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» 25/03/2009 2:22:52 PM Someone help me out here. I’m trying to find a qualitative difference between this article.....
» 2/03/2009 9:47:10 PM This is a troll: see http://kb.iu.edu/data/afhc.html and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trol.....
» 27/02/2009 8:35:39 PM Good thinking, Ken_L. Since there's little hope of intelligence in this discussion, let's.....
» 27/02/2009 10:18:43 AM Heartily agree that our lives are enriched by the non-empirical. Yes, my mother loves me, .....
» 11/02/2009 10:35:46 AM Some articles here should have health warnings on them. I nearly choked on my coffee when .....
» 11/01/2009 10:20:13 PM All hail the Flying Spaghetti Monster! Since we're now sharing truths normally reserved .....
» 9/01/2009 12:43:48 PM Clearly there's something very faulty with Cook's sarcasm detector, because David Marr's a.....
» 5/01/2009 5:56:25 PM I've been enjoying this discussion - it's an interesting thought experiment, with quite a .....
» 24/12/2008 11:21:29 AM Exactly, mac Haslam is attempting to apply a strictly clinical interpretation to words th.....
» 22/12/2008 11:56:57 PM Argument? Need to do better than this, Michael. First, as mac has hinted above, the burde.....
» 9/12/2008 10:26:00 PM SPKOUT, when I told my parents twenty years ago that I was gay, they were shocked, disappo.....
» 9/12/2008 10:23:58 PM CJ, ditto. mjpb, encouraging signs of compassion, perhaps even understanding......
» 24/11/2008 10:28:27 AM Turnbull's private beliefs are his own business, and would only be of concern if they inte.....
» 17/07/2008 5:42:58 PM Carl, In my experience, OLO authors who also participate in discussions about their artic.....
» 16/07/2008 4:31:47 PM Thanks for the correction, Cheryl That will teach me to check everything I read in Wikipe.....
» 16/07/2008 2:16:24 PM Whether we subscribe to it or not, religious belief has been a core feature of the human e.....
» 15/07/2008 7:37:27 PM [As for Pinker I'll leave you to read Leon Kass' recent slapdown of him and his stupid ide.....
» 15/07/2008 6:55:20 PM Forget it, Dickie. This is a troll, and a particularly poisonous one at that. "Kerr.....
» 15/07/2008 6:51:27 PM "In fact I plan on making many more contributions to this site." Isn't this har.....
» 13/07/2008 4:04:49 PM To pelican's question "Can humans construct an ethical or moral code of behaviour wit.....
» 11/07/2008 6:48:44 PM As happens sometimes around here, the tag line for this article (“How often has religion s.....
» 3/07/2008 11:36:14 AM Oh dear, sorry Susan. I missed the quotation mark. I withdraw the assertion that you have.....
» 3/07/2008 10:53:14 AM On the one hand I too am bothered by Graham Young’s contradictory role as publisher of thi.....
» 26/06/2008 9:25:31 AM Thanks for the tip on the Wikipedia entry, Kipp. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_Bernar.....
» 24/06/2008 9:53:39 AM Senator Bernadi packs a lot of lies into 500 words: “The Rudd Government … say that same-.....
» 22/06/2008 8:52:45 AM "'what is your fear of gay people'? simple.. it is fear of oppression and marginaliza.....
» 8/06/2008 5:42:17 PM This is relevant: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,23830799-2702,00.html $4.....
» 3/06/2008 12:22:49 PM Very silly argument: "whatever are his objectives, he is using people who have virt.....
» 1/05/2008 10:29:28 AM Paid maternity leave is a good idea in principle, but I'm bothered by the fact that it onl.....
» 27/04/2008 9:07:16 AM Reading BD's little story forced me to think about his gonads, and fifteen hours later I'm.....
» 15/04/2008 3:19:42 PM "he is a fruitcake" Hmmm ... an open-and-shut case of the currants calling the .....
» 22/03/2008 6:38:20 PM Thanks, Fractelle, Vanilla, for the delightful contributions. “God must get really pisse.....
» 19/03/2008 10:33:12 PM You want homophobia? It’s all here, from a member of the US state of Oklahoma’s House of R.....
» 21/02/2008 7:40:30 AM For all its flaws, The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt http://www.happinesshypothes.....
» 15/02/2008 1:35:28 PM Gibo, would you please stop saying sorry: "Sorry if I offended." "I feel.....
» 14/02/2008 10:28:31 AM Arguing that Labor opposes same-sex ceremonies because of pressure from the christian righ.....
» 6/02/2008 9:55:29 AM I'd like to add my voice to those of eja and kjg. Graham, could you tell us the sample si.....
» 3/02/2008 9:07:50 PM In the US context, at least, differences in moral interpretation has a political dimension.....
» 3/02/2008 9:05:02 PM In the print edition of yesterday’s Sydney Morning Herald there’s an edited version of thi.....
» 3/02/2008 11:52:09 AM Every individual and every organisation has one or two imperfections, Jon J I'm sure if t.....
» 1/02/2008 4:51:23 PM Kipp, no doubt god realised that the passengers were in the care of a capable and reliable.....
» 1/02/2008 8:41:40 AM Thank you for the concise, and delightfully good-humoured examination of this problem. S.....
» 21/01/2008 12:23:53 PM The Prime Minister says that the next Governor-General should not be a serving or former p.....
» 19/01/2008 2:53:41 PM Let me see if I've understood the writer's thoughts correctly ... 1. The jury's still out.....
» 16/01/2008 8:47:09 PM “my view is that we need to find a solution that gives gays the legal and indeed symbolic .....
» 10/01/2008 3:18:13 PM Haven't had a chance to read it all, but there's a discussion paper related to the Austral.....
» 9/01/2008 1:09:50 PM The frequent use of the term "bully" in these forums puzzles me greatly. In my .....
» 19/12/2007 5:11:10 PM "Am I missing something?" Yes, quite deliberately, I suspect. "Can you exp.....
» 19/12/2007 8:16:06 AM "I'd rather be a 'moral humanist' than an 'immoral sodomist'." I have no doubt y.....
» 19/12/2007 8:08:43 AM “If I copied and pasted that you would call me a chimp.” And quite deservedly so. I’m migh.....
» 18/12/2007 9:51:00 AM Jack, I'm curious how the humanist http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion.....
» 17/12/2007 4:59:08 PM In recent years, reaching for the last Booker Prize winner has been a disappointing way of.....
» 17/12/2007 2:29:25 PM "You, presumably inadvertently, fell prey to the ambiguity in my comment." I pro.....
» 17/12/2007 2:16:23 PM By way of response to J Bennett, can I just say that I share TRTL's agenda. Since I belong.....
» 15/12/2007 7:18:12 AM OK, since you insist. There's no doubt what I meant by: "Breathtaking hypocrisy.&qu.....
» 14/12/2007 4:22:43 PM They weren’t musings about the dog, mjpb. I made an (admittedly lame) off-colour joke. Aft.....
» 13/12/2007 3:44:23 PM You just can't help yourself, can you mjpb? "Further, aren't you in favour of marria.....
» 13/12/2007 6:46:39 AM “Society routinely limits freedoms in regard to behaviours” Robert, in the case of same-s.....
» 12/12/2007 8:45:10 AM Just in case anyone was thinking my post was referring to CJ, it wasn't. I was simply pr.....
» 12/12/2007 8:42:45 AM See what happens when you teach chimpanzees to cut and paste?.....
» 12/12/2007 7:18:10 AM Of course it’s off topic, Robert. This discussion is about rights, not behaviours: “What .....
» 11/12/2007 12:36:52 PM Here you go, mjpb, Philo: http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/new-thread.asp.....
» 11/12/2007 5:00:52 AM Off topic, Philo. Take it somewhere else......
» 10/12/2007 5:00:29 PM As I've said before, if you want a discussion about these things, start one somewhere else.....
» 10/12/2007 12:09:23 PM There you go again, mjpb, cheering on the homophobes, while no doubt you will try to claim.....
» 10/12/2007 9:57:30 AM One advantage of a forum like OLO, with visitors like Philo and J Bennett, is that the res.....
» 6/12/2007 9:16:39 PM “Are you going to keep going in the direction you are going or have you got it out of your.....
» 6/12/2007 4:07:54 PM Not.....
» 6/12/2007 4:07:20 PM Yes, mjpb You’re absolutely right, mjpb Apologies are always intended as a nice gesture,.....
» 5/12/2007 8:32:43 PM You’re right, mjpb. I’ve misread your contribution to the prayer in parliament thread. You.....
» 4/12/2007 6:09:50 PM "Come on ... Have you heard of a thing called bias?" Eh? Did you read what I wr.....
» 4/12/2007 4:27:59 PM The posthoc justifications don’t wash, mjpb. I've been dipping into your posts, and discov.....
» 3/12/2007 4:51:25 PM You have a very odd notion of what a bully is. Forthright? Yep, that’s me. Disagreeable? O.....
» 3/12/2007 11:11:21 AM Serious research has been done into the effectiveness of same-sex parenting, J Bennett. No.....
» 2/12/2007 8:22:34 AM Breathtaking hypocrisy: how can you possibly object to "attempts to link Christians w.....
» 1/12/2007 12:11:24 PM Funny you should mention heterophobes, Jack. You can read all about the insidious Heteros.....
» 30/11/2007 7:23:59 PM Thanks botheration. No-one here is attacking christians as a group, but avowed christians .....
» 30/11/2007 12:34:36 PM “so I do wonder about you” That’s very obvious: “There is a lot below the surface there.”.....
» 30/11/2007 7:00:06 AM I've responded to this crap before: http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=4.....
» 29/11/2007 11:13:26 PM Oh dear, more deceptive sites from the religious right. The first of your links, katieO, m.....
» 29/11/2007 5:55:06 PM “My friends are too level headed to be activists” I think I’m beginning to understand. Th.....
» 29/11/2007 7:33:43 AM We all jumped at Foxy’s starting gun without actually answering her question: “...same-se.....
» 28/11/2007 9:47:25 PM Thanks for the honesty, CountryGal, and the open-mindedness. The effect you’re referring.....
» 27/11/2007 11:21:23 PM Possibly, Robert, though I did read the post you’re referring to. My question is a genuine.....
» 27/11/2007 9:40:29 PM Godwin’s Law http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law has a gay-related corollary, http:/.....
» 23/11/2007 9:21:02 AM Superb analysis, incisive summary of our national narrative. Congratulations. Just one th.....
» 21/11/2007 5:46:56 PM Forrest, the data you have provided say nothing about user consistency. You’ll need to gra.....
» 21/11/2007 9:35:42 AM Every day I walk past the newsagent and choose not to buy one or more of the publications .....
» 20/11/2007 6:35:39 PM Mind your manners online: the Internet is being degraded by rude and self-centered people .....
» 19/11/2007 11:26:14 AM Once again, everyone, apologies for my spray, and for the fact that it has actually prolon.....
» 18/11/2007 3:29:24 PM “One life ... changed for Christ ... can change the world.” Oh dear – even this thread ha.....
» 18/11/2007 7:05:51 AM “It is however rather pretentious in parts.” I’d be more inclined to say pompous than pre.....
» 17/11/2007 10:17:56 PM Top-ten countdown for the qualities of a good poster: 10. Can spell 9. Can write in gramm.....
» 17/11/2007 1:28:02 PM VK3AUU, syphilis and gonorrhoea are not “caused by "same sex" contact”. They are.....
» 13/11/2007 11:52:59 PM Reading the line “There are just a lot of people in emotional pain,” it’s hard to rid myse.....
» 9/11/2007 11:33:39 PM Funny, you can tell some people the same thing over and over again, but they never get it:.....
» 5/11/2007 12:03:36 PM I have been following this discussion since the beginning and have really enjoyed it. As.....
» 25/10/2007 10:53:44 PM Healthwatcher, as someone who has learnt two foreign languages in adulthood, I can assure .....
» 19/10/2007 10:31:27 PM While Cannold didn’t explicitly give a definition of morality, at least she stuck to just .....
» 19/10/2007 12:06:01 PM I love the way OLO's rich tapestry includes people who can blithely provide contradictions.....
» 12/10/2007 7:35:43 AM My third paragraph above should read: Same-sex relationships are recognised in a few west.....
» 11/10/2007 7:14:42 PM I don't know how much more plain I can make this, Martin. Just for a moment, let's say tha.....
» 8/10/2007 10:56:29 AM “I think then you have bad taste.” Ouch. Got me there, Martin. I’m completely impaled on y.....
» 4/10/2007 10:17:58 AM Gay still means happy and joyous ... and proud......
» 1/10/2007 12:41:42 PM 1. “This is silly.” Good one Martin. What’s really silly is the naďve notion that being “c.....
» 23/08/2007 8:32:25 AM Oh Martin, you’re so cute when you pout. Like I said above, from a social, philosophical.....
» 20/08/2007 11:46:43 PM Martin, your selectivity is even more curious than your dogged loyalty to thousand-year-ol.....
» 19/08/2007 3:30:27 PM As for the slippery slope, the Beyond Marriage people are not arguing that if same-sex cou.....
» 19/08/2007 3:24:10 PM Stop trying to torpedo the debate by tossing in unrelated issues, Martin. This is not abou.....
» 13/08/2007 10:05:19 AM (1) The feigned innocence is very cute. What was “What about the ‘love’ of a man for an ad.....
» 12/08/2007 8:56:00 PM That’s a lot of falsehoods and fallacies crammed into 350 words, Martin. In reverse order:.....
» 9/08/2007 4:15:40 PM J S Mill, glad you’ve dropped in here. Pushing up daisies for the last 144 years seems t.....
» 10/07/2007 5:54:50 PM “why hand over federal power to the party that runs all those incompetent governments when.....
» 9/07/2007 10:35:14 AM “Howard used to be one of them, but now they suspect he’s traded-in his chesty bonds and Y.....
» 8/06/2007 11:49:51 AM Before we all join a rush to gang up on CMO3, I’d like to point out that there are a few t.....
» 4/06/2007 6:43:28 PM Very compelling rhetoric, Pam, but nonetheless somewhat problematic. First, Merck didn’t.....
» 30/05/2007 5:25:56 PM The points about keeping religion and citizenship separate are great, but nobody seems to .....
» 17/05/2007 4:33:06 PM Thanks, Melody, for reminding us that our recently-acquired distaste for risk comes at a h.....
» 27/04/2007 6:48:28 PM “The real argument for the rest of us is how our tax dollars are being spent.” Get over i.....
» 25/04/2007 2:38:58 PM Every now and then I read something here on OLO that gives my view of the world a bit of a.....
» 18/04/2007 6:31:15 PM Eh? I think you've been reading someone else's postings, aqvarivs. I've never argued that .....
» 18/04/2007 8:18:05 AM Thanks aqvarivs, I had a laugh. Particularly humorous is your apparent belief that your “.....
» 17/04/2007 10:04:14 AM Without dismissing your daughter's experience aqvarivs, you don't seem to have much idea o.....
» 16/04/2007 6:30:49 PM This discussion isn’t about choices, least of all mine, so on that subject you’re welcome .....
» 14/04/2007 11:30:44 PM “Research can be wrong . It has been wrong in the past and will be wrong in the future.” L.....
» 14/04/2007 11:25:28 PM Deal with the substantive point, phanto. You’ve argued against anti-homophobia programs on.....
» 13/04/2007 10:41:27 PM “... not into special programs for any particular interest group.” Finally, we come to the.....
» 13/04/2007 7:35:35 PM “To have a 'program' for every possible grouping of people who may be victimised is totall.....
» 12/04/2007 10:23:36 PM We all benefit from living in a diverse society, and teaching kids to cherish rather than .....
» 11/04/2007 6:57:28 PM The most telling part of Bazz’s post is his acknowledgement that times have changed: “what.....
» 11/04/2007 6:52:03 PM It is simply idiotic to say that homosexuality is not “natural,” therefore it’s bad. Compu.....
» 3/04/2007 8:32:23 AM I guess I have to accept that the distaste of people like Jamo and Bazz for homosexuals pr.....
» 27/03/2007 10:55:06 AM Larry Kramer put a similar point a bit more forcefully in a piece in the Los Angeles Times.....
» 16/03/2007 4:23:17 PM Yes, same-sex attracted young people are often perilously unprotected at school. A recent .....
» 9/03/2007 8:33:13 AM Is Mise, ybgirp, Absolutely incorrect. To “settle for Legal Union” means to settle for in.....
» 8/03/2007 2:27:06 PM Two months ago, Col Rouge, you were showing unsettling signs of tolerance towards minoriti.....
» 2/03/2007 10:53:37 AM Sorry to disappoint you all, but Graeme Innes’ article wasn’t about behaviour, it was abou.....
» 1/03/2007 10:06:03 AM Apparently in Australia we’re all _born_ equal, but those of us who turn out to be gay win.....
» 27/06/2006 11:45:33 AM Alan, you didn’t provide links to the articles. You provided links to your own highly skew.....
» 26/06/2006 4:30:36 PM nambla stands for Not A Miniscule Bloody Link [with] Australia. Recite it a dozen times, B.....
» 25/06/2006 3:17:36 PM Geez, davo, which discussion are you participating in here? Let me remind you of the marri.....
» 24/06/2006 2:16:38 PM Religion has nothing to do with the campaign for same-sex unions. We are seeking access to.....
» 23/06/2006 2:16:21 PM Alan Grey your intemperate rant about moral relativism only thinly disguises your belief t.....
» 22/06/2006 3:22:20 PM Wilkinson says, “Gay marriage is a question only for the Federal parliament, and not for d.....
» 9/06/2006 3:52:47 PM What does it take to get the message through, Alan Grey? Heterosexual people have the ri.....
» 7/06/2006 11:48:03 PM Steve, you're absolutely right about that fishy character, but I think she might have reve.....
» 7/06/2006 4:29:40 PM Thank you Steve. The invisible victims of the Government’s discrimination are couples li.....
» 22/05/2006 7:05:11 PM Kerry, you appear to be setting up a test for marriage-like unions when you say “with both.....
» 16/03/2006 4:23:14 PM The pace of this article is absolutely compelling, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. .....
» 25/01/2006 5:10:25 PM Ralph, I’m what Drucker describes as a knowledge worker, and in my heart I know you’re rig.....
» 8/01/2006 4:44:39 PM It astounds me that no-one here remembers that Mr Nalliah is currently appealing the findi.....
» 1/01/2006 2:07:25 PM The Christian Right also has well-established form in dropping all scruples to push its ag.....
» 13/12/2005 11:00:41 PM You gotta feel sorry for those social liberals in this country who don’t have a taste for .....
» 22/10/2005 8:34:28 AM All very fine, Nicholas, but no-one’s actually convinced me that these IR changes are nece.....
» 4/10/2005 11:00:05 AM "He jests at scars, that never felt a wound." When Alex grows up he may acquire.....
» 26/08/2005 8:24:50 PM What a piece of self-serving bilge! For the last nine years the Labor Party has been abso.....
» 25/08/2005 9:48:25 PM I’m a bit amused by the rush to predict whether Getup will be effective or not in achievin.....
» 29/04/2005 11:18:47 AM BOAZ, I do hope you’re not presuming to judge me when you say, “Parents "Sucked in&qu.....
» 27/04/2005 1:14:02 PM I love the way the theatricality of the christian churches is couched in the most soaring .....
» 18/04/2005 2:06:33 PM I guess there were three intentions involved in the amendments to the Marriage Act last ye.....

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