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How did Australia of all places drift so far left? Especially when it has a centre-right government?

The UN is a forum in which votes count democratically, where ideological or religious bias and prejudice are suppressed and where opposition to current policy can be voiced and debated. However, the great irony of the UN is that it welcomes countries where these liberties are ruthlessly...

I was off my feet for 4 days with covid in March 20, then 2 days after my first Astra jab in Jan 21, 0 days after second Astra jab. No illness since then and no lasting issues. I'm ready to go for a 2nd Astra booster in the next few months if they say its needed, also a flu jab (now recommended...

“The coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines are safe and effective. They give you the best protection against COVID-19.” (National Health Service, here in the UK) I had covid before a vaccine was available. Since then I’ve had my two doses of the Astra vaccine. If a booster is required in the next few...

Not a new or sophisticated game but Mini Metro helps me wile away time not thinking about much. The musical effects you build up are hypnotising.

When selecting a broker be methodical. Important areas to consider are their reputability, their regulator and their commercial features. For reputability, give preference to older and larger brokers. The regulator has a big impact on how much you can trust your broker. A broker regulated by a...

I'm never going to short a major US stock index, and especially not the Nasdaq.

No comment on the other points from me at this time.

You keep piling up what you call evidence to support something which is inherently impossible, the existence of gods. Its the ultimate conspiracy theory. You might just as well post "evidence" showing the existence of James Bond.

All interesting speculation. As far as Satan is concerned, that goes beyond speculation into pure fantasy. Satan's no more real than Batman.

No, not at all - if I needed reinforcement in my atheist beliefs, I would be posting on an atheist thread or forum with other atheists. I think I also post on threads like this one as I slightly resent the self-righteousness of religious people. I don't think this is confined to Christians. But...

I think we should each be proud of our own country - as long as the government doesn't tell us we have to be. Yes, religions can be aggressive forces for evil domination, as can ideologies. And of course they will try to harness nation states and nationalist attitudes to help them militarily...

For my own amusement. I also find religious beliefs interesting.

I agree, the US is a beacon of democracy. But how can democracy exist outside a nation state? Yet do you still hold that nation states are a bad idea but the US is good because its the best nation state?

There were Germanic peoples and states and a German language pre-1871 but the nation state of Germany under unified political rule did not exist before then.

I don't pay much attention to atheist scholars as for me the question is already decided - gods, heaven and hell do not exist. I have no doubt at all in my conclusions on this. So I certainly won't be paying any attention to Christians trying to show how they have refuted atheist scholars. But...

Its odd you go for Germany, one of the youngest major nation states, as an example in your reply. Germany did not exist until 1871. German continental expansionism was responsible for the Franco-Prussian War and the two World Wars that followed. It could be said that Germany was a unique and...

I don't agree that nationalism must lead to wars. Of course, nationalism will be used as a conscription poster when a war is impending or after it has started: at such times, the most important task is to win the war, defeat can mean annihilation. However, most states do not spend most of their...

Back in the 20's the majority of the minority Catholic population wanted the northern six counties to leave the UK and join the new Republic. They were outnumbered by those who wanted to remain, and they still are. Yes, the Northern Irish Catholics who want to live outside the UK could emigrate...

Britain was having such trouble governing Ireland that they partitioned the island of Ireland in the 1920's. The majority of the southern counties wished for independence and this area formed the Republic. The majority in the northern 6 counties wished to remain in the UK and this became...