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» 28/03/2013 6:20:22 PM david f, I’m certainly pleased we have reached some kind of détente in our discussion. It.....
» 28/03/2013 11:08:08 AM David f, How about I analyse that quote for you as you seem incapable of understanding it.....
» 28/03/2013 8:32:23 AM david f, After the anecdote about the plumbing problem involving help from an ‘individual.....
» 27/03/2013 1:02:23 PM david f, I appreciate your apology but it was not necessary. We differ on how we perceive.....
» 27/03/2013 10:45:04 AM david f, True that no matter how many accept a statement does not make it correct. Howeve.....
» 27/03/2013 8:45:39 AM david f, >>” You have brought in the Nazis implicitly equating them with religion. .....
» 27/03/2013 8:22:39 AM Yuyutsu, >>”Sorry you take the inquisition analogy personally.”<< Who is tak.....
» 26/03/2013 12:56:31 PM david f, “>>I do not have to justify all of my opinions before I take a political s.....
» 26/03/2013 9:57:23 AM david f, I think you are reading what is not between the lines. No one is bothered if rel.....
» 26/03/2013 8:21:52 AM david f, >>”In the US religious people have supported the separation of church and .....
» 25/03/2013 6:10:23 PM Peter, No one is more disappointed than me. To have to bring up the basic arguments ad in.....
» 25/03/2013 12:50:06 PM Peter, I was using science loosely as an explanation of the world which as you say, was ac.....
» 25/03/2013 8:49:48 AM Yuyutsu, Ah, solipsism, the last retreat of the wishful thinker. Solipsism relies on poss.....
» 24/03/2013 9:20:53 PM Sells, I agree with a lot of what you say. Of course I don’t agree that anyone should put.....
» 24/03/2013 6:01:57 PM Yuyutsu, >>”It was my mistake to use and take-for-granted the phrase, "God ha.....
» 22/03/2013 1:02:34 PM mhaze, I understand Genesis quite well enough to know it can’t be a literal description o.....
» 22/03/2013 9:24:57 AM Yuyutsu, >>” there are many haters of God”<< >>” For the convenience of.....
» 21/03/2013 11:38:39 AM david f, American politics is not comparable to the Australian brand when it comes to rel.....
» 21/03/2013 2:51:48 AM david f, I don't think you read my last post. Yes, it is what they do and a religious per.....
» 21/03/2013 2:31:52 AM david f, I disagree. It is not the belief so much as what that brings to the political ta.....
» 21/03/2013 1:46:37 AM david f, >>“Whether those intelligent politicians have any belief in the supernatur.....
» 20/03/2013 11:36:14 AM Yuyutsu, “…but alas, some people still think that God is a concept.” It’s more the case .....
» 19/03/2013 8:57:28 PM Yuyutsu, “one should simply praise God because "it is good to give thanks to the Lor.....
» 23/01/2013 11:54:07 AM johnheno, It is only a statement and not a truth that, “life and all else cannot be ignor.....
» 23/01/2013 11:48:06 AM Josephus, That’s an interesting take on the thread. I didn’t realise I had you so rattled.....
» 23/01/2013 10:22:59 AM George, I am very relaxed but I admit to being jumpy when logical progression is not foll.....
» 23/01/2013 9:37:16 AM George, You are confusing yourself. Here is how this part of the conversation began. Yo.....
» 22/01/2013 1:30:55 PM George, Threads have a way of diverging. A greater picture can develop with an expanded v.....
» 22/01/2013 1:10:37 PM (Continued from last post) Actually, I like the idea that a choice for an extended life (.....
» 22/01/2013 12:44:56 PM Josephus, Some people in the eighteen century (might have been the early nineteenth) beli.....
» 22/01/2013 9:40:29 AM George, I find this generalised statement a bit more than a cop out. “The Pope is entitl.....
» 22/01/2013 9:08:59 AM Josephus, I know who should be embarrassed and it isn’t me. Why are you so imprisoned by .....
» 21/01/2013 9:37:23 PM mhaze. I should have put a link to the Islam encounter at the University of Western Sydne.....
» 21/01/2013 6:36:19 PM david f, “The pope is the head of the Catholic Church. However, I see him as opposed to s.....
» 21/01/2013 3:46:19 PM onthebeach, Having trouble reading I see. “If and when” seems to have missed your notice......
» 21/01/2013 12:52:03 PM mhaze, You dare accuse me of hiding from Islam when you can’t even place your own identif.....
» 21/01/2013 9:30:33 AM Josephus, You are not the arbiter of when this thread expires. Do you mean the creative .....
» 20/01/2013 9:14:44 PM Josephus, That post was mistakenly directed at mhaze. Mea culpa. If you disregard the fi.....
» 20/01/2013 8:51:45 PM mhaze, ‘Infantile’ has been used about 28 times by various posters on this thread, mostl.....
» 19/01/2013 1:46:37 PM Josephus, What are you talking about? You are confused. Atheism is accepting that your go.....
» 18/01/2013 9:36:21 PM mhaze, You wrote nothing about emotionally held beliefs in you first post on this thread......
» 18/01/2013 11:20:15 AM George, "A veru clever suggestion that I happily endorse." Not so much a 'clev.....
» 18/01/2013 9:39:56 AM George, “It was not I who suggested atheists should “proselytize”, it was Susan Jacoby…” .....
» 17/01/2013 12:20:51 PM George, “Thanks for the clear position as to who should proselytize. I would have guessed.....
» 17/01/2013 11:06:22 AM mhaze. Now read this and see if it clarifies your mind. Theism is believed on the emotion.....
» 15/01/2013 8:41:14 PM mhaze, I suppose you realise that your posts are very adversarial and spit venom more tha.....
» 15/01/2013 7:41:08 PM david f, I agree with the sentiments expressed in your post although I consider the minor.....
» 15/01/2013 4:58:56 PM david f, I was referring to your mention of Castellio and John Brown. They were from anot.....
» 15/01/2013 2:57:05 PM Yuyutsu, I imagine that you imagine that you had something significant to say but my imag.....
» 15/01/2013 12:35:20 PM david f, “There are many ugly aspects in religion, but it has also been a support for tho.....
» 15/01/2013 11:05:28 AM George, I was waiting with excited anticipation for the list of intolerances by atheism. .....
» 15/01/2013 9:44:30 AM Josephus, “My point is that Christianity (or religion) is not child indoctrination in the.....
» 15/01/2013 8:49:30 AM George, Here are some examples of what you have said about ‘atheist belief-systems’. “…A.....
» 14/01/2013 9:30:21 PM Josephus, “Please give us the statistics on current rise of Christianity in Communist Chi.....
» 14/01/2013 10:01:45 AM (Continued from last post) Are you following the not unusual practice amongst religious w.....
» 14/01/2013 9:56:19 AM George, But you were not convinced atheists had a ‘belief’ system in that post. You said .....
» 13/01/2013 6:54:27 PM mhaze, You know what brings you back each time; it is the irresistible urge to prove you .....
» 13/01/2013 9:37:09 AM George, “…there are atheist world-views or belief systems (they have something in common .....
» 13/01/2013 8:05:17 AM It is going down the path of special pleading to bring to the fore religious concerns in a.....
» 12/01/2013 9:57:55 PM onthebeach, Yes, most interesting, quite humorous, but irrelevant. One can proclaim all k.....
» 12/01/2013 7:18:53 PM onthebeach, Semel fatuo, semper morionem David.....
» 12/01/2013 7:16:46 PM runner, Why do you show so such a lack of knowledge. Does your religion forbid you to see.....
» 11/01/2013 3:13:21 PM pelican, You are correct of course that many factors make-up the reasons why such a ghast.....
» 11/01/2013 2:06:30 PM Yuyutsu, Sorry, and please don't read anything into this, but I have no interest in talk.....
» 11/01/2013 1:57:24 PM mhaze. How you get it so wrong is, well, errrrrr, interesting. Take the early days in t.....
» 11/01/2013 10:34:48 AM Yuyutsu , “If you manage to convince Runner that he is not accountable to a creator and as.....
» 11/01/2013 9:39:08 AM runner, You quote me with this, >>>”Well, if you mean I look at all the eviden.....
» 11/01/2013 9:14:44 AM Josephus, Seeking social justice and attempting to improve democratic process is difficul.....
» 10/01/2013 11:42:18 PM runner, I'm glad you think me humorous because, generally speaking, I am. It is an import.....
» 10/01/2013 9:56:57 PM Josephus, Because six chaplains have degrees as teachers does not make them, a) have expe.....
» 10/01/2013 9:33:43 PM runner, That was an incompressible post. I’ll assume you are referring to “the perfect ex.....
» 10/01/2013 7:10:23 PM runner, There is no such thing as truth. There are statements that are correct, incorrect.....
» 10/01/2013 6:09:24 PM mhaze, Maybe you need a cuppa tea, a Bex and good lie down. You are right off the track. .....
» 10/01/2013 3:56:05 PM runner, Mmmm…Answer one is a personal opinion until you back it up with some facts. Can y.....
» 10/01/2013 3:35:23 PM Josephus, Parents in many instances choose private schools because they can afford to do .....
» 10/01/2013 2:51:11 PM pelican, “Some people believe the act of being a non-believer in the supernatural is in i.....
» 10/01/2013 1:47:14 PM Runner, “The vacum of morality left by athiesm have done more evil than all religous wars.....
» 10/01/2013 9:07:35 AM worldwatcher, The choice to opt-out of ‘religious instruction’ (code for Christian indoct.....
» 9/01/2013 9:42:05 PM worldwatcher, I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings but there is no official or unoffici.....
» 9/01/2013 8:47:48 PM sonofgloin, My prediction was correct then. I just love the way you skirt nearly every co.....
» 9/01/2013 8:34:29 PM mhaze, Small sample anecdotes when you don’t even understand the complexity involved does.....
» 9/01/2013 5:47:30 PM worldwatcher, I said, “You made a very important point that this is the only life and we .....
» 9/01/2013 3:40:09 PM sonofgloin, Are you trying to impress anyone with your scientific expertise because you d.....
» 9/01/2013 8:13:31 AM worldwatcher, Your story shows luck in that your makeup and abilities allowed for develop.....
» 8/01/2013 9:09:46 PM mhaze, “So, am I to take it from that that you'd support a system whereby parents could ch.....
» 8/01/2013 7:56:27 PM sonofgloin, “David your link then totals up the 40 national percentages and gives a defin.....
» 8/01/2013 6:17:36 PM worldwatcher, As to your point about my upbringing making me into an ‘angry atheist’, wel.....
» 8/01/2013 5:03:16 PM Curses, she cried. I'm wasting a post. The link I supplied was wrong. This is the one to w.....
» 8/01/2013 4:58:11 PM sonofgloin, As you are obviously not reading the thread and just taking pot-shots using a.....
» 8/01/2013 11:26:20 AM mhaze, I posted before your last effort was noticed. And a slight correction. The phrase,.....
» 8/01/2013 11:04:30 AM mhaze, Can you name the contemporary persons I have called "ignorant or brainwashed .....
» 7/01/2013 8:50:10 PM Poirot, I’d rather you read what I say before commenting. Non-religion is a worldwide phe.....
» 7/01/2013 8:18:33 PM mhaze, Those hackneyed arguments have been handled umpteen times and shown not to hold wa.....
» 7/01/2013 7:40:40 PM mhaze, Who do you think you are fooling with the ‘activist atheist’ comments? You use it .....
» 7/01/2013 4:17:32 PM Josephus, These are your answers of sorts: 1. Ambiguous but possibly no Devil. (This is .....
» 7/01/2013 12:04:59 PM Josephus, That didn’t answer the question I asked nor did it make much sense. I’ll ask a.....
» 6/01/2013 8:47:52 PM Josehpus, Yes, I was using the common interpretation which possibly originated as example.....
» 6/01/2013 7:39:44 PM Josephus, I suppose you know that I know that it is pointless having meaningful discussio.....
» 6/01/2013 2:05:10 PM I was wrong. What about, you may ask? I said to OzSpen: “Notice, I was speaking of Austral.....
» 6/01/2013 12:37:53 PM Josephus, Still picking and choosing in what to comment on, so I see. I guess you are use.....
» 6/01/2013 8:00:19 AM Josephus, “You are out of your depth if you claim Australia needs atheism more than any o.....
» 5/01/2013 11:29:59 PM onthebeach, And you are free to live in a fantasy where no-matter what religion is respon.....
» 5/01/2013 7:41:38 PM onthebeach, So, you are saying Islam is dangerous to criticise. Of course, you are going .....
» 5/01/2013 4:17:29 PM onthebeach, Sorry to let you know but you do not dictate what and what not can be discuss.....
» 5/01/2013 12:45:02 PM onthebeach, “Yes, but would the reasoning, polite and respectful Stephen Hawking agree wi.....
» 5/01/2013 10:07:48 AM Josephus, Did you just watch the title, “The Grand Design” and then turn off the televisi.....
» 3/01/2013 8:47:40 AM mhaze, The word ‘absolutist’ has a specific meaning(s) as does ‘activist’. This nonsens.....
» 2/01/2013 7:09:30 PM mhaze, I noticed this just came onto the AFA forums. It is not unlike the endless number .....
» 2/01/2013 5:38:03 PM mhaze, “But David isn't proposing stopping indoctrination, just replacing it with an indo.....
» 2/01/2013 12:22:51 PM Hasbeen, “I wonder if any of them know what is in that packet/tin, they buy at the superm.....
» 2/01/2013 8:11:52 AM Saltpetre, Now that I have had a chance to read the article, it would be difficult to arg.....
» 1/01/2013 5:37:45 PM runner, "Certainly the philosophy of many of the pagan tribes and indigeneous people.....
» 31/12/2012 8:33:54 PM mhaze, “Equally the appropriate response to the assertion from the activist atheist that .....
» 31/12/2012 3:04:23 PM worldwatcher, Yes, I am and was very aware of Min Min lights. They tend to be in the dist.....
» 31/12/2012 2:05:58 PM I've had experiences such as those mentioned which brought at least a question mark of wha.....
» 31/12/2012 11:22:57 AM washed, I'm not disputing that you think a god has revealed himself to you. I am opposed .....
» 30/12/2012 9:46:46 PM Squeers, Allow me to put it in a way that all might understand. I have conceded that inte.....
» 30/12/2012 6:44:05 PM Josephus, Your god would not be offended by how I describe it. A god would not be able to.....
» 30/12/2012 5:37:03 PM Tony Lavis, None of this is important but this is not correct. "if he had a conclusi.....
» 30/12/2012 5:14:24 PM Sonofgloin, "Dave (David) do you have another atheist on the team that I could talk .....
» 30/12/2012 3:58:09 PM Sonofgloin, I believe it is possible that a very long line of invisible turtles resting o.....
» 30/12/2012 2:49:25 PM Sonofgloin, If you showed any inclination to read and comprehend I would explain it all a.....
» 30/12/2012 2:44:46 PM Josephus, I have explained my position many time and why I hold it. If you don't want to .....
» 30/12/2012 2:31:07 PM Sonofgloin, "no I cannot supply a quote to qualify that assertion" Gee! What a.....
» 30/12/2012 10:58:29 AM Sonofgloin, "on the atheist thread Dave was banging on with absolute assurance there.....
» 30/12/2012 6:32:27 AM washed, 1. Prove your god exists to rational people right now. 2. Cite studies in peer r.....
» 29/12/2012 7:18:02 AM washed, No more questions. I am not postulating anything. You have to prove your god exis.....
» 29/12/2012 6:48:47 AM washed, It is pointless answering your questions when you don’t return the favour. Ration.....
» 28/12/2012 5:39:44 PM washed, Your comments and questions should really be directed at a believer in your magic.....
» 28/12/2012 1:07:59 PM worldwatcher, Yes, the idea of a god watching every move you make is very invasive for ch.....
» 28/12/2012 11:23:58 AM washed, I think for myself. You should try it someday but no one can make you. I’m also h.....
» 28/12/2012 7:53:14 AM Josephus, Excuse my language but you really are thick as a brick, aren't you. It is almos.....
» 27/12/2012 10:35:36 PM OzSpen, "I said ZERO about support for these figures - ZERO." Now, now, try an.....
» 27/12/2012 9:38:07 PM OzSpen, I gave the link in this post. OzSpen, “That is changing, as the demographics de.....
» 27/12/2012 6:26:44 PM OzSpen, I've been naughty and not nice and Santa will be cross next year. I used figures .....
» 27/12/2012 5:28:30 PM washed, I didn't have enough words remaining to say, >>Great, but other haven’t – a.....
» 27/12/2012 4:57:29 PM washed, I am not on a crusade to bring world peace although things would be a lot more pe.....
» 27/12/2012 10:21:10 AM OzSpen, “but the latter, 'Go and sin no more', is not within my capability.” That is or .....
» 27/12/2012 7:49:34 AM OzSpen, You are forgiven my son, go and sin no more. The ABS figures show a general decl.....
» 27/12/2012 7:25:07 AM washed, Why bring up world peace. What has that to do with this topic? Are Muslims ‘depr.....
» 26/12/2012 9:01:13 PM Shockadelic, “The usual semantic games. So people's personal experiences aren't “evidence.....
» 26/12/2012 4:25:13 PM worldwatcher, Some of the posters have shown suspicion that all was not well with your st.....
» 26/12/2012 10:04:17 AM OzSpen, I don’t smoke, so no cigar for me thanks. A beer to go with the Saturnalian origi.....
» 26/12/2012 8:52:53 AM OzSpen, Discussion with you is next to useless and you have mentioned Leviticus and the n.....
» 25/12/2012 11:09:11 AM Josephus, I have no need to reread your earlier posts. Subjective material does not alter.....
» 25/12/2012 9:53:47 AM washed, Discussion with me requires you read what I have said. The premise of this thread.....
» 24/12/2012 9:16:27 PM I would like to say sincerely, a very Merry Christmas to those who follow the Christian tr.....
» 24/12/2012 8:22:26 PM worldwatcher, "No, I didn't even bother to open it. Just immediately deleted it.&quo.....
» 24/12/2012 8:18:28 PM OzSpen, You mean, of course, the alleged letter from the Atheist Foundation of Australia......
» 24/12/2012 2:27:46 PM OzSpen, 1. There is no ‘nice try’ about it. You ‘believe’ Jesus to be divine. Great. 2. .....
» 24/12/2012 12:02:18 PM washed, I think OzSpen would pull you up about arguments from authority. That is on his c.....
» 24/12/2012 10:45:45 AM OzSpen, The New Testament Jesus may be under discussion by you but it is irrelevant to me.....
» 24/12/2012 9:40:58 AM OzSpen, “He is such a competent historian that Macquarie University hired him. And you, a.....
» 23/12/2012 5:07:40 PM OzSpen, Looking back at some of your posts over time shows a preponderance mention of var.....
» 23/12/2012 1:31:31 PM sonofgloin, Knowing the distinction between probability and possibility is very important.....
» 23/12/2012 10:37:43 AM sonofgloin, “A self proclaimed atheist such as ALoFI cannot disprove the creator scenario.....
» 23/12/2012 10:08:19 AM Shockadelic, “That if you disregard people's reported experiences, therefore those people.....
» 23/12/2012 9:35:45 AM OzSpen, “First, since you 'assume', that is a presupposition and I would propose a hypoth.....
» 22/12/2012 2:46:57 PM Josephus, “If you are the authorized spokesperson for this organisation then you are an .....
» 22/12/2012 2:29:48 PM Shockadelic, There is life on earth so there is the possibility of life elsewhere in the .....
» 22/12/2012 11:22:12 AM AJ Philips, Thanks for the support but you can see by sonofgloin’s latest post he is impe.....
» 22/12/2012 9:30:50 AM OzSpen, Let us assume for a moment that Jesus is God, he does exist and all the other god.....
» 22/12/2012 8:53:21 AM OzSpen, The information you have supplied so far demonstrates you have only looked at a o.....
» 22/12/2012 8:18:13 AM Suseonline, You were much more astute and questioning as a child than I. I assumed nuns, .....
» 21/12/2012 10:25:06 PM OzSpen, The subject matter is derived from memory of books I have read. It is unimportant.....
» 21/12/2012 8:24:17 PM sononfgloin, I do have a name, please use it if you wish to converse with me. You may b.....
» 21/12/2012 11:40:03 AM Poirot, I refute completely that I use any kind of linguistic subterfuge in my writings b.....
» 21/12/2012 10:47:51 AM washed, Let us simplify the muddle in this topic, starting with a few basic facts. All h.....
» 21/12/2012 10:37:09 AM Poirot, “Your role appears to be a facilitator and representative of this "phenomeno.....
» 21/12/2012 9:06:27 AM Poirot, So, I gather, you didn't take your own advice and stay away. You refer to a “move.....
» 21/12/2012 8:12:35 AM sonofgloin, My name is David. “Religions do not start wars, the powerful do and it has .....
» 21/12/2012 7:43:56 AM Shockadelic, “No, you dismiss the evidence. There are a myriad of reported supernatural e.....
» 20/12/2012 8:58:54 PM Lexi, You must try and not skirt around religious indoctrination. It is the key factor an.....
» 20/12/2012 8:10:17 PM Lexi, “Whether one follows a religion or not is a matter of personal choice.” If only th.....
» 20/12/2012 9:02:36 AM worldwatcher, "You must have realised by now he likes to have the last word. " .....
» 19/12/2012 10:55:44 PM Poirot, We are at one then. To show my goodwill for the season, I won't respond to your .....
» 19/12/2012 10:30:31 PM Poirot, “I posted two comments on this thread before you labelled me a "stalker".....
» 19/12/2012 1:36:43 PM Poirot, Don’t get me wrong, I have been stalked before on many occasions. It goes with th.....
» 19/12/2012 12:10:25 PM Poirot, “If I was going to stalk someone, it wouldn't be you.” Good to hear….but we shal.....
» 19/12/2012 11:17:38 AM The Pied Piper, Merry Christmyth to you and to those you love and who love you. With old.....
» 19/12/2012 9:40:17 AM Poirot, Thank you for reintroducing an article of mine. That is very thoughtful. How nic.....
» 19/12/2012 8:41:13 AM onthebeach, I’ll attempt to wade through the inanity. (Sigh) “Maybe if the Grinch respo.....
» 18/12/2012 11:00:13 PM onthebeach, “…it is a cowboy outfit probably only comprising yourself and a PC.” And you.....
» 18/12/2012 8:48:43 PM sonofgloin, “…but we can’t let go of a creator for some reason as this discussion example.....
» 18/12/2012 4:54:55 PM Lexi, You are correct. I was raised in a Catholic culture. It was certainly an experience.....
» 18/12/2012 1:29:56 PM worldwatcher, "Just want to assure you that I'm not affiliated with David or his gro.....
» 18/12/2012 11:53:26 AM (My apologies, I put this on the 'Religion do we need it?' thread by mistake.) "Just.....
» 18/12/2012 11:29:13 AM Josephus, “Atheist Foundation of Australia Inc. I suggest you examine the recent TV prese.....
» 18/12/2012 10:32:21 AM Dicko, You can suggest six models of god but I’m not sure how helpful that is to anything.....
» 18/12/2012 8:41:15 AM sonofgloin, You need to do a bit more reading and I mean that in the best way possible. I.....
» 18/12/2012 8:24:11 AM onthebeach, ‘Evasive” in my reply, really? Is that the best you can do; that is, make up .....
» 17/12/2012 10:50:42 PM onthebeach, You have mentioned the name Christian twice and I have mentioned it once but .....
» 17/12/2012 8:41:56 PM Arjay, Your definition of atheism is quite strange to say the least. Atheists are merely .....
» 17/12/2012 4:48:51 PM Lexi, Thanks and I return the good wishes. Yes, it is important to acknowledge and celebr.....
» 17/12/2012 11:01:57 AM (Extract) The Atheist Foundation of Australia wishes the non-religious and religious alike.....
» 17/12/2012 9:38:19 AM Josephus, If you don’t mind allow me to correct you on a few of your assertions. Richard.....
» 13/12/2012 12:20:25 PM Yuyutsu, Here is your statement: “God does not exist” Here you clarify the male gender o.....
» 13/12/2012 9:11:20 AM Yuyutsu, I'm not sure if I should continue with you or be calling for the people in white.....
» 13/12/2012 7:40:55 AM Yuyutsu, “As for myself, I don't possess special knowledge about existence. If one is in.....
» 13/12/2012 7:31:09 AM Tony Lavis, “Whatever Einstein was he wasn't an atheist. I tend to agree with Einstein: I.....
» 12/12/2012 11:57:03 AM Yuyutsu, Your religious cultural confirmation bias is supporting your heightened pattern .....
» 12/12/2012 9:46:35 AM Yuyutsu, For your enlightenment. “Though that poor choice of name does not describe th.....
» 12/12/2012 8:50:09 AM Josephus, I’d rather you didn't make up strawman arguments. I’ll say again. Atheists have.....
» 11/12/2012 8:38:13 AM Josephus, The Atheist Foundation of Australia doesn't imagine anything. It is an organisa.....
» 10/12/2012 12:46:13 PM DiamondPete, Yes, but it’s too much responsibility being a god. I don’t think Yuyutsu has.....
» 10/12/2012 11:42:38 AM Yuyutsu, I don’t seek power, privilege, money, trinkets etc and yet your god and by the w.....
» 10/12/2012 9:32:55 AM Yuyutsu, “It isn't enough to value the rational approach - one needs to live by what they.....
» 9/12/2012 10:50:56 PM Yuyutsu, May I suggest you stop playing the role of the wise prophet as you are not makin.....
» 9/12/2012 5:45:31 PM Yuyutsu, Solipsism is not at all helpful in the real world. Drop a brick on your toe and .....
» 5/12/2012 1:53:10 PM Yuyutsu, I'll let you know if the AFA or I feel the blessing, whatever that is. Warning .....
» 5/12/2012 1:22:33 PM Yuyutsu, Let me assure you, not many folk come closer to any of the imaginary gods as a r.....
» 5/12/2012 12:41:24 PM Yuyutsu, Twin Towers - Suicide bombers - Abortion Clinic murders - political atrocities s.....
» 5/12/2012 11:48:50 AM Yuyutsu, "Can you seriously imagine God sitting on some cloud and driving hate and w.....
» 20/11/2012 5:31:23 PM Sorry, Yuyutsu, but it is obviously pointless to continue this discussion. I'm very happy .....
» 19/11/2012 6:05:42 PM Yuyutsu, Thanks for answering the questions. I have a better idea now how you ‘tick’. Qui.....
» 19/11/2012 10:30:47 AM Poirot, The thread wasn't going anywhere and I have been busy but I have answered it here.....
» 19/11/2012 9:22:08 AM Yuyutsu, That’s quite a persecution complex you have there and generally indicative of fu.....
» 18/11/2012 7:35:36 PM Yuyutsu, Everything else might have various amounts of importance to humans but if that e.....
» 18/11/2012 5:26:47 PM Yuyutsu, You seem to believe you are answering questions as a knowledgeable seer, instead.....
» 16/11/2012 8:07:20 PM Yuyutsu. Wanting to live is a biological imperative but it is also a mental desire based .....
» 16/11/2012 5:05:41 PM Yuyutsu, “Can one supply any moral/ethical deliberation that IS rational?” You made the .....
» 16/11/2012 11:32:56 AM Yuyutsu, Can you supply a few examples of these non-rational moral/ethical deliberations .....
» 15/11/2012 9:41:34 PM Yuyutsu, No offence, but that is still dribble to rational people. Interchanging with rel.....
» 15/11/2012 7:57:35 PM Yuyutsu, Sorry, you lost me there completely. Speaking in tongues would possibly be clear.....
» 15/11/2012 5:00:38 PM Not sure where I read this but it certainly is profound. Supposedly a child asked, ‘If Jes.....
» 20/10/2012 4:34:34 PM PeacefulPeace, In typical religious-style, you have not comprehended or did not want to c.....
» 19/10/2012 1:02:48 PM Saltpetre, I have not said atheism is in the majority only that the numbers are appreciab.....
» 19/10/2012 9:27:57 AM Saltpetre, This part of the discussion started with a nonsensical statement by PeacefulPe.....
» 19/10/2012 6:01:48 AM PeacefulPeace, I certainly hope you haven’t disappeared as I have some more questions for.....
» 18/10/2012 8:01:06 AM George, I agree with most of that. However, if there is not over a billion people on the .....
» 18/10/2012 6:54:25 AM George, The particular article made that claim. It is generally accepted that there is so.....
» 17/10/2012 11:24:49 PM And golly gosh, I forgot this. “Yet we still have the tiny minority of atheists creating n.....
» 17/10/2012 11:07:39 PM Tony Lavis, I must congratulate you on persisting with PeacefulPeace. I personally wouldn.....
» 16/10/2012 1:39:21 PM Saltpetre, You missed explaining “Physhing”. You have also gone into a long diatribe wh.....
» 16/10/2012 9:54:01 AM Saltpetre, What part of what previous post would make you think I am “physhing”? This is .....
» 15/10/2012 7:33:24 PM Saltpetre, I missed this this little gem. Why do you have to use the word ‘doctrine’ in r.....
» 15/10/2012 6:00:29 PM Saltpetre, You say: “David, your approach is almost as rigid as a religious zealot. Why .....
» 15/10/2012 9:38:54 AM @PeacefulPeace, You seem to enjoy agreeing with chillingeffects23 even though he says ver.....
» 14/10/2012 1:57:52 PM @PeacefulPeace, I notice you left the hypothetical questions unanswered. As such, there i.....
» 13/10/2012 8:06:21 PM chillingeffects23, You have got to be joking. A 14 year old girl is near death, numbers o.....
» 13/10/2012 7:27:56 PM chillingeffects23, I thought my point was quite obvious. Islam is not compatible with dem.....
» 13/10/2012 4:27:19 PM @ PeacefulPeace, You have put the case across that Islam is a very accommodating religion.....
» 9/10/2012 12:13:00 PM It is possibly a fact that the uncomfortableness of thoughts of one’s own death in a colle.....
» 19/09/2012 12:32:57 PM “I invite those advocating for the change to the Marriage Act to explain to me and the pub.....
» 31/08/2012 9:54:40 PM It would have to be assumed that those so adamant that abortion is wrong would like to see.....
» 28/08/2012 4:48:52 PM TL, That is silly, really, holding their breaths for many months!? Not possible. A far be.....
» 27/08/2012 11:00:02 AM ybgirp, Thanks for the kind words but there are numerous people who have taken advantage .....
» 26/08/2012 12:35:09 PM ybgirp, I have to agree that humans hold beliefs because ‘they want to’ and it was a very.....
» 25/08/2012 11:09:53 PM stevenlmeyer, Atheists are those saying they don’t know and instead are pointing out wher.....
» 25/08/2012 7:49:11 PM stevenlmeyer, The tyrannical dictators to which you refer had ideological mind viruses or.....
» 25/08/2012 6:38:20 PM stevenlmeyer, I know what you mean about the mind virus problem. It is a serious mental h.....
» 25/08/2012 3:52:38 PM To put the thinking of Israel and Iran in proper context something that is not mentioned t.....
» 23/08/2012 12:27:01 PM rehclub, "As for your hypo question, there are some situations I simply won't entert.....
» 23/08/2012 10:20:31 AM rehclub, Sorry, but you have failed to answer a very simple hypothetical. Also failed i.....
» 23/08/2012 8:55:24 AM rehclub, “AFA, you seem to have formed the opinion that I hate gays. I don't!” I’d rathe.....
» 22/08/2012 1:55:42 PM rehclub, No hard feelings. May I suggest, if you haven’t already any friendships with gay.....
» 22/08/2012 11:53:26 AM rehclub, Percentages of STDs in hetero or homosexual people do not change eithers sexual .....
» 22/08/2012 12:42:48 AM CedarJ, I’m aware of this judgement…on the other side of the planet and it concerned two .....
» 21/08/2012 10:28:40 PM rehclub, Here is the question I asked. “Why are you only obsessed about a (particular typ.....
» 20/08/2012 10:29:45 PM CedarJ, “God bless you!” Excuse me but that is stupid. I do not need a mythical creatu.....
» 20/08/2012 10:00:05 PM CedarJ, You must realise or you are too thick to realise that you are displaying overt ir.....
» 20/08/2012 7:55:11 PM rehctub, You did not answer the questions on the examples I posed (sigh) but let me get t.....
» 20/08/2012 10:52:55 AM rehctub, “Its called, User pays.“ An interesting concept but why are you limiting this t.....
» 18/08/2012 5:10:05 PM David G, Forgive my boldness even though I recognise the forced flippancy in your remark,.....
» 17/08/2012 6:38:52 PM That is one fine article and should be read by all. My only slight complaint was about the.....
» 10/08/2012 11:23:50 PM Foyle, Most eloquently spoken and echoed by a rapidly growing number of people who have w.....
» 10/08/2012 7:19:58 PM In no way am I defending the Catholic Church but it must be realised that it runs as a the.....
» 10/08/2012 11:38:40 AM They are interesting thoughts from Geraldine Doogue but they obviously are the product of .....
» 8/08/2012 3:44:18 PM Yabby, That is a very good evaluation but this sentence is possibly stretching it a littl.....
» 9/07/2012 10:53:32 AM Saltpetre, Calling a statement “bold” is erroneous when common knowledge in following loc.....
» 8/07/2012 10:57:51 AM Saltpetre, I really don’t have or need a bias in influencing me to bite when bitten. Turn.....
» 7/07/2012 9:19:22 PM By the way, these productions, especially experienced by an audience first hand, might not.....
» 7/07/2012 11:24:50 AM The next two presenters are of some note. Eugenie Scott; for her knowledge of evolution .....
» 1/07/2012 11:32:18 AM The Atheist Foundation of Australia has just released onto Youtube, Stella Young, comedian.....
» 28/06/2012 8:08:51 PM The Atheist Foundation of Australia has just released onto Youtube, Professor Richard Dawk.....
» 25/06/2012 11:22:30 AM Pericles, That is a very poor attempt at trying to look like a reasonable person. “The .....
» 24/06/2012 8:04:09 PM Poirot, Can you start thinking for yourself? Who cares what Squeers wants the Atheist Fou.....
» 24/06/2012 6:39:05 PM Poirot, Stop worrying about nonsense. Who cares if I use crucify. It is in the lexicon. I.....
» 24/06/2012 6:06:05 PM Seems I’ve found the weak spots in a number of posters and they are resonating quite stron.....
» 24/06/2012 10:34:08 AM KarlX, Thanks for your kind words. I thought your analogy fitting. I hope you hang around.....
» 23/06/2012 7:51:46 PM Poirot, Tut…tut! Your namesake would be horrified. ;) Why do you always get the wrong en.....
» 22/06/2012 7:24:58 PM Pericles, “Hmmm. I wonder whether that is better or worse than being a know-it-all smarta.....
» 22/06/2012 11:34:35 AM There are definitely some screw-ups in atheism as there are with all sections of the commu.....
» 22/06/2012 10:21:32 AM I would have to agree that my article has done irreparable damage to atheism, me, maybe th.....
» 21/06/2012 10:22:44 PM Poirot, Well, dag nab it, you caught me out there. Thomas Henry Huxley was Darwin’s Bulld.....
» 21/06/2012 7:02:46 PM Pericles, I Initially said, "..the weekend built to a crescendo of intellectual sign.....
» 21/06/2012 11:01:25 AM Pericles, I never realises how effective I was at bringing out the goose in others. Seems.....
» 21/06/2012 9:52:42 AM Ah, Pericles, A bit touchy on the balls & penis part…interesting :) I see I finally got.....
» 20/06/2012 9:54:34 PM George, I suppose you realise that you have admitted you cannot find any worrisome faults.....
» 20/06/2012 6:51:50 PM Pericles, No finger waving this end. It’s hardly necessary. I’m sure you think you are .....
» 20/06/2012 10:37:05 AM Pericles, You are definitely good chuckling material. “…cult around atheism…” You mean th.....
» 20/06/2012 8:38:27 AM George, Of course atheism is not a replacement for religion and who is asking for one? At.....
» 19/06/2012 8:23:40 PM George, Do you not notice that atheism today of the kind that has hit the popular mindset.....
» 19/06/2012 6:35:08 PM George, Ancient Greece first brought forth a very imperfect and basic idea of democracy b.....
» 19/06/2012 10:29:22 AM George, The perpetuation of myth, especially the myth that Christianity created democracy.....
» 19/06/2012 8:34:52 AM George, There is no doubt that the follow-on from a hegemonic Christian culture is the de.....
» 18/06/2012 2:23:30 PM Pericles, Atheism is not actually trying to compete with the happy-clappers. That is only.....
» 18/06/2012 12:38:13 PM Pericles, No one imagines it is going to be an easy task. But if we consider the 147,000 .....
» 18/06/2012 9:36:26 AM Another video on Youtube from the 2012 Global Atheist Convention - A Celebration of Reason.....
» 15/06/2012 11:32:09 AM Peter Singer has just been uploaded to Youtube number 10 here. http://www.youtube.com/pla.....
» 13/06/2012 5:33:50 PM Saltpetre, “But, shelving of all religion does not appear a viable or constructive option.....
» 12/06/2012 4:17:11 PM Ojnab, There are as you say millions of atheists on the planet and there are still many m.....
» 11/06/2012 5:34:29 PM Saltpetre, That was an interesting post. However, I think the misrepresentation of atheis.....
» 11/06/2012 10:49:47 AM As a generalisation, it is so easy to touch a raw nerve with underachieving dysfunctional .....
» 10/06/2012 6:44:27 PM I find it really interesting that I come onto a forum without a skerrick of worry where I .....
» 10/06/2012 12:49:09 PM Ojnab, Thanks for your kind words. It’s Sam Harris by the way. The Max Harris you are thi.....
» 10/06/2012 11:25:25 AM Poirot, Atheism today is more than just acknowledging the lack of evidence for a god or g.....
» 10/06/2012 10:34:23 AM Pericles, Yes, thanks, wrong word. I possibly had car-lag after a long day driving. I me.....
» 9/06/2012 6:31:37 PM This thread is about the Post 2012 Global Atheist Convention and in that light here is the.....
» 27/05/2012 6:40:10 PM Raycom, Maybe check your dates for Easter in the year 2012. And I assume you have a poi.....
» 27/05/2012 9:39:10 AM Richard Dawkins’ and Lawrence Krauss’ tributes to Christopher Hitchens http://www.youtub.....
» 21/05/2012 4:30:40 PM NannaK, Fear not, there really is no battle going on. Some folk are posturing for reason.....
» 20/05/2012 10:18:36 PM Pericles, Good news, you hit the list. David.....
» 20/05/2012 6:42:58 PM Tony, Intercession on behalf of others to save them from what is erroneously thought of a.....
» 20/05/2012 3:21:24 PM Pericles, The way you might like to run the AFA and how it is done, are, thankfully, quit.....
» 20/05/2012 12:07:28 PM Grim, I wasn’t being sarcastic and you have missed my point. I possibly did not explain i.....
» 19/05/2012 7:55:37 PM Grim, there is no need to feel guilty about being an apatheist. What you do need to learn .....
» 19/05/2012 6:25:59 PM Some browsers possibly didn’t show my last sentence. Oh well, let’s push on. I’m always i.....
» 19/05/2012 3:03:25 PM Pericles, Maybe the last four years of putting on two of the largest atheist conventions .....
» 19/05/2012 11:53:11 AM I certainly don’t wish to interfere with the conversation but I was wondering if a closer .....
» 6/04/2012 10:24:15 AM The ol’ Blunderbuss method might take out a few unintended casualties but overall some of .....
» 5/04/2012 6:19:22 PM With the 2012 Global Atheist Convention nearly upon us, I really haven’t the time to enter.....
» 12/03/2012 3:39:34 PM Saltpetre, I’m not going to go into an exercise in semantics but if a first cause god was.....
» 12/03/2012 8:36:54 AM Martin Ibn Warriq, I will assume you are being intentionally obfuscatory. If I’m wrong ab.....
» 11/03/2012 4:43:13 PM Martin Ibn Warriq, Sprouting about anti-intellectualising matters not a jot if you are no.....
» 11/03/2012 3:44:40 PM Martin Ibn Warriq, Probably better if you dismounted from your high horse for a moment an.....
» 11/03/2012 1:57:19 PM Martin Ibn Warriq, There is the possibility of infinity, which none of us can understand......
» 8/03/2012 5:52:36 PM Toshie5, The Atheist Foundation of Australia has received complaints of this nature in an.....
» 21/02/2012 12:48:17 PM @progressive pat, You are missing the point. It doesn’t matter the split in those for or .....
» 21/02/2012 11:38:07 AM Thankfully, the Republican Party in the USA is playing the lowest denominator card in its .....
» 18/02/2012 4:55:59 PM @vanna, The aim should not be to decrease the number of abortions but to educate women to.....
» 18/02/2012 2:57:25 PM @runner, “btw just because I did not give the answer you wanted does not mean I did not a.....
» 18/02/2012 2:27:37 PM @runner, The gaol population is not under scrutiny here, your attitude is and you have fa.....
» 18/02/2012 11:44:36 AM @runner, Your continuous swipes without any explanation except that you are a servant to .....
» 6/01/2012 8:49:39 PM Sorry to butt in and I am not entering the fray, but isn’t it interesting how, atheism, va.....
» 31/12/2011 5:52:25 PM Good people of OLO. This is my one and only post on this thread. Thank you all for expres.....
» 12/12/2011 1:59:53 PM What really gripes most people on this topic of legal voluntary euthanasia is the disingen.....
» 14/09/2011 12:11:40 PM “You, David, are top of my list of persons not worth debating”. Wonderful, Squeers, and i.....
» 14/09/2011 9:49:39 AM Poirot, God, are clutching at straws! Here is what I said: And I am one of the few people.....
» 14/09/2011 8:27:14 AM Philo, The name, David, was not of my choosing as was not my religion. Same as you. Thoug.....
» 14/09/2011 12:06:35 AM Paul1405, They fit into the 34,000 religions and three thousand or so gods humans have in.....
» 13/09/2011 2:15:13 PM Ammonite, I would hardly call that a ‘lecture’. Calling it condescension is way over the .....
» 13/09/2011 1:40:09 PM Squeers, Last attempt with you. “Supposing you get everyone to stop believing in God,’ .....
» 13/09/2011 1:16:54 PM Ammonite, “I have already expressed disenchantment with David and Paul1405.” Without mea.....
» 13/09/2011 12:40:31 PM Poirot, Who said anything about oppressive "religious" regimes. David.....
» 13/09/2011 11:38:59 AM Yes, without Richard Dawkins et al, the Atheist Foundation of Australia, numerous groups a.....
» 12/09/2011 5:29:42 PM Philo, Because there is a word, 'god' it does not make it true. A negative of that word i.....
» 12/09/2011 2:11:53 PM Philo, “1. Tell me how a negative view of others belief creates vest for life; without be.....
» 12/09/2011 12:16:36 PM Philo, That is quite a fanciful tale about Bertrand Russell. I’ll like to see some eviden.....
» 11/09/2011 12:34:59 PM Ammonite, Yes, the mournful and melodious Kenny Rodgers, hey. I agree with most of that p.....
» 11/09/2011 10:51:20 AM Ammonite, I understood the haiku perfectly but I disagree that silence is necessary and t.....
» 11/09/2011 10:27:14 AM Projecting a false view about the Global Atheist Convention and indeed, atheism in the man.....
» 10/09/2011 10:01:08 PM Psychological projection is only a valid assumption if the evidence can’t be produced for .....
» 10/09/2011 8:27:17 PM Apparently, clear thinking is not for all. The “globe” is beset by many problems. There is.....
» 10/09/2011 7:14:47 PM First they came for the communists, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist. .....
» 10/09/2011 6:10:19 PM I say again, what an interesting thread. It’s reported that a bunch of atheists are gather.....
» 9/09/2011 10:13:24 PM pelican, Live and let live with no undue advantage to any. That is the core policy of th.....
» 9/09/2011 4:17:08 PM woot, “Meanwhile, I'm looking forward to an awesome time, with awesome realistic people t.....
» 9/09/2011 3:31:36 PM I wonder what makes some religious folk not see that by their words and actions they do no.....
» 9/09/2011 11:01:53 AM Poirot, The AFA addresses religion’s mistakes. What individual atheists think about consu.....
» 9/09/2011 10:12:10 AM Ammonite, You haven’t offended me. I was merely putting down thoughts knowing you had als.....
» 8/09/2011 7:08:04 PM Ammonite, There is a deeper problem underpinning this thought that atheism is an ideology.....
» 8/09/2011 4:17:18 PM pelican, I’ve said it so often I tend to take it for granted and sometimes don’t explain .....
» 8/09/2011 1:41:43 PM pelican, “As long as Atheism is not distorted or become oppressive in dictating what othe.....
» 7/09/2011 1:00:57 PM Squeers, Raining on harmless or even beneficial parades is generally the work of misanth.....
» 7/09/2011 12:24:26 PM It is interesting that Paul1405 initially posted about the 2012 Global Atheist Convention .....
» 6/09/2011 5:20:56 PM Lexi, And I will respond with labas dienas to you also :o) David.....
» 5/09/2011 3:21:21 PM Sqeers, I got it in its overly effluent style but really, I don’ want it because it is mos.....
» 5/09/2011 2:21:22 PM Squeers, You call that answering my questions. Ummmm. Maybe try not talking in riddles. B.....
» 5/09/2011 11:56:53 AM Squeers, “My post above wasn't defending religious institutionalism, it was criticising a.....
» 20/02/2011 6:30:47 PM Cornflower, “Whoops, forgot that your 'mandate' only extends to picking fights with Chris.....
» 20/02/2011 11:31:29 AM Cornflower, You are swaying off the topic of a system of Legal Voluntary Euthanasia into .....
» 20/02/2011 10:03:58 AM Here is the conclusion from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops from a paper .....
» 20/02/2011 8:25:24 AM Ojnab, Most people agree with you about being forced to suffer at the end of life. It is .....
» 19/02/2011 3:15:55 PM Loudmouth, Are you saying I should not give an opinion? Pell does, the Pope does, Jensen .....
» 19/02/2011 9:40:40 AM Loudmouth, When something is true, an argument from authority is not fallacious. Such is .....
» 18/02/2011 6:21:00 PM Loudmouth, You have no idea what an appeal to ‘authority’ is do you. You meant an appeal .....
» 18/02/2011 3:34:45 PM (Continued from last post) I despair that religious leaders (Not many of the flock) and .....
» 18/02/2011 2:52:53 PM (Continued from last post) Am I a bit touchy on this subject? Too dam right I am as volun.....
» 18/02/2011 8:09:21 AM Bronwyn, I really did not miss your point at all. Slippery slope implies that sometime in.....
» 17/02/2011 4:28:37 PM Loudmouth, I can see you don’t wish to discuss the subject with anything but your own ide.....
» 17/02/2011 3:31:47 PM Loudmouth, May I suggest you study up on places where LVE and MAS exists before you run o.....
» 17/02/2011 2:49:41 PM Bronwyn, The slippery slope argument is a furphy. It has not happened in other countries .....
» 13/02/2011 6:21:41 PM Trav, That a Jesus existed is contentious to say the least. History is not reliable at th.....
» 12/02/2011 1:18:01 PM Trav, Sorry, my mistake, I apologise for not giving a better explanation. AFA head office.....
» 12/02/2011 11:34:40 AM Trav, Why do you have to include sneakily the word “conclusively” into what I have stated.....
» 12/02/2011 8:58:08 AM grateful, “In the hearts of Muslims” is subjective tripe. This is argument without provin.....
» 11/02/2011 10:49:24 AM grateful, I have asked you some very simple questions that are on topic not that they hav.....
» 11/02/2011 9:48:57 AM grateful, And can you name some countries where Islam has great influence has a society w.....
» 3/02/2011 4:13:55 PM Trav, You have already categorised yourself as I have pointed out and now you dig yoursel.....
» 3/02/2011 3:23:32 PM Grim, Worry over the definition is fine if folks want to. I have more important things to.....
» 3/02/2011 1:50:33 PM Trav, Tuesday, 1 February 2011 9:21:10 PM I haven’t had time to keep up with this Forum b.....
» 30/01/2011 8:20:13 PM Trav, You have selectively skirted around that which I have made comment on and picked on.....
» 30/01/2011 5:22:13 PM Trav, Most child psychologists and evolutionary psychologists would possibly agree that t.....
» 30/01/2011 3:26:57 PM crabsy, At some stage, apples and oranges cannot communicate with each other. We are at t.....
» 30/01/2011 12:05:28 PM (Continued from last post) Now, this is just rubbish, “A definition should define what p.....
» 29/01/2011 8:17:17 PM Trav, “David, there have been studies which have shown that children automatically attrib.....
» 29/01/2011 5:16:06 PM crabsy, I am involved on a number of forums, personal contacts etc on a daily basis. That.....
» 29/01/2011 12:57:55 PM Trav, I’m finding it difficult to believe you actually wrote that post. Did you read it b.....
» 29/01/2011 11:58:57 AM Trav, Is the AFA definition as ‘absurd’ as some of those in dictionaries using the ‘belie.....
» 28/01/2011 7:30:14 PM Rian, You have to admit you threw in everything without answering the question where it c.....
» 28/01/2011 5:00:17 PM davidf, I asked you why you think a god doesn’t exist and you have answered according to .....
» 28/01/2011 12:02:43 PM davidf, You haven’t explained your ideological comment nor have you explained why Atheist.....
» 28/01/2011 10:42:54 AM davidf, Definitions are not absolutes. When they are no longer useful, they change, as ha.....
» 27/01/2011 5:52:10 PM runner, Hate to rain on your parade, but the phone actually is the result of billions of .....
» 27/01/2011 3:10:25 PM Jon J, “It's not that bad. According to census figures there are about 1500 less religiou.....
» 29/11/2010 7:31:39 PM Proxy, I have already answered runner. No need to repeat myself. David.....
» 29/11/2010 6:28:37 PM runner, You just don't see how ridiculous you come across, period. How embarrassing! D.....
» 29/11/2010 6:03:48 PM runner, "Then he/she also believes that adults with a bent towards kids had a 'pre d.....
» 28/11/2010 10:35:16 AM Proxy, This is very telling ins't it? http://www.philosophy-religion.org/handouts/homopho.....
» 28/11/2010 9:49:52 AM Don't be too hard (Pun intended) on porn, dear Proxy, methinks you need some. David.....
» 28/11/2010 9:23:38 AM I said not anecdotal. Gee! you are gullible. Do you know anything about these people, thei.....
» 28/11/2010 8:34:48 AM Proxy, "Sexual behaviour is not immutable." Without you having an anecdotal hi.....
» 26/11/2010 12:35:52 PM David, You misunderstand what prejudice means. A prejudice is a predisposition, which pre.....
» 26/11/2010 10:58:48 AM David, Isn’t the American College of Pediatricians an impressive sounding name. Just goes.....
» 25/11/2010 7:33:01 PM Get off the grass, Proxy. You are promoting that what these ignorant countries do is OK. Y.....
» 25/11/2010 7:13:35 PM Proxy, “We need to remember that diverse countries have diverse ways of doing things. Som.....
» 24/11/2010 5:58:45 PM David van Gend writes this here http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=2271&page.....
» 23/11/2010 7:41:48 PM Proxy, It is interesting that you mention the word dysfunctional in regards to sexuality......
» 20/11/2010 10:29:44 PM Proxy, Apparently, but only to you. David.....
» 20/11/2010 5:44:39 PM Proxy, Thought that would prick the very little bit of conscience they have left your wit.....
» 20/11/2010 2:07:10 PM "With or without religion, good people can behave well and bad people can do evil; bu.....
» 19/11/2010 1:34:22 PM ALGOREisRICH, You and Proxy are incapable of logical discussion. Possibly because of a su.....
» 18/11/2010 8:42:32 PM No Proxy, it's because I am not an idiot! David.....
» 18/11/2010 7:52:47 PM Wow! Proxy, you are one sick dude. Seek professional help. Don't waste your life in this.....
» 17/11/2010 11:34:56 PM Proxy, “And you reckon there's something wrong with MY mind.” Well, yes, obviously. See,.....
» 17/11/2010 9:24:02 AM Proxy, Yes, your concern for children’s minds is admirable…Not! I wonder if it is more t.....
» 16/11/2010 9:15:31 PM Goodness, what a lot of ‘people who’. What about ‘people who’ have forsaken reality or hav.....
» 16/11/2010 6:26:32 PM Well said, Kipp. Very succinct and to the point. David.....
» 11/11/2010 9:16:44 PM Proxy, Why yes, that is what totalitarianism is? Ha ha ha dee ha. Do you actually know w.....
» 11/11/2010 7:32:49 PM Very funny, Proxy but you don’t really believe that stuff do you? Do you! I never real.....
» 10/11/2010 9:55:35 PM Proxy, I must correct myself. I said, “This is incidental, the same as syphilis is incide.....
» 10/11/2010 8:18:10 PM “Homosexuals: one percent of the population Homosexuals: 53% of all new HIV infections, (a.....
» 10/11/2010 8:17:48 PM Proxy, “My words don't cause homosexuals to suffer and die.” Please quote what I said. Y.....
» 10/11/2010 7:45:39 AM Proxy, Stop using the hurt fawn defence. The only disadvantage you suffer because of expr.....
» 9/11/2010 9:29:22 PM "smart-arse response", "bigoted outlook". "too gutless" &qu.....
» 9/11/2010 7:45:21 PM Proxy, Instead of hanging around looking for some comment to which you can make a smart-a.....
» 9/11/2010 10:27:39 AM Proxy, “Religion, like atheism, has nothing to do with it. I embrace neither ideology.” .....
» 7/11/2010 11:39:37 PM Proxy, So you wouldn’t face to face with people who are in the sights of you bigotry. Th.....
» 7/11/2010 8:18:28 PM Proxy, Just for a moment let’s forget whether a gay or straight life contains more hazard.....
» 2/11/2010 11:57:26 AM It is certainly beyond me how anyone can view http://www.thepotentialweddingalbum.org/ and.....
» 1/11/2010 1:21:21 PM The case for the right of lesbian and gay people to be able to marry if they wish is, abov.....
» 6/11/2009 11:12:23 AM Total gibberish! David.....
» 6/11/2009 10:22:04 AM That oug has had a bad time of life is obvious. She/he therefore feels blame will cure the.....
» 2/11/2009 7:33:12 PM oug, You seem quite prepared to hypothesise that a god exists, without ever producing evi.....
» 2/11/2009 4:33:55 PM oug, “When and if science does create life, how will that fit with your ‘theology’?” No .....
» 2/11/2009 12:29:57 PM oug, When and if science does create life, how will that fit with your ‘theology’? Sensi.....
» 25/10/2009 11:02:25 PM My mistake, Matthew, now I know who you are, missed your name. I tend to speed read irrati.....
» 25/10/2009 10:52:34 PM Atheistno1, Sorry, I’m still at a loss as to what you are on about. And you haven’t writt.....
» 25/10/2009 5:29:31 PM Hello Atheistno1, Not sure what you mean about ambition to support religion. You will hav.....
» 25/10/2009 3:48:17 PM Gee Suss, It’s easy to see how folk believe that evolution is not a valid description of .....
» 24/10/2009 3:32:04 PM One under god, Now we are getting somewhere. So, between the time of the alleged Eve and .....
» 24/10/2009 10:28:18 AM One under god, I think we have to revert to the one question at a time with sub questions.....
» 23/10/2009 11:47:58 PM Gee Suss, The micro/macro argument is only in the mind of those who have been taught to t.....
» 22/10/2009 11:13:14 AM one under god, I am extremely disappointed. I gave you a chance to be rational, to constr.....
» 21/10/2009 6:16:59 PM Pericles, That is just silly but if you can support that by quoting me, directly or by in.....
» 21/10/2009 2:36:26 PM No Pericles, Against stupidity! David.....
» 21/10/2009 1:43:19 PM Pericles, I hope you realise my position does not allow me to insult you in a manner you .....
» 21/10/2009 10:32:37 AM Pericles, You certainly live in you own little world. What do you consider is the best m.....
» 20/10/2009 9:41:20 AM Oliver, I knew we were in agreement but I had to make the point for others who might not .....
» 19/10/2009 7:49:16 PM Oliver, I think you missed my point. If the world were to proven to be 6,000 years) old .....
» 18/10/2009 10:25:37 PM By the way, one under god, I know of no Atheist who is against any god. How can one be aga.....
» 18/10/2009 9:03:00 PM one under god, I’m not pretending anything. Speaker will speak on their topic and there w.....
» 18/10/2009 6:09:23 PM Pericles, So, no response to my genuine question, just more of the same old, same old. Am.....
» 18/10/2009 4:59:51 PM one under god, The Global Atheist Convention will be discussing political, as well as soc.....
» 17/10/2009 3:12:02 PM Pericles, I assume you are aware I was not the first to mention accountants. This is a st.....
» 17/10/2009 10:04:14 AM Pericles, “Here are just a few that you ignored” They have’t been ignored at all. They w.....
» 16/10/2009 8:04:24 PM OK Pericles, You wish to play games. There are many issues Atheists find a common purpose.....
» 16/10/2009 5:33:05 PM Chrys Stevenson, I don’t find one under god frustrating although I can understand anyone .....
» 16/10/2009 1:28:54 PM one under god, People might take more notice of you if you did not write in a such a frag.....
» 16/10/2009 9:51:44 AM Gee Suss, You have the right idea about the Global Atheist Convention. Funny how some can.....
» 15/10/2009 6:06:59 PM Pericles, I am amazed how you get things so wrong. My reference to the aforementioned gro.....
» 15/10/2009 4:08:42 PM woot, The AFA is still negotiating with the appropriate people in the Victorian governmen.....
» 15/10/2009 11:05:19 AM Sancho, I appreciate your concern for what I might say or have said in my official capaci.....
» 14/10/2009 6:23:51 PM Pericles, Then I assume you think Atheists should just shut up. Very intelligent comment .....
» 14/10/2009 5:32:41 PM Pericles, Have you a point or do you just like reading the rubbish you write. You do not .....
» 14/10/2009 1:12:09 PM pelican, If we lived in a country where politics had legislated it OK for religion to rip.....
» 14/10/2009 10:24:18 AM Pericles, OK, if you consider that standing up for human rights, is vanity then it is obv.....
» 13/10/2009 5:24:57 PM suzeonline, You have misread my post. I did not say the Global Atheist Convention would a.....
» 13/10/2009 2:52:35 PM Good People, The suggestion that individual Atheists are seeking power is incorrect. The .....
» 12/10/2009 2:54:20 PM Hello Foxy, Thanks for your kind words. Yes, we have applied for a very small amount of g.....
» 11/10/2009 3:05:46 PM Good people, Allow me to correct a few glaring, shall we say, misconceptions presented in.....
» 10/02/2009 9:56:46 AM Shadow Minister, Isn’t it interesting how internally produced natural endorphins resultin.....
» 8/02/2009 9:31:45 AM boxgum, If religions want to impose themselves on society, then they must prove their cla.....
» 7/02/2009 10:59:28 AM Sells, Let me state unequivocally I have no desire for any religion to be true or not. Th.....
» 7/02/2009 9:19:27 AM Good People, I have only just seen this rather flamboyant article by Peter Sellick. Peter.....
» 22/01/2009 11:26:47 AM My mistake. I am not speaking on behalf of The Atheist Foundation of Australia Inc. This i.....
» 22/01/2009 11:21:24 AM Good People, Like a moth drawn to the flame, I’m drawn momentarily into the fray by state.....
» 16/01/2009 2:18:49 PM WWG, I think you mean, you consider those with an interest to do so, can distort the prac.....
» 16/01/2009 9:56:56 AM examinator, Oh, I see, you haven’t moved on at all. Amongst the unnecessary wording, you .....
» 15/01/2009 9:06:13 AM examinator, We seemed to have moved on. You rightly point out the plight of civilisatio.....
» 14/01/2009 5:24:05 PM People, It is a false dichotomy to use the term Atheism and Christianity in comparison, a.....
» 14/01/2009 7:47:40 AM Pericles, This continual attempt to embellish good parts of the Bible, leaving out the di.....
» 13/01/2009 8:16:22 PM examinator “On second thought we should just agree to disagree” That seems like an idea.....
» 13/01/2009 11:09:56 AM examinator, I would appreciate your “robust” responses on a number of issues, as they hav.....
» 11/01/2009 10:33:10 PM examinator, There really is no need to be so defensive in attitude. This is a discussion .....
» 11/01/2009 4:55:38 PM William of Young, No, you give yourself too much credit if you think anything you have st.....
» 11/01/2009 9:43:59 AM People, Allow me to make a few salient comments: I speak as the head of an organisation .....
» 11/01/2009 7:16:11 AM William of Young, I rest my case. The absolutes you say you follow are not absolutes at a.....
» 11/01/2009 7:11:29 AM Romany, I understand that which you are saying about mixing my views with that of the AFA.....
» 10/01/2009 10:11:26 PM William of Young, No, the fourth is about the Sabbath. That is about not upsetting dear o.....
» 10/01/2009 7:51:32 PM examinator, I am not arrogant, combative, disingenuous, use smoke and mirrors, aggressive.....
» 10/01/2009 5:08:18 PM Webby, My, my, you do have it in for ‘we’ pagans. Heavens! Four of the Ten Commandments .....
» 10/01/2009 4:46:04 PM Polycarp, "Uncritical faith in obviously dangerous ideas leads good men to do evil&.....
» 10/01/2009 3:52:39 PM examinator, The AFA bus rejection case is an offshoot of ‘Freedom of Speech Alert’, the t.....
» 10/01/2009 6:22:16 AM Bronwyn, “…but you'd hardly expect any less in a discussion paper entitled 'Religion and .....
» 9/01/2009 8:12:46 PM Foxy, I have made a mistake. "Dr Hass Dellal was appointed Executive Director of th.....
» 9/01/2009 7:16:59 PM Foxy, Here is a little more information about Desmond Cahill and Dr Hass Dellal. "D.....
» 9/01/2009 3:25:01 PM Foxy, HREOC stands for Human Rights and Equal Opportunity. Did you see mentioned in the.....
» 8/01/2009 12:57:43 PM Good People, Here is a Media Release very pertinent to this topic sent off today: Repres.....
» 6/01/2009 10:08:20 AM William of Young, Absolutism or relativism is a false dichotomy. Normative ethics contain.....
» 5/01/2009 7:40:30 PM TurnRightThenLeft, Yes, you are probably correct. But the argument comes down to what con.....
» 5/01/2009 12:21:41 PM Webby, “Back to the Inquisition mate. One quarter of the European polualtion wiped out by.....
» 5/01/2009 9:07:31 AM CJ Morgan, bushbasher, Bugsy, AdamD, stevenimeyer, I wasn’t going to reply to Webby. I co.....
» 2/01/2009 10:01:17 PM Webby, Where do you think the rock came from and by whom and who did the labouring, the l.....
» 2/01/2009 7:29:59 PM Webby, How selective is your history. There were great works of mainly religious flavour.....
» 2/01/2009 8:36:54 AM Webby, You appear to be under the spell of Catholicism. Our present society evolved with .....
» 2/01/2009 6:51:22 AM GZ, Me reneging, not at all. I merely do not wish to put Atheists out until there is good.....
» 1/01/2009 12:59:03 PM CJ Morgan, Now, now, CJ, don’t be too rational. Give our spooky believing friends a chanc.....
» 1/01/2009 10:18:40 AM GZ, I don’t think you want to call some poor innocent ‘spirit’, stupid. It may be offende.....
» 1/01/2009 8:34:51 AM GZ, I suggest that when you have obtained an Ouija board, you do the following. Gather th.....
» 31/12/2008 5:07:34 PM GZ, If you are suggesting that after chanting some object will move independent of finger.....
» 31/12/2008 12:52:46 PM Stevenlmeyer, I think there is enough evidence around concerning “IMPENETRATIUM” for the .....
» 31/12/2008 9:10:59 AM GZ, At the moment I have a little green monster, obviously not of this earth, siting on m.....
» 30/12/2008 7:28:09 PM GZ, That sounds like the Ouija boards I know of. Some people when they are young and full.....
» 30/12/2008 5:03:19 PM GZ, The Ouija board with hands not operating under the control of your mind is suspicious.....
» 30/12/2008 11:33:00 AM GZ, Less advanced organisms might survive in greater numbers than more advanced ones. Tak.....
» 30/12/2008 9:45:57 AM Good People, This is the translation of the speech given by the Pope to the Roman curia. .....
» 30/12/2008 9:05:47 AM one under god, Because of gaps in knowledge about evolution, that is absolutely no reason.....
» 29/12/2008 2:18:49 PM GZ, Why have you skirted around peer reviewed proof? “Less-advanced organisms were less .....
» 29/12/2008 12:23:29 PM GZ You can regard evolutionary theory as a ‘belief system’, but science does not. You pla.....
» 29/12/2008 11:24:22 AM GZ, Trees, grasses, insects and animals all prolifically demonstrate sexual reproduction .....
» 29/12/2008 9:00:16 AM Philo, You have dodged around my post in a less than admirable manner. As CJ Morgan poin.....
» 28/12/2008 9:22:12 AM Good People, Proscribing laws against consenting sexual acts by adults is far beyond bigo.....
» 15/12/2008 4:31:03 PM meredith, "I find some things utterly intolerable too." If something is utterl.....
» 14/12/2008 10:33:37 PM Good People, If religious folk want to play in the game of life then they have do so by a.....
» 14/12/2008 4:04:36 PM examinator, That post confirms my suspicions that you are writing for the sake of it. You.....
» 14/12/2008 1:06:36 PM examinator, Where and how am I imposing personal ‘beliefs’ onto anyone? Are you writing f.....
» 14/12/2008 10:02:43 AM The Sunday Sermon is as follows, taken from the King James Version of the Bible: Matt 18:.....
» 13/12/2008 10:10:29 PM meredith, I have just written a 350 word post in answer to your last missive that won’t b.....
» 13/12/2008 4:02:02 PM one under god, I have been kind up to now but one can take so much. Only stupid, ignoran.....
» 13/12/2008 10:32:28 AM runner, Fundamentalism is “The interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as litera.....
» 13/12/2008 9:35:26 AM meredith, No, the Oxford dictionary doesn’t supply a correct definition of Atheism. And n.....
» 12/12/2008 9:59:02 PM one under god & examinator, With all due respect, but if you cannot keep up with the deba.....
» 12/12/2008 3:54:09 PM Allow me to clear up a few points: The intended advertising on buses is an international .....
» 12/12/2008 2:47:52 PM A very insightful topic, pelican. My list has no particular order of preference and all t.....
» 12/12/2008 9:47:26 AM meredith, “Vilifying Atheists”? What unadulterated nonsense! Yes, in the literal sense,.....
» 11/12/2008 6:50:15 PM meridith, The word theism with the ‘a’ as a prefix, shows an opposite, opposition, agains.....
» 11/12/2008 5:37:51 PM examinator, Perhaps you did not read my last post, especially this paragraph: “Now, I a.....
» 11/12/2008 3:46:00 PM Good People, Isn’t it amazing how one little advertisement with the sentiment, “Atheism -.....
» 11/12/2008 9:40:09 AM Foxy, Thanks for your support. I always appreciate your slant on the OLO forums. Unfortun.....
» 10/12/2008 5:39:01 PM The Atheist Foundation of Australia Inc is to complain to the Tasmanian Anti-discriminatio.....
» 9/12/2008 4:06:06 PM Good People, Maybe we should look at the bible for some guidance on this matter. Not that.....
» 30/11/2008 9:32:37 AM Hello Celivia, Yes, I am aware of the article. It just goes to show the vast gap between .....
» 30/11/2008 8:45:01 AM People Against Live Exports & Intensive Farming, You are oh so very correct in the ‘rejec.....
» 28/11/2008 9:24:37 PM Thanks for the offer, Fractelle. Right now, we will just ride the wave and see what eventu.....
» 28/11/2008 5:08:34 AM Fellow_Human, Atheism is no more a belief system than accepting that fairies do not exist.....
» 27/11/2008 9:31:42 AM Polycarp, Funny how conversation with overt religiosity can be so similar to shadow boxin.....
» 26/11/2008 9:12:04 PM Polycarp, You can drop the “get it now?” If you are going to use deceptive figures then a.....
» 26/11/2008 5:54:06 PM Polycarp, When you learn the basics of written interaction, i.e. when you respond to poin.....
» 26/11/2008 12:10:06 PM Hi Folks, Thanks for the kind words and other comment. The claim that 68% percentage of A.....
» 26/11/2008 9:11:07 AM Media Release 26 November 2008 Atheist Foundation of Australia Inc Bus Slogan Rejected!.....
» 15/11/2008 8:57:15 AM Fractelle, Yes, I am reading this. We have a member in the AFA who sells various stickers.....
» 13/11/2008 4:24:25 PM pelican, There is nothing in any Act in Australia covering this type of discrimination. I.....
» 13/11/2008 3:42:04 PM david f, Editors have the traditional right to alter letters for reasons of being too lon.....
» 13/11/2008 11:01:36 AM Good People, The AFA bus slogan campaign has hit a problem. Metro buses in Tasmania hav.....
» 11/11/2008 9:05:54 PM George, Throw away lines such as this need challenging. “I would not call Christian edu.....
» 11/11/2008 7:32:33 PM George, Your terminology leaves a lot to be desired. “Christian nor anti-Christian” May I.....
» 11/11/2008 6:57:57 AM George, I was not only referring to political even-handedness. I was also referring to fa.....
» 10/11/2008 10:05:41 AM George, Let me assure you about Atheists. We are not intent on ‘prevailing’, we are sugge.....
» 10/11/2008 8:16:01 AM George, “…it could be used as an argument one way or the other: by an atheist defending h.....
» 9/11/2008 8:16:48 AM George, You may have misunderstood me. I was not promoting the idea that having a faith i.....
» 8/11/2008 8:43:41 AM George, “David Nicholls, Thank you for starting this thread.” - “it is most interesting t.....
» 7/11/2008 11:28:52 AM Fractelle, There is nothing for me to disagree with there. That was a very well worded p.....
» 7/11/2008 9:12:19 AM George, This thread concerning the AFA slogan campaign is making people think as your goo.....
» 6/11/2008 3:24:05 PM C J Morgan, thanks for your support. Celivia, and so are we. I will keep the forum updat.....
» 6/11/2008 9:48:22 AM Pericles, This is a forum and not a scientific investigation. Language and concepts are r.....
» 5/11/2008 10:38:33 AM People, The word hectic does not do justice to life now because of the slogan campaign. C.....
» 4/11/2008 6:55:17 PM Pelican, Society changes both because of pressure groups and because of individuals with .....
» 4/11/2008 2:24:50 PM Polycarp, “…looking like the bad guy here”. My goodness, that is innovative as much as i.....
» 4/11/2008 10:50:50 AM Philo, I guess I will have to own up. You have sprung the real intentions of Atheists thr.....
» 4/11/2008 10:06:40 AM chainsmoker, One of the reasons for the advert is to elicit thought. It expresses why Ath.....
» 3/11/2008 6:17:31 PM People, Let us look at the words of the slogan. ‘Atheism – because there is no credible e.....
» 3/11/2008 2:22:51 PM Good People, Placing signs on buses is a very cost effective way to put out a message. Fo.....
» 3/11/2008 8:25:21 AM COMING TO A BUS NEAR YOU! Atheist Foundation launches bus advert fund 3 November 2008 Du.....
» 5/08/2008 6:11:29 PM Grey, Gregory Paul’s study brought to light a connection between religiosity and dysfunct.....
» 29/07/2008 11:34:22 PM Grey, You may wish to promote that my article had a basis in the study by Gregory Paul. H.....
» 28/07/2008 2:46:45 PM The Catholic Church is failing in successful democracies for all the reasons mentioned and.....
» 24/07/2008 11:30:53 AM Grey’s Anatomy (2) Posted by Grey, Tuesday, 8 July 2008 12:00:55 PM “I think this article.....
» 23/07/2008 6:47:51 PM Grey, On your site, click, ‘Blogs I Frequent’ http://alangrey.blogspot.com/ then the he.....
» 23/07/2008 6:51:17 AM Grey, Your muddying of the waters on disagreement between divergent ideas of palaeontolog.....
» 22/07/2008 5:59:18 PM Grey, Good try at attempting to salvage your ‘reputation’. Bad luck it failed. Outside o.....
» 19/07/2008 1:42:09 PM Grey, Apparently, you wish to continue. OK, that’s your call. You have a fixed and unrea.....
» 18/07/2008 10:41:00 PM Grey, Your attitudes to global warming, abortion, evolution etc predisposed me to accept .....
» 18/07/2008 1:09:57 PM Grey I said: “This self-pronunciation makes all others non-True Christian and your websit.....
» 16/07/2008 2:03:16 PM It is a reasonable assumption that no one person is the arbiter of what articles should or.....
» 11/07/2008 6:41:22 PM Grey, Apparently, Grey’s anatomy is very selective. I did not state that atheist thinkers.....
» 10/07/2008 7:03:41 PM Grey, My pleasure entirely. Such a web site helps the rational cause. I would very much a.....
» 10/07/2008 3:00:08 PM For those unaware that Grey is not an impartial observer and commentator on this thread, l.....
» 9/07/2008 2:31:08 PM gusi, Values in society developed from common ideas held about cooperation. Religion(s) c.....
» 23/03/2008 6:16:26 PM StG; you don’t get why I care if irrationality and nonsense rules – that’s because you are.....
» 23/03/2008 11:14:47 AM The Atheist Foundation of Australia Inc received this comment on our Easter media release .....
» 21/03/2008 5:37:12 PM Romany wrote... “But no-one - not even BD - had even brought the subject of Easter up, muc.....
» 20/03/2008 7:56:44 AM StG, I wrote that Christians celebrate the sacrifice, not that they perpetrated it. You ap.....
» 20/03/2008 7:55:11 AM Thanks for the elucidation, Chappy... so... the Christian god committed suicide to beat de.....
» 19/03/2008 10:31:26 AM Easy times... the Atheist Foundation of Australia is there to assist people suffering from.....
» 18/03/2008 10:10:06 PM Ah... Easter... shops full of tinsel-covered chocolate eggs... an ancient tradition of our.....
» 29/01/2008 3:28:21 PM Oliver, I had a quick read of the thread; ‘The rationality of faith’ and even though the .....
» 29/01/2008 7:54:58 AM Oliver, Your last post first. That is no news concerning logical fallacies. The question .....
» 28/01/2008 4:59:02 PM Oliver, The battle of minds is bigger than your alleged winning over a Seven Day Adventis.....
» 28/01/2008 3:23:12 PM Oliver, If you wish to fiddle around with the term Atheist while Rome burns, fine by me. .....
» 28/01/2008 7:55:52 AM Oliver, I think you missed the point. Maybe it was just a wee bit too subtle. If there is.....
» 27/01/2008 6:21:46 PM Oliver, You are getting your knickers in a knot. If you wish to share the burden of proo.....
» 27/01/2008 4:53:26 PM Oliver, Many people have mentioned the god word even though they did not accept the conce.....
» 27/01/2008 9:09:32 AM Philo, On many occasions I have stated truthfully, I do no mind what you believe. The thr.....
» 26/01/2008 8:24:12 PM Oliver, The questions remain. And yes, we may cross neurons again at a future date. Adie.....
» 26/01/2008 3:31:48 PM Oliver, I am not saying that Copernicus and Galileo did not alter the position of the chu.....
» 26/01/2008 2:09:51 PM Oliver, Galileo was not testing the supernatural no matter how many people believed his f.....
» 25/01/2008 4:52:02 PM Oliver, I forgot to let you know that the previous post containing some of the reasons w.....
» 25/01/2008 4:15:34 PM Oliver, I have investigated the history or various religions, how and why cultures are di.....
» 25/01/2008 7:17:47 AM Oliver, The information about null hypothesis from Wikipedia was so clear and understanda.....
» 24/01/2008 2:24:03 PM Oliver, I offer my commiserations for your problems. However, when using the internet, fa.....
» 24/01/2008 2:08:20 PM Oliver, Surely someone with an understanding of science, as you portray, would understand.....
» 24/01/2008 7:29:44 AM Oliver, I’m sorry, but that is a lot of waffle. Allow me to ask the question again that y.....
» 22/01/2008 10:03:04 AM Oliver, The real story of the three little-humans: (The species has been changed to prote.....
» 22/01/2008 7:44:17 AM Oliver, Nice story. Instead of continually going on about testing “null hypothesis” how a.....
» 21/01/2008 3:47:56 PM Oliver, Even though I think we are in rough agreement, shall we go on? >>>Do yo.....
» 21/01/2008 1:41:40 PM Oliver, You are playing around with words as do our religious chums. Conviction; (Pertine.....
» 20/01/2008 5:34:27 PM Philo, Any country that doesn’t respect the ideal of democracy does not get the vote of A.....
» 20/01/2008 5:01:59 PM Oliver, "The power of the Church in the US in 2020 will probably greater than it was.....
» 20/01/2008 7:40:37 AM Oliver, The examples you give are formed from scientific principle on precedent knowledge.....
» 19/01/2008 4:18:25 PM Oliver, You are confused. Discussing that which has precedents, Atlantis (Cities do exist.....
» 19/01/2008 7:07:59 AM Oliver, I’m reasonably sure that the word “cunningly” in reference to Bertrand Russell’s .....
» 18/01/2008 9:42:53 AM Oliver, The comparison of times of ancient cultures ruling as world powers, is now temper.....
» 17/01/2008 2:54:16 PM Oliver, “-- Hope your meeting went well.” I’m doing four things at once at the moment a.....
» 17/01/2008 2:18:34 PM Oliver, As you may be aware, the original draft of the Declaration condemned the slavery .....
» 17/01/2008 9:41:39 AM Philo, “What is the main topic on your meeting agenda?” The topics are wide and varied. .....
» 17/01/2008 9:35:29 AM Oliver, I see no point in arguing as to what is a real democracy other than to say that t.....
» 16/01/2008 2:00:01 PM Oliver, I’ll have to be quick as I’m flat out in preparation for an AFA meeting. That th.....
» 15/01/2008 8:29:26 PM Philo, That is exactly why we should place immense value on the democratic system and why.....
» 15/01/2008 3:11:29 PM Oliver, “Would you describe your Foundation as anti-religious or non-religious or is it f.....
» 15/01/2008 1:20:00 PM Oliver, I think you underestimate your own knowledge. That which to you is “categorically.....
» 14/01/2008 8:17:49 PM Oliver, One must be careful of intimidating any opposition by utilizing words, concepts a.....
» 14/01/2008 4:36:08 PM Oliver, You have a wide ranging knowledge on matters religious. It’s been yonks since I h.....
» 14/01/2008 8:24:26 AM PALEIF, On the information supplied, it appears justice has been denied. If the magistrat.....
» 13/01/2008 8:41:35 AM Thanks, Romany. Belly, Atheism is not so much a “hobby horse” of mine, as I have many in.....
» 12/01/2008 6:38:46 PM Belly and other folk, The perceived problems with the OLO forum antagonistic behaviour is.....
» 12/01/2008 10:42:18 AM Is this one of the examples we are discussing here? http://www.atheist-community.org/ath.....
» 12/01/2008 10:13:51 AM C J Morgan, I am with you. Sorry if it didn’t show. As I have said previously, animal wel.....
» 11/01/2008 12:43:08 PM C J Morgan, Exporting live animals to Muslim countries only shifts the animal welfare con.....
» 11/01/2008 12:38:58 PM Philo, You have found something else about Bertrand Russell, which you gladly tell us abo.....
» 11/01/2008 12:17:46 PM I_Spy, Yes, it was a pertinent comment. Peter Singer, if as quoted, just stated that the .....
» 11/01/2008 11:18:04 AM Neither do I, I_Spy. But broad based comments that have been promoted by those in oppositi.....
» 11/01/2008 10:49:14 AM Philo, I assume you are aware of the term, empty rhetoric. The kind of talk in you last p.....
» 11/01/2008 9:45:54 AM I_Spy “Peter Singer is seen as very extreme in his views.” What exactly do you mean by P.....
» 11/01/2008 8:40:23 AM palimpsest, Taking the line that you are affronted and I overly offend others, is really .....
» 10/01/2008 9:16:48 AM Is Mise, Hands up all Christians who refuse to accept penalty rates when required to work.....
» 9/01/2008 8:12:13 AM palimpsest, You have missed the most important part of my post. “I expect a rational resp.....
» 8/01/2008 8:00:21 AM Philo, I have read an enormous amount of the works or Bertrand Russel and I have no memor.....
» 7/01/2008 7:50:28 PM Philo, “Even the atheist Bertram Russell encouraged this, he said teach a child the princ.....
» 7/01/2008 2:03:50 PM Yes, Opinionate2, Atheism has had bad press and no press for a long time. Consequently, th.....
» 7/01/2008 8:44:16 AM wizofaus, “Actually, David, most people become atheists by being born that way.” I would.....
» 7/01/2008 7:17:08 AM palimpsest, I really consider it is the height of ignorance of you, for part quoting me. .....
» 6/01/2008 2:23:45 PM wizofaus, Not precious at all. Your word of ‘rapid and mine’ of ‘steep ascendancy’ differ.....
» 6/01/2008 12:00:01 PM wizofaus, Nations following the democratic ideal, such as in Western Europe, where educat.....
» 6/01/2008 8:46:00 AM palimpsest, I actually have stated that humans have innate cooperative qualities when bor.....
» 6/01/2008 8:28:37 AM palimpsest, Just a few words on beliefs. I actually do have a belief…It is the belief tha.....
» 5/01/2008 8:57:29 PM Dearest Foxy, You are confused with the word ‘belief’. I can believe the sun will be on t.....
» 5/01/2008 2:07:16 PM Foxy, The idea of this thread is not to convince anyone away from her or his beliefs. By .....
» 5/01/2008 11:48:49 AM Foxy, That was a rosy-eyed view of the character known as Jesus. Of course, your selectiv.....
» 5/01/2008 7:52:05 AM Philo, You ask:>>> "Where have I said:" (Referring to my following wor.....
» 4/01/2008 7:22:22 PM Philo, I really want you to think about how you are interacting with other humans. Your p.....
» 4/01/2008 8:55:15 AM Philo, I am still waiting for a reply to the following questions I have asked before: &g.....
» 3/01/2008 8:50:35 AM BOAZ-David, I think your should realise that the inability to answer direct questions mea.....
» 2/01/2008 5:14:55 PM Philo The story of Eve and Adam, to you, is an allegory, to others, history. Both claim t.....
» 2/01/2008 11:41:51 AM BOAZ_David, I have neither the time nor the patience to play; ‘let’s answer selectively a.....
» 2/01/2008 9:13:44 AM BOAZ_David, A very interesting story, but you did not answer the other questions I posed......
» 31/12/2007 10:32:04 AM BOAZ-David, My history of being in the Catholic Church only influences me accepting, they.....
» 31/12/2007 7:52:18 AM Foxy, I also was baptised into the Catholic tradition. (From Word Web – Catholic - A memb.....
» 30/12/2007 5:22:30 PM palimpsest, Please point our where I said, “I know”. Most of the Atheists I am aware of a.....
» 30/12/2007 12:41:09 PM palimpsest, Allow me to correct you. Science attempts to understand nature by drawing co.....
» 30/12/2007 10:07:58 AM individual, “What is the atheist remedy for selfishness & solution to conflict” Who said.....
» 29/12/2007 6:15:42 PM individual, I know this may come as a surprise to you, but Atheists do not have to prove .....
» 29/12/2007 4:38:29 PM Philo, You have either not read the previous posts or your comprehension is poor. It woul.....
» 29/12/2007 10:32:33 AM individual, You really should start taking an interest in politics and its controlling fo.....
» 28/12/2007 5:00:13 PM Dearest Foxy, Apart from arguing if there are any differences between religion and supers.....
» 27/12/2007 9:24:06 AM Good People, Both the Pope and his Australian hatchet man, Pell, and others of the frock,.....
» 25/12/2007 8:42:22 AM As expected ‘tis the season for vilification by Christianity of Atheism. Pulpits remonstra.....
» 8/11/2007 7:41:05 PM Proving negatives is an irrational religious concept. If I asked you to prove there are no.....
» 8/11/2007 6:12:26 PM Foxy, I’m not trying to upset you for two reasons and I apologise if I did. You didn’t say.....
» 8/11/2007 9:03:40 AM StG, The secular portion of society is merely demanding that politicians use all availabl.....
» 7/11/2007 1:46:24 PM StG, I guess you are not reading the other posts. In short, that politicians are open abo.....
» 7/11/2007 12:58:43 PM Yes, Foxy, we receive replies from politicians frequently. But that is hardly the point he.....
» 7/11/2007 11:23:42 AM StG, I think you have missed the point. The AFA expects politicians to make decisions bas.....
» 7/11/2007 8:44:27 AM The public expects to choose its leaders with full knowledge of the opinions held on econo.....
» 19/08/2007 1:54:59 PM BOAZ_David, There really is little point in continuing discussion with you. In this threa.....
» 18/08/2007 4:23:01 PM Thanks to all who have contributed to this thread, even those with opposing opinions. I wo.....
» 17/08/2007 1:47:18 PM Hello mjpb, I was pointing out that to be “taught” to believe any given proposition, diff.....
» 16/08/2007 3:41:20 PM Extending voluntary euthanasia to kill on a non-voluntary basis has not happened any more .....
» 16/08/2007 3:39:30 PM I haven’t the time or the desire to answer posts on this thread that are self-circumventin.....
» 15/08/2007 4:06:35 PM Further observations. (2) The Atheist Foundation of Australia Inc has existed for 37 year.....
» 15/08/2007 4:02:33 PM A few observations so far: (1) The 2006 Census figures stated that 64% of the population .....
» 13/08/2007 2:55:56 PM John Howard and Kevin Rudd are both appealing to Christian values in an effort to enhance .....
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