Political Compass
The political compass is always worth doing to see where you fit on a more pluralistic spectrum other than a simple left/right continuum. It works between left and right, authoritarian and libertarian.
Jonathan MS Pearce
Morals Without Religion - Alice Roberts
I like Prof. Alice Roberts. She is a scientist and author who is excellent at communicating science on TV and other media and, now, humanism. She is relatively newly appointed to the President
Renewables, Going Forward
This piece isn't apropos of anything in particular. There is an organisation in the UK called "Look After My Bills" who won the biggest ever Dragon's Den
Using Common Sense to Not See God: Christianity vs Mormonism
Bob Seidensticker, of Cross Examined here at Patheos, contributed a chapter to the recent book Not Seeing God: Atheism in the 21st Century. In his piece, he joins a few of us in
Using Common Sense to Not See God
Bob Seidensticker, of Cross Examined here at Patheos, contributed a chapter to the recent book Not Seeing God: Atheism in the 21st Century. In his piece, he joins a few of us in
Every (UK) COVID-19 Briefing Ever
Just for a bit more light-hearted, yet spot-on entertainment. This is very pertinent for those who have sat through countless UK coronavirus updates. Very formulaic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYUMQL5ABPw Stay
Philosophy Gags
Time to share some philosophical jokes. Here's my philosophical joke, the only one I remember consistently: A travelling professor enters a philosophy faculty. He sees all the students really pander to
Anti-Vaxxers are Winning Their Facebook Battle
Anti-vaxxers have a special place in my Hall of Infamy. They are idiots, plain and simple, and no amount of whining by them or on their behalf will change my opinion. Yes, Big
Lobbying: Corporate and Political Corruption
This is well worth watching. Cracking speech from the MP for Coventry South, a newcomer. See Citizen Representation: Corporate Lobbying and Legalised Corruption in the US and On Campaign Finance Reform. Stay in
How Trump Is to Blame for the Depression
This is drawn from the Washington Post in a short but good article, inspired by a comment from sycophantic Fox contributor Maria Bartiromo: BARTIROMO: We’ve got 33 million people filing for unemployment,
Equality of Opportunity, Homogeneity & Granularity
Here's the context: During our Tippling Philosophers' Zoom meeting last night, we got to discussing identity politics, positive discrimination and positive action. Being the leftie liberal I am, I was
It Turns out that the World Is Fundamentally & Massively Ignorant
I only found out what a trillion was in my mid-thirties. And it was only recently that I heard, and man I was shocked, of the number 35,000! https://www.youtube.com/