This should really challenge your eating habits
I have been having an ongoing conversation on the blog with "Philosophical Vegan" about an old piece I wrote and the philosophical underpinnings of eating meat or being a vegetarian or
Jonathan MS Pearce
Search engines' role in radicalisation must be challenged, finds study
There is an interesting piece in the Guardian that looks at the role the internet plays, and internet search providers play, in the facilitation of radicalisation. I had never considered this before. As
Christianity in the Light of Science
John Loftus has a another storming anthology out in which I am proud to have a chapter, Christianity in the Light of Science: Critically Examining the World's Largest Religion. My chapter
On Trump
I am feeling ranty. I have come to the conclusion that anyone remotely supporting Trump doesn't warrant interaction. He's the biggest douche in the world and to think that
God as an Abstraction
Some time ago, I finished John Loftus’ The Outsider Test for Faith. There is much to talk about within the pages, not least some of the excellent quotes he has gathered from other
Sam Harris on Trump - Spot On
This is another must listen. Sam Harris nails it on Trump. This should start at the right moment- but the player is playing up. Go to about 5m19. The section I am talking
70 Rabbis challenge Chief Rabbi over religious selection in school admissions
School admissions have been a bone of contention of mine for a long time, especially having once worked in the faith school sector for about a decade. The UK is very different to
Come to my Talk on Free Will on Weds Night in High Wycombe
I am giving a talk to High Wyvombe Skeptics in the Pub on Wednesday night, so please come along if you are in the area. Details are: Wednesday at 20:00 Arts4Every1 Desborough
Adam and Eve: A Few Flaws...
I recently posted an argument about Adam and Eve and God's moral culpability for human failure and sin, most of which went like this: 1. If Adam and Eve are properly
Dennett, Harris and Free Will
For those who have been unaware of the fascinating conversation between Dan Dennett and Sam Harris in a bar in Banff, here it is. It seeks to bury the hatchet and clear things
Replying to Philosophical Vegan Concerning Veganism and Vegetarianism (part 2)
I have been exceptionally busy and am somewhat behind on this project. Let me pull on what I said in the previous piece: This is the second part of my long promised reply
Should We License Parenting?
In reading the brilliant book The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine, the subject of licensing parenting is brought up near the end. It's a good old debating topic that often