Have you seen the September 2007 issue of the NewScientist magazine yet?

With the recent disasters, such as the fires that blazed through Greece in late August 2007, and the public’s concern over global warming, which is blamed for almost any disaster that happens nowadays, NewScientist magazine has decided to make a special story about it. With the logos depicting each major disaster and everything, it’s appealing to the eye as well as drawing attention.

But putting the headline of the story right beneath the question “If morality is hard-wired in the brain, what’s the point of religion?”, with the symbols of the major religions parallel to the symbols for the disasters, it’s just a bold, very bold move. [more…]

Yet another Scandinavian caricaturist with an extreme liberal political view, not refraining from insulting populations, just to demonstrate freedom of speech and freedom of the press.

There is a saying, which goes something in the lines of “where one’s freedom begins, another one’s ends”.

The terms “freedom of speech” and “freedom of the press” need to be redefined. Can it cross the line towards what is considered as insult by many? [more…]

The world, particularly South Korea, was shaken by the kidnapping of several Korean missionaries in Afghanistan for the past few days. The government of South Korea has gone to the extent of negotiating with the Taliban in order to solve the crisis, which ended with the death of a few among the group and the release of the rest.

In my opinion, they got off easy. [more…]