"I didn't think you were. I just wanted to clarify. Please don't feel 'shot down' that wasn't my intention. I was honestly trying to get you to expand on your thoughts. I appreciated you're rational tone…"
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Nealie Barker replied to Alice's discussion Circumcision - good or harmful? in the group Atheist News
Nealie Barker replied to Alice's discussion Circumcision - good or harmful? in the group Atheist News
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Sorry can't get the Edit function to work - I wanted to address this comment specifically.
"New born babies do not have grown penises and foreskins; they don't get erections. It doesn't take them weeks to…"
Nealie Barker replied to Alice's discussion Circumcision - good or harmful? in the group Atheist News
"Dunn - I appreciate the point you are making regarding the requirement for informed decision making. However let me clarify, you are not advocating circumcision as a publicly funded preventative treatment for phimosis are you? I am also confused as…"
Avicenna replied to Nealie Barker's discussion New Medical Student - Concerned. in the group Medical Atheists
"How do they reconcile the evidence of DNA if they think we are descended from Noah?
Practitioner? They can be. A lot of medicine is rote memory. Plenty of religious people become doctors.
Just ignore them and carry on with your work. Questions…"
Michael Caton replied to Nealie Barker's discussion New Medical Student - Concerned. in the group Medical Atheists
"I would agree with DSE that a fundamentalist probably isn't an effective practitioner. That said, I know 1-2 dozen out theists at my institution (all three Abrahamics) and in every cause I would take my future children to them with a…"
Nealie Barker replied to Michael Caton's discussion Medical Student Atheist/Skeptic Groups? in the group Medical Atheists
"Hi Mike,
Have you got an update on this issue? I would also like to start a group at my uni. The medical campus is quite separate from everything else which would make a med student focus easy.
I have a few concerns about how the…"
Nealie Barker added a discussion to the group Medical Atheists
New Medical Student - Concerned.
Hi Guys, I am a new (albeit very mature ;-)) medical student. It has come to my attention that a large proportion of my medical cohort are either a touch misogynistic or fundamental christians (where's the distincion I hear you say!!!). I am concerned, to say the least, that the class has a fair number of students who earnestly believe homosapiens popped up in the middle east 6-7,000 years ago. I don't know whether it makes a difference to clinical practice if you have no idea about the origins…See More
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- At 10:37pm on May 22, 2011,
Ruth Anthony-Gardner said… Greetings, Nealie! I notice you haven't been active at Atheist Nexus lately. <sigh> Sometimes it can seem a bit fragmented, with different groups for every interest. Please consider a group for socializing, where we talk about whatever's on our minds, Hang With Friends. :D You might feel more at home.
- At 9:39am on March 28, 2011,
Brent Feeney said… - A belated welcome aboard!! =) Hope this finds you well...
- At 6:40pm on March 23, 2011,
Dr. Terence Meaden said… - Hi Nealie. Welcome to this rational world of Internet atheism----a haven from the irrational superstitions and fictional god of the masses.
We invite you to make good friends by joining the busy group "ORIGINS: Universe, Astronomy, Life, Earth, Humans, Religion, Gods, Atheism, Evolution, Darwin..." with its 400 discussion topics and 2400 members.
http://www.atheistnexus.org/group/originsuniverselifehumankindanddarwin
Terry Meaden (English)
- At 9:46pm on March 22, 2011,
Ken said… - Hello and welcome to the Nexus!! We are glad to have you.
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