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I have a strong belief that a red hot poker stuck up my ass would be painful and damaging and I would take great pains, or inflict great pains on others, to avoid it. What's my religion? You're Edward the II of England therefore Catholic. http://addon.100searchengines.com/texis/open/counter?sa=L&ai...

Radical acts of violence against corporations and research institutions by ALF, for example... So all atheists are members of ALF? http://www.backtotheeighties.net/images/alf11.jpg So Melmac is home to the Atheist Liberation Front? And that explains why they value animals over people. ALFers are al...

Radical acts of violence against corporations and research institutions by ALF, for example...

So all atheists are members of ALF?

It's semantics. You are saying rejection of beliefs constitutes its own belief, others are saying it doesn't. You aren't going to convince anyone and they aren't going to convince you. Then again I suppose that's how most these discussions go :teef: Indeed. A rejection of beliefs cannot be other th...

Blah blah. An atheist does not believe in god(s). End. Depends on the atheist. An implicit atheist does not believe in gods as the result of ignorance about the concept. An explicit atheist forms a belief about gods. And in order for that to be true, the atheist in question must know of gods and ha...

It's semantics. You are saying rejection of beliefs constitutes its own belief, others are saying it doesn't. You aren't going to convince anyone and they aren't going to convince you. Then again I suppose that's how most these discussions go :teef: Indeed. A rejection of beliefs cannot be other th...

...intelligent design, or intelligent manipulation of species on Earth, cannot be ruled out at this point in our scientific understanding of the universe(s). That's just Russell's teapot and invisible pink unicorns; you can do better than that... No, it's not. Russel's teapot et al are analogies in...

If ID was legitimate science why would it's proponents be employing such tactics as quote mining .Why have hidden agenda's? Why would they be still trying to make claims about complexity even after they get proved wrong ? Why would they be so keen to use fallacious arguments and special appeals to ...

Jesus... has nobody told Seth that what he's talking about is Panspermia, and not Intelligent Design? He appears to be obliquely advocating that things like panspermia, terraforming and genetic engineering be lumped together under some "Science of Intelligent Design" which would include aliens in o...

Evolution, as a force, is not negated or diminished or made "not"-evolution just because humans meddle with DNA. Whatever manipulation we do will either have beneficial or neutral consequences, given conditions, and the affected organisms will have a good run before going extinct. Or it will have d...

...intelligent design, or intelligent manipulation of species on Earth, cannot be ruled out at this point in our scientific understanding of the universe(s). That's just Russell's teapot and invisible pink unicorns; you can do better than that... No, it's not. Russel's teapot et al are analogies in...

Seth, Either your understanding of the theory of evolution by natural selection is far too flawed for you to argue effectively, or you are being deliberately obtuse because it amuses you. Either way, until you evolve into someone with something to say, I am done here. Call me Brave Sir Robin if you...

the God thing does provide comfort - especially in times of stress (like dying!). and until you've bought that ticket I think unfair to criticise how others handle it. FWIW sometimes I look at the Moon and wonder if my late Missus made it there. and I hope she did............Of course she didn't an...

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campermon wrote:

Paula1 wrote:Since last night I cant use the 'View your posts' or 'View active topics' on RDF Is it completely down now?

Pretty much looks like it.

The forum appears to be very much locked. Meanwhile, posts and threads are disappearing.

How sad, was just finding my feet too

Look down.

jain wrote:my cake was too big for the page!

I thought you did it for artistic effect.