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| 22 Dec 11 | Life, death and atheism (82) by Doghouse_Reilly | (2 Jan 12, 11:58 PM by CookieMonster) |
| Pop quiz, which I aim towards my fellow atheists, what is actually the point of existence? Religions have this one pretty much figured out and have dominated discourse on this topic for centuries. But for those without fairy tales to cling to the universe can be a very cold place indeed. [more...] | ||
| 20 Dec 11 | House Debate (13) | (25 Dec 11, 5:44 AM by black_swan) |
| Dear all [more...] | ||
| 19 Dec 11 | Political orgasms? (4) by Cropperr | (26 Dec 11, 9:09 PM by Londonista) |
| As I could not find a purely sex related board, I thought I would post this here. [more...] | ||
| 19 Dec 11 | The dictator is dead. (22) by Empress_Martine | (21 Dec 11, 4:50 PM by Attitude_Adjuster) |
| Now that Kim il jong is dead,yes the north korean leader died two days ago,aged six nine.Now what happens next? Since we know that this country has been arming up with nuclear weapons,could north korea under its new leader turn into a serious threat to the rest of the world? | ||
| 18 Dec 11 | Any thoughts on this? (9) by KinkyTosca | (26 Dec 11, 12:47 AM by DeepDark) |
| 5 Logical Fallacies That Make You Wrong More Than You Think [more...] | ||
| 15 Dec 11 | Tax and the Liberal Democ**ts (55) by Lush_Life | (3 Apr 12, 11:54 AM by littlenic) |
| Every now and again, some liberal democunt Independent reading type splutters out a remark about how we should all pay more tax. For Edu-ma-cation and the 'ennui-aitch-arse' probably. Not for fighting wars or anyfink bad. [more...] | ||
| 13 Dec 11 | Cameron's game (19) by Lush_Life | (28 Dec 11, 4:09 PM by Elan2007) |
| Does it surprise anyone that Cameron used the veto ? [more...] | ||
| 9 Dec 11 | Europe (37) by shit_sub | (12 Dec 11, 8:07 PM by fuhgeddaboudit) |
| Wait, have we just given away any say we had over the wider context in which our economy operates, whilst at the same time agreeing to increase our funding to it (via the IMF), and all to protect our bankers' bonuses? [more...] | ||
| 7 Dec 11 | In the beginning was the word... (15) by maid_irene | (9 Jan 12, 11:04 PM by spirifer) |
| And it was written by a baboon. [more...] | ||
| 2 Dec 11 | Did God put 'Life on Mars'? (21) by lil_marie | (28 Dec 11, 1:04 PM by Elan2007) |
| A new 'Rover' has blasted off to Mars with the aim of finding either extinct or present life-forms. [more...] | ||
| 30 Nov 11 | New Russian Law (6) by othyim | (2 Dec 11, 12:33 PM by Doghouse_Reilly) |
| After a few misplacements, I was advised to raise the topic here. [more...] | ||
| 30 Nov 11 | To Kill a Mockingbird at 50 (10) by Amante_Velora | (28 Dec 11, 4:19 PM by Elan2007) |
| I really loved this documentary: [more...] | ||
| 29 Nov 11 | Evolution and Creationism (94) by Abraxus | (30 Dec 11, 2:18 AM by Attitude_Adjuster) |
| As the last thread went somewhat off track, rather than continue it I thought I'd start another one to follow that particular line. [more...] | ||
| 26 Nov 11 | British women receive prestigious European award (32) by Lush_Life | (15 Dec 11, 8:32 AM by tom_tom) |
| British women are the fattest in Europe. According to our friends over at Eurostat HQ. [more...] | ||
| 25 Nov 11 | The End Of The World As We Know It (75) by Doghouse_Reilly | (8 Dec 11, 11:53 PM by Doghouse_Reilly) |
| We live in interesting times. [more...] | ||
| 24 Nov 11 | Education and childcare reforms....? (61) by chartreuse | (29 Nov 11, 4:55 PM by Empress_Martine) |
| If you could.... what changes would you put forward to make financial savings within education and childcare? | ||
| 23 Nov 11 | Voting in the UK (93) by KinkyTosca | (10 Dec 11, 6:55 AM by MasterYouMasterMe) |
| Hey everybody! [more...] | ||
| 17 Nov 11 | US Internet censorship: the thin end of the wedge? (13) by NimueBanditQueen | (19 Nov 11, 1:49 AM by Empress_Martine) |
| I logged on to firefox last night to find it emblazoned with a bnner about internet censorship. Following a link it seems to be about a bill that could be passed in the U.S. but I wonder, if it passes, what that will mean for our American friends logging on here, and could such a bill be passed in the U.K? If so, given the current state of the law and the government's intolerance for WIITWD, could sites such as IC be under threat? [more...] | ||
| 13 Nov 11 | Monica Lewinsky (19) by xAdamx | (15 Nov 11, 7:36 PM by Empress_Martine) |
I think this comes under current events....Monica turns 50...yep this week celebrates your birthday. It only seems like yesturday that you were crawling around on the white house floor on your hands and knees putting everything into your mouth.. | ||
| 12 Nov 11 | Is it time to re-brand tax? (96) by Top_Class | (22 Nov 11, 11:54 AM by Mattbucks) |
| The wealthy understand the plight of the less fortunate which is why they often generously make charitable donations and support charitable foundations. And yet they'd prefer not to pay taxes. Where's the intellectual disjoint between knowing a liberal democracy needs a tax-based source of funds to pay for the social net and preferring tax avoidance followed by giving to charity to help those in a less fortunate circumstance? Is it time to re-brand tax? [more...] | ||
