Actually, even if you consider all the cold facts consistent with evolution "no hard evidence", then the soft evidence for it is still infinitely more than for any god.

There are hundreds of religions. If one assumes there is only one true religion divulged by god, the others are made up by humans. So, it is possible for humans to invent a religion. Now, about that "real" one... . Does it really trump the theory of evolution?

Bert

His rhetoric question is also a bona fide straw man. I would feel uncomfortable yes and having sex with my mother would make me off the scale uncomfortable (both not just because she's dead). With another woman on the other hand, not so much, but still depending on who she is.

So, different people may have different feelings when it comes to a person or a picture thereof. Someone who only digs blondes or is gay may be like "meh"; no complaints were mentioned, if any. Other people get off on shoes.

Probably it was not too much too ask that the teacher had offered alternatives so as to increase the likelihood that an even greater number in the class like doing their assignment.

You can make a problem of anything. Look for a person. Why is it a man/woman? OK, one of each. Why is it a person of that skin color? Why is it a person of that age? Pffff.

Bert

I'm naked behind my clothes. Just a kind notice in advance, should you ever see me or picture of me. I haven't found a way around having a body and taking it with me in public yet.

Bert

Given that a robot doesn't go to the bathroom, in some respects the robot is to be trusted more.

Bert

OK, I now see it. Amazing how the brain fixes things for you. It is like reading msaehd up wrdos and still being able to make sense of that.

Bert

Not a native speaker here. What is wrong with that sentence?

Ber

"It started with the philosophical notion that a rational God would make a rational universe that could be understood by humans."

And the evidence that it started with that is...?

Bert

“Tell people there's an invisible man in the sky who created the universe, and the vast majority will believe you. Tell them the paint is wet, and they have to touch it to be sure.” George Carlin

"Storm" by Tim Minchin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Bert

"That surely is a curse."

No, it is not. Human genitals are symmetric.

Bert

I'm a Dutchman. I've been on on-line dating sites and length is definitely high on the list of desirable features Dutch women are looking for. It is explicitly stated. I'm 4 inch/10 cm shorter than the Dutch average for young people, and may length has definitely been a disadvantage.
When I'm abroad (say southern France), I feel TALL.

Is this desire for tall men just Dutch or is it a general thing?

Bert
Apart from being tall, being able to play guitar is also looked for. At least that is something one could do something about.

In other news: All researchers collecting scientific evidence that exposure to RF shortens the life span of humans died for unknown reasons before they could finish their research.

Bert
Kidding

http://xkcd.com/1332/

Bert

Hope you, yours and everyone else remains safe.

Bert

Thanks for the reply and the elucidation. I think it is a very good custom that saving a human life takes precedence.

Yes, I had a blunt way of posing the question. I'm not really sorry about that. Being without any factual basis, religion is a personal hobby and should not affect other people's lives. These days, the news is rather filled with items that are at odds with that.

It is rather sad that science is brought to the battle field (both for killing and surviving). If only soldiers limited themselves to taking their holy book with them and praying the enemy to death. There are no theists in foxholes, I guess.

Bert

Is it kosher then? Or does reality temporarily take precedence over mythology when someone is wounded?

Bert