On Christianity and Homosexuality
Here is something I wrote on some time ago, and I have expanded this repost here to include the remarks from the person I was debating with. I am reposting these pieces because
Jonathan MS Pearce
Morality, Equality of Opportunity and Inevitable Homogeneity
I was down the pub last night for an impromptu chat with some mates. We started off talking feminism, moved onto equality of opportunity and then through to morality. We covered all sorts
Inheritance Tax: Why We Don't Like It, but (Rationally) We Should
Inheritance Tax. People love to hate it, but we shouldn't. Let me remind you of an earlier piece before taking it on. I have not particularly studied anything about Inheritance Tax
Pruitt Signs Proposed Rule to Limit Science at EPA
This is completely unsurprising. The Hill reports: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt signed a rule proposal Tuesday aimed at increasing "transparency" in science all while limiting reporter, environmentalist and
When Americans Say They Believe in God, What Do They Mean?
The Pew Research Center has some very revealing statistics just out. Whilst we have seen a general decrease in the number of Americans who most certainly believe in God, what comprises the segment
Dominant Religions in the U.S., County by County
This map is pretty fascinating. Okay, so Christianity dominates. Well, who didn't predict that? The spread of the different flavours is of interest, though. This comes from big think and it
Christians, Their Morality and Their Ironic Intolerance
God is love. Or something. Turns out, very often, Christians don't reflect this ideal. This is kind of understandable given the distinct lack of such an ideal in the Old Testament.
Why Are There No Libertarian Countries?
Steven Pinker on universal rights and libertarianism: And if you have time, Pinker on the Joe Rogan show:
Passing Away and Setting up Foundations
People die all the time. This is the inevitability of life. They have been doing it for every week of every year since time immemorial. Of course, this is a very sad reality
Link between Suicide in LGB Youth and Religious Teaching
In a paper from last month, "Association of Religiosity With Sexual Minority Suicide Ideation and Attempt", a significant link between anti-LGBT religious teaching and suicide in LGB youth whose religion is
Scientific Consensus and the Argumentum ad Populum
As if to fulfil his identity as poster boy for naive Creationist by making all the logical faux pas you can poke a hairy stick at, See Noevo pulls out all the classics.
You Cannot Derive Morality from the Bible Alone
A short one tonight, and one that will be no new great idea for you, but I was thinking about this whilst mowing the lawn and listening to some early Reasonable Doubts podcasts.