I would like to have attended TAM, but I am not as wealthy as the "Holy" Roman Bloody Catholic Church of which I am a bedraggled refugee.
As far as George Cardinal "Go To Hell" Pell is concerned, he is an insult to the Human Race. I wonder what Gen. Peter Cosgrove thought when he heard Pell hijack his special day to spew out his vitrionic attacks on people that have 110% more intelligence that any of the hierachy of the Roman Catholic Church.

My hero strikes again!! What an incredible insight into the 'The Amazing Meeting.' I am flabbergasted that Chrys Stevenson has not yet become a household name. Her witty wise words punch a hole in the cracks of an ignorant disengaged society and give the newly curious a reasoned worldview that is more compassionate and indeed simply mind altering.Life on earth as an atheists/sceptic has never been so forefilling and exciting. Thanks Chrys.

Chris writes

'Educators, such as America’s Eugenie Scott, argued against the intrusion of religious dogma into science classes. Concerns about religious sensitivity to evolution are leading to dangerous compromises in both countries. Creationism and Intelligent Design are creeping into science classes, or evolution is being removed from curriculums for fear of offending the sensibilities of religious parents'

This is hilarous. After years of deceit and false 'facts' and twisted observations and lack of evidence the fundamentalist secularist are upset that a far more plausible and reasonable explanation be offered for origins. To call evolution science is deceit at best and this group of god deniers are upset. Thankfully small kids are smart enough to see design written all over our planet. Evolution as one expert says is fairytales for adults.

You said absolutely everything that needed to be said. That's beautiful.

An excellent summation of the aims and achievemnts of the dedicated people who worked tirelessly to make The Amazing Meeting (TAM)a rip-roaring success. The self-seeking nay-saying of Pell is barely worth mention except to say that his time is, thankfully, drawing to an end. Even catholics have had enough of him.
Long live rationality - the only reliable path to truth in all things.

Well said!
Runner, stop lying. Evolution is as factual as it gets. Name one useful prediction from creationism? Evolution has thousands.
The evidence is overwhelming unless you actively ignore it...hence I call you *ignor*ant. This is not an insult, it is merely descriptive of the *vast* amount of knowledge you must deride or insult in order to hold the destructive views you do.
Remember, we have had over 4000 years of religion which led to very little progress.
Yet it took ups a mere 200 years to crawl out of the muck using science and engineering, which relies on God's truth and real humility, not church dogma and ego.
So spout your hatred, but remember when you go to a hospital, the science that may keep you alive and un-crippled has come directly from Godless evolution, without which modern biology could not exist. Remember when the next vaccine is needed, or the next wonder drug saves lives...all from the correct understanding of Gods work instead of mindless ego that faith is based on.
So deride science if you want...but we all know you'll be sucking on the teat of modern engineering when you need it. BTW this image is why I call religion "parasitical". It harms the host that it derives it's wealth and lifeblood from.