Regarding the comments about "war of necessity" above. Many Americans have the idea that their invasion of Iraq was to punish the people who commited the World Trade centre attacks. Infact, the secular Sadam Hussien was also an enemy of the Muslim religious fundamentalist who carried out this attack. There were no weapons of mass destruction, there was no necessity. It is funny how those who utter such comments as "get a brain" are usually a bit short in that department themselves and certainly display a flair for ignorance.

If Jesus existed, and I think he probably did, then he was undoubtedly a man of very morals. It is a shame that so much evil has been done in his name. I personally do not believe in God but consider my self to be a moral person. The trouble with religion is that it explains nothing without raising more questions and the answers that it gives are fanciful in the extreme. Religion, in general has hindered the advancement of science. Science uncovers new thinking and religion plays catch up. Here is a nice little quote that sums up the absurdity of the idea of an omnicient and omnipotent god. "Can omnicient God, who knows the future, find the omnipotence to change his future mind" Karen Owens

As if there is anything sinister about claiming that God does not infact exist. Most intelligent people do not believe in God. However there will always be an element of human kind that sees a face in the clouds. It is a survival instinct. It is safer to avoid an imaginary predator lurking in the shadows than to ignore it. I like Woddy Allen's " I don't fear death, I just don't want to be there when it happens" (maybe not the exact words)

True. He who shouts loudest probably doesn't know what he is talking about.

Einstein's genius extended beyond his own specialist subject of Physics. He had a great to say about the fascist zionist movement. He questioned the right of the zionists to take the land from the indigenous Palestinians. He was asked to be the second Israeli president, a request which he turned down. Good for him.

Communism has indirectly made life better for many people including those in the US. How so ? Well capitalist societies adapted by giving more freedoms to working people in order to reduce the chance of revoltion. Marx was confronting unbridled capitalism with all it's excesses so in a sense his work is part done. The US, however remains a plutocracy masquerading as a democracy. As for God, there have been many clever people throughout history who have realised that there is no creator but they have lived in times when such views would be subject to extreme persecution. Thankfully we now live in times where it is safe to question. Again, part of his work is done, but there is still much to do.

Actual quote was "The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome fall." They did not have public assistance in ancient Rome. People who handle money, then and now, do not do real work and are as such a bigger drain on the economic activities of others.

Sounds like it applies very aptly to modern day Israel.