James

I have unlocked the cell it is in, I have unlocked the tick box itself but when I click protect sheet and then try click on it to tick (Check) it, it says it is locked, can't understand it. Is this a fault with excel? Or is it me?

(I have added the fact that this is a genuine question because I am hoping people will give helpful answers rather than aggressive, unhelpful one liners. Answers which do not bother answering the question properly can only be assumed to confirm that the answer to this question is 'no'.)

Is there any objective reason to value things like truth, freedom, love etc without a belief in God.

I am aware of many subjective reasons eg. I like these values, my culture likes these values etc.

I also have heard consequentialist type subjective reasons for these values eg. I believe these values would lead to the best consequences, but then I am left wondering what are the best consequences? Why value certain consequences over others? Why bother valuing consequences at all? Why value anything at all. At the moment I am struggling to see past the idea that atheism should lead to either nihilism or hedonism just for the sake of it. If you can give an answer which explains how atheism can go beyond this or to confirm that it cannot it would be appreciated.

Please do not bother asking me why religious people value these things, or just use your answer to attack theism.

I am being genuine I want to learn.

I have been reading some interesting material and have noticed that people seem to fit into two broad camps:

Some believe that Christians should not get involved on the basis that our role is more like ambasadors of the kingdom of heaven and ambasadors do not vote or particiapte in their host countries politics but instead simply represent the interests of their home nation. (this seems quite convincing)

Some believe that Christians are not simply permited to get involved with politics but are required to get involved and to try to acheive maximum influence for good against evil corrupt worldly politics. (also seems quite convincing).

What do you think? Can you think of any other positions which people might take on thsi issue, can you think of any supporting arguments for either side which you find convincing. I am hoping to try to work this one out in my head.

I would prefer not to get answers from non-christians who simply want to say something unhelpful. I would also prefer answers which have a reasonable amount of depth rather than one liners or overly simplistic answers.

I have been reading some interesting material and have noticed that people seem to fit into two broad camps:

Some believe that Christians should not get involved on the basis that our role is more like ambasadors of the kingdom of heaven and ambasadors do not vote or particiapte in their host countries politics but instead simply represent the interests of their home nation. (this seems quite convincing)

Some believe that Christians are not simply permited to get involved with politics but are required to get involved and to try to acheive maximum influence for good against evil corrupt worldly politics. (also seems quite convincing).

What do you think? Can you think of any other positions which people might take on thsi issue, can you think of any supporting arguments for either side which you find convincing. I am hoping to try to work this one out in my head.

I would prefer not to get answers from non-christians who simply want to say something unhelpful. I would also prefer answers which have a reasonable amount of depth rather than one liners or overly simplistic answers.

A. My freedom costs the freedom of other people in other countries around the world.

B. The price of freedom is constant vigilance

or alternatively

C. Freedom is free, it's a natural right and any one who tries to make you pay for it is attempting to commit massive fraud anything you have to pay get this person to shut up and leave you alone is owed back to you.

I am developing an interest in politics here are some things which I believe in which may help to judge which party represents me. I am aware of numerous quizes which help with this but none of them seem to be satisfactory.

I believe in a consistent ethic of life: Anti abortion, anti war, anti death penalty.

I believe in limited government.

I believe in penal colonies for crimes of agression where the victim cannot be fully recompensated (murder, rape etc).

I believe in resititutional justice for crimes which can be repayed (ie forced labour or seizure of possessions to repay the vicitim for crimes such as vandalism, theft etc).

I believe in personal responisblity (a system which holds people accountable for their own descisions in life).

I believe in holding people responsible for their dependents and encodifying in law who these dependents are (eg children, elderly relatives, unempoyed relatives) instead of holding the entire country responsile for these people.

I believe that everyone aged over 18 and not mentaly incapacitated in some way should be 100% equal under the law (children and those who are mentaly incapacitated to the extent that they be treated like children would not quite be equal purely in the sense that they may not be held responsible for all the same things).

Other than that I believe in freedom of speach, freedom of religion/belief and on a personal level I like to promote education, good physical fittness and health, good mental health and general empowerment. I am a Christian but do not wish to see a government favour my beliefs over any other despite the fact that I believe it to be the only truth. I would like to see a government which protects all freedoms rather than just my own.

I disagree with homosexual acts and I do not like mind altering drugs but I do not wish for the government to outlaw things simply because I don't like them.

I think I might be nearly a libertarian but we appear to differ in some key points (I am happy for the state to seize possessions of criminals by force in order to pay back a victim for a crime committed so I don't believe in absolute property rights, and I also would like to see a government totaly outlaw abortion as I believe that to be an aggessive act against another human being which amounts to murder. This is not simply because I believe in pro life but because I see it as consistent with government existing to protect citizens from agression. My idea about penal colonies are that they could be a kind of 'opt out' of society aswell, if someone does not want to sign up to rules which society agress to (social contract) then there has to be an alternative this would be some island set aside for total anarchy. Criminals would be sent there because failing to accept the rules that society is choosing to abide by means they are also opting out of the benefits of living within society (protection from the government against agression and other benefits which come from living communaly).

I don't know... I don't mind if people want to debate a bit about my views but I am mainly looking for answers as to wheather there is a political party which holds all or almost all of these views.

I don't want a nanny state or a daddy state, I am an adult now.

Capitalism values competition, hard work, personal responsibility and innovation

Socialism values interference with other peoples business, victim mentality and a weird maternal obsession with pretending that all its children are equal even if there are glaring differences.

Am I a sexist pig?

Am I a Capitalist pig?

I want to know...

I think that we have reached a point in human development where we provide a safety net for children, the elderly and the long term sick but I am mainly asking about unemployment benefits for the able bodied. I was wondering weather if they scrapped these they could reduce tax on businesses and therefore allow them to expand and create the necessary extra amount of jobs to make sure there was work for everyone.

I am aware that some of the people on JSA probably do not want to work but removing the option to just claim benefits instead of working would probably encourage them to think twice about this (also I question weather we as a society of free people should have a forced responsibility for people who do not want to work anyway...)

and for all the ones who do want to work they would have the chance because there would be more jobs available. I would be interested to hear left/right perspectives on this as well as what people of other cultures/religions think and people who are employed/unemployed.