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The Citadel is also a military college in S. Carolina. Founded 1842.

Somebody fetch kathaksung, this smells of a government conspiracy. jk. Please don't fetch him.

Actually, we still have to use reason to interpret scientific observations. The whole idea of the scientific method is itself based on reason.

Speaking of Korea... does anybody know the official US position as to what would happen if N. Korea crossed the DMZ?

...you added too many "s" on that poorly done southern accent interpretation. He's about average as far as southern accents go. Especially in Bama, it can get a lot thicker. If you have trouble understanding him then the problem is on your end.

By definition, it's true of God. At least it is in the way most modern monotheistic religions see him. I'm not trying to make an argument for theism, I'm simply pointing out some main flaws I see in Dawkins' argument: 1. He is assuming God exists within our universe's rules, however by...

Let me take a stab at this. I somewhat agree, but let me try to put this better. It should be noted that degrees of complexity are defined only by our limited perception. We only have a few senses, and our understanding even of ourselves has its limits. Most descriptions of God don't...

Not more than one political ideology represses another. Religious scholars can argue the varying interpretations and validity of their religious texts in the same way political thinkers can argue the validity and strengths of varying world constitutional laws. Every idea is repressive of...

The idea that something is being repressed is a generalization that applies mostly to fundamentalists and strict Catholics and the like. Just because I don't behave devoutly to specific rules doesn't mean I still can't go to my religion for spiritual guidance. It's as much a form of meditation...

And if believing improves the quality of our life in the here and now? And by quality, I mean general satisfaction and happiness, not purely security in the afterlife. You may see it as wasting life, but I don't. Also, this thread was civil until someone starting throwing insults around...

It sounds like a probable cause to me... oh well.

I think the call to arrest him was probably a gut judgment given the circumstances, though the legality is certainly tied into national security or something like that.

Not entirely, but sorta. I follow a general sense of morality you find throughout the most common interpretations of most religious texts. The whole "Don't be a dick, be tolerant, etc" stuff. I realize that morality is not exclusive to any one religion or philosophy, though I came to that...

I think he saw it as a tautism of the "It's illogical because it's illogical." variety. I'm not sure, though.

Taking everything literally presents contradictions (i.e. Be peaceful and tolerant except to gays and whores), while taking things figuratively and looking at the big picture/main ideas (i.e. Don't be a dick, don't be greedy, don't give up on what's right, etc.). Also, many of the more...