Humanist Morality (I)
I am insanely busy just now - as ever - so here is an extract from Steven Pinker's Enlightenment Now. It has been a very enjoyable book, despite disagreeing with a
Jonathan MS Pearce
Ontology, Essentialism, Faulty Foundations and, Well, Racism.
Make a cup of tea: it's a big one. But a necessary one. I have let a thread flow on Emma Raducanu and subtle racism exhibited, unsurprisingly, by the British media.
Biblical Hermeneutic Circularity
Hermeneutics - interpretative methods and theory, particularly regarding the Bible - is fraught with issue. It depends where you start off. For Christians, they often start off with the idea of making the
An Easy-To-Miss Example of Subtle Racism from the Right
This example had to be pointed out to me. I missed it. It's subtle. Okay, so preamble. Imagine a young British sprinter, John Smith, suddenly explodes onto the world circuit from
On Refusing Epistemic Interaction: Dealing with People Who Won't Accept Facts
I recently produced a piece or two on the ontology of abstracts and the epistemic barrier. But let's now get psychological. Go read them for the foundation. One thing that came
Laïcité
Acknowledgement: The source of much of the information herein is from an article in the April/May issue of Free Inquiry magazine titled: “French Secularism: Agent Provocateur or Peacemaker?” Laïcité (pronounced LIE-cite) is
More on Transhumanism
My last piece explored the contrasting philosophical worldviews of Dark Mountain collapsism and utopian Transhumanism. There is not much more to be said about the Dark Mountaineers. Their fatalistic view is that our
Breaching the Epistemic Barrier
I recently wrote an important piece explaining the foundations to my entire worldview. Go read it. I'll remind you of the impressive infographics I got my design department to put together:
The problems with God having a sense of humor
I thought I would turn one of my previous pieces into video form. This is based on one of the questions in my book The Little Book of Unholy Questions [UK]. Enjoy: Stay
The Sad Reality of (Right-Wing) Disinformation
The reaction of this woman in this fascinating video is so depressing... It is uncontrolled confirmation bias, backfire effect and cognitive dissonance all rolled into one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQO9upB7kx8&
The Foundation to My Whole Worldview
In a sense, this is about the most important piece I can write because out of it comes my whole philosophy. What you are about to read pertains to any abstract object: morality,
Spanish Catholic Bishop Quits for a "Satanic-Tinged Erotic Fiction" Writer
You couldn't write this stuff. Well, she probably could. The BBC reports on this delicious story - one that should please our ardent Catholic commenters: When Spanish bishop Xavier Novell resigned