me. I've been doing this for several years now. I still waste plenty of time, but now I do it how I'd like to and have nobody to blame for it but myself." - vjack
Monday at 2:07 pm
- godlesswoman.blogspot.com
- Link
"Oh cool! Congrats on your new pals. I found with my recent adoption from the shelter (dog) that it took her a few days to relax but she's doing fine now. I'm sure your cats will get used to their wonderful new home quickly." - vjack
"Are you finding that people are actually using that Share button though? The reason I added the button with the arrows and count is that I found nobody was using the "social bookmark this" link that works much like your Share button. Some of this is psychological in that visitors seem more likely to vote up a post when they can see the number of up votes, and some is probably just related to salience." - vjack
"He seems to have come up with a viable alternative to Atheist Nexus. I don't suppose there is anything wrong with having multiple options. In fact, that is probably a good thing." - vjack
