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by Shambler
Mon Dec 04, 2006 4:00 am
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Does religion cause harm?
Replies: 36
Views: 8107

You have to have serious misgivings about much of what Vox says when you read Quoting from Vox... 'The Holocaust was not religiously motivated nor was it a war.' ...Unquote. Sorry? did I misinterpret that? If it was not religiously motivated then why expend such an effort to send Jewish people to th...
by Shambler
Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:43 am
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Does religion cause harm?
Replies: 36
Views: 8107

To answer Canuckster1127… 1. Is violence an absolute in your belief that it is never justified and therefore if violence occurs within any religious context, religion as a whole must be judged as lacking? Of course violence is necessary to defend oneself against violence but in any other context it ...
by Shambler
Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:51 am
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Does religion cause harm?
Replies: 36
Views: 8107

Religion can and does cause harm and it does not need 'corrupting' to do so. War is not just limited to religious reasons of course, many atheists have gone to war as well but his does not lessen in any way the facts that many people have died in religious wars or that people have 'used' religion as...
by Shambler
Thu Nov 09, 2006 7:11 am
Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
Topic: Please Introduce Yourself Here
Replies: 2307
Views: 748642

Actually I used the name years before Quake came out, it came from typing in a username to register with AOL and being told time and time again that the name was taken so I started typing the first words which came into my head :D

Unless that guys name is John too? :P
by Shambler
Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:56 am
Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
Topic: Sick Display of Animal Cruelty
Replies: 15
Views: 4643

P.S. Or we could take the shortcut and 'euthanasize' them directly as a preventive punishment. After all, people who feel this is no improper way to treat a dog are not likely to treat humans with much sympathy and respect... Cruelty to animals of this nature is not the equivilent of Human murder o...
by Shambler
Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:37 am
Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
Topic: Please Introduce Yourself Here
Replies: 2307
Views: 748642

Hi everyone, I just found this board while surfing and can see there is some lively discussion going on here!

My name is John, I am 38 and live in the UK.

I look forward to participating myself when ( and if ) I think of something relevant to say :wink: