Your suspicions are correct, Sumitra. I'm certainly no theologian and I'm speaking from essentially a monotheistic, predominantly Christian perspectiv...

Democritus and his mentor Leucippus developed their theory of Atomism based on observations of the natural world and experimentation Interesting, Bria...

You missed out the second sentence in my point… “All of the evidence, in fact, points the other way.“. I’m not sure we could say that about the existe...

I am intrigued by this debate. We are dismissive of a belief in (a) god(s) and/or religions, on the basis that there is no evidence. No, I don't think...

Science: "I believe in extraterrestrial intelligence. However, I may be wrong and it may not exist." Religion: "I believe in extraterrestrial intellig...

Just to add, I had no hesitation in putting my hand up at the beginning and end of the debate on the question of whether there is extraterrestrial int...

I entirely agree with all that, Brian. My point simply is this: Whether the man killed his wife or not, it is - at the outset - a belief but one that ...

What would have happened if the dinosaurs had not been wiped out?

Criminal cases are determined on "beyond reasonable doubt". Civil cases ("My neighbour damaged my fence") are on the balance of probability. (Now I th...

we have no evidence of its existence. Surely that pushes us into the realm of a belief system, rather than science? The fact that the police have no e...

I took a few photos on the night Marek's going to hate you ;)

That's excellent!

Well, up to a point, Lord Copper. I agree there's no evidence for extraterrestrial intelligence and that therefore it is at this stage a matter of bel...

Some great space television on BBC4 last night, though most of it was repeats. iPlayer to the rescue, or you can view/record most of them when they're...