Mark Thomas
Mark Thomas
Mark Clifford Thomasis an English comedian, presenter, political satirist and journalist from south London. He first became known as a guest comic on the BBC Radio 1 comedy show The Mary Whitehouse Experience in the late 1980s. He is best known for political stunts on his show, The Mark Thomas Comedy Product on Channel 4. Thomas describes himself as a "libertarian anarchist"...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth11 April 1963
CityLondon, England
clever thinking people
We tend to think of politicians as time-servers and slackers. But on those committees they usually have an interest in the subject. And they're quite clever. I've seen them pick people apart.
turkeys rights envy
Gloucestershire police must be the envy of the human rights-abusing cop world. From Turkey to Indonesia they will say, 'Kidnapping peace protestors! How did they get away with that one?'
believe mushrooms police
One can only guess the amount of magic mushrooms a sane person would have to consume to believe that a frisbee constituted a genuine threat to roughly 3,000 police officers.
thinking religion atheism
We all behave as though what we think is true, is true.
believe thinking religion
Believing is easier than thinking; that's why there will always be more believers than thinkers. However, the results of god-belief are often far more mental trials than those of nonbelief. It is quite difficult to ascertain the wishes of an invisible being.
essence religion atheism
The essence of Christianity, as I see it, is love. The essence of Humanism (and I'm also a Humanist) is love. At that level, we're not far apart.
religion perception atheism
The world looks like it was designed. Of course, the Sun also looks like it goes around the Earth. It is only thru science that we know that both of these perceptions are wrong.
religion atheism belief
Most true believers, when faced with evidence that contradicts their beliefs, will hold on to those beliefs even more strongly.
giving deadline
The only deadline is the one I give myself.
reality coping-mechanisms religion
True believers are continually shown by reality that their god doesn't exist, but have developed extensive coping mechanisms to deal with this cognitive dissonance.
fighting years people
People are even more wary of politicians and they are realizing that democracy isn't just about putting a cross on a ballot every four years, it's about deciding what you want and fighting for it.
christian atheist rude
Christians often threaten atheists with eternal torture. But if we say that they're delusional, they will tell us that we're being rude.
freedom-of-speech speech free-speech
Free speech is the cornerstone to every right we have.
political lucky should
We're quite lucky that we've got political freedoms. We should be using them.