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Problem of Evil

God and Coronavirus

So it's about time I got back to talking about God, right? Let's mix up topical news with the age-old problem of evil and rationalising belief in God. I probably don't need to re-establish the problem of evil with regard to coronavirus, other than

Speaking of Pandemics

Speaking of Pandemics

What if the victims of Coronavirus were less than pitied flu-type patients? What if they were pretty horrific? I am just finishing writing the sequel to my first in the Survival of the Fittest series: Survival of the Fittest: Metamorphosis (UK). Please grab yourself a copy and see how the

Religiosity and Anti-Vaxxers

Religiosity is dropping around the United States, that much is obvious from the stats. However, there has been a recent spike in those claiming to be religious, in at kindergarten age, in Vermont. This seems to be as a result of a change in exemption rules to vaccination. It is

Back from Moscow: The Results

Back from Moscow: The Results

This was what I posted to my GoFundMe page the other night: As most of you know, I have PPMS (Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis), had stem cell treatment (HSCT) six months ago in Russia (Moscow), and have returned for my follow-up MRI scan. Which I had today, and met with

A Few Days in Moscow

As my regular readers will know, I have recently undergone HSCT (stem cell) treatment for my primary progressive multiple sclerosis that I was diagnosed with last November. This took place over a month in Moscow, back in March and April. Initial indications are that the treatment has been successful, as

A Personal Update

I thought it was about time than I gave anyone who cared at all a little bit of an update as to how I am getting on. As many of you know, I was diagnosed at the end of last year with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis. For this, there is

I'm back. With Bells On.

I'm back. With Bells On.

Or something. My treatment in Moscow is now over and I'm safely back at home in the comfort of my own house and with the love of my family. My partner Helen is looking after me better than I could possibly hope for. To be honest, I am

It's My Birthday, My Stem Cell Birthday...

Well, it's about time I updated you all on what's going on over here in Russia. I have been here 16 days now and I am in fantastic hands. The hospital is superb, being very clean, exceptionally well-organised and full of equipment that appears to be

Off to Moscow for a Month

All this seems to have come about rather quickly! As many of you know, I was recently diagnosed with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis for which there is no treatment on the NHS, unfortunately. It seems that, around the world, this version of multiple sclerosis is the forgotten relative. 85% of

What Shall I Read During My Treatment?

I am booked into a clinic in Moscow for my HSCT (stem cell transplant) treatment on March 12th. I will be an inpatient there, including in isolation, for 30 days. Indeed, I am still feverishly fundraising for the cost of the treatment. Thank you sooooooo very much for the many

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Farm Sanctuary
Pigs in gestation crates

cognitive dissonance

Why So Anti-Vegan? A Tale of Cognitive Dissonance

I have been a piscitarian (I've seen this spelled in every conceivable way!) vegan (I still eat fish for a decent source of omega-3 etc.) for health reasons, due to my progressive multiple sclerosis. I have long wanted to be a vegetarian for ethical reasons, and the natural

An Appeal to Your Good Moral Natures

Hi there, good peoples. I say you're good because I am buttering you up to be extra generous. As most of you know, I have Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis and there are no drug treatments for me on the NHS in the UK. As a result, I only

Update on What God or the Universe Has in Store for Me

It's the universe, silly. The last time that I spoke to you, I told you that I've been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Since then, I have had a further appointment and today even had a second MRI scan. It turns out that, from the last appointment,

Hospitals and Prayer

If prayer worked, there wouldn't be hospitals. Or medicine. Or science, really. They'd be too overworked and busy for this shit in the UK... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSju73vxMu0 Stay in touch! Like A Tippling Philosopher on Facebook: A Tippling Philosopher

My Experiences So Far

Just in case anyone wants to look at my craggy face, it's here for you. This is a video of my early experiences of multiple sclerosis diagnosis. https://youtu.be/CH5LslA9-PQ

Some Tough News: A Diagnosis and a Challenge

I'm going to come clean in this piece on why I haven't been posting as often as I would like and why some of my articles have arguably been of less depth than they might otherwise have been. I will start by posting what I did

First Humanist Chaplain in NHS

This is a great sign and a reflection of shifting attitudes and demands within UK society at large. This is from The Guardian: The appointment of 28-year-old Lindsay van Dijk as a humanist chaplainat the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS trust, leading a team of three Christians, is a rather overdue acknowledgment

Canadian Doctor Appears to Own a GOP Senator

I don't have the full video, but this seems to be a mic drop moment. [facebook video follows] https://www.facebook.com/NowThisPolitics/videos/1651805681517582/?hc_ref=ARTC-VueZfAwCk9lp7XaWUIgVUk33J-yFzpyWlFlFJsYMHSQP7A9DI4OAqNVb5yjLfE

God's characteristics

Tree Man, Deformities and an Argument for Atheism

If truth be told, oftentimes when lying in bed at night with my better half, we'll put on some trashy TV whilst I tap away furiously at my keyboard. Some of the TV that we watch isn't of the highest cerebral quality, but is entertaining in

US Healthcare and Bankruptcy

This meme, even if not entirely accurate (I say that because I haven't fact-checked it) illustrates a really pertinent point. Boom!

Debating Homeopathy, and Water Not Remembering Urine and Faeces and Disease

There appears to be a bit of a debate gearing up over at this thread on homeopathy and its effectiveness. Check it out and get involved, in the name of evidence-based rationality. All I can say is that pro-homeopathic people tend to have rather interesting special pleading for the ability

Quote of the Day (not in a good way) - GoodScienceFYou

Today there was an ...interesting comment by GoodScienceFYou, who appears to be a Jehovah's Witness. It was, unsurprisingly, about blood transfusions. JWs are against them, and so seeing the post hoc rationalisation of such is ...interesting. Here is what he had to say. I will start with a

Catholic Church

Catholic Archdiocese: Don't Use Birth Control to Combat Zika Virus...

Yup, you knew it would happen. And like clockwork, it did. Birth control and abortions have been put off limits in advice from the Catholic church in the face of the advancing issues of the Zika virus. As the Daily Mail reports: Reverend Luciano Brito, a spokesman for the Catholic

Judge sides with Catholic hospital over contraceptive healthcare

This is a bit of a blow for progressive rights. Ack. This comes from the Guardian on Thursday: The California hospital cited ‘ethical and religious directives’ and refused to allow a doctor to tie the woman’s tubes immediately following childbirth A San Francisco judge on Thursday refused to order

Homeopathy could be blacklisted in the UK

Homeopathy could be blacklisted in the UK

Ministers are considering whether homeopathy should be put on a blacklist of treatments GPs in England are banned from prescribing, the BBC has learned.