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A belief that there is no god is still a belief, likely to be fact but since it cannot be proven it falls under the realm of beliefs. sixrings: Did it ever occur to you that sex feels so good because it helps ensures the survival of the species? One thing that all life has in common is...

I was referring to classifying people as per their beliefs. Perhaps it was a poor choice of words but my point still stands as valid. I thought of that too when I read his comment. A university student asked Richard Dawkins during one of his lectures the question "what if you're wrong?"...

If you were to group Americans by faith, the Agnostic/Atheist group would be the second largest group by far. Yet small religious groups such as the Jews have tremendous political pull, the non-god believers have next to none. There's also been studies done showing that non-believers generally...

Terrific work!

How'd it break?

I'm curious too, how did you arrive at this conclusion? To me it seems like a compromise between religious beliefs (the devine being, "the master plan" etc...) and science (how life came to be and how it adapts). It seems like a nice way not to piss off your date if your asked what your...

I'm a big, BIG fan of Mr Richard Dawkins. I have read his books, viewed his lectures and am convinced that if more prominent figures displayed his enthusiasm towards atheism we'd be living in a drastically different world. Anyway, rather than go down the slippery slope of religious beliefs...

I saw it on Imax 3D, a truly spectacular experience. I can't help but wonder how much of the effect would be lost if it were viewed in regular 3D. I'm sure it would still be a superb experience. The movie would easily hold up without the 3D but it certainly added to the spectacle. I'm glad...

I find it funny when people pick certain petty laws to be all righteous about and critisize others for not following the rules, then they go out and J-walk or fire up their hacked version of MS Office. I'm not accusing Canuck of this, I'm just saying it's unlikley that anyone on this board is...

There's a world of difference between the two. Hired security has no more rights than you or I do to make an arrest or foil a burglar. However when it comes to standing there at a construction site you're right, there's no need to overpay someone to simply monitor a site and direct the...

Well your previous post leaves the impression that yes in fact, you think your opinion should be treated as if it's an act of law. Others have posted very good justifications for not paying and I agree with most of them. If the TTC (or an employee) sees it fit to not be at their post, they...

I good idea but in reality I bet almost no one would stop by...

Would you confront someone you saw doing this? Maybe you saw them with a ticket in hand (eliminating the chance that they have a metro pass), they're in front of you, they saw no one in the booth and decided not to pay. It seems someone so high and mighty on their morals just might do that...

Such beautiful buildings. It's hard to imagine the corruption, slavery and blatent lies pulled off by the church to get these things built. Watching the story of Chartes cathedral made me almost sick to my stomach. These magnificent buildings have very dark stories to tell indeed. Still...

Question about the new temporary restrictions. They state they are for all flights to the US, what about connections THROUGH the US? Can those passengers still take their carry-ons? Or will they have to suffer for their entire journey due to some idiotic US knee-jerk reaction? Seems to me...

Tonight at Sheppard heading south I gave the collector $10 and asked for 2 tickets and change, he stated he didn't have any change and that I can just pay when I get off. At that point I thought I had seen it all...

There's many species where only the most dominant of males get to mate, again and again. Even the mighty lion must pay his dues and win his way to the top before he can breed (and many don't make it or die trying)... it assures that only the strongest survive and reproduce which is ultimately...

I'm going to be mighty pissed if I find myself en route to a country other than the US from Canada and I'm not allowed to use my mp3 player, netbook etc on the plane while staying seated for the last hour trying not to sh*t myself. These security measures do nothing but punish law abiding...

When you're entering the subway and the ticket collector isn't in the booth what do you do? I ask this as it's been happening to me quite a bit lately, usually when boarding the train at Yonge/Bloor around 1:30 to catch the last trains there's nobody in the ticket booth, it also happened to me...

Kind of a shame, despite how he come across he was often hilarious and made many good points. I miss the old UT from the Ezboard days, the mods weren't nearly as strict and they didn't have to be. I also hate the fact that I lost my post count and no attempt was made to carry it over, I...