http://www.butterfliesandwheels.org/2012/day-five-%e2%80%93-monday-night-of-the-wankers/ Fighting fashionable nonsense Wed, 22 May 2013 23:01:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.butterfliesandwheels.org/2012/day-five-%e2%80%93-monday-night-of-the-wankers/#comment-175741 @blamer Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:34:20 +0000 http://www.butterfliesandwheels.org/?p=47626#comment-175741 Is there any science behind the claim that secular progress in the West is being profoundly hindered because of public disrespect (or respect) for religious leaders?These "tone" discussions seem like simply guessing at whether the atheist spokesperonss who've adopted the science-vs-religion framing (of religion, us-vs-them, intentionally polarizing, pick a side) will turn out to be a counterproductive strategy or not. Is there any science behind the claim that secular progress in the West is being profoundly hindered because of public disrespect (or respect) for religious leaders?These “tone” discussions seem like simply guessing at whether the atheist spokesperonss who’ve adopted the science-vs-religion framing (of religion, us-vs-them, intentionally polarizing, pick a side) will turn out to be a counterproductive strategy or not.

]]> http://www.butterfliesandwheels.org/2012/day-five-%e2%80%93-monday-night-of-the-wankers/#comment-174543 Bruce Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:51:06 +0000 http://www.butterfliesandwheels.org/?p=47626#comment-174543 Eamon, historically the Brits have taken a piece of everything around here; gold; taxes; cultural artefacts. They can keep Rolf Harris though, and it'd be good if Neighbours moved off-shore as well. Eamon, historically the Brits have taken a piece of everything around here; gold; taxes; cultural artefacts. They can keep Rolf Harris though, and it’d be good if Neighbours moved off-shore as well.

]]> http://www.butterfliesandwheels.org/2012/day-five-%e2%80%93-monday-night-of-the-wankers/#comment-174437 Eamon Knight Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:24:38 +0000 http://www.butterfliesandwheels.org/?p=47626#comment-174437 FWIW, I think I first heard the term "wanker" in England in the mid-70s, and I think it's now gone global. So you Ozmians don't own it any more, if you ever did. FWIW, I think I first heard the term “wanker” in England in the mid-70s, and I think it’s now gone global. So you Ozmians don’t own it any more, if you ever did.

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