Started 5 days ago (2008-09-02 14:35:00)
by Pavlos
It's worth mentioning that the
National Secular Society has not been invited to join Accord. You can read here what Terry Sanderson of the Secular Society makes of Accord: http://www.secularism.org.uk/thensswillcon...oughi tsown.html
Started 5 days, 3 hours ago (2008-09-02 11:57:00)
by Pavlos
Certainly a newsworthy item I'm not sure this should be in the news section, if any admin guys feels it really belongs somewhere else then please move it. Guardian article about the documentary here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/aug/22/channe l4.islam Full documentary "
Undercover Mosque, The Return" can be seen here: http://www.am770chqr.com/Blogs/TheWorldTon...ntryI D=10006457...
Started 1 week, 2 days ago (2008-08-29 01:52:00)
by Bunnycake
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/2008/08/focus_tries_ to.html
Started 2 weeks, 4 days ago (2008-08-20 05:05:00)
by Bunnycake
My
mother in law sent me this email forward. The poll is actually still up if you want to vote. Here's your chance to let the media know where the people stand on our faith in God, as a nation. NBC is taking a poll on 'In God We Trust' to stay on our American currency. Please send this to every faith-filled person that you know so they can vote on this ...
Started 3 weeks, 2 days ago (2008-08-14 22:26:00)
by Jonr
QUOTE(Bunnycake @ Aug 14 2008, 16:04) http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/comme...
lam-8 94361.html I agree in general with the point of his opinion. By silencing the obvious implications of extremist ideology, it removes all discussion about ways to adapt to real life situations the rigid literal adherence to doctrine. When that discussion is off the table, then religion ...
Started 4 weeks, 1 day ago (2008-08-09 07:05:00)
by ColonelZen
QUOTE(recless @ Aug 9 2008, 22:45) QUOTE(charlie-d @ Aug 9 2008, 08:14) Are Reason and God actually alternatives? Pretty much, unless you can come up with a rational concept of God that does not include supernatural elements. Good luck with that. Charlie has indeed cast such an idol, set it upon a
high place, and called it god. I killed it. http://www.the-...
Started 1 month ago (2008-08-02 14:54:00)
by Albatross
Hiya there Folks, Update! Well I'm not gonna keep on to any spammely efforts for to pull anyone out'a this bright brights nest. But. I thought an update as to the nature of Pinkys subsymbolist forum would be appropriate. From now on anyone can read the fora without the requirement of havin' to be a member, you won't be able to post unless you sign up though. So. If you happen'a wing ...
Started 1 month, 1 week ago (2008-07-28 15:22:00)
by Florifulgurator
QUOTE(
charlie-d @ Jul 27 2008, 15:19) I don't get it. How would we be capable of "destroying the natural world". E.g. by driving species to extiction. Destroying ecosystems like the rainforests (Amazon to collapse in a few decades) that all take millions of years to evolve. We are now in the geologic era recently officially dubbed "anthropocene", for human effects are ...
Started 1 month, 1 week ago (2008-07-28 04:05:00)
by Myron
QUOTE(REveritt @ Jul 26 2008, 23:41) It's also worth noting that Grayling, who writes quite a lot for the general public, does not always write in this style. Indeed. For example, he has written a very "calm" and very good book on
philosophical logic: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/book.as...9823& site=1 (I'm afraid the general public is not too interested in this ...
Started 1 month, 1 week ago (2008-07-25 19:25:00)
by Sabunim4Dan
FYI - I found this 2003 abstract posted on the
American Journal of Psychiatry website: The Serotonin System and Spiritual Experiences Here is the thumbnail conclusion statement from that abstract: QUOTE CONCLUSIONS: This finding in normal male subjects indicated that the serotonin system may serve as a biological basis for spiritual experiences. The authors speculated that ...
