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It would be nice if Richard Dawkins were the public face of atheism. He's not. The public face of atheism is Josef Stalin. Or Mao Dse Dong. Or Pol Pot.
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I know, the movement used to attract real doers.Seraph wrote:It would be nice if Richard Dawkins were the public face of atheism. He's not. The public face of atheism is Josef Stalin. Or Mao Dse Dong. Or Pol Pot.
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Seraph wrote:It would be nice if Richard Dawkins were the public face of atheism. He's not. The public face of atheism is Josef Stalin. Or Mao Dse Dong. Or Pol Pot.
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Drove through Birnam the other day. Possibly the one whose wood did walk to Dunsinane.
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Does anyone here actually go there much any more?
I've just been pottering around the site and I noticed that there haven't been any new "discussion" threads by members, published by the moderators, since the 15th - well over a week ago. I'm not sure if the moderators are on holiday and not publishing anything, or if nothing new is being submitted.
There have been various other threads posted, averaging about 5 a day, but they're mostly just links to vaguely related news stories, youtube videos or blogs.
I'm not quite sure what the point of that place is any more.
I've just been pottering around the site and I noticed that there haven't been any new "discussion" threads by members, published by the moderators, since the 15th - well over a week ago. I'm not sure if the moderators are on holiday and not publishing anything, or if nothing new is being submitted.
There have been various other threads posted, averaging about 5 a day, but they're mostly just links to vaguely related news stories, youtube videos or blogs.
I'm not quite sure what the point of that place is any more.
[Disclaimer - if this is comes across like I think I know what I'm talking about, I want to make it clear that I don't. I'm just trying to get my thoughts down]
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I check in somewhat regularly - for a mixture of catching the odd article, stalking Richard, and enjoying the schadenfreude of how crap it has become overall.PsychoSerenity wrote:Does anyone here actually go there much any more?
They're clearly going for quality over quantity. Clearly.I've just been pottering around the site and I noticed that there haven't been any new "discussion" threads by members, published by the moderators, since the 15th - well over a week ago. I'm not sure if the moderators are on holiday and not publishing anything, or if nothing new is being submitted.
There have been various other threads posted, averaging about 5 a day, but they're mostly just links to vaguely related news stories, youtube videos or blogs.
Good point, and well made.I'm not quite sure what the point of that place is any more.
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keeps LP off the street....PsychoSerenity wrote:Does anyone here actually go there much any more?
I'm not quite sure what the point of that place is any more.
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But not out of trouble, alas...Clinton Huxley wrote:keeps LP off the street....PsychoSerenity wrote:Does anyone here actually go there much any more?
I'm not quite sure what the point of that place is any more.
Then they for sudden joy did weep,
And I for sorrow sung,
That such a king should play bo-peep,
And go the fools among.
Prithee, nuncle, keep a schoolmaster that can teach
thy fool to lie: I would fain learn to lie.
And I for sorrow sung,
That such a king should play bo-peep,
And go the fools among.
Prithee, nuncle, keep a schoolmaster that can teach
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[schadenfreude]
We're all very excited…
[/schadenfreude]
We're all very excited…
[/schadenfreude]
Then they for sudden joy did weep,
And I for sorrow sung,
That such a king should play bo-peep,
And go the fools among.
Prithee, nuncle, keep a schoolmaster that can teach
thy fool to lie: I would fain learn to lie.
And I for sorrow sung,
That such a king should play bo-peep,
And go the fools among.
Prithee, nuncle, keep a schoolmaster that can teach
thy fool to lie: I would fain learn to lie.
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At least nobody's talking dirty in there.
What I've found with a few discussions I've had lately is this self-satisfaction that people express with their proffessed open mindedness. In realty it ammounts to wilful ignorance and intellectual cowardice as they are choosing to not form any sort of opinion on a particular topic. Basically "I don't know and I'm not going to look at any evidence because I'm quite happy on this fence."
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Ahem - I just noticed something curious at the foot of RD.net. It reads:
Curiouser and curiouser…
Edit: There seems to be a function on the IRS site for checking this sort of thing, but it's not very user-friendly, and doesn't appear to be working on my iPhone browser: http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0, ... 67,00.html
Tax ID? Can someone from the US (looking at Coito, here) tell me - does this mean that the US branch of RDFRS has lost or relinquished their tax exempt status?Richarddawkins.net is owned and managed by The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science (US). US IRS Tax ID (EIN) #98-0499347
Curiouser and curiouser…
Edit: There seems to be a function on the IRS site for checking this sort of thing, but it's not very user-friendly, and doesn't appear to be working on my iPhone browser: http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0, ... 67,00.html
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Then they for sudden joy did weep,
And I for sorrow sung,
That such a king should play bo-peep,
And go the fools among.
Prithee, nuncle, keep a schoolmaster that can teach
thy fool to lie: I would fain learn to lie.
And I for sorrow sung,
That such a king should play bo-peep,
And go the fools among.
Prithee, nuncle, keep a schoolmaster that can teach
thy fool to lie: I would fain learn to lie.
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Hold your Schadenfreude. "A Federal Tax Identification Number or your Employer Identification Number (EIN) is a 9 digit number assigned to you in order to identify your business tax accounts if you employ others. The IRS uses the EIN to determine which business tax returns you are supposed to file. EINs are used by a variety of people including: employers, sole proprietors, corporations, partnerships, non-profit associations and trusts." http://www.ehow.com/how_5743732_lookup- ... source=ask
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Exactly ^^
It's a business accounting designation, not anything nefarious.
It's a business accounting designation, not anything nefarious.
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Yeah - but Seraph - a non-profit organisation is not the same thing as a tax-exempt organisation. There are plenty of non-profits that pay tax. RDFRS is/was not one of them. And I'm sure that what used to be at the foot of the page was a note of their 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. Does anyone know how I might access a web cache to see this?
Then they for sudden joy did weep,
And I for sorrow sung,
That such a king should play bo-peep,
And go the fools among.
Prithee, nuncle, keep a schoolmaster that can teach
thy fool to lie: I would fain learn to lie.
And I for sorrow sung,
That such a king should play bo-peep,
And go the fools among.
Prithee, nuncle, keep a schoolmaster that can teach
thy fool to lie: I would fain learn to lie.
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