Okay, now recently I was having a discussion and I remarked that there was a range of different literature (and discussions) that I found to have extremely minimal value, which the other person vehemently disagreed with me about. So allow me now to outline the problem I find with a certain type...
There are many ways to win electoral office or certain votes; they include attempts to:
Shrink/Enlarge the pool of potential voters to increase the proportion that will support the position you desire
Facilitate/Obstruct potential portions of the voting base from voting
Appeal to a larger...
From my limited understanding (please correct me if I am wrong), it is widely accepted within significant portions of the Islamic community that:
>> All children are born muslim
>> All who leave the muslim faith are apostates
If all are born muslim, yet many (most) do not embrace Islam in...
My understanding of the general thrust of Citizens United (correct me if I am wrong) is that:
Organisations (businesses) are people
People have freedom of speech
Freedom of speech can take the form of financial contributions designed to contribute to the realization of particular outcomes...
For believers in the supernatural:
Do you believe it is possible for evidence from the natural to demonstrate the lack of a capacity for a non natural scope of existence? (i.e. that it is impossible for the supernatural to exist)
What evidence do you have to suggest or verify that it is possible...
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One wonders just how common such devices could become and the various possible uses for the technology. I must say though, I find the very idea creepy - it ensures people become desensitized to the idea of having drones flying around the city... allowing...
Syria meets deadline to destroy chemical production facilities | Reuters
So it looks like work is progressing on schedule for disarmament; what are your thoughts on what this means for the nation, for the region and for possible intervention?
Libs may sell $23b HECS debt - The West Australian
Seriously what is with these idiots, every time they get in power they want to privatise public industries and holdings which are then turned into these horrible monopoly or oligarchy situations which we need to then buy back after they...
I have recently attempted to get my hands on a bible and noticed with great discontent that the book stores I went to had bibles that were restricted to the new testament (almost no 'complete' copies of the bible were available). And it set me to wonder - are a considerable number of christians...
Hi people, I am bored. Really Bored. And I want to play a game, but it seems so many of those that I have been playing really have left me dissatisfied. I want an RPG where I get the feeling that my choices actually matter - that they have a real effect on the setting - I do not want a linear...
After reflecting about some of the more bizarre ethical shortcomings I have observed of late from some individuals I would otherwise think are morally 'normal' (within a couple standard deviations from that of the mean within western societies); I recognized that in most of the cases I am...
Now I know what you are thinking, but hear me out.
The Westboro Baptist Church is one of the more visible, more divisive domestic groups in America preaching hatred about... well just about everyone. A central theme of their espousal is that they believe God hates most people and visits natural...
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healthfinder.gov - Scientists Grow 'Model Brain' From Stem Cells
Why is it the first significant article on stem cell research (an area I strongly approve of) is in the one area that I think might potentially be ethically challenging (in...
Dating ritual remains: men still more likely to pick up tab | Toronto Star
I found this interesting article today and thought I would share; I think it shows an area I have long had mainly anecdotal evidence for, that it is expected that men foot the bill in terms of dating.
Though I think...
I have posted this here instead of the non theistic board because I would like input from the religious as well as the non religious community on RF. It was originally intended as a discussion of moderation in the non-theistic community but has since been adapted for a wider examination on...
I recently began rereading David Eddings' The Mallorean series; I have read the series before (I think twice) while I was much younger and decided to once again dive into the carefully crafted realm which I had enjoyed so very much. I remember vividly hanging on every word and cheering for the...
Particularly for the non Americans amongst us, what was your first reaction upon realizing the existence and extent of the 'debate' over the place of evolution and intelligent design (creationism) that occurs in America both in terms of society and the role in education?
Having been raised in a...
The Imam Al-Ghazali - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ce: 1058-1111 in Persia much of his work (his 'Incoherence of Philosophers' is considered among his most influential work) was published at around the time of the ending of the Islamic Golden Age.
What are your opinions about the...
While discussing right and wrong, one of the essential points brought up by one member was the concept of the extent to which we fulfilled our purpose of our existence being the primary thing against which our lives might be evaluated.
So, assuming we were created by some entity, created for a...