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That was a serious question !

Please address my posts rather than insulting me.

Salima: I'm going to leave it open because every time an issue about Muslim people comes up, have a dozen threads emerge. It is best to keep it contained to one thread. Also, threads are not closed simply because no-one is participating in them at the current time. They are left to fade into...

Yes, that is exactly the way I read it. Though you could read it as sarcasm, it was not used in that way. It was used for a much stronger purpose.

Salima, we do not merely say "that is bullshit." Non-believers have consistently dismantled, logically, the arguments put forward. People do put forward their views on why they believe it, and they are then challenged. They are criticised because people think that they are illogical or...

One might speculate that because they actually do hard work, they don't like someone using their work as their own and receiving just the same marks. So unreasonable :rolleyes:

How does he think Labor is going to deal with potential wedge political issues such as national security, minority rights, etc without (a) ostracising themself from the electorate or (b) becoming in line with the Liberal Party / going overboard trying to meet their stance.

1. It doesn't matter. As I've already said, scientific/historical accuracy doesn't prove the extraordinary claims made by it. 2. Those were just examples, to show that it was not 100% true. If you really want, here are some more dubious claims made in the Bible that show just how backward it...

I wouldn't bother, there is little point.

As far as I am aware, it is not "world", but "Earth." It is: 1 Chronicles 16:30: “He has fixed the earth firm, immovable.” Psalm 93:1: “Thou hast fixed the earth immovable and firm ...” Psalm 96:10: “He has fixed the earth firm, immovable ...” Psalm 104:5: “Thou didst...

Some errors: Leviticus 11:6 states that rabbits chew their cud. Leviticus 11:20-23 speaks of four-legged insects, including grasshoppers. 1 Chronicles 16:30 and Psalm 93:1 state that the earth is immobile; yet it not only revolves and orbits the sun but is also influenced by the...

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No. You obviously have no knowledge of the content of the legislation nor have you read the act itself (Anti-Terrorism Act (No. 2) 2005).

Politics isn't so simple. There is never going to be some ultimate, saint-like leader who is completely devoid of fault. You can't expect to agree on every level with one particular party. All you can do is assess the policies put forward (and already implemented) by each party, the way they...

What do you mean by a "spiritual realm"?

I perfectly understand the atheistic position. I have oscillated between atheism and agnosticism in the past and I think that they are both credible stances. As you suggested it is about evidence - it is about taking the default position that extraordinary claims are not to be assumed, it is not...

Aliens exist!

Yes, and if it cannot be proved, you should not go around believing in it so assertively. Note though, that we can attempt to disprove logically some conceptions of god. (The all-knowing, all-good & all powerful combination, for example). 1. No, because your argument is again based on wishful...

As mentioned by others, I share the concern that a national ID card would place too much important data in one central focus point. There is something positive to be said about the increased privacy and security of distributing information under decentralised databases and over multiple...