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Parenting – why it might not much matter. Nature vs nurture!

I want you to consider the possibility that your parents did not shape you as a person. Despite how it feels, your mother and father (or whoever raised you) likely imprinted almost nothing on your...

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My letter to Goldsmiths in support of Maryam Namazie

For what it’s worth, I wrote a letter to the Goldsmiths Student Union and University Communications team in support of Maryam Namazie. If you are unaware of what has recently been going on, Namazie, an...

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Arnie Slam Dunks on Climate Change

This was a post from Arnold Schwarzenegger to his facebook page. Brilliant: I don’t give a **** if we agree about climate change. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER·MONDAY, 7 DECEMBER 2015 I see your questions....

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The Star of Bethlehem: Lecture by Aaron Adair at Merrimack College

I was lucky enough to edit Aaron Adair’s superb book The Star of Bethlehem: A Skeptical View which looks at the claims within the Gospel of Matthew concerning the Star of Bethlehem. Over the many...

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Where I stand with Islam and violence now

I have been quite outspoken in recent times about what I believe to be a necessary and inescapable connection between Islam, as properly understood (yes, that notion is wrought with issue) and violence...

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Christmas Busybodies

This is another post from Bert Bigelow. Cheers! Busybody: noun;  a person who mixes into other people’s affairs; meddler; gossip Every year at this time, as predictable as snow in Saskatchewan or...

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US religious right losing sway: picking simplistic causal reasons

The Daily Beast recently reported the following: According to a Pew Research Report released earlier this year, the percentage of the U.S. population that identifies as Christian has dropped from 78.4...

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The Tories and their blatant cronyism. It disgusts me.

Hey Conservative Party, how about I do something for you – you know, in the name of elitist, right-wing party politics, and you, you know, scratch my back in return. I wouldn’t mind one of those...

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Free Will and the Leap of Faith

[Here is another guest post from Bert Bigelow – cheers!] I have been engaged in an ongoing discussion with several friends about the concept of human Free Will, a cornerstone of all Abrahamic...

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The Problem With “God”: Skeptical Theism Under The Spotlight

This is just a reminder that I have a new ebook available called: The Problem with “God”. My new ebook is available now on Kindle, Nook and Kobo. James A. Lindsay (Dot, Dot, Dot: Infinity Plus God...

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Parenting – why it might not much matter. Nature vs nurture!

I want you to consider the possibility that your parents did not shape you as a person. Despite how it feels, your mother and father (or whoever raised you) likely imprinted almost nothing on your...

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My letter to Goldsmiths in support of Maryam Namazie

For what it’s worth, I wrote a letter to the Goldsmiths Student Union and University Communications team in support of Maryam Namazie. If you are unaware of what has recently been going on, Namazie, an...

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Arnie Slam Dunks on Climate Change

This was a post from Arnold Schwarzenegger to his facebook page. Brilliant: I don’t give a **** if we agree about climate change. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER·MONDAY, 7 DECEMBER 2015 I see your questions....

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The Star of Bethlehem: Lecture by Aaron Adair at Merrimack College

I was lucky enough to edit Aaron Adair’s superb book The Star of Bethlehem: A Skeptical View which looks at the claims within the Gospel of Matthew concerning the Star of Bethlehem. Over the many...

View Article

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Clik here to view.

Where I stand with Islam and violence now

I have been quite outspoken in recent times about what I believe to be a necessary and inescapable connection between Islam, as properly understood (yes, that notion is wrought with issue) and violence...

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Christmas Busybodies

This is another post from Bert Bigelow. Cheers! Busybody: noun;  a person who mixes into other people’s affairs; meddler; gossip Every year at this time, as predictable as snow in Saskatchewan or...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

US religious right losing sway: picking simplistic causal reasons

The Daily Beast recently reported the following: According to a Pew Research Report released earlier this year, the percentage of the U.S. population that identifies as Christian has dropped from 78.4...

View Article


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The Tories and their blatant cronyism. It disgusts me.

Hey Conservative Party, how about I do something for you – you know, in the name of elitist, right-wing party politics, and you, you know, scratch my back in return. I wouldn’t mind one of those...

View Article

Free Will and the Leap of Faith

[Here is another guest post from Bert Bigelow – cheers!] I have been engaged in an ongoing discussion with several friends about the concept of human Free Will, a cornerstone of all Abrahamic...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The Problem With “God”: Skeptical Theism Under The Spotlight

This is just a reminder that I have a new ebook available called: The Problem with “God”. My new ebook is available now on Kindle, Nook and Kobo. James A. Lindsay (Dot, Dot, Dot: Infinity Plus God...

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