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  1. Mycroft

    Where I sit on freedom of speech (poll)

    Let me posit to you, for the moment, the idea that there can be no such thing as freedom of speech. It simply does not, and cannot, exist. There is a 'given range of speech' both individually and collectively, but not 'free' speech. Our words are, generally, formed by thoughts. What we say is...
  2. Mycroft

    Why the Fermi Paradox doesn't work.

    You raise interesting points. And some that I have mused upon before. Human beings are, of course, only just beginning their experiments with quantum teleportation. If we can do that, then X-Civilisation can, too. Probably. Which means, perhaps, they may not even use starships at all, but a...
  3. Mycroft

    Why the Fermi Paradox doesn't work.

    No.
  4. Mycroft

    Why the Fermi Paradox doesn't work.

    I believe the drake equation also makes a lot of assumptions about what kind of life can become intelligent. Which is basically 'anything like us'. I believe this assumption to be foolhardy. In fact, since intelligence (in us) is largely a electro-chemical affair, I would speculate that...
  5. Mycroft

    Where I sit on freedom of speech (poll)

    Legally it should be 100% Unfettered. But - as I say nearly every week on these forums - one must be prepared to be held accountable to what they say. And being asked to be held accountable to what one says is not the same as being stripped of the legal right to say it.
  6. Mycroft

    Where I sit on freedom of speech (poll)

    I can't answer the poll. You didn't stipulate whether we're talking about Legal Right, or Moral Accountability.
  7. Mycroft

    Why the Fermi Paradox doesn't work.

    For the uninitiated, the Fermi Paradox (basically) posits that if an alien civilisation exists at all, we'd have seen some kind of evidence of it by now. But this doesn't work for two main reasons: 1) The size of the universe in relation to 2) The speed of light. Now the closest star to us...
  8. Mycroft

    "Pornography: A Christian crisis or overblown issue?"

    I tried to watch my mum's homemade video once, but I couldn't because my glasses kept coming off from masturbating too hard.
  9. Mycroft

    "Pornography: A Christian crisis or overblown issue?"

    What about Esmerelda does Notre Dame? :P
  10. Mycroft

    "Pornography: A Christian crisis or overblown issue?"

    They hated the Church, yes. But were still catholic, and still had faith.
  11. Mycroft

    "Pornography: A Christian crisis or overblown issue?"

    The Catholics produced what I would call Good Porn at stages throughout their history. Giovanni Bellini’s depictions of Mary Magdelene are hugely sensual images that explore compassion and sexiness while Caravaggio’s depictions of John the Baptist are also highly sexually provocative depictions...
  12. Mycroft

    "Pornography: A Christian crisis or overblown issue?"

    Sex precedes religion. Religion merely tried to control it.
  13. Mycroft

    "Pornography: A Christian crisis or overblown issue?"

    It's January. Shouldn't you have melted by now?
  14. Mycroft

    "Pornography: A Christian crisis or overblown issue?"

    I think the issue is much more nuanced than that. Porn isn't a threat to the church, of course, but it's a problem. And it's a problem for society, too - just not for the reasons we think. There's two main problems with porn that - despite people insisting it is a majorly successful industry -...
  15. Mycroft

    Jehovah's Witnesses: Was Adam Evil?

    Adam and Eve had no concept of anything, really. They were little more than automata. They also had no concept of right and wrong, so ultimately giving them a command that required the concept of right and wrong was a brilliant idea....
  16. Mycroft

    The Teleonomic Worldview of Atheism vs. The Teleological Worldview of Theism

    What? Science is perfectly able to detect what someone feels is useful by measuring their brain activity.
  17. Mycroft

    Poll: Give up your religion to save a stranger

    But isn't faith also doing something whether you want to or not, and trusting that god will have a plan anyway? Which, I suppose, makes the OP's question a bit paradoxical.
  18. Mycroft

    feel like a hypocrite

    "Noah was a drunk. Look what he accomplished." - Metatron, The One True Voice of God.
  19. Mycroft

    The Teleonomic Worldview of Atheism vs. The Teleological Worldview of Theism

    "Isn't it enough to see that the garden is beautiful without believing there are fairies at the bottom of it, too?" - Douglas Adams.
  20. Mycroft

    Poll: Give up your religion to save a stranger

    Then it isn't faith you have, but a comfort blanket.
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