Recent content by TheReasoner

I guess you're not joking... Nah, the story is clear as day, AV. According to the myth he turned it into alcoholic wine, on which people can get drunk. That is what it says in the original greek, plain as day. And besides, you cannot store grape juice without far more modern inventions than they...

That said, if he has a drinking problem and can never stop once he starts that would also explain it... If so, lay off the booze AV. Its not good for you in excess.

I confess I have not read the entire thread, and I suppose I am coming across as somewhat snobby, but... There's beer (Like the US Budweisser and Coors) and then there is beer (Like for example Ola Dubh 18 or Dark Island Reserve). There are so many tastes it is impossible to tell what beer...

No, vaccines do not cause autism. There is no link, as Senator Cheese pointed out. I could also point out various other factors concerning the faux study which made that claim, but the crux of the matter is succinctly pointed out by Senator Cheese, and is so important I relay it by quoting it below:

Seems to me the most vocal supporters of it are christians. The christian right in USA want it kept or sometimes expanded in scope. Not all too few in the christian right here think it a bad idea either. And I am sure the same is the case in the UK.

As much as I agree with you, Florida2, far from all christians seem to do so. Your viewpoint is clearly in line with what my own was as a christian, and I maintain that position without believing there is any divine commandment demanding it of me today. However, there are many verses in the...

Ah yes, "Jesus thought as I do!" a common argument from supporters or opposers of anything from slavery, via taxation to death penalty, war, economic policy or racial questions.YOU read your bible that way. This does not mean you are right in your interpretation (After all many people understand...

We have our Lutheran heritage, yes. We also have our pagan heritage, which you later note, is also very strong once you think about it. This does not mean we can attribute the social boons our culture has created with either as a source, at least not a sole source. I am not a sociologist, but...

Christians come out ahead in censuses in large part because of the cultural heritage. Furthermore, other countries have longer and far more deeply engrained christian culture and heritages than Scandinavia. Yet none of those come close to the same level of equality, humanitarian dedication and...

Ironically, that parable would, arguably, make the least religious nations on the earth (Scandinavia) the most christian ones.

Deccided to pop by after a fairly long hiatus. Then I spotted this thread...

We do not know what happened at the singularity which formed the universe, no. Not yet. Also we do not know what were the first chemical steps to the origin of life. BUT, we know a lot about what happened afterwards. It is not a matter of faith, but of sound scientific work. In the question...

I take it as a modern day case of excessive comfort focus. A belief that discomfort - which includes physical death - is intrinsically bad.

Thankfully someone already commented on those. If you think you have some, run them by here: Randi $1,000,000 paranormal challenge - The Skeptic's Dictionary - Skepdic.com If you're right you'll be quite a bit richer. However, there are NO supernaturalist claims that have been proven to be what...

Can you show one example where supernaturalists have been right in their predictions? ONE testable example? Just one? Only thing is, you appear to claim that's when things started. We know for a fact that is not true. So we have a case here where you and your brethren actively preach a known...