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I was listening to a radio show the other day where there was a discussion on immigration. At one point, I was startled by what an economist said. ''We depend on immigration for economic growth'' Put in context, he meant that without immigration, Canadians are not having enough babies to...

BBC News - China traffic jam stretches 'nine days, 100km' They desperately need better mass transit.

BBC News - Rampaging bull injures 40 in Spanish arena Isn't it time that Spain abandon this barbaric tradition?

My crazy brother has been exploring the odd world of performance art in the last few years. This is one performance he did in Montreal recently. I'd like to know how you folks perceive this, whether it be negative or positive. He describes it as ''a fierce portrait of the military, but also a...

BBC News - UN declares clean water a 'fundamental human right' UN declares clean water a 'fundamental human right' Many people around the world have little or no access to clean drinking water The UN has declared that access to clean water and sanitation is a fundamental human right. A...

Here is very interesting 11 minute animated lecture by David Harvey, a radical sociologist, on the crisis of capitalism. It's a good old-fashoned youtube video so none of you should have any trouble watching it. While I'm no expert in economy, he sure seems to be on to something when he...

Here is a link to a 80 minute documentary called ''Collapse''. It all focuses around Michael Ruppert, an investigative journalist who has a rather pessimistic vision of years to come. The doc presents Ruppert's bleak vision concerning peak oil, energy crisis, alternative energies, economy. I...

To what extent can a society at large impose a secular view of religion to all children? This is a very complex question which can be understood better with the following example. In Quebec's school system, religion classes have been replaced by a course called Ethics and Religious Culture...

Prentice raps Quebec on emissions Federal minister decries strict limits BY KEVIN DOUGHERTY, THE GAZETTE FEBRUARY 2, 2010 Federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice took a swing at Quebec yesterday in a speech in Calgary, where most Canadian oil companies have their head offices. Like...

Afghanistan passes 'barbaric' law diminishing women's rights | World news | guardian.co.uk One cannot help but wonder why we are even trying to help this country... With this law (that was signed and approved by president Hamid Karzai), a rapist can avoid prosecution by paying the women he...

Must science declare a holy war on religion? -- latimes.com OPINION Must science declare a holy war on religion? The so-called New Atheists are attacking the mantra of science and faith being compatible. Others in the science community question the value of confrontation. By Chris Mooney and...

After having thought about it for a while, it is my understanding that science as we know it and the concept of free will are fundamentally incompatible. It seems to me that anyone who claims to only believe in scientific ''facts'' cannot reasonably believe in actual genuine free will. It also...

This is for the science buffs... Perhaps some of you can help me understand this issue a little better... I've been told and read many times that there are some problems when you try to mix Einstein's relativity with quantum physics. At least theoretically. Yet, it seems that both theoretical...

Goodbye GM Michael Moore, Oscar and Emmy-winning director June 1, 2009 I write this on the morning of the end of the once-mighty General Motors. By high noon, the President of the United States will have made it official: General Motors, as we know it, has been totaled. As I sit here in GM's...

This is a question to those who believe in the story of Adam and Eve literally. Are we to understand that humanity was born out of incestuous relationships? If a single female-male couple is at the origin of humanity, isn't incest unavoidable at the bottom of the ancestor tree?

For anyone interested... here is a really cool astronomy software. Stellarium

250 YEARS LATER Controversy surrounds re-enactment of historic Quebec battle Battle re-enactment hits nerve in Quebec The Globe and Mail vendredi 16 janvier 2009 INGRID PERITZ - MONTREAL — No one’s even fired a musket, but this summer’s lavish re-enactment of the British victory over the...

Are science and spirituality compatible? If by the term ''spiritual'' one means: Of, relating to, consisting of, or having the nature of spirit; not tangible or material. What form of spirituality can the scientist have? Can the notion of Spirit be coherently included in a scientific view...

Is our Universe a perpetual motion machine? Or is it doomed to eventually run out of energy?

Can someone explain me the notion of Original Sin? I simply don't understand it. This question is primarily focused on the Christian notion of original sin. But any type of opinion and contribution is welcome, be it from a atheist, Christian or any other point of view. Please stick to the...