I didn't have a chance to comment on this before, but have some more time now. On 4/29/2009 4:22 PM, pj wrote: [snip] ... Mathematics and physics are...
... What you say is relevant. There is actually a spectrum of fields, ranging from exact sciences on the one hand to belief systems on the other hand. The...
hi i suspect our need for a spiritual lifes stems from the following: For all our scientific progress,our brains are still in the pre-historic stage. We were...
There is nothing higher (or lower) than life. Life is simply a part of our world and through evolution has become the part that created us and in turn...
point taken pj ... From: Lloyd Davidson To: skeptics-forum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 10:32 PM Subject: Re: [Skeptics Forum] need for god There...
... Economics is a social science, not a natural science. Economics is the study of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. If...
ok but what i mean is pople believe in spiritual stuff as a result of the empty lives some of them lead, as they can no longer fullfill old biological needs,...
Extracts from New Paper Singapore. Quote - A GRIM prediction of a world teetering on the edge of apocalypse has come, not from the lips of soothsayers or...
... I've never heard of this paper, but I don't see any reason to give it any more credence than, say, the Weekly World News. I will point out that things like...
Ask a deeply religious Christian if he’d rather live next to a bearded Muslim that may or may not be plotting a terror attack, or an atheist that may or may...
... "Only" 42 percent back torture? I can't be too impressed at the difference between 54% and 42%, since either one is disgraceful. It should be zero percent....
... Meant by whom? And are you claiming that hunter/gatherer societies have, or had, no religious beliefs? I'm pretty sure that's not true. ... If this were...
... Maybe the "satellites" falling thing is a reference to old Soviet satellites like Cuba falling but I don't want to help them along with nonsense prophecy ...
... empty lives ... like hunting ... with ... I disagree. Scientists and science oriented people don't have that problem. It's "spiritually" just the...
It's probably the hardcore fundamentalist Christians. It's not much of a jump from eagerly wanting the agony of eternal torture to strike your enemies in the...
Young Egyptians Put Faith In Televangelists http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103749292 [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Now let's see. A Muslim or a Christian or a Hundi or a gay or just a plain human, takes one of my kids or grandkids hostage with probable murder to follow....
... Sure. Therefore, we should take the children of suspected terrorists and skin them alive if their parents won't tell us what we assume they know. Right? Of...
Bill, A great response, thanks. I know it sounds rather simplistic, but I think it is important, they we remain the "good guys" and take the high ground in the...
My god, you certainly managed to twist my statement. Let me put it bluntly. There are situations where I will kill another human and there are situations...
I'll give my opinion, and see if anyone agrees with it, or perhaps more relevant, if anyone disagrees with it: (1) Torture might be moral in certain...
Eric wrote: (1) Torture might be moral in certain situations. ... I could agree with that only if you have the "ticking time bomb" scenario in mind but you...
... My error, I forgot to clarify something along the lines of the ticking time bomb. And I might not restrict it as much as you suggest, though come to think...
... Heh, heh. Yes, of course I twisted your statement. My point was to show that "I'll do anything to protect my children" isn't a valid excuse for ...
... Thank-you, Mark. That's exactly my feeling, too. ... Right, Eric. Personally, I don't think we should even need a practical argument against torture, but...
... What ticking time bomb? For how long is it ticking bomb? Is it an Atomic bomb? Usually when the Atomic bomb is in the right place you detonate it right...
WhyTF do anything. You're gonna die anyway. On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 6:12 PM, James Scott Taylor ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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