Atrocities are committed when individuals claim themselves and their ideas to be above everyone else. This is true of the religious (pharaohs, popes, etc) as well as the non-religious (Stalin, Castro, etc). Since the atheist/agnostic movement is relatively young compared to the history of religion, there have been many more opportunities for religious leaders to rise and commit atrocities. Invoking God has proven a popular way to gain support for these acts because no burden of proof is necessary. God's word is absolute, and therefore anything done in his name is justified. In secular societies, the ruler(s) must present justification for why such acts should be committed, and this justification is generally based on flawed logic and/or suppression of dissent. Although certainly not impossible (as history shows), I think it is more difficult to achieve. The key to preventing such atrocities is an open society and education of the people, with strong and constant debate based on reason and logic. This is impossible in strict religious societies because the belief in a higher power and a value system based on untestable ideas and ancient texts prevents any debate that may challenge it. It is at it's heart authoritarian. So while atrocities can be committed by the religious and the non-religious, religious societies tend to have less of the societal constructs necessary to prevent them, and thus makes them more susceptible.
Your reasoning is rather narrow-minded. Just because YOU only enjoy Western music and TV doesn't mean that others who DO enjoy foreign media should suffer. Why can't there be a worldwide "most popular downloads" as well charts that filter only local or English-language content?
BTW, The Office was originally British and the writing and style is quite different from the typical American sitcom. Which makes you the same as most Americans - perfectly willing to accept and absorb foreign media, but only when it's been disguised or reworked as American.
Sorry, but there's no way you could you can physically watch HD quality video on a device like this. If I'm not mistaken, technology doesn't currently exist to make a 1280x720 or 1920x1080 screen small enough to work as an ipod sleeve. Sounds like just another marketing gimmick. I bet the screen is 640x480 at best, which is only Standard Definition. Don't believe everything you read.
Let's take a look a what Yahoo has to offer compared to Skype:
Cheaper: No
Handset available: No
SkypeIn equilivent: Unknown, but the article doesn't allude to the possibility
Obnoxious Yahoo Messenger advertising: Yes
I guess it sounds good to Yahoo faithfuls who have been living in a cave and don't know about Skye, but why should I switch?
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Hitler was very much a Christian.
Atrocities are committed when individuals claim themselves and their ideas to be above everyone else. This is true of the religious (pharaohs, popes, etc) as well as the non-religious (Stalin, Castro, etc). Since the atheist/agnostic movement is relatively young compared to the history of religion, there have been many more opportunities for religious leaders to rise and commit atrocities. Invoking God has proven a popular way to gain support for these acts because no burden of proof is necessary. God's word is absolute, and therefore anything done in his name is justified. In secular societies, the ruler(s) must present justification for why such acts should be committed, and this justification is generally based on flawed logic and/or suppression of dissent. Although certainly not impossible (as history shows), I think it is more difficult to achieve. The key to preventing such atrocities is an open society and education of the people, with strong and constant debate based on reason and logic. This is impossible in strict religious societies because the belief in a higher power and a value system based on untestable ideas and ancient texts prevents any debate that may challenge it. It is at it's heart authoritarian. So while atrocities can be committed by the religious and the non-religious, religious societies tend to have less of the societal constructs necessary to prevent them, and thus makes them more susceptible.
Your reasoning is rather narrow-minded. Just because YOU only enjoy Western music and TV doesn't mean that others who DO enjoy foreign media should suffer. Why can't there be a worldwide "most popular downloads" as well charts that filter only local or English-language content? BTW, The Office was originally British and the writing and style is quite different from the typical American sitcom. Which makes you the same as most Americans - perfectly willing to accept and absorb foreign media, but only when it's been disguised or reworked as American.
Sorry, but there's no way you could you can physically watch HD quality video on a device like this. If I'm not mistaken, technology doesn't currently exist to make a 1280x720 or 1920x1080 screen small enough to work as an ipod sleeve. Sounds like just another marketing gimmick. I bet the screen is 640x480 at best, which is only Standard Definition. Don't believe everything you read.
Let's take a look a what Yahoo has to offer compared to Skype: Cheaper: No Handset available: No SkypeIn equilivent: Unknown, but the article doesn't allude to the possibility Obnoxious Yahoo Messenger advertising: Yes I guess it sounds good to Yahoo faithfuls who have been living in a cave and don't know about Skye, but why should I switch?