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science, art, music (piano), football, philosophy and creativity

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I find TED amazing! Everyone should have access to these talks, it is great that we have finally gone worldwide thank's to the subtitles project. That is an “idea worth spreading”.

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• A reply on Talk: Lee Hotz: Inside an Antarctic time machine

  Sep 30 2010: Why, Thomas, Adrian and Matt, did you come down so hard against my comment? I am advocating neither pro nor against global warming. The only true fact in this issue is that there is a huge debate going on. It is also clear that to settle the debate we need more data. Evidence above argument!
  It is not anyone's argumentation abilities that will solve the question. It is evidence. Please do bring more evidence! Let us solve this once and for all. And I sincerely hope there is no global warming happening.
  I repeat myself: If you are so sure about one side of the question, what is wrong with a research that will prove you right?
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  A reply on Talk: Mechai Viravaidya: How Mr. Condom made Thailand a better place

  Sep 30 2010: Sorry Pierre, the answer to your question is "No". No one can convince the catholic pope.
  You see, persuasion requires reason... (from both parts)

• A reply on Talk: Mechai Viravaidya: How Mr. Condom made Thailand a better place

  Sep 30 2010: Excellent Jenise! Two thumbs up!

• A comment on Talk: Lee Hotz: Inside an Antarctic time machine

  Sep 3 2010: Reading some of the posts one can't help but wonder: why is it that global warming deniers are criticizing this talk? Lee Hotz is not proposing anything, he didn't show any results, he did not blame anyone or anything. No, the only thing he is showing is how thorough the investigations are being performed.
  
  These very investigations could falsify the whole theory of Global warming. This is exactly what science proposes: inquiry! There are people here even mentioning a TED conspiracy. *TED conspiracy*!? What!?
  
  If you are against inquiry you are being dogmatic on this issue.
  That will get you nowhere!

• A comment on Talk: John Underkoffler: Pointing to the future of UI

  Jun 2 2010: Surely a fascinating technology. It's always a great felling when we see science fiction becoming reality.
  I must say however that I really like the mouse, it's not going to be easy to replace it. Same goes for the keyboard. It's impressive to see that we can do this, but I'm not so sure how useful it is. And I'm not so sure that it will be easier to adapt to this technology than to the mouse. As someone else pointed out, your arms would get tired. I for one, am to lazy to accept that : )
  I guess we will have to wait and see.
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  A comment on Talk: Richard Dawkins: Militant atheism

  May 20 2009: *Militant* atheism is definitely a strong expression, but this is necessary today. There is too much prejudice against atheists and we need brave people like Dawkins to speak out and motivate others to do the same. One thing I find intriguing is the fact that religious groups get very disturbed by Dawkins' works; he is expressing an opinion that every single religion agrees with when directed to any other religion - their god is fake. However, we do not see religious groups attacking each other with the same eager as they attack atheism. This is the prejudice. (I would like to understand this issue, if someone could please reply on this matter I would be very thankful). Why atheists have to be so respectful about religion if religion is not respectful to atheism?
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  A comment on Talk: Richard Dawkins: Militant atheism

  May 20 2009: I would like to make one other point. One argument that is very common is the one proposed by Roso, and I quote, "Richard Dawkins does not offer a viable alternative to religion for those who need it in their lives". Maybe he doesn't, but that doesn't mean there isn't. It is true that atheists, when forced to face dilemmas regarding life and death, our existence, meaning of life, or simpler ones like broken hearths, small defeats, etc., do not have the option of relying on the Bible, Quoran, or other written rules. It is also true that our morality is not written anywhere. What happens instead is that we need to use our rationality to develop the set of morals we choose to follow, and we rely on philosophy to help us dealing with existential issues.
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  A comment on Talk: Richard Dawkins: Militant atheism

  May 20 2009: It is rather different to say "I do not commit murder because it is one of the ten commandments", than saying "I do not commit murder because I believe it is wrong". In this sense, being an atheist forces one to think about the choices one makes once the atheist is held responsible for his/her morality. Some - notice, not all - some religious people use their doctrines as an escape from finding answers to questions such as "Why did I lose my job? Why is my son unhappy with me? Why does my grandfather have cancer? Why did she commit suicide?". Therefore, not only there is an alternative to religion, but also this alternative incentives reflection and gives the control of our lives and choices to ourselves, not to an institution.