Do you really believe that?

Its an article of faith among all atheists.

We are now past page 4, further than expected. Still waiting for the riot.

The god believing religious theists are the ones with the faith – faith that “god” is the explanation and that no other is possible. The atheist is content to say “we don’t know”. For now, anyway. And it’s obvious that saying “we don’t know,” requires no faith.

Really Whoosh, thats the sound of my joke passing over your head

Riots seldom break out in thread that mods are subscribed to, its funny that.

I agree. I thank God everyday I'm atheist.

Which God are you talking about, Odin maybe?

Clapton?

You are such a tease iaink

Seldom but not always.

Isn't the god of music Apollo? In Greek mythology anyway.

life may or may not be better as an agnostic though

The very first letter I got when I moved to Calgary was from the city asking me which school board I wanted my property tax money to go to, Catholic or unified, with a description of why they were allowed to ask the question under the Canadian constitution.

I've just been told that I cant have a particluar medical procedure done at a hospital , because the hospital is Catholic and won't fund it ( not abortion before anyone asks)

I must admit it came as more than a mild suprise to me that public institutions were allowed to do that

I'd double check that. Hospitals don't fund any medical procedures, they just bill OHIP.

yeah , as I said , it came as a bit of a shock , maybe fund isn't the right word ( though I thought thats what she said ) maybe it was " carry out" or " use our resources on"

either way bottom line was she'd have to refer me elsewhere

Some (The Hotel Dieu in Kingston for example), were founded by religous orders, and I would guess have statuts prohibiting them performing certain proceedures.

Nowt to do with OHIP though. A referral to a different physician/ hospital would probably fix it...