Interesting indeed. I'd like to know what kind of influence they will have over the next couple years. Hopefully I remember to keep an eye on this.

Barring a landslide victory the senate is typically controlled by a handful of independents who control the balance of power with their deciding votes. It will be interesting to see that power controlled by a dynamic community of voters.

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Sceptics drop atheist Richard Dawkins for retweeting video mocking feminists and Islamists

To be honest, I can totally believe this.

Article title should be Skeptic to match the association that they're discussing. Fire that editor.

That is a stupid decision on their part though. ****ty opinions or not, he has a good mind on a lot of the things that they discuss (plus I don't think that feminism is really a topic for debate this year? total guess). Reminds me of the Paula Dean controversy.

I find Dawkins a little annoying to be honest. He is as much a zealot as any of the religions he criticises. He is to atheism what Germaine Greer is to feminism.

I keep hearing those things about Dawkins and never quite know where they're coming from.
Admittedly I've never actively sought out any videos or books, so I'm pretty uneducated about him, only see and read some stuff here and there.
But I don't think the sole fact of being sarcastic and facetious in such discussions is particularly bad or wrong. And I don't think religion and atheism are in any way equivalent, just as flat earth theory and...I guess... reality(?) aren't, so apparent zealotry on his part weighs much less for me anyway.
I'd be interested to witness instances of him being the dick he is made out to be though. But no 2h videos please.

As for the actual topic at hand: Yeah, that's ****ed up. And the video is pretty funny and spot on (for some at least).

The Selfish Gene is a good book. Unfortunately, I think Dawkins became addicted to the limelight and became a bit of a troll.

That video is one of SyeTenAtheist's :cool:

Funny fucker.

& people really do need to get thicker skins. Ridiculous.

Philly Councilman introduced bull requiring performer registration and police authorization

Basically what this means is if the cops don't like you, you're not playing. So I guess all future performances in Philly if this bill passes will be dadrock cover bands and Jimmy Buffet.