Dear Indyvidual,

This IS a philosophical thread and it is "uncivilised" to hijack a general philosophical discussion for petty contemporary local political issues, what more that the issues you brought are already presently being discussed on multiple other threads.

«Law & Order are what's keeping us reasonably safe in reasonable harmony.»

No, that is an illusion: law and order cannot keep you safe - only God can, so if you are keen on being safe, the one thing you can do about it is to straighten your record with God by being kind to all his children, great and small.

Yuyutsu,
Which God are you referring to ? Yuyutsu ?

Dear Indyvidual,

«Which God are you referring to ?»

Why, is there [in your view] more than one?

Keep your extremist fantasies about an Australian xian theocracy where they belong. Sky after dark idiot boards. Utterly ridiculous idea and one I would fight to the end.

Dear Mikk,

«Utterly ridiculous idea and one I would fight to the end.»

So whom are you going to fight? Yourself?!?

Fight the idea if you like, no worries, but God is not an idea!

God is not particularly xian, nor particularly Australian - God is everywhere, in everything,
there is no particle or space which is not God and where God is not,
including in your own body and in your own mind
- we already live in a perfect theocracy where there is nothing but God, where everything is made of God, who rules over Himself/Herself/Itself unchallenged, because whatever seems to challenge God... is also God too!

Wow yuyutsu. That's no way to speak to an atheist. :P