http://www.reason42.com The more I know the less I understand - Tao Le Ching Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:45:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For apparent legal reasons, the article:  'How to spot a hidden religious agenda' I linked to in this post has been pulled by New Scientist.  This is very odd.  They wrote this on the link to the article: New Scientist has received a legal complaint about the contents of this story. At the advice ... http://www.reason42.com/2009/03/17/new-scientist-has-pulled-how-to-spot-a-hidden-religious-agenda-article/ Somebody asked me in a forum somewhere: If there is no scientific proof for the non-existence of God, then surely atheism is a belief? My answer: There is absence of belief on the existence of aliens but we don't ask for evidence for the non-existence of aliens, do we?  I've never known anyone ... http://www.reason42.com/2009/03/16/atheism-is-not-a-belief/ Over at New Scientist by Amanda Gefter: As a book reviews editor at New Scientist, I often come across so-called science books which after a few pages reveal themselves to be harbouring ulterior motives. I have learned to recognise clues that the author is pushing a religious agenda. As creationists in the ... http://www.reason42.com/2009/03/01/good-article-how-to-spot-a-hidden-religious-agenda/ Just came across this: http://religious-tolerance.blogspot.com/2008/08/relationship-between-time-and_05.html The author is all over the place, but I thought I'd take him on to see where he goes with my challenges.  He wrote: That timelessness exists is evident from the nature of time. The notion that time had a beginning is now scientifically comprehensible if not provable – ... http://www.reason42.com/2009/02/28/comment-on-another-blog-regarding-time-and-timelessness/ Last year I did these things: Got married. Completed a philosophy course (OU - A211: Philosophy and the Human Situation). Trained for and completed the Wessex 100 mile cycle event for charity. And a few weeks ago became a father! So, I've had good reason not to update my site. :-) I recently started (and currently ... http://www.reason42.com/2009/02/28/been-away-for-a-while/ Capitalism creates injustice http://www.reason42.com/2008/05/13/two-very-different-lives/ I guess one must have just landed from Mars to miss what has been said by the Archbishop this Thursday. http://timescolumns.typepad.com/gledhill/2008/02/has-the-archbis.html Williams has a track record of putting his foot in it, and I, as a secularist (I've been a paid up member of the National Secular Society for years) am thankful ... http://www.reason42.com/2008/02/09/bonkers-bishop/ The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli is this week's (7th Jan to 11th Jan) feature on the BBC's Radio 4 Book of the Week. Get it here BBC Book of the Week. "Machiavelli served the Florentine Republic as a secretary and second chancellor at the turn of the 16th century, but was ... http://www.reason42.com/2008/01/07/the-prince-%e2%80%93-book-of-the-week-on-bbc-r4/ This post is a line in my weblog sand.  I’ve had this weblog for just over a year and I’ve completely lost focus on why I even started it.  So, looking forwards rather than backwards, I’ve decided to give weblogging (I prefer the word ‘weblogging’ to ‘blogging’ for purely pretentious ... http://www.reason42.com/2008/01/07/reason42-v20/ There's a very good discussion going on over at Stephen Law's blog on religious education.   The discussion began when Law quoted Ibrahim Lawson (IL (a Muslim)), who used to be (I think) headteacher of Nottingham Islamia School, in a post on the dangers of religion.  Below is an extract of ... http://www.reason42.com/2007/12/09/philosopher-stephen-law-discussing-religious-education/