Jonathan MS Pearce

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Jan 13, 2016

Three Wise Guys

A long, long time ago, there were humans on the earth. Records show that the first ones probably lived in what we now call Africa more than fifty thousand years ago, and from

Jan 8, 2016

Liberals and Germany’s Mass Sex Assaults

Liberals and Germany’s Mass Sex Assaults

I am  a liberal philosopher. However, I am also aware of when fellow liberals can be paralysed by not wishing to upset people, particularly minorities or the oppressed, even when said groups might

Jan 8, 2016

God and the Problem with Age

A interesting quote came in from Marcus Ashes some time back upon which I would like to expand. He said: I haven't read the book yet but does anyone know if

Jan 6, 2016

Sympathy for the Newcomer

Please allow me to introduce myself – ooh, we could have some fun with this - I’m a man of wealth and taste, I’ve been around for a long, long year, Stole

Dec 28, 2015

US religious right losing sway: picking simplistic causal reasons

US religious right losing sway: picking simplistic causal reasons

The Daily Beast recently reported the following: According to a Pew Research Report released earlier this year, the percentage of the U.S. population that identifies as Christian has dropped from 78.4 percent in 2007 to 70.6 percent in 2014. Evangelical, Catholic, and mainline Protestant affiliat