I understand anton's reason for closing a thread on AlternateTheories labeled "Does this earth realm have us forever?" but I would like to call the following disturbing assumption into question: in gen'l, does a philosophical discussion or debate count as a religious debate rather than a scientific one?
I would like to hear what the Mods and Admin have to say about this one...

Philosophical discussions involve religion, therefore they're not allowed (as seen with the one in Alternative Theories).

I just dunno about that assessment...if you look for some posts by Azrael in a discussion with myself in one of the last three forums, you will find a philosophical discussion from which religion is exempt. Trust me. It works.

I'm away from home visiting my fiancee at the moment so I haven't had time to look at the other forums, other than this and the Moderator's section, so I can't really comment... I'll have a look into it when I get back, on the 23rd.

However, on the philosophy / religion issue, I'd say that there's a thin (and very grey) line between the two and any discussion involving philosophy would have to be closely watched.

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Fair compromise.