Oh My Godblock

[Da6s]

http://current.com/technology/92532909_godblock-a-web-filter-that-blocks-religious-content.htm?xid=RSSfeed

GodBlock is a web filter that blocks religious content. It is targeted at parents and schools who wish to protect their kids from the often violent, sexual, and psychologically harmful material in many holy texts, and from being indoctrinated into any religion before they are of the age to make such decisions. When installed properly, GodBlock will test each page that your child visits before it is loaded, looking for passages from holy texts, names of religious figures, and other signs of religious propaganda. If none are found, then your child is allowed to browse freely.

This has butthurt atheist written all over it.

[Cain]

Atheism - replicating the worst features of organized religion since Dawkins got that stick stuck up his arse.

[Cain]

Of course, it could be a clever satire.  However, it's more likely that someone just really was this stupid.

[Da6s]

Bad idea yes, but i can see misguided fundies installing this to "block out all that A-Rab blasphemy". Hell, i can see fundies being trolled and led to believe this is called god block because it blocks out the blasphemies against god.

And it seems legit. Haven't tried it out myself though.

[Shibboleet The Annihilator]

[Richter]

Right on.  Production of a serious application would be more general, and jsut highlight the abiltiy to block religious content 3 or 4 items into their list of selling points. 

Unless it's being done open - source. 

...I wonder how much in donnations you could get for a linux app that screens out any occurence of "Shittingdicknipples"?

[Nephew Twiddleton]

If this is legit, the problem that I have with it is that not understanding religion is going to get anyone in the modern world fucked over.
I am in total agreement with Cain.

If an atheist parent puts this on their kid's comp, it's not going to help them in life, and it's certainly not going to make them a better atheist.

I always thought an atheist's strength was poking holes in the logic of religious texts. Depriving their child of that would be denying them freedom of information able to perpetuate their parents' ideals, as well as ignore a huge impetus throughout human, let alone Western, history.

Butthurt is the word. I think Dawkins is the worst possible thing to happen to atheists since the rise of the religious right, etc. And I'm not even an atheist, though I generally agree with their arguments.

[malvarma]

Eventually, your kids will grow up, and they will have to confront the reality that there are wackos out there who follow crazy belief systems. Sheltering them will only delay the inevitable. Tis better to let them confront these crazy ideas, and rest by their side to explain and put them into context. Granted, some kids are just too young to understand any complicated idea, but those kids should probably not be allowed on the internet.

Methinks this is satire though.

[Jasper]

Eventually, your kids will grow up, and they will have to confront the reality that their parents worship Eris.

Fixed.



Probably a lot harder to accept.

[Brotep]

Well, it looks vaguely like those cross-section models of the male reproductive system.
Also, that hand is getting fisted.

[Placid Dingo]

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Nice detective work there Dingo.

I'm glad I was wrong about this.

[Requia ☣]

Apparently there are Atheists who think this really is a good idea.   

[Brotep]

It's great that it exists, and terrible that people actually want to use it.