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About me - Dan Gilfeather

Greetings from Glasgow.
What can i say, what do you want to know?
Or, should i say what should i let you know about myself.
Well, i'm in my mid-thirties, a father and a graduate so nothing new there then.
I am not a self-declared expert in any field but will try

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Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Why Atheism is wrong: 17 of 58
I love who this question gets some Christians coming out the woodwork gettingall sanctimonious about the moral corruption that is Atheism. Is Atheism wrong?if you ask most atheists they would probably reply with 'who cares, i'm too busygetting on with life'When Christians pose this question (and yes, it usually is Christians)... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Literature Symbolism in Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried: 2 of 6
Tim O'Briens 1990 novel The Things They Carried was an important piece offiction that centred around the writer's experiences in Vietnam. While mostof works of fiction on this conflict would attempt to pull the reader in viaaccurate descriptions of the harsh realities of this conflict, O'Brien expandedthe use of repeated symb... More..
Society & Lifestyle > European Culture During the last census in the UK, many people stated they were of 'jedi' religion. Was this stupid?: 5 of 11
Ok, i put my hands up. I did put my religion down as Jedi on the 2001 census(it was the census in Scotland, not Britain). I won't tell you my Jedi name,thats between me and Yoda. Besides, you never know if the Empire is listening in. After reading some of the reasons giving for why over 15000 of my fellow Jedis cameout the wo... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the UK Scotland 2007: Is now the time for independence?: 4 of 8
As the elections for the Scottish parliament come ever close, Not since the referendum vote for devolution in1997 has the voice for and independent Scotland being so strong. Although the parliament that sat in 1999 had been the first in Scotland in almost 300 years, it's devolvedpowers were limited with overall control still ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Terrorism Why Bin Laden has not yet been captured: 12 of 23
Throughout history, few people have become such an enigma for the many as Osama Bin Laden.Like 'Che' Guevara before him, Osama has tried to change the world through the gun, targetingAmerica and the decadent west as the enemy that he is defending his world from. Unlike Che, Osama will never be the revolutionary poster boy for... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Saddam Hussein: condemned to death: 9 of 17
To comment on the sentence and subsequent execution of Saddam Husseinit would be churlish not to mention that inconsistencies regarding his trial.Unlike the trial of Slobohan Mislosovic, Saddam was not tried in front of the warcrimes tribunal at the Hague, where the death penalty is not permissible. Although we have been told... More..
Travel > Travel Planning & Advice Best cities to visit in Europe: 17 of 31
Bored of Paris?, Amsterdam too full of tourists? Getting lost on theLondon underground not your thing? Then come on north anddiscover one of Europe's more dynamic cities, Glasgow.Glasgow i hear you cry? That place with the football, the drunksand home of kiss? Let me give you the rundown:Situated in Scotland, Glasgow is the c... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Gossip & News News: No fairy tale ending for Prince William and his Kate: 4 of 7
At 10pm last night a sombre newscaster gravely announced to a mourning nation thatWilliam, 2nd in line to the throne had split up with his Girlfriend of four years Kate.it was not known what the reasons for this tragedy where but no doubt the paparazziwhere to blame. Upon this news Prime minister Blair declared all out war on... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism God believes in you. Why do you not believe in Him?: 28 of 46
I really must be bored to answer this one but this statement is so illogical that i can't resistputting some thought into this. This really is one empty statement. It's a bit like saying 'Yoda believes in you. Why do you not believe in Yoda' Well, Yoda is acharacter from a sci-fi film and outwith that film there is no evidenc... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Saddam sentenced to death: Was it right to hang Hussein?: 16 of 24
The problem faced by the execution of Saddam is the duplicity of thisdecision that the US and the UK finds themselves in. Although Both nationscan claim that the execution was the result of an Iraqi trail and the hangmenbeing of that nationality that this was a case for the Iraqi people. However, when General Pinochet was all... More..