I may be too late in time to address you all as I seem to be the only member reading this thread this morning and I have only just come across the topic. I do have a number of comments.

The great difficulty with rules is well described by an old tenet from the RAF during the Second World War: "Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men." I have only been on this forum for a short time and posted few but I am sure that Frazer is a wise man. I believe you should all temper your feelings with a little common sense. Careful moderating should cure most, if not all the problems perceived.

My greatest problem with the rule about religion is with the plain fact that it
removed content saying that the Big Bang idea was created to support religious scientists -antoniseb

My understanding of science is that its greatest strength is to ask questions about perceived fact and provide the debate necessary for the pursuit of the true facts. So it is impossible to prevent questions that dispute the facts. That is where common sense must come into the equation.

Fact has a place in a library. Science is surely the pursuit of new fact.

So, immediately, you see philosophy has its place too.

I completely disagree with the idea that anyone should be excluded because they are not a scientist. Much has been achieved by the input of the lay individual in every area of research.

The debate about the rules has been good mannered, and all have expressed their honest opinions. We should trust Frazer to use common sense and a fair sense of proportion in all matters. You only get one chance of the right to free speech, for the moment that is reduced to a set of "rules", then trust has to be the guiding principle.

I trust Frazer to maintain access to all who respect the right of an individual to express an honestly held opinion under the rules of common sense.

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