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Everything you wanted to know about Judas but were afraid to ask

Biblical Exegesis

Everything you wanted to know about Judas but were afraid to ask

I have recently been reading Richard Carrier’s excellent book “Proving History” which essentially sets out a case for the use of Bayes’s Theorem in historical contexts in order to work out the most probable explanation for a given event, or the relative probabilities for alternative explanations. In his

The Experience Machine: Would You Live In A Utopian Virtual Reality?

The Experience Machine: Would You Live In A Utopian Virtual Reality?

Is it better to live a life plugged into a machine which gives you some kind of utopia (think benign Matrix) than to live a life of ‘reality’ with all the misery, pain and suffering, as well as happiness, joy and success? If this virtual reality gave us a life

A Kids' Magic Show and the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle. Bizarre, but Cool.

A Kids' Magic Show and the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle. Bizarre, but Cool.

So I was at the Mega-Multiple Meet Up in Moors Valley Country Park at the weekend. I have twin 2 year-old boys and our twin club and many other twin clubs around the region got together for a massive multiples family day out, with picnics and activities. Over 120 families

Why I love “The Newsroom” and you should too – left vs right vs truth (part 1)

Why I love “The Newsroom” and you should too – left vs right vs truth (part 1)

Aaron Sorkin’s new show, The Newsroom, has hit the screens both sides of the pond to some polarised reviews. Let me briefly set out the synopsis before telling you why it is so damned important in this day and age – why the message is crucial. Here is a positive

Gould's NOMA - a thorough analysis (part 1)

Andreas Schueler

Gould's NOMA - a thorough analysis (part 1)

This post will be split into two parts due to its length. This will allow any posters to be able to interact with certain points as we go. Regards, Andreas Schüler. Can science and religion coexist in harmony ? A favorite phrase of sophisticated theologians™ is – science tells us how and

John Lennon and atheism at the Olympics closing ceremony

John Lennon and atheism at the Olympics closing ceremony

John Lennon - IMAGINE at the London 2012 Olympic Games closing ceremony. from Yoko Ono on Vimeo. Wow, I must say I loved the London 2012 opening ceremony; I adored the games themselves and what they did to communities, attitudes and sporting inspiration in the UK; and I, with the

The Olympics, Boxing, God, The US and the Russians

Demographics of Religion

The Olympics, Boxing, God, The US and the Russians

Recently, at DC, I posted this: I'm loving the Olympics, I really am. I have even been to see some women's volleyball and it was great. It has all been so well organised (and in so being, it's great to put one up Mitt

Religiosity Plummets In Ireland And Declines Worldwide; Atheism On The Rise

Demographics of Religion

Religiosity Plummets In Ireland And Declines Worldwide; Atheism On The Rise

This Huffington Post article shows the continuing trend away from religion across the world, with new figures illustrating that Catholic Ireland may no longer warrant that description: Rocked in recent years by sex-abuse scandals and crises in leadership, the Catholic Church in the Republic of Ireland has been struggling to