Terry Pratchett on Religion – ‘I’d Rather Be a Rising Ape Than a Fallen Angel’

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25 Responses to “Terry Pratchett on Religion – ‘I’d Rather Be a Rising Ape Than a Fallen Angel’”

  1. automaticSOMon 23 Dec 2009 at 11:52 am

    Yes, afraid was a great choice of word.

    Its funny how people often forget that religion makes supernatural claims, almost to the point where us atheists are considered the crazy ones.

    Legislation or not,
    If Somebody tells me they are hearing voices, I am getting out of dodge,and fast

  2. ArmeAnticaon 23 Dec 2009 at 11:52 am

    Fantastic.

  3. EpicHiroDJon 23 Dec 2009 at 11:52 am

    lol, what did he mean when he said “mushroom dream”…..

    psilocybe cubensis ?……… yes, please!

  4. Arlenamadraon 23 Dec 2009 at 11:52 am

    hmcan somebody rescue mehh from my loneliness really bored today

  5. blueleadpoton 23 Dec 2009 at 11:52 am

    @voltron240 get a sense of humor.

  6. jigen08on 23 Dec 2009 at 11:52 am

    @voltron240: he doesn’t compare himself with Einstein, he lists himself along with Einstein as a non-believer. When does he suggest he is “greater than most philosophers”? What points does he have no evidence on? You mean his opinions?

    He talks about evolution, for which there is plenty of evidence if you’re keen to learn. He dismisses creation myth, for which there is no evidence. And rightly so.

    You call him a fool… how many books have you written? How many have you read? Just the one?

  7. anyaxelizabethon 23 Dec 2009 at 11:52 am

    Setting aside the errors in this statement…

    If you criticise for not citing evidence… please remember to cite your own evidence.

  8. FrankieAvocadoon 23 Dec 2009 at 11:52 am

    <3 Terry Pratchett. Probably the greatest writer of our time.

  9. Tinilson 23 Dec 2009 at 11:52 am

    Terry is hammered lol

  10. chstoneyon 23 Dec 2009 at 11:52 am

    He does not compare himself to Einstein. Watch the video again.

  11. voltron240on 23 Dec 2009 at 11:52 am

    For all those who believe this man who compairs himself to Einstein and thinks himself greater than most philosophers i can not help but wonder if you still have what he calls an “ape” brain. He talks about points he has no real evidence on and does so while being some what intoxicated. It is hard to believe the integrity of this fool while many of histroys great and wise leaders says otherwise.

  12. shmeetheoriginalon 23 Dec 2009 at 11:52 am

    He isnt talking about religion is he. The T-bag is just pissing off christians lol and cracking jokes wtf. I wonder if he believes in evolution. what a drunk guy.

  13. MrFaceton 23 Dec 2009 at 11:52 am

    @automaticSOM
    I’m afraid the current legislation on insanity has a implicit loophole for holy ghostly voices.

  14. automaticSOMon 23 Dec 2009 at 11:52 am

    Woa, best get these friends of yours some pills and a straight jacket.

    Standard procedure when someone says he is hearing voices. LOL

  15. MrFaceton 23 Dec 2009 at 11:52 am

    @Aaberg123 yeah I know and it should be just a guideline as the “parler” pirate rules in Pirates of the Carribean.

  16. MrFaceton 23 Dec 2009 at 11:52 am

    Ah yes the moral highground… when somebody claims to me he (m/f) gets his morals from the bible I always ask further how. Turns out they have these voices in their head telling them how to interpret the bible.

    On ‘confused’: I noticed it when I typed, forgot to fix it. Mild sort of typing tourette :) .

  17. automaticSOMon 23 Dec 2009 at 11:52 am

    MrFacet

    Yes the rule has its flaws but that is not my biggest concern.

    I just hate it when christians claim the rule for themselves and thus lay false claim to a moral high ground.

    BTW its Confucius, not Confused ;)

  18. Aaberg123on 23 Dec 2009 at 11:52 am

    @MrFacet
    It’s not a perfect principle, but from an intersubjective POV, it’s rather decent.

  19. MrFaceton 23 Dec 2009 at 11:52 am

    “The golden rule is not an originally christian idea”
    I believe TP said that any self respecting philosopher used it.
    Others said the Golden Rule is not so commonly applicable as it seems. Consider SM, or believers. Such people could use the golden rule to spank, or to force others to follow their religion because it “saves their afterlife”.
    PS tried to catch you but Confused lived 551-479 BCE. ;)

  20. DanDare2050on 23 Dec 2009 at 11:52 am

    Shows what you know about stars. They have weather. They have structure. There are many more than 7 types of star. They have differing physical properties and different life spans and birth and death processes. Some stars sing in the radio end of the spectrum, others hum. Multiple stars dance together and some share material in a slow sexual congress. Black holes, which are stars, screech loudly, put on a light show and evaporate to death. Stars are very far from boring.

  21. BrokenCurtainon 23 Dec 2009 at 11:52 am

    Well, you have to put it in context. There really is nothing interesting about stars compared to street lamps. I mean, there are only seven different classes of stars, how long do you think could you catalog them before it gets boring? They’re all just big, hot balls of fusing atoms, the main difference is size. When it comes to street lamps, you’ve got hundreds of different designs, different means of lighting (e.g. gas or electricity), different uses and requirements etc.

  22. squeege421on 23 Dec 2009 at 11:52 am

    So humble, yet so to the point. This is the first time I’ve seen this man, but he really has the same rationale and down to earth qualities as Carl Sagan. The thing about intelligent folks, like this man, is that they are not always willing to yell as loud as the under informed, overly passionate crazies in the world. Crazy drowns out logic when crazy yells louder.

  23. GBarton 23 Dec 2009 at 11:52 am

    “some beach somewhere, and nobody knows where…”
    Actually they do know where, it was northern Canada.

  24. RexFordVIIon 23 Dec 2009 at 11:52 am

    Technically, that’s known as the “Silver Rule”

  25. elronxenuon 23 Dec 2009 at 11:52 am

    It’s not a given, but if there are counterexamples I’d like to see a list.

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