1. Debate between Christopher Hitchens and Alister McGrath

Comment #79156 by Zero on October 16, 2007 at 10:44 am

toomanytribbles: Get Firefox and the UnPlug addon and you can download media from most sites. For example, the monstrously long link below lets you download the video in question:
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2. Out There

Comment #25276 by Zero on March 11, 2007 at 3:26 pm

Truly excellent summary of the current state of physics. With the activation of the Large Hadron Collider later this year dark matter particles might be created and the predictions of string theory might also be supported. Although I'm sure many people have felt the same throughout history I still can't stop myself from being profoundly grateful to be alive at this time. It feels to me as if the race between humans destroying themselves and spreading out into the galaxy and beyond is drawing near the final stretches. I also have no doubt that Carl Sagan, as so often, was correct in his statement that the race will be very, very close.

3. When the ain'ts go marching in

Comment #25170 by Zero on March 10, 2007 at 4:14 pm

As American atheist Don Hirschberg once wrote, "Calling atheism a religion is like calling bald a hair colour."

If atheism is a religion, then not collecting stamps is a hobby.