I didn't expect to be discussing the finer points of the issues of the world on a Norwich Forum but I'm glad I can. I've been thinking about it a lot lately. If only those in the middle east, or the bible belt in america could see how futile it is to keep preaching hate and death over something a bunch of guys wrote 2000 years ago! Think how much better a world this would be without religion, how much more we could advance, how much more good we could do as a species!
Amen to that, if you'll forgive the pun. The thing is you can have a belief in there being more to life than death without invoking a deity. I firmly believe there's more to us than just biology, our world is just so amazing let alone the things were discovering about the universe for us to be here for just a blink of an eye and we're gone. I don't believe in heaven, hell etc but I do believe there's more. I remember reading in New Scientist a few years ago a story called You are a Hologram projected from the edge of the universe. This blew my mind, amazing ideas
I'm totally fascinated about that kind of stuff! I may have to look up that story, do you reckon it'd be online?
Kind of http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126911.300-our-world-may-be-a-giant-hologram.html Highly recommend a new scientist subscription I had it when I was studying Chemistry, physics and biology at A level. Very good read without blowing your mind. I think larger Smiths stores stock it too. Also Fortean Times often has stories of a similar ilk Any subscription to a printed copy gives unlimited online access, so not sure why anyone would pay fifty notes for 30 days seems silly. I'm tempted to get a sub again actually my boys like a discussion about things like that instead of a bedtime story some nights. My eldest 8 asked me what the multiverse was the other day, just about managed to field that one lol
I can't quote any specific stat, but I'm pretty sure I've heard a number of people saying that support for Christianity and those declaring themselves as practising Christians is at a decade high due to the credit crunch and the rise of new age evangelism. Sounds mad, perhaps, but then I don't really see what else people who have really struggled recently would turn to. I count myself lucky not to need religion, tbh.
Talking of religion and Mr Fry did you watch the debate he had a few years ago now? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zb0-yI3q9A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3IlY84Drl0 Brilliant!!
It makes me very proud to know such a national treasure comes from Norfolk. His folks shop where I work sometimes, I've always hoped he'd tag along!
We went from Supers having a close encounter with an abused dog in an alleyway to Syria and Palestine, then Eugenics and the ultimate Is there a GOD?..... f**ing lolz@ this thread Rich you certainly spark a debate son. That`s why i frequent this place..
To return to the canine department just for a second, this is well worth listening to for any of a dog-loving disposition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwGnCIdHQH0&app=desktop Appeared as a suggestion on my ´A Dog´s Love´ thread, thought it was worth sharing.
Late to the party. Spent a lot of time around rescues and pounds in the last five months and found it changed my stance slightly. What I can appreciate is that often these smaller rescues can make a difference to their cause with donations. Not globally or nationally, but in their own back yard - which is a lot more than I can do with any of the causes to which I have given money to over the years. That said, giving money to that probably doesn't address or fix the problem,just attempts to plaster over it and increases the issue of slack pet ownership. Can't understand why they gave up on licenses. Lovely source of income for government and might stop people who are unfit to look after themselves, from attempting to own a dog. Huge fines and bans for bad owners. If you find yourself with nowt to do on Monday evening, doc I worked on - C5, 9pm, Dangerous Dog Owners and Proud. Should raise your collective blood pressures.
Ironically, this was in the north Norfolk news today. Familiar pattern, really. Dog attacks innocent victim, owner stands by without a care in the fooking world http://www.northnorfolknews.co.uk/n...409?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed
