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Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:22:50 -0400

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Science North receives federal funding for new IMAX film project

Fri, 16 May 2008 22:45:37 -0400

SUDBURY, ON – The Government of Canada has announced International Polar Year funding of $600,000 for the development of a new Science North IMAX® film project.

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Thu, 15 May 2008 10:52:57 -0400

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Fri, 02 May 2008 18:37:13 -0400

Pursuing Alternative Energy can be like searching for a Needle in a Haystack

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Beijing Must Curb Use of Illegally Logged Timber, Forestry Official Says

Fri, 02 May 2008 11:17:30 -0400

China's government must tighten its policies on buying illegally logged timber to set a good example for Chinese companies that largely use wood from unsustainable sources, a government forestry official said Wednesday.

Only 0.3 percent of Chinese forests, or about 1.48 million acres, are certified as sustainable according to international standards, said Lu Wenming, chief of international cooperation at the Chinese Academy of Forestry. Additionally, only 501 Chinese companies purchase their timber from internationally certified sources...

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Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:47:52 -0400

“Once you sit down and draw a little picture of the economy as a subset of the larger ecosystem, then you’re halfway home as far as ecological economics is concerned. That’s why people resist doing that. That means you would have...

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Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:33:13 -0500

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Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:49:16 -0500

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New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 19:45:29 -0500

Guts,

Nationalism is definitely a contender in terms of bringers of death, and I’m sure religion is very often used as a tool. But the simple fact is that the violence and cruelty of the Abrahamic religions make them particularly useful for those ends. No government has ever used, say Buddhism, as a reason to start a war or to commit genocide. They can’t, because it truly is a religion of peace.

You could certainly make the “tool of nationalism” argument in the case of the crusades or Manifest Destiny, but what about things like witch burnin...

New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:11:02 -0500

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New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:09:13 -0500

government is responsible for the deaths of 200, 000, 000+ people in the twentieth century. 200, 000, 000+ for the nineteenth century (native americans etc.). they use religion as a tool for blinding and manipulating the masses.

so for you people who are naive enough to believe that real servants of god are responsible for all this evil, why dont you do some research on your governments and governments throughout history. they have you wrapped around their finger while you blast believers, so continue serving the depraved evil that rules the economic, military, nutrtitional, ed...

New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:20:47 -0500

For those of you claiming that criticism of Christianity constitutes hate speech, you’re full of shit. We’re simply quoting your hateful scripture. How is that libel or hate speech in any way?

Religion, especially the Abrahamic religions have caused far more harm than good. The crusades? Manifest Destiny? The holocaust?

Of course, people will say that was all long ago. Well, how about the Vatican spreading lies about birth control in Africa, so that condoms aren’t used, thus accelerating the spread of AIDS?

I...

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New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 18:20:44 -0400

This is a wonderful a book on the topic of whether God exists. It is well written. presents both sides of the argument clearly, and is enjoyable.

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New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:22:53 -0400

Religion prevents critical thought and proper questioning. It favors complete submission to an all powerful authoritarian figure. The reason many people despise religion is probably because it is a fascist concept, one Jesus deliberately tried to oppose, but the powerful had the last word. Now he is the figure to which we submit, and give all our faith. Instead, Jesus argued, we must give all our faith to ourselves, for the kingdom of heaven is within you and around you. “If you bring forth what is within you, what you have will save you. If you do not bring it forth, what you do ...

New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:36:16 -0400

I think that before one comments on atheism, particularly in relation to Dawkins, one should read the book.

I have read it and recommend it highly, in addition to Christopher Hitchens’ God is Not Great and Sam Harris’ The End of Faith (as well as Letter to a Christian Nation). All of the questions and issues posted in the comments are addressed in these books (less so in Hitchens’ book, which if you had a liberal arts education, this might be the one time it comes in handy. With all of my education, I still had a list of 30 references within the text that I ha...

New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:12:56 -0400

The following is my opinion, and only my opinion.

Beliefs are widely regarded as a good idea. Religion is widely regarded as a bad idea. Religion causes wars, murder, oppression, racism, sexism, homophobia, overpopulation, and all manner of unsavory things. None of the above has anything to do with the initial post lol

The initial post is about a book. This book uses strong words to efficiently describe the authorâ€™s viewpoint on (Iâ€™m assuming the Christian version of) God. Those are all words designed to affront, without a doubt. Iâ€™m beginning to get the impres...

New comment - The Shock Doctrine - Disaster Capitalism

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:16:04 -0400

i agree with you to a point. i agree that the short film doesn’t do justice to her overall application of Milton Friedman’s economic shock treatment but at the same time, the film operates at a level that illustrates the metaphor used throughout the book. so i wouldn’t take offense to the video because it is ‘shocking’ per se nor would i say that she simply criticizes Friedman for ‘shock value.’ i think that since using subversive tactics for the ‘good’ of society is shocking, it doesn’t degrade the quality of klein’s ar...

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New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:27:07 -0400

Read it recently… phenomenal book… his documentary series “Root of All Evil?” is a need-to-see.

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New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:22:24 -0400

Cruelty and Violence in the Old Testamenthttp://skepticsannotatedbible.com/cruelty/ot.html

Cruelty and Violence in the New Testament http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/cruelty/nt.html

Cruelty and Violence in the Book of Mormon http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/BOM/cr/long.html

Cruelty and Violence in the Bible http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/cruelty/long.html

Cruelty in the Quran http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/quran/cruelty/long.html

New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:15:09 -0400

Also, I disagree with Richard that the horrible things done in the name of religion were done by misguided zealots. The misguided zealots you are referring to were misguided by the Bible. The particular religions that I’m opposed to are Islam and Christianity- because they’re both incredibly barbaric. Islam in particular because Muslims still have the annoying habit of following the specific tenets of their religion rather than picking and choosing the tasty parts like Christians tend to do these days.

For example, Let’s say that I’m a Christian who want...

New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:04:30 -0400

Interesting article out of the journal Nature.

http://dericbownds.net/uploaded_images/vmpfc.pdf

Basically, the researchers took a sample of people with lesions in the ventromedial pre-frontal cortex and asked them questions that required them to make moral judgements. “If your village is being occupied and you and some villagers are hiding in a basement but your baby starts crying loudly, do you smother the baby in order to avoid detection and the death of everyone in the basement?” People with damage (Very paraphrased) were far more likely to say yes in s...

New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:57:03 -0400

Thanks Mary for questioning my statement – it certainly does sound a little arrogant, and maybe I’ve chosen my words poorly. However, I would argue that there’s a difference between ‘belief’ and ‘faith’.

Theism is a belief in a god, based on faith or trust. Atheism is a belief that there is no god, based on reasonable doubt.

An analogy I considered is that of the British legal system, whereby the accused are innocent until proven guilty. Certainly to maintain their innocence at first is a position that requires a great deal of...

New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 16:13:57 -0400

“I can say without doubt that this isn’t a faith.”

There is a difference between the words “faith” and “religion”. Both theism and atheism are positions on “theos”.

Atheism is a position that theos does not exist The position is a belief or faith in that, as a philosophical proposition, there is no proof of the non-existence of theos.

Theism is a position that theos does exist The position is a belief or faith in that, as a philosophical proposition, there is no proof of the existence of theos.

New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:34:47 -0400

Nour’s response sums up a lot of good points, and the final idea – that we don’t need a god for us to be good – is paramount. I am an atheist, and I can say without doubt that this isn’t a faith. Dawkins explains this; it isn’t necessary to prove something doesn’t exist, in fact that’s practically impossible, rather proof has to be presented in favour of a theory – otherwise absolutely any suggestion must be accepted until disproved.

I do not agree in dismantling people’s beliefs (unless those beliefs lead them to harm...

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Fri, 07 Sep 2007 02:00:26 -0400

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New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:23:01 -0400

Hello guys! I guess I need to catch up! haha First of all, Iâ€™d like to address Ianâ€™s statement- that â€œreligion has its place in the world as does everything elseâ€â€¦ Ian, this is a very strong statement. Not everything in this world should have its placeâ€¦.if we allow ourselves to think this way, we might as well justify the existence of violence, war etc… This is exactly why we are having this discussion.. not to decided whether religion should exist- it did and it does, but let us try and think where it is taking us from hereâ€¦. how we are using this experience of reli...

New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:47:54 -0400

Religion has its place in the world, as does everything else. If it didn’t, it would’nt be here. I think that if we respect other people’s passions and beliefs, and take the time to learn about them, we can all be better off.

New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:21:02 -0400

Though I do not believe in God, I would not call myself an Athiest by any means. I do tend to lean towards the idea that religion was an institution created for the control of the weak minded, the lower tiers of society by those who sit at the top of social and economic ladders. More people have been murdered in the name of God than any other cause in history. The church even sent Children on a crusade of their own- a horrendously unsuccessful military campaign that hid the upper echelon of the church from having to possibly face death at the hand of their own beliefs. Even today, th...

New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:56:09 -0400

eh, you’re right folks, my reply was unnecessarily hostile. I’ve got my own reasons to feel so strongly about Christianity, but those reasons don’t justify being mean to strangers. my apologies. I’ll try to be a bit friendlier in future discussions.

still, I can’t help thinking it’s odd that no one thinks it’s hate speech for christians to say that I’m going to burn in hell for eternity because I don’t share their imaginary friend, but when I call them delusional all of a sudden I’m the big nasty angry athiest.

New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 02:27:48 -0400

Let us not debate in anger, particular on matters of religion. Progress can only be achieved when we lower our shields and listen. I don’t want to sound patronizing, but too often religious debate becomes heated to the point where substance is diluted.

Let us step back for a moment and channel this discussion in a meaningful direction. Perhaps by debating whether or not atheism is faith.

I am of the opinion that atheism is not a religion but it is the faith that there is no god and that religion is of little to no value.

New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:50:45 -0400

Alex told me that he believed that “debates” would be such an amazingly viral approach to getting the Rethos.com name out there. My Heart of Hearts felt nah, how about “solutions”. To be wrong- even if only temporarily- what a let down.

New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:01:40 -0400

Lynx- Man I don’t know why you hate religion so much but if I were you I would start taking the log out of my own eye before helping someone with the splinter in their own. I was under the impression, hopefully not a misguided one that this site was for people to make a positive change in the world rather then yet another site to knock everyone else’s beliefs for the sake of making ourselves feel smart, justified, or whatever else it is people seek when they insult one another. Surely despite our differences of belief we can agree on world issues that we both may be able to e...

New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:39:25 -0400

athiesm is not a religion, it’s a lack of religion. and science isn’t a religion either, it’s a method for testing and refining hypothesis. anyone who would seriously argue that science IS a religion obviously either wasn’t paying attention in their high school science classes or had an incompetent teacher or both. religions are based on faith, science take NOTHING on faith, ergo it is not a religion. this is a simple logical syllogism and can even be broken down to an equation as follows:

a requires b, c does not have b, th...

New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:34:24 -0400

Aethism is the faith that there is no god. How can an aethist prove that there is no creator? And what principles can prevent any rational aethist from becoming a nihilist as well? These are questions that every self-professed aethist should be ready to answer and discuss. I am sure that Dawkins has answers, but I do not see the benefit in abandoning religion, as though it were the source of all human struggles. This is a fallacy, in my opinion.

New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 14:08:31 -0400

Atheism is a religion, as is science. Hawkins expresses his viewpoints on both religious topics.

While religion can be divisive, there is an equal potential for religious statements to be unifying.

Which should be emphasized?

New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:06:06 -0400

I really donâ€™t see why ppl are still shocked by this book. There are books for other religions.. behind their disguise in what people see as morality-extremely fundamentalist booksâ€¦ now here is a book which backs up atheism. How is that militant to express his perspective through freedom of speech? And how is it counter-productive to produce an argument to show people how religions have caused segregation amongst them? and to demonstrate how ridiculous it is for anyone to think that they are lucky being born to their parents’ religion- assumed hierarchy from day 1. This isn...

New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 18:44:27 -0400

Being a Christian I would have to agree with Elias… militant anyting is bad. Peace is a far better cause topersue then the dismantling of one anothers belief systems.

New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 17:01:21 -0400

Strong title. I watched an interview with him.. seems like a nice guy. I find it hard believing in what I have not seen with my own eyes also. Luckily I’ve seen a UFO so I have no problem believing in aliens. ;)

New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 12:06:16 -0400

Interesting…

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New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 11:34:03 -0400

Looks too poisonous to even read.

New comment - Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 20:35:09 -0400

I think that the atheism that dawkins practices is not only fundamentalist but also counter-productive, if his goal is to encourage the search for truth…militant atheism is no better than militant monotheism…