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Agreed Firestarter.

Um, no, is the answer! Reading opens up your mind and provides some neat escapism from the boredom of our nine-to-five lives, so why not? If you're a writer, rather ...

By all means let's have the right to divorce, but something is clearly going wrong when the divorce rate is steadily increasing worldwide. Surely we must at the same time ...

Agreed, Cade. But you have to admit, there are some bloody good books on the winners' lists. Some people win the right awards for the wrong book or perhaps vice ...

Can someone lock this please? This is not a debate and the source has not been properly cited. This is plagiarism and therefore not acceptable.

I sorely hope the peace process can be rejuvenated following these truly tragic events. It's really up to the parties involved to ensure these matters are resolved. But as this ...

As we mark the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his extraordinarily influential work, On the Origin of Species , the scientific revolutionary ...

Not sure about lowering the drinking age per se, but you're absolutely right on the advertising issue - I wholeheartedly agree. *applause* Germaine Greer pointed that out on Question Time! ...

Thanks for all your replies: they have been diverse and interesting. Some more views from representatives of other religions such as Judaism, Islam and Sikhism would be most welcomed.

I agree with lukas8u: it's a response that evolved as a survival mechanism from our primordial ancestors.

Yeah, I think fair trials would have been a good idea, but at least closing down the Bay means one less blemish on the American reputation now.

Yes, but there must be appropriate legal safeguards in place to prevent it becoming "the thin edge of the wedge."

This came up on the BBC's Question Time election night special, broadcast from Washington DC back in November (did anyone else watch it?) but I thought I'd save this topic ...

Obama is like the greatest speaker ever. Maybe an exaggeration, but you get the idea. He possesses a certain charisma and verve that McCain just doesn't have. I'm missing all ...

It's a miracle everyone is still alive. And kudos to the pilot for some heroic flying.