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Richard Dawkins is a joke? (from the forums)

When I read Richard Dawkin’s “The selfish gene” many years ago I was gifted a new insight into the world that genuinely made me see everything in a brand new way. I quickly became a Dawkin’s fan. Later, reading his rebuttals of religion, I was again impressed; hearing him articulate so clearly what I already [...]

“Rational Sceptics” loathe scepticism of government?

Right what is it with “Sceptics” persistently refusing to be sceptical of government?
I came across the following on rational-scepticism.org but stuff like that is overflowing on all forums that claim to love science, logic and empiricism:
Matt H says the following on the topic of people who oppose the NHS:
It is important to remember that those [...]

Inevitability of collapse of anarchist societies (from the forums)

Thought provoking debate is nose-diving into a frozen lake of awesomeness over at the forums in a detailed discussion on the specifics of how an anarcho-capitalist society might operate.
I’ll quote a little from Jock. You can read the rest of the thread, and join in, here.
The vision [of anarcho-capitalists], if you will, is of a [...]

What is the root cause of crime? (From the forums)

Interesting discussion on the root cause of crime going on at the forums here.
The original poster asks:
I wanted to know what you think is the root cause of crime. Is it unemployment, poverty or just plain boredom? I wanted to ask this as I found an interesting thought that the root cause of crime is [...]

The UK Libertarian Forums fly past the 1000 post mark!

Exactly one month after they opened our forums have cruised past the 1000 post mark, quickly making them the most active open-access libertarian message boards in the country! I invite you all to come on over and join in the discussion immediately! Here are a few of the most popular threads from the last month:
Limited [...]

From the forums: The challenge of Islam and Democracy

N.B. I am not Davy
Over on the forums, Kit asks how should libertarians deal with the problem of Islamic law:
Geert Wilders, the Dutch politician being prosecuted for the crime of insulting Islam, put it this way
”Islam is merely not a religion, it is mainly a totalitarian ideology. Islam wants to dominate all aspects of [...]

From the Forums: Should libertarians be voting conservative?

Some interesting debate over on the forums, Kingbingo writes:
Can anyone dispute the following three points?
• In the UK there are only two parties that have a realistic chance of winning a general election. They are the Labour and Conservative parties.
• Neither of these parties are Borg like gestalt entities where every member believes the same thing, indeed [...]

Who will protect us from the police?

There is good discussion on the Forums in this thread. People are sharing their personal experiences with the police. This post by a friend of mine stood out, however, and I wanted to cross post it here. Keep in mind that this is no libertarian rant, many of his political ideas are quite leftist in [...]