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- Sun Jan 30, 2011 11:51 pm
- Forum: Atheism, Philosophy and Religion
- Topic: Why do Atheists think life is pointless?
- Replies: 108
- Views: 47680
Re: Why do Atheists think life is pointless?
My question is quite simple. Atheism seems to me to preach that life is utterly pointless and totally devoid of meaning and that suicide would be the most rational option given the circumstances. Is this what you believe and if it is how do you justify being alive at all? To bring suicide into this...
- Wed Oct 27, 2010 12:58 pm
- Forum: Education and Children
- Topic: Priests behaving inappropriately
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3091
Re: Priests behaving inappropriately
http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1026/abuse.html Father Tony Flannery told 45 priests at a meeting in Mayo that a distinction needed to be made between the paedophile, whose history involved a pattern of child abuse and the man who had behaved inappropriately towards a teenager shortly after emerging fr...
- Tue Sep 14, 2010 2:06 pm
- Forum: Science and Scepticism
- Topic: Hate give this guy publicity but...
- Replies: 91
- Views: 43310
Re: Hate give this guy publicity but...
Kathy Sinnott perhaps?owenmarshal wrote:Who will do it instead is to be seen as Mr May is looking for a replacement. Anybody?
- Mon Sep 13, 2010 4:39 pm
- Forum: Science and Scepticism
- Topic: Hate give this guy publicity but...
- Replies: 91
- Views: 43310
Re: Hate give this guy publicity but...
I mailed Conor Lenihan also.
- Sun Mar 28, 2010 5:30 pm
- Forum: Atheism, Philosophy and Religion
- Topic: A request...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5570
Re: A request...
Well put.Meremortal wrote:This was not abuse it was: "the systemic and institutionalised rape and torture of children".
- Mon Mar 22, 2010 12:20 am
- Forum: Atheism, Philosophy and Religion
- Topic: Pope to Ireland: pray, fast and do penance for a year
- Replies: 26
- Views: 10631
Re: Pope to Ireland: pray, fast and do penance for a year
As a secularist I am offended. Where can I complain?Ygern wrote:The pope claims that secularists - like you - are in some way to blame for the fact that children were raped and abused and exploited in Ireland. In what way do you think that this is ok?I'm pretty happy with the letter.
- Fri Feb 05, 2010 1:52 pm
- Forum: Political Discussions
- Topic: Blasphemy!!
- Replies: 73
- Views: 55306
Re: Blasphemy!!
I just read this in another (private) forum Included discreetly in today's Finance Bill was a section to treat Shari'a Law-compliant financial services in the same manner as conventional financial transactions. This tax break along with not requiring the charging of interest will appeal to Gulf sta...
- Fri Dec 18, 2009 1:31 am
- Forum: Atheism in the News
- Topic: One down...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3420
Re: One down...
More resignations will follow no doubt, and that is where it will probably stop. I am afraid that, in time to come, it will be conveniently forgotten that they were all simply obeying orders from their superiors, as their vow of obedience requires of them. Orders which without any doubt originated i...
- Sat Aug 08, 2009 8:04 pm
- Forum: Atheism, Philosophy and Religion
- Topic: freedom of religion
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5673
Re: freedom of religion
Wee example: When you have food with one person of a religous back ground and 10 of non religous back ground the 10 people have to quiet so that one person can pray. Why can that person not respect me and pray some where else or just don't? Reminds me of a guy we had at work some years back, always...
- Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:21 pm
- Forum: Atheism, Philosophy and Religion
- Topic: Atheist
- Replies: 31
- Views: 11518
Re: Atheist
What about "Rationalist"?