Secular Café Archive

[quote=""Lugubert""]the kirpan should only be used in self-defence.[/quote]'Kirpan' also means a sword with a three feet blade. Which 'kirpan' do you mean? It is allowed in India too, even the three feet one. And who guarantees 'self defence'? And what if somebody feels threatene...

Carrying 'kirpans' does make sikhs volatile in nature. They are likely to use it if there is a group clash between sikhs and muslims in UK or at any other place (the hindu/sikh differences are now over). Sikhs are also enjoined not to cut their beards or head-hair, but many do that in India or outsi...

Hi Abaddon, welcome. I am already here.

.. idea of first human leads to absurdities .. Have you tried the idea of the first human female? The mitochondrial Eve. That would not be absurd. That is how we evolved. "Mitochondrial Eve is generally estimated to have lived around 200,000 years ago. mtDNA is generally passed un-mixed from m...

[quote=""DMB""]We're very pleased to have you here, even if you're not a god. [/quote]Yes, I am not a God, but I am the constituent substrate of the universe, Brahman, i.e., physical energy (you know, light, heat, electricity, probably gravity also).
Thanks Notta.

The first thing that I saw when entering the forum today was that I had a notification. Now, I am very afraid of notifications. I got a few at FRDB and have not been able to get out from them. Not that I am an aggressive poster, but sometimes we may inadvertantly write things which contravene the ru...