Oh Dear, America. Oh Dear.
This is what I have learnt today, and recently. 1. Trump is assembling the richest cabinet in history. Indeed, "Wall Street Wins Again as Trump Picks Bankers, Billionaires". 2. Patraeus gave
Jonathan MS Pearce
On theists believing ridiculous, unscientific things, and Terror Management Theory
Over at another post of mine, when I originally posted it some time back, we had been discussing whether religion can and should be destroyed. During that conversation, the idea came up that
Casting Doubt on the Nativity of Jesus
As I have said before, Holidays are coming, holidays are coming... It's that time of year, you know, the interminable run-up to Christmas when big corporations vie for your hard-earned cash
Looking at #StopFundingHate: Is It Defensible?
In Britain, Christmas time has become synonymous with a host of emotional adverts from John Lewis, Sainsbury's, M&S, Co-Op and the like. These pull on the heartstrings and are
Quote of the Day: DoctorPlausible on Rain Dances and God
This comment was something I meant to post ages ago, and was put on a thread for one of my videos, linked below. It concerns the psychology, the function, of religion and thus
Fake News Entrepreneur Exposed by NPR
This is a truly fascinating article. I didn't realise how much of a problem this phenomenon of fake news has been until it hit the news over the last few weeks.
Former White House Ethics Lawyer Says Trump Can't Be President
In an interesting development, The Independent reports: Donald Trump “could be in violation of the US Constitution the moment he takes the oath”, the White House’s former chief ethics lawyer said. Norman
Quote of the Day: Dirk Niemand on Liberal Bullies of Christians
This corker is, well, a corker. Have a go at what you think is wrong... I'm sure you've heard of the saying, the enemy of my enemy is my
Can Religion Be Eradicated?
Can religion be destroyed? I was involved in a little discussion over at Advocatus Atheist some time ago with regard to whether a secular and skeptical approach can spell the end of religion.
Free Ebook Offer to UK Readers
Until the end of the weekend (I am extending this from now), if you buy one of these titles from Amazon in paperback: * The Nativity: A Critical Examination * 13 Reasons to Doubt * Survival
Is an Impeached Trump Worse than Pence?
Okay, so I will have some readers who are pro-Trump. Personally, for what it's worth, I am not for him. At all. Remotely. But neither would I remotely vote for Mike
Teach philosophy to heal our ‘post-truth’ society, says Irish President
This is exactly what i was talking about the other day to one of my colleagues. In British education, there is a movement called P4C - Philosophy 4 Children - and it is