Books: What would you recommend?

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It is time to see if you have any good cognitive toolkit suggestions. First the context. Somebody (who shall remain nameless) was asking for recommendations for a good book. They just happen to be somebody who was/is a Christian believer, but now faces a lot of doubts … and so is sitting on the fence. … Read more

Weird Claim: “Britain is set to become a country that prizes a cow more than a Jew, an ox more than a Muslim”

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The context here is that Britain’s top vet, John Blackwell, has called for a ban on slashing animals’ throats in ‘ritual’ slaughters for halal and kosher meat products. He is quoted as saying … “The Danish unilateral banning [was done] purely for animal welfare reasons, which is right.” “We may well have to go down that … Read more

Daft Claim of the week: “Atheism Is Enemy of America”

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An article by Terence Jeffrey that appeared in “The Patriot Post” makes such a daft claim that it caught my eye. Now if you are wondering “Who?”, well if I happen to mention that he was the campaign manager for Republican candidate Pat Buchanan in the 1996 presidential race, then that tells you a great deal about the spin … Read more

Growing up with Hezbollah

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I’ve come across a very interesting blog posting written by an Ex-Muslim blogger who (for rather obvious reasons) writes anonymously. She describes herself as … “a victim of both religious-based violence at the hands of my own family and the crushing Western war machine in my homeland“, and has some fascinating insights about what it … Read more

The Video is up for the Sean Carroll & William Lane Craig Debate

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I blogged about the Sean Carroll vs William Lane Craig Debate a few days ago, and alas that was only impressions from notes. Well, the update is that the full recording is now available, and so here it is below … (or here) .. Oh and before you leap in, you may want to consider the … Read more

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