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Cynicism and Spirituality

You might find prayer rather silly. I find meditation rather silly. We both might agree that taking a pilgrimage to a rock where someone once had a vision of God was rather silly. But clearly some people find prayer edifying, … Continue reading

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Creationism and the Courtiers’ Reply

PZ Myers put forward this famous and rather devastating counter argument against theology: I have considered the impudent accusations of Mr Dawkins with exasperation at his lack of serious scholarship. He has apparently not read the detailed discourses of Count … Continue reading

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The Books of the Bible

A little bible visualization (see more impressive previous ones here and here). I’ve seen quite a few versions of this image before: the bible as a bookshelf rather than a single work. I remember drawing my own version in religious … Continue reading

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The Many Jesi

This is really a response to Sabio’s post here, but I’m responding here because I want to include an image. Sabio is responding to someone who is claiming that one can challenge the religious right’s use of Jesus by appealing … Continue reading

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The Two Afterlives

Its been a tough week here, we lost a close family member, and have been struggling to emerge from the weight of the situation. This weekend was the first stage, hopefully, in coming to terms. We attended the funeral, which … Continue reading

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The Con

Ten years or so ago I lost a small amount of money to a fraudulent retailer. Call it a con, if you like. It was a small enough amount that I didn’t particularly mind, especially as I learned a huge … Continue reading

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Ten to One

My wife took my son to a science activity center today. The kind of place with hands-on experiments and interactive museum exhibits. They both had a blast. The favorite item was a rocket where you could blast off through orders … Continue reading

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A New Angle on Euthyphro

Euthyphro’s dilemma is one of the most important philosophical questions in thinking about God. It states: “Is that which is Good, Good because God commands it, or does God command it because it is Good?” It is a dilemma which … Continue reading

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Numbers

I ran this blog intensively for 2010, but with work I’ve been posting once or twice a month through 2011. In the last 5 months, the site traffic has soared, and is now significantly above the level it was when … Continue reading

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Messages in DNA: A Phenomenal Discovery

I’ve been very excited for the last ten days since I discovered this… I’m going to share it here… Remember a few years ago the furore about “The Bible Code”? If you don’t, then here’s a precis. If you arrange … Continue reading

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