23. oktober 2002

Table of Contents: My Stories 23.10.02 Chance, Natural Selection and God 22.10.02 Poetry 22.10.02 Does the Soul or Spirit Really Exist? 22.10.02 Christian Debate Techniques 101 18.10.02 Index to September 2002 Articles 16.10.02 Should the West be Blamed for Islamic Terrorism? 11.10.02 War on Iraq - A Rational Approach 10.10.02 Politics 11:19:49 PM    comment []

Glutton for more punishment "Man plans to marry woman who ripped off one of his testicles" (Ananova) 11:09:55 PM    comment []

Turkey Prosecutor Seeks to Ban Election Favourite Just 10 days before the election, the Turkish chief prosecutor seeks to ban the Justice and Development Party (AK), which according to opinion pools is a favourite to win the most seats in parliament. The party has its roots in radical Islamic parties already banned, but denies having a religious agenda. The background for the proposed ban is that the founding leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has been banned from office for a speech 'inciting religiouis hatred.' As BBC News observes: "Turkey is entering uncharted legal and political territory." My take: A dilemma for democrats everywhere: what to do if you fear a party about to win an election will endanger democracy itself? 6:46:39 PM    comment []

France and Russia Rejects Latest US Iraq Draft France and Russia both remains deeply suspicious about US plans towards Iraq. They fear that the latest resolution draft still tries to sneak in a wording that will be used to justify an attack on Iraq. Will the US and Britain go another round to get a Security Council resolution it can accept, or is this the end of Bush mulitlateralism on Iraq? 8:21:43 AM    comment []

Richard Dawkins' Open Letter to His Daughter Read Good And Bad Reasons For Believing. I wish I got this advice when I was ten years old. 2:16:59 AM    comment []

Chance, Natural Selection and God Probability theory plays an important part in creationist argumentation. Creationists point out the vast improbability of any complicated organism, like those that make up life on Earth, originating 'purely by chance.' That is certainly a strong argument, but if it is intended to target the theory of evolution, it misses the mark seriously. [read more...] 1:59:09 AM    comment []

Time for Nurses to Ask for a Pay Rise "Nurses are getting older and there are fewer of them, leaving patients and hospitals in serious trouble as a work shortage reaches a crisis level in American hospitals." (UPI) 1:42:58 AM    comment []

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