Resurrection Update
I am sorry that I have been largely absent for the last week due to having a huge writing demand. I have been working with Richard Carrier on my manuscript for my book
Jonathan MS Pearce
A Right Royal Ruckus
An American friend asked why we bother with the Royal Family (RF). Good question. I'm a liberal, admittedly, but I do look at why I am so and what this means.
Religious Rivals Unite in Celebration Over Today’s Supreme Court First Amendment Ruling
This is from the American Humanist Association: Today, the American Humanist Association (AHA) celebrates this morning’s Supreme Court’s ruling, Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski, alongside typical opponent, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). This ruling
Political Polarisation
Political polarisation is something that is becoming more and more of a concern in both UK and US politics. The recent presidential elections were a perfect example of this, but, then again, the
Ask an Atheist, Me, Live Stream, Less than an Hour
I am appearing on Ask an Atheist, a live-stream interview on a new YouTube channel in less than an hour, tonight, 9pm GMT. Pop along and listen to me about stuff. Here is
Ask An Atheist, Tomorrow Night
I am appearing on Ask an Atheist, a live-stream interview on YouTube tomorrow night, 9pm GMT. Pop along and listen to me talk sense. I hope. I look young, dashing and full of
Here's Why AOC Is a Political Powerhouse
I love lawmakers like AOC and Katie Porter. They are eloquent, they care and they DO stuff. You know, other than going on holiday to Cancun. Chris Cillizza nails loads of good points
Idealism Is More Parsimonious?
Holy crap. So we are now positing that the entire universe “suffers” from a multiple personality disorder because we need to solve a non-problem that we created ourselves out of stubbornly postulating that
Humanists Halt Indoctrination of Kindergarteners in Texas Public School
Success! From the American Humanists Association: In response to the American Humanist Association (AHA)’s legal director threatening Texas school officials with legal action over indoctrination in kindergarten classrooms, Round Rock Independent School
Pearced Off! #13 - Heaven is Compensation Not Moral Justification
I am running a series of the old podcast segments from my Pearced Off! section of the Skepticule Podcast (a British skepticism-based podcast now on hiatus) that I used to contribute to. Some
Christians Worship A False Idol
1 Corinthians 10:14 Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. Jeremiah 10:2-5 Thus says the Lord: “Learn not the way of the nations, nor be dismayed at the signs of the heavens
Vaccine Hesitancy and Brexit/Green Voting Linked
This is some interesting research. There is a link to being a Brexiteer and being hesitant to take a Covid vaccine. But, even stronger than this correlation is the new agey sort of