Pretty silly, you accept vaccinations but don't understand why you need a flu shot every season. Again why this?

I know many people believers and non believers who accept vaccinations and do not have a flu shot. I do not see how this is silly many people associate vaccinations with childhood diseases and dying or ending up very sick or even disabled due to not having them. Flu shots are relatively new for people and more information needs to get out there. No need to attack.

This is such a well written, reasoned and entertaining piece! Thanks for doing this work, Chrys, and for being the spokesperson for many.

Runner
You are simply mixing with people who think like you. May I offer you a list of scientists who are atheists http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_atheists_(science_and_technology).
If you choose to believe in a Sky Fairy, that is your business. Others choose not to believe in Fairy Tales or Mythology. It is obvious to me that the Jesus Story is a myth based on previous myths like Mythras, for example. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_myth_theory
If you want to believe in this stuff, then fine, but others have every right to demand some sort of scientific fact before committing themselves to delusion. This does not seem "over the top". Talking of delusion, the reality that you are incapable of accepting the fact of evolution really says it all. Anyway, you are welcome to live in a fanciful world if that is what choose. Just don't decry others from wanting proof before committing themselves to your delusions.

I say, don't you think you're being a bit harsh on Runner?

The evidence is there. Just read Danny Nahlia's words of wisdom from Catch The Fire Ministry, you know, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard and Peter Costello's great chum.

Danny has pointed out to us all that the ever loving gods burned Victoria to the ground because the evil socialist Brumby had changed some abortion laws.

And look at Qld, where Anna Bligh, the gods fearing premier, refuses to bring Qld into the 21st century, and it has not been burned to the ground.

Clearly the gods can see the difference between an evil communist and a good Tory premier.

Also, Danny was instrumental in ending the 10 year drought by praying to the gods.

It's certainly worked hasn't it? There can be absolutely no question that the gods didn't hear his pleas for rain.

Clearly, all those farmers who were already going broke without rain, but are now flooded out, are being punished by the gods for not paying enough attention to their church attendance during the drought.

Again, it's obvious isn't it?

Of course, like the evil gay soldiers who cop a bullet in the US Wars of Freedom, which allows us all to know that the gods hate fags (what about nicotine patches?) it could be that our farmers are gay, I wonder?

So, you see Runner, I at least can see that you are guided by the gods, and speak the truth to us here.

I really don't know why the rest of them here are so, well, misguided and refuse to see your truth.

Highly entertaining article and comments.
Sounds like it was a great meeting.

Surely runner's just some kind of troll,
posting such unmitigated rubbish in a discussion
like this? I can't believe that anybody
could really be that much of a caricature
of the hectoring Creationist.

It makes for amusing reading, anyway.

Oh Talisman, just wait until Al Gore Is Rich gets his quill out and starts posting his gods-fearing bon mots.

Runner is a mild contributor in the genre of 'cartoon Christianity' compared to some of 'em.