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Did you raise a cry against the 'War on Terror'? If not, you'll have trouble convincing me you're really a Christian.

A little while ago, I was reading about the sociological theory of generations: how "Generation X" and "Generation Y" are separated not by regimented age gaps, but by the type ...

President Bush is a strong Christian man " "But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, ...

This anniversary always reminds me of the line in Serenity where Wash says "can I make a suggestion that doesn't involve violence, or am I in the wrong crowd?" Personally, ...

Yeah, I'm game. Meet at six for tea, then on for the hit?

Nothing about science is fact: all scientific "facts" are based on one assumption, that the world as we know it will continue in the way we know it. That's just ...

European plan to make country borders less important, resulting in increased trade/mobility/etc throughout the European Union. Another tentative step on the way to a European Superstate, in other word

There's lots of evidence for some philosophical topics, and less for others, just as in the same way there is plenty of evidence for some scientific theories, and very little ...

This is why science should still be considered a branch of philosophy. Good intentions, endless squabble.

If I don't get straight A's, I lose financial support from my parents. So it's a more real problem than you'd like to think. >< All or nothing with you, ...

Interestingly enough, this is absolutely not a problem in the UK; no recorded instances of it, as far as I could find. Completely different attitude toward education, here, and definitely ...

Well, there is that - if you're going to abort your own offspring, you might as well put it to good use. Fairly simple utilitarianism. However, since we now have ...

That side of the debate is fairly meaningless. There are new techniques that allow the embryo to survive. This means that no little proto-kid is getting killed in the name ...

Bob, you have contradicted yourself. Nature has made a child disabled. What makes YOU have the choice to change that? Why does anyone have the right to change what is ...

No, no, Doctor Who. You philistine.