More Guns = More Gun Deaths
The Young Turks do a pretty good and obvious job:
Jonathan MS Pearce
On the Skepticism of Free Market Economics (part 2): No True Capitalism
Perhaps I should call this article the No True Capitalism Apart From When It Suits ME. As I shall explain. I have written a previous and lengthy piece to this debunking certain myths and pointing out certain problems with free market economics in its most fundamental ideal. This is all a result o
Quote of the Day by Mary on eyewitnesses
This was an interesting albeit anecdotal comment, whilst talking about the Resurrection and the power of eyewitnesses: I was part of an experiment at University years ago. A man came in and by
Answers by an Honest Christian
My friend Julian Haydon questions this: ANSWERS BY AN HONEST CHRISTIAN Did anything exist before the Creation? …Only God, who has always existed and always will. There was no evil, no sorrow, no
Scientists pledge to increase interference with the Church
Usually, you expect biting satire to come from The Onion, or Private Eye. this unexpected piece of genius comes from the Guardian in response to the meddling of churches and religious organisations recently to the proposed law changes to allow three-parent families relevant to mitochondrial donation
UKIP Christian group: Manchester Pride is a ‘parade of depravity’
UKIP, The British, but more popular version of the Tea Party, is stooping to new lows, as if that was possible. One of their authorised group, a Christian group whose tag line is "Fighting through Christ for deliverance form EU tyranny", has made declarations about homosexuality and Manchester's ga
On the Skepticism of Free Market Economics (part 1)
Free market economics seems to be the cornerstone of both right-wing and libertarian political ideology, broadly espousing that the companies and corporations and consumers of the world arbitrate supply, price and, in some way it is hoped, moral dimensions of product manufacture and consumption. In
Are religious people kinder? I'm skeptical...
I have told you before that Reasonable Doubts is my favourite podcast. Well, here is a great RD Extra podcast with Luke Galen, psychologist, looks skeptically at claims of religious people being kinder, more charitable, prosocial. So very worth a listen:
On the Skepticism of the Resurrection (part 4) - naturalistic explanations
As mentioned in my previous posts, someone in Malawi is about to have a debate on national TV with a Christian about the Resurrection accounts and I have been asked to help provide some ideas for the debate, so here goes. There are three aspects to the debunking of the Resurrection: 1) The Gospe
Stephen Fry and the "utterly monstrous God"
Stephen Fry so articulately nails his answer here. You can feel the emotion.
Quote for the Day: D Rizdek on naturalism
Over on another post and thread, D Rizdek is doing a fantastically erudite job of mounting a solid case for naturalism. Here are two of his quotes from that thread which are well worth replicating - indented quotes belong to whom he is debating: Unfortunately the debate is asking "Does science em
My favourite documentary of all time
This, for me, was a game changer when I watched it. It still has so much to say, perhaps more than ever. When we see lobbyists in the US destroying the fairness of