I have to admit that the whole God fearing philosophy is somewhat alien to me. I guess you could fear God in much the same way as you can fear the sea or a storm. It's not out to get you, but it is inherently powerful and not what you can call "safe". But I can't say I ever have. Still, so far so go...

I was quoting the BBC. Yes, clearly Iran are using the Damascus strike as justification for this. What are find surprising is that you seem to agree with them in that this is a proportionate response to that strike rather than a reckless escalation. Time will tell. Best case scenario is that Iran ha...

Iran and Israel have been taking shots at each other for some time. Isolating that particular attack as the reason for tonight's action seems rather bizarre. A direct and large scale attack by Iran against the Israeli homeland is a very significant escalation and calling it reckless is a massive und...

Iran has launched aerial drones at Israel, appearing to mark a widely anticipated reprisal attack. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country's "defensive systems" were deployed. "We are ready for any scenario, both defensively and offensively. The State of Israel is strong. The IDF ...

Again, why the obsession with proving the parrot beyond doubt? That you can prove the existence of the parrot by walking to the park and seeing it yourself is not the point. The point is that that the level of evidence required to believe in the parrot is easily achieved without an investigation int...

I challenge you to think of a test that could determine whether God exists Die. Ask Him. Done. Of course it's far easier to ask Him before the inconvenience of dying, but I'm assuming you've tried that without success. Quite a few people people have tried it and been successful, of course. Indeed I...

I'm not saying that it's impossible to build up a very convincing body of evidence for the existence of Timbuktu, merely that the belief in its existence (or indeed the belief in it being fictional) is generally held with a far lower amount of evidence than the belief or disbelief in God. And we are...

That it isn't a fact is Jamie's opinion That it is a fact is Fritz's opinion One of those opinions happens to be true, but it is a fact that regardless of how strongly those opinions are held it is not possible to conclusively prove which one is correct. What adds difficulty is that the standard of ...

And just as Kestas had planned, we traveled far beyond the reach of men on machines. And the Road Warrior? That was the last we ever saw of him. He lives now, only in our memories...

Mad Mitch - Road Warrior

In Caracas it was shite. In Canada it was perfectly average. What it will be like in the UK is anyone's guess. If I'm going to have a burger it's usually Byron, and that's purely because of the chocolate milkshake. If I'm ever in Bath Schwartz Bros do a burger that is better by far than any of the b...

Anyway Beancomb, why did you feel the need to re-create a thread from four years ago? Do you care that much about Jesus? Did you just want attention? Are you a Bot? Have a heart, Jamie. If Brainbomb wishes to try and recapture his youth by reviving some ancient threads who are we to object? Let him...

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Sat Mar 30, 2024 5:22 pm

How many Roman records of executions are there?

One would imagine not that many. There are a few Emperors we're not entirely sure about because the records aren't great. 2000 years and the collapse of civilisation will have that effect

A few minor powers. The ability to read upside down as easily as the right way up (which is a bugger as you keep reacting to signs not meant for you). Near immunity to caffeine. Oh, and I can miss meals without feeling hungry or any different to normal for around two days. The longest I went without...

I'd be curious what other examples of pro-Putinism you refer to, because I'm sure you don't just mean this one person. I certainly don't like Putin, but consider myself more conservative politically, and generally if anyone at all compliments a dictator for doing dictatorial things I make a mental ...

The only openly pro-Putin politician I know in the UK is George Galloway, who is the MP for Rochdale and leader of the Workers Party of Britain (old school Socialists). In terms of the general public there is pretty universal dislike. A few will look enviously at his ability to do stuff, but that's ...

The greatest schism in Christianity is between those who include Sundays as part of Lent, and those who do not. I've always been a tad suspicious of those who do... It's one small step from that to burning heretics on bonfires. Alas, they seem to spread themselves in equal proportions across all mai...

Why does it matter what Trump believed? His actions were irresponsible regardless. It's matters because I am not in the habit of accepting a narrative that doesn't make sense to me. It matters because it is impossible to understand someone and predict their future behaviour if you don't have a soli...

I don't buy it. Trump is many things, but he's not an idiot. He also has a long history of cutting and running when things don't work out. His string of bankrupt business ventures don't point to the personality of a man inclined to invest vast amounts of effort into a hopeless enterprise. No, I thin...

I've still yet to see a good explanation as to how a few thousand enthusiasts in fancy dress walking through the Capitol building was meant to change the election result. In a country like the US, where every other man and his mother own an impressive amount of personal weaponry, January 6th does no...

Small difference? It went from a clear majority (45 to 38) in favour of national service to an even clearer majority (48 to 34) against. A 21 point swing is pretty significant in any context, and if error bars are big enough to hide it then it's pointless doing any polling at all. Elections are typi...