Churches Defy Advice & Rules (& Science) to Gather Congregations
Churches in the US have long been a hotbed for adhering to the findings of science. The coronavirus has made no exception, as you no doubt will have heard. The most newsworthy case
Jonathan MS Pearce
The Cost or Value of Human Life
Coronavirus (CV) is talk of the town, affecting all of our lives. I have previously written about how the statistics are hugely important, but also somewhat unreliable. They are important because it is
Pearced Off! #2 - Doxastic Voluntarism
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
"Numbers Are Continuing to Rise!" Leadership Matters. Truth Matters.
"Numbers are continuing to rise..." You might be forgiven for thinking this was an assessment of the death statistics (in the US); after all, this was a comment by the POTUS.
Pearced Off! #1 - Perfection as Incoherent
I am going to run 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
Overestimating Death Rates: Comparing Fatality Rates of Coronavirus & the Flu
Fatality Rates Aren't Fixed: They Depend on What We Do Fundamentally, there is no such thing as "the" fatality rate for a virus. How likely people are to die
Coronavirus Chat with Andrew Hall: Philosophy, Politics & Health
Here is an interview chat I did with fellow Patheos Nonreligious blogger Andrew Hall. We touch on health, pandemics, politics (such as the Democratic primaries), psychology and philosophy in a genial chat. Let
Consequentialism and Coronavirus, Visually Speaking
For those who are a bit TL;DR for my recent piece, I have now set it to face time. If you fancy my dulcet tones, check this out. And while you'
Teenager Dies from Covid-19 Due to Being Medically Uninsured (& Updates)
My opinion is that the US healthcare system is a crime. And this story doesn't particularly change my opinion: A Los Angeles boy who is believed to be the first teenager
Morality: Consequentialism and Coronavirus
We are living in times of moral dilemma. As I have so often stated before, politics is a subset of morality. When we talk about morality, we talk about oughts - normatively what
Comparison: Flu vs Coronavirus
This is from Live Science and reflects figures from March 25th. I am posting this in answer to those such as See Noevo who, despite apparently having the ability to read, appear not
Bolsonaro, Brazil's Trump, Appears to Have Coronavirus
Twenty of a party travelling with Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's Trump, have come down with Covid-19. Now, it appears, there is a cover-up of tests to show that Bolsonaro has the infection