Letting go of religious hatred – escaping into a better world

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At a deep psychological level people tend to flow with the cultural tide, and so we have the observation that the religious belief people embrace tells us a great deal about their geographical location and the micro-cultures they inhabit, and not much else. Those born into a Sunni family will generally tend to be Sunni … Read more

Sex, Lies, and Blog Statistics – the top 5 from 2014

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Time for me to indulge myself in a little rant about the increasing pervasiveness of what can best be termed click-bait, but first, since it is January 1, I’ll start with a bit of crowd sourcing by taking a quick look at the statistics to see which of my posts got the most views in 2014. Here are the … Read more

Irish Politicians break promise to reform Blasphemy laws

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Ireland rather absurdly has a Blasphemy law, and this is not some archaic dictate inherited from the dark ages, but was introduced in July 2009 by the then Fianna Fáil-led government. Enacting something like this as recently as 2009 would appear to be truly bizarre, because nobody was demanding it should happen, and nobody was particularly bothered about the lack … Read more

Reviewing a Christian response to the atheist ten non-commandments

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If you are not sure what these new improved ten commandments are or where they came from, then you can read the posting I wrote about them here. Many “Christian” responses to them are what you might indeed anticipate and expect, and fall into categories that are best described as either “unthinking” and/or “impolite”, but I have come across one … Read more

Doctor Who

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As is traditional, there was a seasonal dose of Doctor Who, and for those that do not live in the UK, be advised that for those that do, this is an almost mandatory part of Christmas, perhaps almost on par with the elderly relatives who in years gone by would dutifully bring the festivities to a complete halt … Read more

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