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Posted in Faith, Literature, Religion, Science on Jan 25th, 2010
Although it is nearly 24 hours since I watched the first in Channel 4’s new series, The Bible: A History, I still find myself annoyed at the mere memory of it. Â It ended up being more of the aspirational wishful thinking of a romantic presenter than the history deceptively portrayed in the title.
The first quarter [...]
Posted in Creativity, Existential, Faith, Humanity, Psychology, Religion, Science on Mar 23rd, 2009
I listened recently to a fascinating radio broadcast where Adrian Shine was discussing how, to date, he had failed to find the mythical watery monster of Loch Ness (Saturday Live, BBC Radio 4, 18/08/07).
Two things made this conversation interesting for me and took it above the realms of the usual “the-monster-must-exist-coz-I’ve-seen-pictures” story. First, this [...]
Posted in Education, Religion, Science, Society on Sep 12th, 2008
Are you spooked by the appearance of black cats? Â Do you court disaster by walking under ladders of on cracks in the pavements?
There was a fascinating piece of research reported in the New Scientist recently which attempts to give an evolutionary explanation for the existence of superstitions. Â Natural selection might explain why people sometimes believe [...]
Posted in Existential, Faith, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion on Aug 18th, 2007
I listened recently to a fascinating radio broadcast where Adrian Shine was discussing how, to date, he had failed to find the mythical watery monster of Loch Ness (Saturday Live, BBC Radio 4, 18/08/07).
Two things made this conversation interesting for me and took it above the realms of the usual “the-monster-must-exist-coz-I’ve-seen-pictures” story. First, this man was no [...]
Posted in Government, Human Rights, Humanity, Morality, Relationships, Society on Aug 3rd, 2007
Although common law marriage was abolished in the UK in 1753, the myth persists. More than half of cohabiting couples think they currently have the same rights as a married couple after living together and that they will have to share their cash and house fairly after a breakup. But as the English law stands [...]
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