Recent content by Wesnat

From what I can gather, logic can be subjective in this respect. I know Moonlight Sonata takes Philosophy courses, and sees that logic makes the existence of God implausible. On the other hand, I have a friend who is also doing Philosophy, and sees that logic makes the existence of God...

That does not imply that theists simply believe in a higher power and that is the end of it, though. Many religions believe that God knows all. However, we are still discovering how God works. For example, religious scientists would think that to research is to discover and appreciate God's...

Not knowledge, but rather, logic. This is arguable still. Some believe that it is more logical to believe in a higher power. Well, what do you know, even logic is subjective! I'm not sure about state atheism helping "even more" (I don't think none of us can say this objectively), but I...

Funny isn't it? How atheists think that theists claim that they know everything, and theists think that atheists claim they know everything? Because those who believe in God do not claim they know everything. You ask them how God created the universe. and they'd say they don't know (there are...

My opinion is that, yes, abortion is very unfortunate; also, one cannot really refer to those who think it's an act of murder as 'freaks', rather as those who simply have different beliefs. But this is precisely the reason why I think abortion should not be made illegal. Countries like Australia...

I see some of us blame religion for this, and unfortunate but understandable point of view... I suppose. However, if you think about it, science and religion are in some ways similar. After WWII, science was blamed for all the sufferings and devastations the resulted from it. The Cold War...

What is even more ironic is that the incidents happened at a function that celebrated Bob Carr's resignation. (according to Lateline) Poor Brogden. I mean, these last few days must have been the worst days of his life. Well, like Warren Buffett said: it takes 60 years to build a reputation...

These women believe that they must wear it all the time (in public, if I'm not mistaken), irrelevant of where they are. This ban still requires them to change their values to a certain extent. Otherwise, they won't be offended, which obviously is not the case. EDIT: wasn't there a fuss about...

A good thing about this debate is that none of us actually touched the point that the headscarves represent 'defiance', a paranoid view taken by Bishop. Summary of the debate: equality is a reason why Muslim women perhaps shouldn't wear it (although I don't know the exact reason why they must...

I've seen this topic before, but haven't actually bothered to post my position in the spectrum. My result from the compass: Economic right: 0.50 Social libertarian: -1.90 I disagree with my economic position from the compass though. I'm sure I'll be on the middle right, since I believe a...

Exactly, PwarYuex. Laws define values (or is it the other way around..? Argh, can't think at the moment). What we see as draconian isn't so in the eyes of other people, so jumping to conclusions about these things is just naive. Btw, anyone watched Hypothetical on Sunday Program? Geoffrey...

It's funny that, when I was in High School (a Catholic one at that), we had Catholic Studies lessons, and the teachers and students always interpreted the creation story as simply a wonderful interpretation of the world's origins. The point was made that God created the world. But none of us...

Funny, I just read an article about the drug laws in Indonesia, and this topic came up. If my memory serves me correctly (Iron Chef pun not intended), from that article, these are some of the punishments in relations to drugs: 1. Ecstacy: 2-15 years in gaol for possession, death for...

I'm going. One, I'm a Catholic. Two, you don't see the Pope everyday (unless you live in Vatican - but I'll refrain from that). One thing is that It's gonna be a rock concert... which I hate, loud music and all. Of all the things the Church hasn't been conservative on.... :( Yes, as...

If you haven't been following the game: - No more random battles (BIG YAY!). You can see enemies on the field, and battles are more action-oriented, although in a way it's still turn-based. - The enemies interact with sight and noise (so far), and even each other. - Weather system. The...