In a discussion relating to christianity, you must consider that the definition of "faith" is based on it's reading in christian scriptures, and in...
Your disagreement does not make me wrong. OK, I'll concede that one can be faithful to the specific belief that God will take care of everything and...
I didn't mean to imply either of those things. Faith and action don't just go together, they are the same thing. You do not believe something...
Quite honestly, I have no clue what faith is. What I do know is that the man who wrote (and, I assume, lived) that story knows far more about...
I really recommend that you read this: http://blogs.salon.com/0001772/stories/2002/12/26/thePreachersStoryIn4Parts.html
So-called "civil disobedience" is justified in my opinion in any case where (a) the law is inequitable, unjust, overbearing or fundamentally flawed,...
Air travel is more than just a service, it's an activity. It requires a specific kind of participation, and that participation requires limbs....
The biggest problem with the farmer poisoning his crops is not when he kills the thief. The problem is when he poisons his customers, or his kids,...
Child custody is a sticking point with the idea of abolishing civil marriage, but I think it's workable. I personally favor holding both parents...
As does marriage. http://www.ilrg.com/forms/powatrny.html http://www.texmed.org/pmt/lel/legalmedurable.asp That, of course, is exactly...
Smokers are not only hurting themselves
Yes, a few years ago, on the advice of a friend, I read both "The Bell Curve" and "The Mismeasure of Man". Guess which one I found more convincing?...
I'm always wary of statements with "statistics prove". I'd like to see the statistics that "prove" this. Because statistics are *always* open to...
First, pure genetics is right out. Biologically, a gene for homosexuality would over time remove itself from the gene pool. Assuming that by...
First of all, I don't believe in all the "gateway drug" crap -- Marijuana is only a gateway drug statistically because kids have to make connections...
Wait, so you're saying that if the people who complain about secondhand smoke went away, smokers would cease to exist?
People of different religions can respect each other because (fundamentalists excluded) most of us know we don't have all the answers.
If you implement the former, the latter will cease to exist. ;)
So the question becomes 'Does every reasonably prudent person read and comprehend every sign posted by the door of a restaurant?' Also: I think...
To repeat myself from the previous post: "airborne substances can't be detected until you have already been exposed to them, and ... the health...
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