One day, those boffins over at SETI, with their hair pommade, well groomed moustaches and V-Neck tank tops, will discover something resembling intelligent life on another planet. [more...]

8 Feb 12

£5,000 for Jesus! (86) by Adrenochrome

(11 Feb 12, 12:28 AM by SirLashleyS)

I love the Informed Debate threads. I like the god/no god discussions mainly. These are the most fun. I have an idea: If the theists on ID can prove, beyond reasonable doubt, that the Jesus of the New Testament ever existed then I will pay £5k to their chosen charity or to them personally. [more...]

6 Feb 12

Our favourate theist doesn't rule out physics (10) by Ethics_Gradient

(7 Feb 12, 8:26 PM by Ethics_Gradient)

Pope Benedict XVI: "I don't think believing and an acceptance of the 4-billion-year-old God is in any way inconsistent with a belief in the earth going around the sun" (This Morning, speaking with Philip Schofield) [more...]

5 Feb 12

EDL and LUAF - Leicester demonstrations (56) by Black0rchid

(10 Feb 12, 12:42 AM by Conan_The_Librarian)

EDL demonstration, LUAF counter demonstration - Leicester, 4th February 2012. [more...]

3 Feb 12

Chris Huhne (44) by soulful1

(5 Feb 12, 7:58 PM by FlashHarry)

So another lying, cheating MP has finally done the decent thing and has resigned. I feel abhored that he tried to maintain innocence and carried on the lie rather than coming clean. [more...]

1 Feb 12

Our favourite broadcaster doesn't rule out God (96) by AnEnglishMaster

(6 Feb 12, 10:14 AM by Rovivor)

Sir David Attenborough: "I don't think an understanding and an acceptance of the 4-billion-year-long history of life is in any way inconsistent with a belief of a Supreme Being" (Desert Island Discs) [more...]

28 Jan 12

Benefits and Handouts (42) by Morgan_Sinjen

(29 Jan 12, 9:30 AM by katie_may)

Prompted by the two threads "Oh will it never end" it seems to me that despite the intense debate no one suggested a way to have a fair and crime free solution. [more...]

27 Jan 12

20 stone plus weight (73) by Ropework

(9 Feb 12, 11:48 PM by Empress_Martine)

This post deliberately references a contentious phrase from a post that recently got someone banned (see http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/posts/324031/ if you are interested). If I understand correctly, the ban was because she jokingly (or some would say sarcastically) picked up on the frequently voiced cliché that members of the BDSM or kink "scene", or perhaps participants on IC, are lacking in the conventional-attractiveness department. Specifically, quite often the opinion gets expressed that there is a larger number (pun intended) of pretty fat people in the "scene" than in the nation's general [more...]

26 Jan 12

Shoot the Messenger? (72) by mq1965

(31 Jan 12, 9:19 PM by Admin)

This follows on a little from the banning of ClassAct and some of the arguments about her, both before and after she was banned. [more...]

25 Jan 12

The ONE trilleon pound drop! (26) by Empress_Martine

(8 Feb 12, 4:06 PM by SublimeDecadence)

As form yesterday the government broke through the borrowing barrier,when comes to money to make up the short fall between tax money and out going cost of public services.It now transpires that we all now owe sixteen thousend and four hundred pounds to banks from abroad etc.This just can not go on! We need to get out of this debt mountain and get the economy back on the straight and narrow.So what are we to do about this fiscal mess?

22 Jan 12

St. Norman and the Estuary Airport Project (4) by SublimeDecadence

(22 Jan 12, 9:22 PM by Empress_Martine)

So now he wants to build another airport and he is out busily raising support from anyone who will listen. [more...]

21 Jan 12

Hi, I'm not a policeman. (24) by Ethics_Gradient

(22 Jan 12, 4:06 PM by Empress_Martine)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jan/20/underco... [more...]

18 Jan 12

Oh will it never end pt2 (94) by Empress_Martine

(2 Feb 12, 3:24 PM by Ethics_Gradient)

As the original thread showed,there is a huge divide on how to to reform the benifit system.I would not avocate bringing back the workhouse but serious reform is needed.So please,some constructive solutions to the problem. How do we get an affordable but crime free version of the welfare state?

13 Jan 12

Oh No It Will Never End (96) by Rigour

(18 Jan 12, 9:06 AM by Muzzlehatch)

Footdwarf wrote:

Rigour wrote:

Footdwarf wrote:

[more...]

8 Jan 12

IT Professionals and Developers (46) by Ms_Isabella_Coupe

(13 Jan 12, 9:49 PM by Empress_Martine)

Right I've decided to talk about BILL GATES of MICROSOFT MSCA CERTIFICATE OF ENGINEERING who need a good telling off or over the knee spanking! [more...]

6 Jan 12

Will it ever end (96) by SublimeDecadence

(13 Jan 12, 9:26 AM by Footdwarf)

Abbott was bad enough but she is so typical of the brand that we have come to accept her stupidity as the norm. [more...]

5 Jan 12

Philosophy (12) by Ms_Isabella_Coupe

(13 Jan 12, 3:52 PM by shocking_pink)

People don't want deception anymore, all they would like is to have someone who can actually be humane! [more...]

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