1. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #171351 by sentient on April 28, 2008 at 12:54 pm

Comment #171338 by epeeist

By and large the British don't do patriotism

Have you never watched Last Night of the Proms? ;)

2. Open Letter to a victim of Ben Stein's lying propaganda

Comment #167521 by sentient on April 24, 2008 at 6:12 am

I have just heard on the radio that Yoko Ono is suing the makers of Expelled for using Imagine without permission.

Unfortunately this is going to give the film a lot of extra publicity.

3. The simple falsehood at the heart of Expelled

Comment #158525 by sentient on April 10, 2008 at 4:59 pm

Comment #158517 by Christian

Yes, that's the Wehrmacht belt buckle

Reminds me a bit of the Mitchell and Webb sketch:-

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=FsNLbK8_rBY

:)

4. Fleabytes

Comment #147734 by sentient on March 21, 2008 at 7:04 am

Comment #147717 by Steve Zara

Thanks for asking this. I would like to know it as well.

There is also the interesting question about when the soul enters our evolutionary path for the first time. In our evolutionary family tree, what was the first creature who was born with a soul from parents who had no soul? Anyone who claims the existance of a soul has to address this type of question.

5. Fleabytes

Comment #147710 by sentient on March 21, 2008 at 6:33 am

David -

I guess my position is best summed up by the following from LIFE - One of LIFE's core values is our recognition of the fact that human life begins at conception i.e. fertilisation. When an egg is fertilised by a sperm a whole series of biological and chemical changes begin, and a new and unique human individual has come into being; a self-directed, self-perpetuating, integrated, whole human organism, quite unlike the egg and sperm from which it was formed.

David, forgive me if you have already answered this question (I haven't read all 6,500 posts) but I would be interested to know if you believe the soul enters the embryo at the moment of fertilisation? If not, when does this occur?

Cheers

6. Special Guest: Richard Dawkins

Comment #142388 by sentient on March 12, 2008 at 12:34 pm

the mp3 link appears to be broken?

Try this link:-
http://media.libsyn.com/media/ffrf/FTradio_98_030808.mp3

7. Why people believe weird things about money

Comment #111129 by sentient on January 13, 2008 at 4:57 pm

What's the point of love? - it can't buy you money

only joking :)

8. Debate between Christopher Hitchens and Alister McGrath

Comment #79282 by sentient on October 16, 2007 at 5:25 pm

I always get annoyed when religious apologists distance themselves from the violence done in the name of religion by referring to the perpetrators as extremists acting on the fringe. So, I loved the following question from a member of the audience:-

"god has ordered many acts of violence especially in the old testament. Is god on the fringe of his own religion?"

McGrath's reply was particularly weak and rambling and ended with
"...engagement of the scripture is dynamic and ongoing"

In other words, you can interpret the bible any way which fits your point of view!