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You're not the only one! I would imagine though, that they use a more concise (ie. less annoying waffle) Crim textbook at USyd?

haha that's one way to describe it..

I merely make the point that the number of copies of a text does not prove it is true. But how do you know the Bible is true? "Because it is the word of God, you say." This is exactly my point. Read my comments again to see how you are going in circles. You try to prove that God exists via...

Jesus may very well have existed. There may be some doubts but let's say that he did. It still says nothing about the existence of God.

So too are there historical accuracies in Shakespeare's plays. It doesn't validate the entire accuracy of the text (especially the ostensibly fanciful claims about a supreme being).

That is not relevant to my point, but in answer to your question, my response is that from all the historical evidence upon which teachers, scholars, historians and virtually all of public at large have based their beliefs on, I believe that it is highly likely that a man named Shakespeare...

The Bible isn't necessarily true, no matter how many copies there are. How many copies of Shakespeare's works are there? Do you know? Originals from the very first writings of it. This says nothing about the truth value. I hate to break it to you, but you cannot use the Bible to prove the...

Why? Care to justify your view? Firstly, this is politics. You do what you can to win. Howard & Costello have attended Hillsong/Church gatherings. If it'll help Beazley get over the line to win, and the other side plays by these rules, he'd be stupid not to reap all the advantages he can from...

The onus is clearly on you to prove that there is. See the Argument Guide under the fallacies section: 'Shifting the Burden of Proof'. Good to hear :) That rules out one of my advantages, I stand by the other one. My belief is that we cannot know whether there is a God or not, so it is best to...

It seems he deleted them for some reason (I can still read them though)

Perhaps Lozacious should actually read the judgment: Houda v State of New South Wales [2005] NSWSC 1053 (25 October 2005). After going through all the evidence in much detail (including highlighting the fact that numerous independent bystanders gave evidence that supported Mr Houda's version...

That rests on two very critical premises: that there is a Heaven and that there is a God. Neither of which you can prove. Gay people might tend to disagree on that one. But I do take your point that a lot of modern religions do emphasis doing good. Take the religion down a tangential path...

Ah, the evidence was proven in court. What? Then media reported that it was proven in court. How is that an exaggeration?

To be sure, it is a very potent comforting force. You have someone there to look out for you, to welcome you after this life, who allows you to bond with other people and share in united comfort, who you can turn to for hope in bad times, who isn't human so you aren't answerable to them in human...

Yes one would think that, in theory, the deaths should get exponentially lower... assuming security can be maintained and set-up. It's just that this has been an uphill battle so far - and on that point the future doesn't look particularly bright at the moment. The brunt of the deaths are likely...

Neither did the lawyer. Evidently, as this article demonstrates, yes. Read the article. It was the police officer's fault. One of his own officers who he tried to get an affidavit supporting him felt guilty and told the real story. Yes, it was. Additionally, "in a courthouse" does not literally...

Yes well I hardly think you'd be so defensive of the police if it was you they were pushing around without cause

I haven't read the leaked legislation but do we know if normal police have these extended powers or is it only federal police/ASIO officers? If it is normal police (consisting of such honourable members as the said police officer) then there is room for concern!

Totalitarian. :p

Sticking it to the man! Good on him, that'll teach that oaf of a cop.