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  1. Tiapan

    Does race exist?

    Since we can interbreed with any "race" we are therefore all one species. Hence '"race" is simply variance within the species so "race" becomes an ambiguious concept declaring a difference when in fact we are all basically the same.
  2. Tiapan

    What do you think of the virgin birth of Jesus ?

    Surely the only out come from a "Virgin birth" would be XX ie female as there would be no XY chromosomes present. May be Jesusette was a cross dresser.
  3. Tiapan

    Religion and Mental Illness - Is there a Relation?

    Maurice Brewer was declared insane after murdering my Aunt back in 1953. He was a member of closed sect of weird Christians called the Brethren. It was definitely the conflicts between his mothers fanatical christian dogma and the reality of life that sent him round the bend.
  4. Tiapan

    What do you think of the virgin birth of Jesus ?

    I believe the confusion is in the translation, "Maid" is probably a better translation than virgin, and makes more sense. Cheers
  5. Tiapan

    The God of OT vs the God of NT? Are they the same?

    Of course they are both the same, both figments of the imagination.
  6. Tiapan

    Why are we reading all the Gospels?

    You mean like the gospels of Thomas, Marcion, Basilides, Truth (Valentinian), the Four Heavenly Realms, Mary, Judas, the Egyptians, Philip etc. or Matthew, Mark, Luke and John etc.
  7. Tiapan

    Definitely not trolling, but two verses from Qur'an...why maybe Islam should be banned in America

    In my opinion all religions are belief in fantasy, and that's fine, but when ever someone takes these fairy stories seriously and becomes violent then they should be institutionalised and fed chlorpromazine. I do note while all religions produce their share of idiot violent radicals those...
  8. Tiapan

    Allowing the serious offenders to live.

    Far too general a statement, it drives me mad you are more worried about cultures where this is accepted than worry about your own citizens. My objection to the Indonesian executions are they are purely a political stunt like Ryans hanging in the 1960's under Bolte in Victoria, which in outrage...
  9. Tiapan

    Smoking Pot.

    By making drugs illegal you are actually supporting an increase in criminal activity because you have made it so lucrative. Drugs and addiction are a medical problem and should be dealt with as such. Cannabis has been used for thousands of years with fairly minimal impact although the jury is...
  10. Tiapan

    What if Gattaca happens...elsewhere?

    I think it is an inevitable consequence of Darwinian theory. If it helps a species survive it will be implemented. Like drugs in sport, you might slow it down but you wont stop it.
  11. Tiapan

    My thoughts on the shooting of two terrorists in Garland, TX

    Free speech whether you like it or not, is a fundamental pillar of western society. I know of no other group other than Islam that if it takes offence comes to your place with an AK47. Any system that can not accept constructive criticism deserves extinction. Cheers
  12. Tiapan

    Being Offended

    Typical Aussie humor - loved it!
  13. Tiapan

    Allowing the serious offenders to live.

    The recent execution of 2 Australians and 6 others by firing squad in Indonesia, is in my opinion a disgusting example of murder by the state for political gain. These guys did a stupid thing but never killed anyone, to all extent they appeared fully rehabilitated in the 10 years they were on...
  14. Tiapan

    10% of Europe will be Muslim in around 30 years

    Societies with an established culture and identity will absorb and assimilate migrants up to the point where this begins to fail. The next step is the "them and us" syndrome where immigrants are blamed for taking jobs, crime and violence etc. This gives rise to right wing anti immigrationists...
  15. Tiapan

    My thoughts on the shooting of two terrorists in Garland, TX

    Two more scum bags bite the dust WTG Texas police
  16. Tiapan

    New Australian Vaccination Policy

    Ironically it is not usually the poor on social benefits that are the problem, it is the upper middle class housewives that have become the pseudo-intellectuals in anti-vaccination ranks. Penalizing social benefits will not effect these people as they are not usually on benefits, perhaps we...
  17. Tiapan

    What is required to make a God?

    A vivid imagination.
  18. Tiapan

    Which is Most Likely to be the World's Largest Religion in the Near Future?

    Atheism will be the major growth ideology this century, religions evolve and splinter and reform randomly as they dither with the facts of nature discovered by science, but will continue but slowly diminishing. As information, education and the internet allow more to see different points of...
  19. Tiapan

    Vaccination and Religious Beliefs

    Absolutely, having worked for several years at the Royal Children's Hospital I have seen the consequence of these ill informed parents decisions, not only their own kids but also the other innocent kids they have contaminated, usually those with compromised immunities due to other reasons eg...
  20. Tiapan

    Vaccination and Religious Beliefs

    The ridiculous thing it is often upper class "intelligent" women that refuse to have immunizations for their kids. I am sure when you have close to a billion injections one might expect one or two unique adverse reactions but it is highly unlikely. Eradication of soul destroying diseases...
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