tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095807065479059898.post2818961315627419887..comments2023-06-21T00:36:40.840-07:00Comments on Plead Ignorance: Mindless FollowersRobert the Skeptichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863488312604865183noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095807065479059898.post-79759917578337357402013-04-04T14:43:13.600-07:002013-04-04T14:43:13.600-07:00Pretty amazing how strong these little guys are fo...Pretty amazing how strong these little guys are for being mindless followers!<br /><br />Started following your site, follow back my <a href="http://www.travelhymns.com" rel="nofollow">Coachella travel blog</a> sometime soon :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00108226809492252939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095807065479059898.post-79045798033974742332013-01-08T12:54:16.042-08:002013-01-08T12:54:16.042-08:00Robert, where are you? I miss your spectacular tak...Robert, where are you? I miss your spectacular take on our world. I am hoping you are okay.chlosthttp://www.alwaysinthebackrow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095807065479059898.post-34576429033124436162012-11-25T09:07:01.136-08:002012-11-25T09:07:01.136-08:00Brilliant and funny. I did as you suggested and pl...Brilliant and funny. I did as you suggested and played the ant audio after muting the Mecca audio, and it totally fit.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095807065479059898.post-79874056194695371992012-11-09T07:43:29.276-08:002012-11-09T07:43:29.276-08:00When speaking of mindless followers and just depic...When speaking of mindless followers and just depicting one religious group it seems a bit odd. Watching videos of Catholics following their Pope gives an impression of mindlessness though they do not create a circular pattern as they move about.<br />And those Muslims walking around the Kaaba do not continue on as those ants do. They leave after seven rotations. Followers continually rotate in and out as they perform their prescribed rituals. In fact that that place can accommodate 3.2 million people over a period of about 10 days shuttling all of them from Jeddha to Mecca and Medina is quite a transportation and accommodation feat.Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095807065479059898.post-89765816626766437492012-11-08T13:28:44.016-08:002012-11-08T13:28:44.016-08:00There have been numerous deaths during the Hajj at...There have been numerous deaths during the Hajj at Mecca in years past, especially during stampedes. I did a post once titled Islam Is Hazardous To Your Health.Tommykeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095807065479059898.post-60446306629065652932012-11-06T02:14:29.290-08:002012-11-06T02:14:29.290-08:00Incredible! The ants I can understand, but people...Incredible! The ants I can understand, but people......? Belief systems do invite some interesting behaviors.joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095807065479059898.post-73001307015134507142012-11-03T21:46:36.552-07:002012-11-03T21:46:36.552-07:00Secret Agent I can't stand crowds like that......<b>Secret Agent</b> I can't stand crowds like that... even worse, where the hell are the public bathrooms?!?<br /><br /><b>Stinkey</b> Truly.<br /><br /><b>crnelius</b> Worse, blindness by choice.Robert the Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863488312604865183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095807065479059898.post-90581661282606012092012-11-02T23:38:42.744-07:002012-11-02T23:38:42.744-07:00I would say the explaination applies to the behavi...I would say the explaination applies to the behavior in both videos... "blindness"... just sayin.crneliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096719751730806688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095807065479059898.post-49557250998211415382012-11-02T11:25:51.388-07:002012-11-02T11:25:51.388-07:00Scary for sure!Scary for sure!stinkypawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418558395508830375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095807065479059898.post-40040249206621209212012-11-02T06:33:45.765-07:002012-11-02T06:33:45.765-07:00The second one looks more nightmarish to me. How d...The second one looks more nightmarish to me. How do people not have panic attacks in crowds like that? <br /><br />(Also, I never knew army ants were blind. Interesting.)Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095807065479059898.post-28319099983238634472012-11-01T22:01:05.371-07:002012-11-01T22:01:05.371-07:00Chlost Yes, not like the ants had a choice.
Ruby...<b>Chlost</b> Yes, not like the ants had a choice. <br /><br /><b>Rubye</b> *smiles*Robert the Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863488312604865183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095807065479059898.post-52896499656962376102012-11-01T19:02:17.785-07:002012-11-01T19:02:17.785-07:00Yelp, I'll take the ants. They're quieter....Yelp, I'll take the ants. They're quieter. Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095807065479059898.post-18023985597760391012012-11-01T15:17:58.185-07:002012-11-01T15:17:58.185-07:00At least the ants have the excuse that they are bl...At least the ants have the excuse that they are blind.chlosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476371332873753350noreply@blogger.com