coda Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 There was an excellent Storyville on BBC4 which covered James Randi. Should be available online somewhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl the Pearl Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 (edited) Edit. Edited July 25, 2015 by Earl the Pearl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted July 25, 2015 Administrator Share Posted July 25, 2015 Couldn't find storyville online. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 An agnostic is someone without knowledge of god(s). I'd argue everyone is agnostic as no-one has met a god. For or against what? Are you confusing agnosticism with atheism? An atheist is someone without a belief in god(s). Belief is not the same thing as knowledge. I don't claim there is no god. I believe there is no god. I'm an agnostic atheist. I know what an agnostic is, they don't believe in a god, but won't say there isn't one either. The atheists are people such as Richard Dawkins and actively criticise religions and the practices within them. Degrass Tyson for example, says that "God" is a filler of unanswered questions and shrinks with more scientific knowledge. And he's right. Sorry, but your assertion is wrong. agnosticism is a position based on knowledge, not belief. Someone that advocates against religions is more commonly called an antitheist (secularist, disestablishmentarianist). This is a different thing than atheism (lack of belief in gods) or agnosticism (lack of knowledge of gods). There is no link between (dis)like of religions and belief in god(s), although many people are both. Almost all religious people are antitheist towards other religions. I believe Dawkins to be an agnostic atheist, he has stated that he would change his mind about god(s) if presented with sufficient evidence. He describes a scale of 1 to 7 where 1 is someone who strongly believes there is a god and 7 is someone who strongly believes there is no god. He puts himself at 6 or 6.9 depending on which interview you read. He also stated he was agnostic during a discussion involving the Archbishop of Canterbury in 2012. Tyson is describing the "god of the gaps", which is the intellectually bankrupt position that "we don't know therefore god". Disestablishmentarians and secularists don't 'advocate against religions', they advocate against a specific link between religion and state (in western usage, between church and state). Historically, many of the strongest secularists have also been fervent believers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted July 25, 2015 Administrator Share Posted July 25, 2015 Disestablishmentarians and secularists don't 'advocate against religions', they advocate against a specific link between religion and state (in western usage, between church and state). Historically, many of the strongest secularists have also been fervent believers. Agreed. Fair point. They advocate against religious privilege. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever happened to ..... Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Every now and again I find a little insect on my bathroom wall, never anywhere else just in the bathroom, now my bathroom is falling apart, I keep it as clean as I can but I always wonder what these little creatures are, they are like a woodlice but without the shell and they move incredibly fast, I call them piss monsters, I only ever see one of them, I've never seen more than one at a time and its probably only once every two months I see them. Piss monsters make me wonder do you tend to see them the day after payday Friday ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Disestablishmentarians and secularists don't 'advocate against religions', they advocate against a specific link between religion and state (in western usage, between church and state). Historically, many of the strongest secularists have also been fervent believers. Agreed. Fair point. They advocate against religious privilege. Yes, that's a good way of putting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 (edited) I wonder how many songs suggested in the chants thread have ever taken off. Edited July 25, 2015 by Morley_crosses_to_Withe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Couldn't find storyville online. Looks like iPlayer has stopped showing it. It's also known as An Honest Liar, there's a thread on reddit documentaries about it (don't know about linking it on here), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 I wonder how many songs suggested in the chants thread have ever taken off. Since it can't possibly be actually 0, something must have worked at some time, I'm going to guess 1 (but don't ask me to name it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 this now starts at 9:00pm..............and will be a 5 over match! FIVE T5 has arrived 10 overs may have been the cut off for not getting your money back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 it was definitely the case that the game was going to get played, if they had to stay there until midnight, and yes, the number of overs played was a consideration for refunds £25 a ticket on the gate - but by the time the game started, 3 hours late, there wasn't much of a crowd left they cancelled the food, rather than cook it and have nobody turn up, half the bar staff were missing / sent home, they even cancelled the half time dancing girls! They had one pitch inspection, where the umpire who had to decide whether it was officially raining or not, wouldn't go out onto the field to decide whether it was raining until they got him an umbrella, because it was raining. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PongRiddims Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 They had one pitch inspection, where the umpire who had to decide whether it was officially raining or not, wouldn't go out onto the field to decide whether it was raining until they got him an umbrella, because it was raining. Haha that is class, love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 26, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted July 26, 2015 Cricket is so shit 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Why some guys like a finger or two up their poo pipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PongRiddims Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Why some guys like a finger or two up their poo pipe. Last time I had a rental examination my doctor called ME a pervert... ... Probably because I told him there was room for another two fingers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Why some guys like a finger or two up their poo pipe. Last time I had a rental examination my doctor called ME a pervert... ... Probably because I told him there was room for another two fingers that's why I decided to buy my house 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PongRiddims Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Why some guys like a finger or two up their poo pipe.Last time I had a rental examination my doctor called ME a pervert... ... Probably because I told him there was room for another two fingers that's why I decided to buy my house I've confused rectal with rental again, this is why the estate agent doesn't talk to me any more I'm sure I've not had time to research, but if it's not already been done, I've got an idea for a parody porn. Have they made the Big Wang Theory yet, and if not how do I go about getting it made? it'll need a walk on cameo role for....Stephen Porking I say walk on... Maybe someone for Star Trek too. Juan Luke Prick-hard? I'll get me coat.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Why some guys like a finger or two up their poo pipe. Someone else's finger? No. My own? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 (edited) I'll never forget the day my pal told us some bird had him two deep over the fire place whilst he was eating a bag of Daddy's Herbals off the shelve. Edited July 26, 2015 by Kingman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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