principles

I looked up a book at the reference library with the above title but only got as far as the third paragraph before the math went way over my head. Basically the question is this: If you were to build an object such as the habitats that Iain Banks describes in his SF novels, (basically a massive...

Are there any posters out there who would vote against their principles? What got me thinking was the debate about the increase in fee of the BBC license in the UK. I don’t believe that the license fee in the UK is fair. It forces people to buy the license (if they have a TV) whether...

The Enlightenment gave us the Scientific Method, and the USA as it stands, successful because of science and the scientific method. Religious "Principles" gave us the persecution of Gallelio, the Inquisition, and the dark ages. Guess what the complete majority, the group with control, absolute...

Some people in this forum seem to trip over such (seemingly) easy concepts... For example, some people (will not say who, you know) claim that science lacks definitions for some of it's base concepts. Particularly space, time, energy, and matter. I don't consider these such hard problems, nor...

This thread is half aimed at our beloved Yahweh. You seem to dismiss this very important point as irrelevant, or whatever. So, I'd like to discuss the psychology behind religion. To me, this was the final crushing blow against theism. It was principles of psychology that made me realize...

This is a very good and clear explanation of why you can't trust a government program to do whatever it is people want it for. He then mentions the 7 principles, with explanations. I'll just post the principles and let you read the explanations at the article: [list=1] Government is force...