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- October 2nd, 2007, 11:16 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
- Topic: I don't want a funeral ceremony.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 27833
I really don't want anyone spending a brass farthing on such a ceremony for my corpse. I know a lot of people say that the funeral is for those left behind, but of those left behind don't take the wishes of the deceased into consideration, then did they really care about them at all? Sorry, Fred, b...
- October 1st, 2007, 3:39 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
- Topic: I don't want a funeral ceremony.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 27833
I'm with God on this one. I see funerals as completely pointless. I avoid going to them whenever possible (which is bloody hard in Wales). I really don't want anyone spending a brass farthing on such a ceremony for my corpse. I know a lot of people say that the funeral is for those left behind, but ...
Still can't get my head round the idea of humanists , who (despite appearances) aren't much into religion, taking an interest in RE . Shouldn't you guys rather be on the policing authority for sciences in schools, making sure they're being taught properly? By and large we trust the people setting t...
- October 1st, 2007, 3:21 pm
- Forum: Sciences and pseudo-science
- Topic: Complementary therapies
- Replies: 577
- Views: 132778
T I don't practice for money, I think this is the important bit. If you are 1. not ripping anyone off AND 2. not encouraging (either explicitly or implicitly) people to avoid real medical treatment AND 3. you are making people feel better then I don't see the harm. IMHO it's a pity that you can't d...
- September 27th, 2007, 11:34 am
- Forum: Humanism, secularism, freethought...
- Topic: A Humanist Calendar
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5953
- September 26th, 2007, 9:22 am
- Forum: Humanism, secularism, freethought...
- Topic: A Humanist Calendar
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5953
- September 25th, 2007, 2:41 pm
- Forum: Sciences and pseudo-science
- Topic: Complementary therapies
- Replies: 577
- Views: 132778
Talk about a misleading headline - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7011738.stm It's not until paragraph 4 that you get the telling sentence, " The Archives of Internal Medicine study also found fake acupuncture to work nearly as well as the real thing. " The fake acupuncture also involved stickin...
- September 25th, 2007, 2:12 pm
- Forum: Humanism, secularism, freethought...
- Topic: A Humanist Calendar
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5953
- September 25th, 2007, 12:21 pm
- Forum: Comedy Club
- Topic: Darwin Awards
- Replies: 25
- Views: 16164
- September 25th, 2007, 11:20 am
- Forum: Sciences and pseudo-science
- Topic: Complementary therapies
- Replies: 577
- Views: 132778
Talk about a misleading headline - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7011738.stm
It's not until paragraph 4 that you get the telling sentence, "The Archives of Internal Medicine study also found fake acupuncture to work nearly as well as the real thing."
It's not until paragraph 4 that you get the telling sentence, "The Archives of Internal Medicine study also found fake acupuncture to work nearly as well as the real thing."
- September 24th, 2007, 1:14 pm
- Forum: Humanism, secularism, freethought...
- Topic: As Humanists, do you celebrate the festive season?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 7569
- September 24th, 2007, 10:38 am
- Forum: Humanism, secularism, freethought...
- Topic: As Humanists, do you celebrate the festive season?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 7569
- September 24th, 2007, 9:03 am
- Forum: Humanism, secularism, freethought...
- Topic: Humanist Quakers
- Replies: 39
- Views: 10434
Re: Humanist Quakers
I've only had chance to scan through this, so please excuse me while i only refer to some of your points. I'll come back to the others when I have a bit more time. Why do you say 'we do not understand them'? I think I understand them very well, I know that they believe what they believe because that...
- September 23rd, 2007, 9:29 pm
- Forum: Humanism, secularism, freethought...
- Topic: Humanist Quakers
- Replies: 39
- Views: 10434
I found this just now http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story ... 10,00.html
- September 23rd, 2007, 8:47 pm
- Forum: Humanism, secularism, freethought...
- Topic: Humanist Quakers
- Replies: 39
- Views: 10434
Re: Humanist Quakers
From long observation of the endless arguing between humanists, atheists, brights & the various other labels of non-belief I have come to the conclusion that it is the result of successive waves of non-believers, not recognising the major division at least in the UK. Isn't it more the result of the...
- September 20th, 2007, 8:34 am
- Forum: Sciences and pseudo-science
- Topic: Air car
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4626
Re: Air car
Not until there are alternative energy sources for compressing the air and manufacturing the cars. It does look to be a great step in the right direction though.Alan C. wrote:The car that runs on compressed air.
Could this bring an end to the wars over oil?
- September 20th, 2007, 8:25 am
- Forum: Social Club
- Topic: Do you ever go to church?
- Replies: 379
- Views: 95811
One of the main items in our local paper today is about a church closing down because of the low number of worshippers, sometimes not into double figures. Oh if only that were so common place as not to be newsworthy. BTW, was anyone other than me annoyed at the news item about a mother who has appa...
- September 18th, 2007, 1:08 pm
- Forum: Humanism, secularism, freethought...
- Topic: The God Delusion and paedophilia
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3191
Re: The God Delusion and paedophilia
Whilst I agreed with a lot of what RD was saying and learned a few new things (in particular about the bible because being ex-RC, we never actually read the thing!) Coming from a Methodist background, I was gobsmacked when a Catholic friend of mine said in all seriousness, "We don't need to read th...
- September 18th, 2007, 12:44 pm
- Forum: Social Club
- Topic: Do you ever go to church?
- Replies: 379
- Views: 95811
I ended up in a Quaker "meeting for worship" last night. No, I haven't seen the light, I'll probably explain why I was there in a separate thread. Anyway, every church service i've ever been to has felt shallow, I have felt an outsider, I didn't want to be there and I came out angry at the utter cob...
- September 17th, 2007, 9:46 am
- Forum: Social Club
- Topic: Do you ever go to church?
- Replies: 379
- Views: 95811
the sermon wasn't even about something vaguely good, like helping others, it was just about going out and finding "lost sheep" and inviting them back to church, which I think is somewhat offensive. Was it a catholic christening? I seem to think they have to follow a rota of sermons and if your spro...