God and Disaster

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A C Grayling has written a few thoughts that are well worth pondering over, here is an extract.

One thinks with sorrow of the hundreds of thousands whose lives have been horrendously lost or affected by the great Japanese earthquake and tsunami, which will put a black mark against this year 2011 in the annals, coming so soon after the earthquake that hit Christchurch in New Zealand. The events are almost certainly linked tectonically, reminding us of the vast forces of nature that are normal for the planet itself but inimical to human life, especially when lived dangerously close to the jigsaw cracks of the earth’s surface.

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The Real Shit

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This is simply the real shit, no doubt about it, and I mean that quite literally. Jammie Nicholas is the chap who has apparently come up with the idea of manufacturing Perfume using his own shit, and so to inspire you full of confidence here is a photo of him. Ah yes indeed, every inch … Read more

Being Critical Of Islam

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I’ve come across a very well written article about what has been happening in Pakistan, so I thought that I’d share it with you because it has provoked a few thoughts in my own mind, so perhaps you might find the same. The author is Nick Cohen and he writes in the Guardian … The … Read more

Death Threats issued for believing in Evolution

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Just when you think that it can’t get even more extreme and bizarre … it does. As reported in the UK’s Independent today … A prominent British imam has been forced to retract his claims that Islam is compatible with Darwin’s theory of evolution after receiving death threats from fundamentalists. Seriously! … believing in reality … Read more

TED – Reach out now and “Be Inspired”

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The TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) conference is all about disseminating “ideas worth spreading.” and so every year since about 1990, the once-only 1984 conference has been happening every year. Ah, so its just another techi conference? Nope not at all, this is something truly special. The ticket price is $6,000 and even to attend … Read more

Headless Monk moves Water Ride at Theme Park

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There was news a week or two back that made the papers  (yea OK, so I’m a slow reader, I’ve only just caught up). In essence, Thorpe Park are building a new Water Ride and have apparently been forced to move it due to sightings of a headless monk. The claim is that the workmen … Read more