Recent content by benjdm

My best recollection is here. I was Catholic in name only through confirmation. In my thoughts, I can't recall ever being a theist.

No. I was an atheist for years before I ever heard of evolution.

I would phrase it differently - the inherent traits of the universe allow for all these things - but other than that, relatively straightforward. Perhaps I have lived too long in an atheistic worldview to see it as weird ?

The wiki or the most recent Humanist Manifesto sum it up pretty well, I think.

Secular humanism does exclude religious individuals, because religious people usually adopt the ethical systems of their religion. Religious humanism does exist but is not very popular. Regardless, my question is not about an ethical system for religious people. Does the Christian ethical system...

Often, I see opinions from religious conservatives that think very little of secular humanism. This surprises me. The existence of God is not a moral question. As an atheist, I still have to have an ethical system to guide my actions. If you are a person who thinks little of secular...

Time for a name change, Twicedeceived.

I can't tell if this is for real or not.

OPEC production dropped 0.8% in July. Linky.

These are horrible numbers. It is what motivates me to get involved in this debate at all. Biology otherwise bores me to tears. Speaking of which, any theistic evolutionists want to head over to a different Christian Forum and help some Christian teenagers out, PM me. There are ZERO TE's at...

It should be done and needs to be done. I think we're basically on the same page. The cuts have to be made everywhere. Just my G.I. bill. :D

Not at all. I would happily support cutting off almost all foreign aid. You tell me: How much does all that foreign aid add up to ?

No, you provided 0 examples. The 2005 budget deficit was roughly $500 billion according to here. Look here to see what kind of spending you have to cut to balance that budget. The entire Department of Defense budget was roughly $500 billion, entire Department of Health and Human Services was...

NASA's budget is ~$15 billion. If you cut them off for ten years that's ~$150 billion. The deficit adds more than that to the debt in one year.

Neglecting anything other issues with this, I'll magically grant you this as done. In 1-3 years the U.S. is right back where we are now as the oil depletes. It doesn't really make a difference. We will still adapt to energy scarcity.