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• Blog Update: Sorry

  

  As you may have noticed, I’ve been posting less and less frequently over the past few months. Weeks here and there have been missed, and without too much... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Hotel Bibles: A Solution

  

  Recognise the scene? Blame The Gideons International and other such misguided evangelical organisations.Their aim is simple. It’s all about world-wide Bible... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• A-levels! Cambridge!

  

  ‘Punting’ down the river Cam.Right. I don’t normally write personal, me-centred blogs – so I thought I’d give one of them a go for a change. Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Explain That!

  

  “So, you’re an Atheist/Scientist/Rationalist/Skeptic, eh?”“Yes… And?”“I saw a ghost – EXPLAIN THAT!”…If something similar hasn’t happened to you guys yet... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Radio Silence

  

  Oh boy. I seem to have once again contracted “writer’s diarrhoea”. (And it’s so much worse than “writer’s block”.)All day, I’ve been trying to write in... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• What ARE the Chances?

  

  No, that isn’t toast.What happened to all of the good miracles?I mean, the interesting stuff, coincidentally, all happened long before video cameras – or the... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Putting ‘Absolute Truth’ into Context

  

  Slavery is wrong. Rape is wrong. Homophobia is wrong… The list goes on – and there aren’t too many around in ‘enlightened’ society who’d disagree, because,... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Eye-opening 1970s Racism Experiment

  [Note: Apologies if anyone has had difficulties with video playback. The problem's been promptly fixed.]I know it’s lazy blog etiquette, but posting this video’... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Apostasy and Indoctrination – The Young Atheist’s Handbook

  

  Here’s another post inspired by Alom Shaha’s outstanding ‘Young Atheist’s Handbook’.I hope that these will help a few to consider donating to the campaign to ge... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Causing Offence – The Young Atheist’s Handbook

  

  Here’s another (irregularly published) post inspired by Alom Shaha’s outstanding ‘Young Atheist’s Handbook’.I hope that these will help a few to consider... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Richard Feynman – My Kind of Scientist

  

  I’ve been meaning to write a ‘love letter’ to this man for a while, so here it is.I’ll begin with a quote:“I can live with doubt and uncertainty and not knowing. Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Good Without God? – The Young Atheist’s Handbook

  

  Here’s another post inspired by Alom Shaha’s outstanding ‘Young Atheist’s Handbook’.I hope that these will help a few to consider donating to the campaign to ge... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Problem of Children, and Inter-faith Love – The Young Atheist’s Handbook

  Here’s another (belated) post inspired by Alom Shaha’s outstanding ‘Young Atheist’s Handbook’.I hope that these will help a few to consider donating to the... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• A Wholly Unscientific Political Self-Experiment

  

  The Political CompassA while back, I stumbled upon a web resource called ‘The Political Compass’ which aims to act as a way to build upon “the old... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2013 POLITICS, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Steven Pinker on ‘The Better Angels of Our Nature’ (Video)

  

  I’m back! (I think.)My exams are nearly over, and I now have enough free time to not feel at all guilty when spending it on this blog! Hooray.I can’t speak for... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Time Dilemmas

  

  I wish mine were ‘multiple choice’… *grumble*I have some potentially devastating news for you guys. Ready the tissues.Now, as many of you already know, I am a... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• ‘Atheism is for White People’ – The Young Atheist’s Handbook

  

  Here’s another post inspired by Alom Shaha’s outstanding ‘Young Atheist’s Handbook’.I hope that these will help a few to consider donating to the campaign to ge... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Effective Altruism

  

  Early on, waiting for the hall to fill up.Last Tuesday was a good day. Peter Singer gave a lecture.I’d been looking forward to it for some time, early on... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Scriptural Illiteracy of Believers – The Young Atheist’s Handbook

  

  Here’s another post inspired by Alom Shaha’s outstanding ‘Young Atheist’s Handbook’.I hope that these will help a few to consider donating to the campaign to ge... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Don’t Reply to Well-followed Christians: A Twitter Lesson

  It was a simple question…RT @RyanWesleySmith: "All we need is Jesus." And food, no? Water?— Carnun Marcus-Page (@CarnunMP) April 18, 2013But then this... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY