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Work of fiction/fable, or potentially a once real culture, engulfed by waters? #1 The Lost civilization of Atlantis Disney movies, Spongebob episodes, massive exploring of the ocean, and even numerous stories have all endeared the tale of the lost civilization of Atlantis to us all. A...

This is sort of a spin off from something I was discussing with Andrew X(?). Let us assume, for the purpose of this thread, that out there in the universe, there are more than one intelligent species, and let us further assume that more than one of those species have visited this planet, and...

I propose that the practice of so called 'faith healing' is, among other things, potentially very dangerous. I recall a story a time ago, about a well known US televangelist. Now, you can dismiss these guys if you like, but the truth is that there is clearly a demand for them, at least in...

According to what we know, whatever else Jesus was or was not, he apparently wasn't illiterate. He read the Old Testament, at least in part. If he could read, then the chances are that could also write. If he could write, then why wouldn't he contribute to the New Testament directly...

The learned and without doubt highly intelligent, Richard Dawkins, features in this footage, in which he draws on an analogy in order to make what I feel is a decent point. YouTube - Richard Dawkins Compares Creationism to Holocaust Denial

Vissarion claims to be a reincarnation of Jesus. He teaches reincarnation, veganism, and the impending end of the world, or at least of civilization as we know it. In May 1990, aged 29, Vissarion claims to have experienced a mystical revelation. He first spoke publicly in Minusinsk on 18 August...

Today, unlike in years past, we are subjected to 24/7 news and quasi news/opinion shows. And if we were to succumb to the fear generated by the media, we would never let our kids out, because of that paedo that might be lurking in the bushes, there would be no use making any long term plans...

Here is an old Betty Boop one which I believe was banned, at one point. Is there ever a real case for banning a cartoon, or by doing so are we perhaps guilty of being as over sensitive as the Muslims who get very irrate at anyone daring to draw a satirical cartoon of Mohammed? Anyway...

"I'm quite sure that at the time he had no idea that she was under age or anything more than a masseuse to Epstein." :rolleyes: Friend: Duke feared for his post - Yahoo! News UK

A US charity has paid 26 female drug addicts in Britain to have contraceptive coils or implants fitted, according to reports. Project Prevention said it has made initial payments of £60 and a UK-based charity is hoping to launch a similar scheme. Barbara Harris, who founded the US...

From what I can gather, Islam is the fastest growing religion today, far outstripping Judaism and Christianity, in % of growth. For sure, simple breeding can account for a large part of that, Muslims may be having larger families than the other two, as they fan out. However, I think I am...

Okay dokey... 1) Did Jews reject Jesus as the son of god and their king, because he failed to fullfill certain prophecies in their eyes, or that at that time, they wanted more a warrior king, not a man who went around preaching peace? Or was it a bit of both? 2) What do you think Jesus...

Check.. Scientists at the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have turned their attention from the mysteries of the cosmos to a more esoteric area of research: what happens when you get a spider stoned. Their experiments have shown that common house spiders...

There can be few more acts despicable than the psychologically terrorising the minds of the very young. A few months ago, I happened to watch a docu-film called Jesus Camp. You may be familiar with it. Exerts can be seen on You Tube. Having watched it, and done further research, I felt...

YouTube - Michael Shermer Out of Body Experiment

Have you ever been to a medium? If so, in your experience... A) They are providing a good comforting service to the other person, but there is nothing supernatural or other wordly in what they are doing. B) They are fraudsters, praying on the minds of the vulnerable, by selling them...

Surely this can only be the manifestation of a mental illness, no matter who or how many engage in it? No rational person can give any reasonable merit to this action, esp in the extreme form. Mortification of the flesh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Apparently millions do, and there is a lot of money in the market, and a lot of competition. I wonder if anyone on here has tried one, and what your experience was. Did you think it was worth the money? Did you meet many people from it? Were the people a bit odd - :D? What was your...

As it says on the tin. There perhaps was a time, in various sophisticated cultures, in which the words of philosophers were coveted by the people. Perhaps they even helped shape the political landscape of the day. However, in a modern Western nation these days, if someone introduced...

Hi - if at all possible, without quoting scripture, I wonder if anyone would be able to answer the following for me, in as concise a way as possible. Thank you 1) Do you believe that it is only Christians who will be considered for Heaven? 2) Do you have a good idea of what life in...