We Have Creationist Whackos In Canada, But We Also Have Hairy Reasoner

Another favourite Youtubist of mine is Hairy Reasoner. Hairy is a fellow Canuck, who probably lives in Southern Ontario like I do.
His videos are creative, and his wit is extremely dry, guaranteed to keep you smiling throughout. And when I guarantee something, I mean it.
Here is his most recent video "My Favourite Creationist." Hairy makes minced meat out of Canada's version of Ken Ham or Kent Hovind; Grant Jeffrey:

I do worry about Hairy though. It seems as he has read Grant Jeffrey's books. He must be masochistic to some degree, or he has way too much time on his hands.
Here is another of his videos. It is called "Intelligent Design and the Human Body":


For all of Hairy Reasoner's videos, click here. Well worth any extra time you have on your hands.

Who Is Crazier: Young Earth Creationists or Holocaust Deniers?

I started a thread over at Raving Atheists, but the topic is good enough for a blog post, so here goes. Not word for word; I'm going to edit the original post a bit:

I think Holocaust deniers are crazier than YECs (Young Earth Creationists). A YEC is someone who has been brainwashed since a young age (in most cases) to believe that the bible is a guide to everything, from science to moral behavior.
They look at science, and accept anything that isn't contrary to the bible, but then twist anything that contradicts the bible, to fit the bible. I'm not talking theistic evolutionists, who twist the bible to fit science. Theistic evolutionists don't deny reality, they just add to reality.
Holocaust denial is a different issue. I believe in most cases, that one dislikes Jews before they become a denier. It is more complicated than just disliking Jews. Just like YECs when it comes to evidence of evolution, Holocaust deniers do not accept anything that confirms the Holocaust, from actual videos, to first hand testimony by both survivors and the actual Nazis themselves {which includes the testimony at the Nuremberg trial), are totally dismissed as lies or acts of coercion or the result of tortured "confessions" by the Allies.
Meanwhile, they have their own sites which are equal to Fundy science sites, and they use the same techniques as well (example, partial quotes while ignoring mounds of evidence to the contrary).
I think Holocaust denial occurs mostly with plain old paranoid Jew hating conspiracy theorists, Muslim conspiracy theorists, and to those with Germanic ancestry, where denial is a psychological response to their possible humiliation, that a people (the Jews), who many Germans historically didn't like (a lot of this had to do with the "Jews killed Christ" Catholic thingy and of course, the usual scapegoat thingy at a time of economic hardship), wound up getting sympathy after the Germans lost the war in a very large way. It was a kick in the teeth that the Jews (who many German regarded as their lessers) were getting world sympathy. and the survivors were evidence of a hideous regime of seemingly proud every day Germans. It is a test in cognitive dissonance.

I think a normal response would be not to deny the Holocaust happened, I say that because as an atheist, and as an ethnic/cultural Jew, I often have the Bolshevik revolution, and the deaths caused by atheists or worse, atheist Jews, thrown in my face.
My response is to disassociate myself from the people who committed the heinous crime against humanity, realizing that Communism is an ideology (nothing to do with being an atheist or a Jew), and the fact that power corrupts.
But the last thing I'm going to do is say it didn't happen, or try to rewrite the intentions of the people involved or question the amount of dead innocents (because I'm not crazy).
I don't hold a grudge against the German people at all, but I do hold a grudge against the deniers, even though I think they have to be insane to go to the extent they do.

The reason I'm bringing this up is that I just joined a forum called The Liberty Forum (which is supposed to be a Libertarian forum, not Stormfront), and I was attacked from every direction by Jew haters. From Protocols of Zion bs, to my support for Israel (ok I've been attacked here too on that one), to Jewish control of the world, to blatant Holocaust denial ("a few Jews died in camps of Typhoid").
My introduction thread took on a life of its own. What I found really weird is that hardly anyone actually came to say the Holocaust is fact. I had next to no support.
Here is a link to the Liberty Forum thread for anyone interested. It isn't a pretty thread, and I do wind up calling, those deserving, names. My cyber stalker Rickey even shows up (under the name Rick Carsten).

The Raving Atheist forum thread again, where by the way, one denier showed up and I did get a lot of support, though the thread strayed from my original question. Right away I was asked if I thought moon landing deniers were crazier than flat earthers'. I gave this response:

"I think flat earthers' are (more insane). But it is an interesting comparison to my question. Flat earthers' represent bible brainwashed people who are denying just about every aspect of science to make their bible correct, while moon lander deniers are rejecting a historical event.
But moon lander deniers are also denying science (many think we didn't have the capabilities to get to the moon) and many just think it was all part of a conspiracy theory. But the motive is the important thing when it comes to why they are denying...this is what makes one more insane than the other. So I guess it depends on the moon landing deniers motives for denying."



One more thing. To the Jew hating Holocaust Deniers who may wind up reading this:

The Comic Genius Of Edward Current

This dude is hilarious. I've been watching his videos for a few months now, and I think he's found his comic niche. And we need all the comedy we can get with this Hollywood writer's strike going on. His videos are fairly short (usually just over 3 minutes long).
Here is his newest video, Resisting The Urge: A Guide For Christian Boys:



This is my favorite one to date: Checkmate Atheists


God Doesn't Exist?, Prove It (the first picture will crack you up):


His most popular video (over 120,000 views. WOW!): The Atheist Delusion


For the rest of his videos click here.

In the phenomenal fisking department, Sexo Grammaticus completely schools Dr. Roger Olson. Why don't these theists get it yet, they have nothing but straws when they try to attack atheism. How much bashing can theists take before they just give up on trying to bash us.

Here is the beginning of Dr. Assmonkey's article:

I feel sorry for atheists. They are so much in the minority in American society and they are bound to feel some marginalization if not persecution. Christians should be the last people to persecute anyone -- including atheists. But that doesn't mean Christians have to accommodate atheism as they tolerate and love atheists. We have to recognize atheists' full freedom to believe God does not exist, but we don't have to embrace atheism as a social good. In fact, I would argue that atheism has no redeeming social value.

To see how Dr. Assmonkey gets slaughtered click here.
The fisking was done in masterful fashion. I suggest this as a must read for theists and atheists alike.

The Blog Readability Test

What level of understanding do you need to understand this blog?:

Hey, I don't mind. Hemingway wrote in simple sentences too. I don't use a thesaurus and I don't even reread what I post before clicking on the "Publish Post" button.
I like the fact that my blog is probably readable to most theists as well:) I do know one thing, my posts provoke thought much of the time, and that is what really counts.

Of course, I needed to check out some of the other blogs that I enjoy reading to compare their readability to mine.

Pharyngula, a very popular science oriented blog ranked "High School." The same ranking applied to God Is For Suckers, a blog that has many authors, and Jewish Atheist.
Begin Each Day As If It Was On Purpose, a blog done by a professional journalist received an "Elementary School" ranking, which makes me wonder how valid the test is.
Rondi is extremely intelligent and has a vast vocabulary, but maybe as a journalist, she writes in a way in which the masses can understand. Perhaps it is part of her talent, and a style that is required for anyone who writes newspaper articles.
I had to check out what Everything Is Pointless ranked, and not surprisingly (thanks to the many headaches I got reading that blog in the past), it received "Genius" status.
The person who emailed me the link, Texas Fred, as got a "Genius" ranking. Fred, you need to dumb down your blog a bit, ya hear me?
My Judeophobe Watch blog also scored "Junior High School." At least I'm consistent and so is are the analytics of the Readability site.
Shlemazl scored a "College Undergrad" rank. Gripes Of Wrath scored "Genius." Developing Your Web Presence got a "High School" ranking and Stardust Musings scored a "Junior High School" ranking just like me.
I need to stop. Sorry if I didn't get to your blog Tommy, Hammer, Basiorana, Val, Elder, Jack, etc. I'm just wiped out. Too early in the morning to go any further with this:)

Almost forgot. Here is the link to check your blog's readability.

Anyone Else Watch Dexter?

It was difficult but I have now accepted the fact that The Sopranos is over (I do expect a feature film in a year or two though). I didn't know how I was going to ever fill the void. I tried House, sort of. I watched a few minutes of it here and there and just haven't been able to connect yet(and I've read that House is an atheist). I have only watched one episode of 24 (I hate the split screen stuff).
Now, before anyone feels sorry for me. I do have my staples: Family Guy, American Dad, The Simpsons, and Curb Your Enthusiasm. But these are all comedies and 3 out of 4 of them are cartoons. I needed a psychological drama series in my life, so I finally caved and watched the first episode of Dexter. It grabbed my attention (this is defined by the fact that when I watched it, I didn't simultaneously surf the net).
I do pay a fortune to my cable provider. I get over 200 channels, including The Movie Network package, which allows me to watch many shows that are archived as part of the package. In other words, the first 12 episodes from year one of Dexter were available to me, and early last week, I spent an entire day watching the other 11 episodes. The next day, I watched the first 5 episode for this season. I've never done anything like that before. It was worth it. Now I'm hooked.

The Wikipedia description of the show:
Orphaned at the age of three and harboring a traumatic secret, Dexter (Michael C. Hall) was adopted by a Miami police officer named Harry Morgan who recognized his sociopathic tendencies and taught him to channel his gruesome passion for killing and dissecting in a "constructive" way: by killing only heinous criminals (such as mob assassins and serial killers of the innocent) who have slipped through the justice system. To satisfy his interest in blood and to facilitate his own crimes, Dexter works as a blood spatter analyst for the Miami police. Although his drive to kill is unflinching (he begins to become overcome by a feeling of "emptiness" otherwise), he is, through extensive instruction from Harry, able to fake normal emotions and keep up his appearance as a socially-responsible human being.

Here is a scene from the first episode:


The one thing I found difficult was getting used to a heterosexual Michael C. Hall (he was the gay brother on Six Feet Under, incidentally another show I really liked).
They made the transition a bit easier because at the start of the show, Dexter really wasn't into sex at all.

The show flows fantastically, and I can't wait for episode 7 (I saw episode 6 earlier this week).

Just like Tony Soprano was likable, Dexter, the serial killer, is actually even more likable. But then again, Dexter is just taking out the trash. Unless you are totally against the death penalty, Dexter personifies justice, even though that isn't his main objective. I really don't have a problem with the idea of someone being put to death after they murdered someone (as long as it wasn't a domestic murder, those can be tricky).