This Is What Trump Does to You, America. Or What He Allows to Come out.
This is soooo disturbing. Really, one of the most disturbing things I have seen for some time.
Jonathan MS Pearce
Fry's Irish blasphemy investigation dropped; New Zealand prompted to repeal its own law
I am a few days behind because we have had inspectors in at work. Gah. Anyway, according to the British Humanist Association: The police service in the Republic of Ireland has decided to
Dave Fletcher's Mythological Gods Project - Get Involved!
Dave Fletcher, formerly of the most awesome podcast that ever was - Reasonable Doubts - has written a book. I am in the middle of editing it for release on the Onus Books
Afua Hirsch on Faith Schools
This is SPOT on. I have been directly involved with the faith school system, having worked for one for ten years at one point. I cannot agree with this more. You may need
Stephen Fry Being Investigated in Ireland for Blasphemy
It's ridiculous, and blasphemy laws are ridiculous. C'mon Ireland! This is from the BBC: Police in the Republic of Ireland have launched an investigation after a viewer claimed comments
Free Will Skepticism and Criminal Behavior: Caruso's Public Health-Quarantine Model
I am reposting this because it has come up in conversations about free will recently and is thus pertinent again: The great Gregg Caruso has produced a fascinating looking paper which I can&
Age Is the New Class in UK Voting: Age 34 Is the Crossover
Labour used to be the party fo the working class, what with its history in workers' rights. Not so much anymore. Analysis from YouGov shows that age has become the new class
Reactive Attitudes: the Psychology of Free Will
On the thread to the post on whether or not moral responsibility exists in light of the falsity of libertarian free will, the idea of the ingrained psychology of free will came up.
With a Lack of Free Will, Do We Still Have Moral Responsibility?
The term "moral responsibility" is an interesting one in the context of moral philosophy and free will and determinism. The question is often raised as to whether we can have moral
Fantastic Explanation of the Backfire Effect
I cannot post it here. Just go to this link. It's brilliant. H/T Neil Webber
If the Discovery of Alien Life Is Close, How Might This Affect Religion?
The Guardian recently ran an article that provokes some interesting thought and discussion. If we are close to finding alien life (for the sake of argument, though the number of exoplanets discovered is
The Circularity of Voter Disenchantment
Young people often claim that they don't vote because they are disillusioned with politics and politicians. They have no buy-in to the whole system. I think part of this can be