Origins of Life
My old blogging compadre, Smilodon's Retreat, recently chipped in on some abiogenesis chat on a few threads I posted. He has kindly let me repost an old piece of his that
Jonathan MS Pearce
Letter Concerning Selling Arms to Saudi Arabia
I recently wrote to my local MP concerning selling arms to Saudi Arabia. This is her reply: Letter back from Caroline Dinenage MP about selling arms to Saudi Arabia: Dear Jonathan,Thank you
Abiogenesis and Probability
There has been a fascinating discussion on a recent post thread concerning abiogenesis, the creation of molecular chemistry in the context of RNA and DNA, and probability. I thought I would point people
Abiogenesis: An Unsolved Mystery Is Not Evidence of a Creator
Logic of Science, which looks like a really interesting blog over here, gave me permission to repost this good synopsis of theists' approach to abiogenesis in the context of the sort of
What Is a Soul and What Does It Do?
Soul this and soul that. The idea of a soul permeates popular culture, from soul music, to feeling things in your soul, to having soul, to this and, indeed, that. Theologically, souls are
Answering Questions about Empiricism as Foundational: Abiogenesis, Language and Incredulity
Goodness me. Here's another comment from See that he demands is answered, dripping as it is with condescension, and full of naivety. This came in the middle of his points being
No More Killing: What Kind of Foreign Policy Do We Need?
Just to let you know, if you are local to Bournemouth tonight, I am presenting at a Stop the War Coalition meeting concerning selling arms (particularly to Saudi Arabia). This has been in
Empiricism Revisited: Intuition and Epistemic Priority
There was a really interesting comment on a thread on my original "Empiricism as Foundational" that would be good to stimulate more discussion. Here it is, from Joseph Graney. So, I
Answering Questions about Empiricism as Foundational: Knowing that We Know
I recently wrote a piece on empiricism as being foundational to philosophical approaches to epistemology. See Noevo got involved and gave a rare substantive comment. I’ll try a comment. Perhaps my much
Gun Control and Vehicle Terrorism
Australian Prime Minister has said in the last day: “After the Nice truck attack last year I asked the counter terrorism co-ordinator… to get together with all of the state and territory police
On Toleration
We recently resurrected the Tippling Philosophers, our friendly group of thinkers who meet up at the pub to discuss philosophy and, well, everything. This was the subject of our newly reincarnated group and
The Paradox of Tolerance
I will shortly be writing a couple of pieces on tolerance, but I thought I'd whet your appetite. H/T Jon Hamer.