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Naah, she doesn't rant, she just quietly signs petitions and surprises me : /

The trouble with being the type of student who signs petitions and attends protests, is that your friends generally are too. One of my (Creationist) friends has signed a petition (The Westminster 2010 declaration of Christian Conscience) http://www.westminster2010.org.uk, the aims of which (as...

Much appreciated, but I really enjoy discussions like this... I've changed opinion several times today. That makes a lot of sense, but on the other hand, couldn't you imagine the potential future an animal could have? And with such knowledge of their potential for further life, why shouldn't...

The first quote was of Aught3, it says so on my original post now- I couldn't figure out how to write who I was quoting, I probably figured it out while you were writing. But OK... The ability to drive cars or write poetry has never been a driving force for evolution. Admittedly, I was wrong...

Well, you have me convinced. I'm surprised at how quickly it happened. Maybe eating ethically is better than boycotting meat altogether...

I agree, but the issue I was worried about overshadowing was that of the morals regarding individual animals being killed, and I was hoping to sort out my opinion on that before bringing other arguments into play. You say that killing isn't always wrong, and again I agree, but I can't think of...

Very true. I did state it as an assumption when I wrote it, but I didn't quite consider how sweeping a statement it was... You both seem to be right; this argument ignores one of the biggest arguments in favour of vegetarianism- that of unnecessary suffering. However, it does seem to destroy...

Hi, my name's James irl, I'm 19 and I'm reading Chemistry at Oxford University. I live in Dorset (South-West England), which is ace. I have posted around before, but I realised I'd never introduced myself. Had a brief phase of sincerely believing in God yrs 9 to 11 of secondary school, based...

I'm trying out vegetarianism at the moment, mainly because it has always seemed to me that not killing for your food is a more moral way to live than killing for your food. However, while playing a bit of devil's advocate, a friend of mine and I came up with an interesting notion: V represents...

Aaah, sorry guys for the typo... I kinda meant Jan the 30th : / But yeh, just got back, and I'm not dead yet, so all's well. It was really good fun though, took pills, handed out leaflets... I think we made at least a small impact. Boots threatened to call the police, but we told them we...

I've been waiting for somebody to do a 'Way of the Doctor' series, in response to Comfort's 'Way of the Master'. But that's only because I'm a Dr Who fan... :P

Just a heads up guys, at 10:23 on June 30th, the 10:23 campaign is organising a nationwide 'overdose' on Boots homeopathic products to raise awareness. http://www.1023.org.uk/the-1023-overdose-event.php *You don't have to be otherwise involved in 'Sceptics in the pub' to join in!!* I found out...

Ah, yes, fair enough. You seem to have left out the important part though: Cheers though.

It seems to me that all anecdotal 'evidence' is of flowing water, but all tests involve stationary water. Could there be something to this? Probably not. I feel kinda embarrassed just writing this, but proper evidence is important...

We're overlooking something here. It is true that we won't be able to get to any star of relevance in any convenient time, if we can't travel even a fraction of light speed. However, even if we remain as slow as we foresee ourselves being, there is no limit to the increase in life expectancy...

First of all, how is a fair healthcare service for everyone possibly evil?? Surely your income shouldn't effect you basic rights to general health? And secondly how is it Orwellian??? The idea of the NHS isn't fascist or authoritarian, doesn't involve propaganda or any of the things that the...

Just spent an hour watching your videos, and subscribed. Can't believe I've never come across you before!! Thanks.

(In a hurt and insulted tone) (But he doesn't exist doesn't quite cut it in this situation.) She's a really genuinely intelligent girl, and that such lies have poisoned her brain is tragic...