[Octane (Humayun)]

This thread won't last long as it will inevitably devolve into political mudslinging and then the religious debate will ensue.

Political/religious discussions are discouraged as people get hot under the collar, things are said which would most likely not be said face-to-face, and, as a result, people get upset. It's divisive.

Let's keep this forum for what it's supposed to be: astronomy.

Whilst I'm venting, I don't understand why news articles are posted here. Everyone who has access to IceInSpace, surely has access to news web sites and can read about what's going on in the world themselves. We don't need daily threads reiterating what's going on in the media (the exception being astronomy-related news). At least the recent global warming and climate change threads have some chords which are in tune with a lot of us -- being amateur astronomers -- I'm sure all of us actually care for the Earth.

Regards,
Humayun