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Casting off the surly bonds of Earth...

When the time comes for me to make the transition from this life to the next I shall probably be alone and, despite my bluster here, quite frightened. I take solace from the thought that there is a...

sinderella

"no comment" interview

when a person is being interviewed and the answer to every question is "no comment" is that not the same as saying guilty but cannot yet make up excuses or arrange an alibi?...

ludwig

iPod - shuffle songs

When I put the iPod on shuffle, it seems to have some favourite songs that it plays loads more than others, and some that it never plays. Am I imagining this?...

bookboo

Is this anything to worry about?

http://www.telegraph....ami-to-hit-earth.html...

LazyGun

Religious Tolerance in Action

(in the voice of Mr. Mackey, South Park) Atheism is bad, mmm-k? http://thenextweb.com...%9d-facebook-comment/ So long as you believe in some sort of god, Indonesias constitution thinks thats ok....

EvianBaby

Praying for an Athiest

I have thought long and hard about venturing into this topic as I usually do my best to avoid it but I would be interested to hear others thoughts on something. If as an athiest, you (or someone close...

hc4361

The law is not always an ass

I'm very pleased these three men have been found guilty. I hope the punishment is the maximum possible. http://news.sky.com/h...news/article/16153305...

sp1814

Serious question about Daily Mail readers and gays...

And this is IN NO WAY a rant at Daily Mail readers, but a genuine question. Have a look at this link about Neil Patrick Harris and his partner. They've done some (what I would call) genuinely...

sith123

what caused the big bang?

:)

RATTER15

Where did God come from?

Well!!!!!!!

DrFilth

Britain admits to spying

with a fake rock > < > every rock tells a story...

Mymom

Who can tell the future?

Some people believe that the Bible is a reliable book of prophecy. Others feel that it contains vague predictions that could be interpreted in many different ways. What's your opinion? And it would be...

AB Editor

Hislop on Leveson

Morning, http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/hearings/ Fairly entertaining. A good discussion of press ethics....

sandyRoe

Has the lion laid down with the lamb?

Have the atheists and theists agreed to study war no more and live in peaceful silence? I've never seen it so quiet...

Zhukov

a new royal yacht

In a confidential letter to fellow Ministers,obtained by The Guardian,Michael Gove has floated the proposal of presenting the Queen,on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee,with a brand new Royal...

DrFilth

More proof of Them and Us

if it was ever needed, if this person was on a bike he would probably be in jail and his bike would have been confiscated and crushed one for the rich one for the working class money man gets to keep...

anotheoldgit

Will these measures reduce the amount of crime?

http://www.thisislond...h-checks-on-police.do /// Scotland Yard Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe wants to see the number of random stop and searches halved amid fears they are damaging relations with...

eyethenkyew

Suitable Punishment For Offender(s)?

http://www.dailymail....d-Satanic-ritual.html Personally, I believe that similar retribution ought to be "performed" on them, and I for one would be at the head of any queue to administer...

Philtaz

Top Gear: In Trouble Again.....

This time they've offended the Indians, apparently. http://www.bbc.co.uk/...ainment-arts-16526687 Anyone see it? I didn't think it any more controversial than usual for TG. If anything I thought it...