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Sorry, I didn't see your post, thought this thread was dead. It is at the Opera House, all sold out... Yes, but he has given up, I think. Either that or my education on how an argument works didn't get through.. He has stopped with his opinion though, which is a good thing, considering he...

The Argument from Personal Incredulity is a weak one. Just because you cannot comprehend the fact that some God might not have created this world, or be watching over your shoulder at your every action, it doesn't mean that that's what's happening. You fail to mention what happens after a...

+1. More specifically Abrahamic religions.

I am not berating Buddhism because of its imperfect track record, I am berating it because it is dogmatic! Oh come on, enough with the "OMG, but wasn't Hitler an atheist!??" Hitler was also a vegetarian, so by your utterly impeccable logic we should now profess that all vegetarians are...

Oh yes, I'm the one viewing the world through a lens! I respect the fact that people are entitled to freedom of religion, I am not trying to take that away. I think that politics should be completely and clinically secular, although I also think people should actively question their faith, and...

Sorry about the misinformation concerning the Japanese in WWII. It shouldn't make a difference how many theocratic dictators a religion has had...Buddhism is still just another religion with the unarguable principles, the closed mindedness, and the dream of living after death.

Agree with your post, although why would you want to believe in Buddhism? It's the same 'don't question this' crap that every religion is based upon. I think that many people give Buddhism a free ride because they don't believe that it has caused any problems. Well, Japan in World War II carried...

Just slightly off topic, I just discovered the Secular Party of Australia. From their website, they look like a pretty well put together party. Here is their website - Secular Party of Australia How come we don't hear a lot about this party?

Decided to check this thread out, and this is the first 'for God' post I see: What a fucking joke. Do you honestly take yourself seriously? Please present us with this evidence.

Trickx, just because a country is not a theocracy, it does not mean it is then by elimination secular. We are not saying that religion has a complete authority, but that it has an influence that is was to strong for supposed secular nation.

I think he left this thread. Thank God! :cool: Although he does seem to be jumping momentarily into other threads. Scorch, are you going to watch Richard Dawkins in Sydney/Melbourne?

I know that the constitution was secular... I'm also a big fan of Hitchens, so I know where "If you don't know that, you don't know anything" originally came from. My point was that the ethical issues are often clouded by religious authorities, and in countries where Christianity (in particular...

Oh fuck...that's like teaching voodoo in science... Richard Dawkins is coming to Australia just in time to see this!?

Spoke to my maths teacher about this today. He said in maths, they're just dumbing down the curriculum. The curriculum has been the way it has in maths for a long time, and they want to dumb it down... My personal opinion on the history changes that lift Sorry Day up on par with Anzac Day is...

Hitchens is a great writer, I recently finished his book, although it's been overshadowed by The Great Gatsby (had to read for English). But in reply to to trickx, religion has much power over certain Western governments, namely America, and to a lesser degree, Australia. A few clear...

Progression towards a freer, more prosperous society, where individual rights and equality are valued. E.g. As far removed from a theocracy as possible. Cancer cells might live forever, but they can be neutralised through chemotherapy. Mmm, like miracles that cannot be tested and repeated...

Not hardwired, but he says it has an influence. And that genetics play a role.

Not condones it, just doesn't hold an opinion. Could you please give me the verse from the Old Testament were God, through Moses, tells us that once we're living in a modern context we can then cherry-pick from his great, perfect laws? But God and Christ are one in the same person, no? This...

Ahh, but those common natural occurances result in unnecessary and unjustified deaths. Homosexuality does not. The reason we are saying homosexuality is natural, is in response to you first stating that it is not. Now, in response to those studies: Promiscuity - who cares if homosexuals are...

+1. Nothing more to really say... I find it funny that you (Name_Taken) have the Christian superiority complex - "No, but our God is the one true God!" (In high pitched whiney voice). There is a thread on RichardDawkins.net - The Official Richard Dawkins Website where they're counting up all the...