Perhaps the most interesting aspect of near death experiences relates to those experienced by young children, many of whom are too young to have any concept of death. Such experiences in children have...
What happens when over a period of time, a nut becomes rusted almost solid to a bolt? The rust is soft as I can crumble it between my fingers, but I often have to use Plus Gas and a flogging spanner...
I'm sure that Theland's many friends on R&S would want to know that he is currently going through a very bad time. He's quite unwell, and he has very significant worries, which at the moment, he...
I was watching 'The Secret Millionaire' last week and one of its focus points was a lovely lady who had 7 (!!!) children. As well as looking after her family, she had organised various activities and...
At last a politician realises what an awful mess we have created for ourselves. Many of us on AB have been saying this for years, now a politician actually comes out and says it....
John McCain's 'running mate' in the American presidential election campaign, SarahPalin, wants creationism taught in Science classes in the USA. Does anybody else feel this backwards step increases...
I heard recently that some early Protestants in Switzerland, in the 16th or 17th centureis, who were extremely hardline and zealous about their beliefs, used to even hang their own children for things...
I watched this last night on BBC2. I'm a recent christian really but I have to say that listening to what was said in this play last night really made me think about God in general and how he is...
Atheists argue that religious belief is based on speculation. Science, too (it could be argued), is based on speculation. The dark matter that is necessary to make the Big Bang possible is...
why does nature like nice rounded curves so much? why doesnt it like right angles or sharp angles? i mean, if nature caught onto the idea of something like triangulation - then it could grow into huge...
There was a question in news where you could throw abuse at Gary Glitter the sick kiddy fiddler pervert, but I wondered if we could have a serious debate about what we should do with sex offenders. Do...