The writer of the editorial's got a point, even though I see Rees's reasons for accepting it: 1) Dinero!!! Who wouldn't accept a million pounds. 2) Rees is approaching the subject from the point of view that everyone should get along. Which is a good thing in itself, but as you can read in the article, The Templeton Foundation is no friend of science. This is the equivalent of a foreigner accepting cash from the SVP/UDC for being "one of the good ones" (even though TF don't have anywhere close to the political influence).

So I don't see the big deal and completely understand why Rees would accept the award and the cash. At worst, I find him a bit naive.

Religious thingies go here, please divert at the next exit

Ok, now we can discuss OBL's capture here.

Yep ,the OBL thread is as dead as OBL himself.

Do we get a live feed of the crucifixion?

If OBL turns up somewhere alive, that can be the biggest challenge to Christianity.

The intellectuals would then be debating what is more believable, Resurrection of OBL or White House statements.

Hitchens dead; why doesn't god take one of his fans instead?

Dude...ran out of interesting threads ?