Poplolli131 - Look, I can't be stuffed having this argument over youtube. watch askcliffe (that's his username) I just want to say that the theory of evolution is nothing like gravity, or electromagnetism, because there is nothing scientific about it, it's not science because it can not be observed or repeated,? I don't care whether they try to pass it off as 'science' the fact is that Scientists don't know any more than anybody else does about how the world was created and it annoys me that they pretend to!

Here is my list of reasons: Stupid, Afraid or Evil

If it is a citizen I could add "ignorant" to the list, I will not give an elected official this out since they should know law and history to at least this level of understanding.

Being an insurance company they have had lots people read the whole thing and get a intimate understanding on what is up with it.

"Remember that every government service, every offer of government financed security, is paid for in the loss of personal freedom.....In the days to come, whenever a voice is raised telling to you to let the government do it, analyze very carefully to see whether the suggested service is worth the personal freedom which you must forgo in return for such services." Ronald Reagan

Only Spirituality Can Solve The Problems Of The World
Deepak Chopra, February 24, 2010 10:22 AM
"Before addressing the importance of spirituality in modern times, we should first define it. Spirituality is the experience of that domain of awareness where we experience our universality. This domain of awareness is a core consciousness that is beyond our mind, intellect, and ego. In religious traditions this core consciousness is referred to as the soul which is part of a collective soul or collective consciousness, which in turn is part of a more universal domain of consciousness referred to in religions as God."

Well, actually my comment is about another comment. Here is that comment:

On 2/3/10 at 06:35 AM, Deja_View wrote:

Mr. Myers can stand in defiance of history and say what he wants (which, just happens to be guaranteed by a long list of CHRISTIAN founders and leaders). His buddies, the godless communists who have murdered hundreds of millions in the name of atheism during the 20th century alone, are pleased to see this fool get an audience in one of taxpayer supported institutions of "learning".

Mr. Myers, who apparently believes everyone ELSE is wrong, is nothing but a hate-filled, attention-seeking, anarchist. Mr. Myers is asking others to break laws, violently disrespect the property and beliefs of millions of good citizens, and show his brand of ignorant hatred for what HE doesn't understand. No one should be fooled by this kind of elitist naziism. Mr Myers is exactly the same person who convinced Stalin, Mao, Hitler, Pol Pot, and others that the world should either believe like him or be destroyed. Yes, he has inside him just what he denies exists --- the soul of Satan.

First Example, Gambling in Ohio:
There have been a number of issues on the ballot here in Ohio over the last few years about legalizing gambling. Personally I think this is a fine idea, put in something resembling the liquor control board: license it, tax it, police it. The people that want to gamble can and they can do so legally, fairly and the state can get some revenue out of it. Everyone wins.

Well the versions of the bills that have been on the ballot are nowhere near that simple. One of the first ones would have setup a monopoly. The latest one (that did finally pass) specifies only a few specific places that a specific type of casino can be built.

How do I feel about it? I think it a bit facetious but the Nobel Board always goes their own way. Not like I dis-agree with the choice, but I'm not sure President Obama was the number one person on the planet promoting peace, definitely in the top ten though. Perhaps they thought he was was the number one unappreciated peace worker? Most needing of an "atta-boy"?

I do like the fact it will piss off the far right, so that has massive chuckle points there!

Some of the best quotes I've seen so far:

P.Z. Myers on Pharyngula:
"...but I guess all you have to do is follow after Bush and not blow anything up for a year, and presto, you look like Gandhi."

Seen on Facebook:
"Reason for President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize? They couldn't award his predecessor Nobel War Prize."

Jeff Fecke on Alas, a blog:
"I don’t know if Barack Obama deserves the Nobel Peace Prize quite yet, and I’m actually serious when I say he won it in no small part for simply not being George W. Bush — for seeking to reengage with the world in the sort of way that decent, non-rogue countries do. That said, who cares? What’s fun is that this sets up the sort of massive, overwhelming, out-of-control right-wing freakout that money can’t buy."