The obvious objections to the execution of Saddam Hussein are valid and well aired. His death will provoke violent strife between Sunni and Shia Muslims, and between Iraqis in general and the American occupation forces.
Jangan menipu diri sendiri bahwa Anda akan hidup kembali setelah Anda mati; bukan seperti itu. Maksimalkan satu kehidupan yang Anda miliki. Jalani sampai penuh.
Any teaching of falsehoods in science classes should certainly be identified and stopped by school inspectors. School inspectors should be looking at science teachings to make sure they are evidence-based science.
If there are other worlds elsewhere in the universe, I would conjecture they are governed by the same laws of natural selection.
As a liberal, I would hesitate to propose a blanket ban on any style of dress because of the implications for individual liberty and freedom of choice.
The idea of an afterlife where you can be reunited with loved ones can be immensely consoling - though not to me.
There's branches of science which I don't understand; for example, physics. It could be said, I suppose, that I have faith that physicists understand it better than I do.
Compassionate doctors sometimes lie to patients about the severity of their condition, and it is not always wrong to do so.
What has 'theology' ever said that is of the smallest use to anybody? When has 'theology' ever said anything that is demonstrably true and is not obvious? What makes you think that 'theology' is a subject at all?
Saya menerima bahwa mungkin ada hal-hal yang jauh lebih agung dan lebih tidak bisa dimengerti dari pada yang bisa kita bayangkan.
We humans are an extremely important manifestation of the replication bomb, because it is through us - through our brains, our symbolic culture and our technology - that the explosion may proceed to the next stage and reverberate through deep space.
It is a lamentable observation that because of the way our laws are skewed toward the plaintiff, London has become the libel capital of the world.
The enlightenment is under threat. So is reason. So is truth. So is science, especially in the schools of America.
I don't do formal debates, because formal debates where you have two people up on a stage in equal status, and each of them is given 20 minutes to give their point of view, and then 10 minutes for a rebuttal, or whatever, that creates the illusion that you really do have here two equal points of view of equal scientific standing.