Inspired by an old debate on this subject (I figured old posts could be useful prompts), I thought I’d look at the world of faith healing, and whether or not there is any merit to the idea. Faith healing has existed in some form or another since antiquity. The ancient Greeks and Egyptians are among […]
Recently, I have read a lot of claims that the USA’s Democrats are best described as Marxist. Marxism is defined as ‘a social, economic and political philosophy that analyses the impact of the ruling class on the laborers, leading to uneven distribution of wealth and privileges in the society.’ To be Marxist, you’d want to […]
Featured photo is PayPal’s logo, which is in the public domain. Good morning, knotty crew. After a day of reflection, I’m back with some new content. In the past 24 hours, I see there’s been yet another mass shooting. And the anti-abortion wars continue to rage in my homeland, putting more and more women at… Sleazy […]
UPDATE 29/3/23: Shortly after publishing this post, the fundamentalist at Theology Archaeology issued an apology for his remarks. Whilst I do not agree that my statements were unclear, I accept his apology, and removed his name from this post. I swore to myself I would not respond to the ignorance and deceit of certain, rabid […]
By now, you may be aware of the shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville. This attack was allegedly carried out by a transgender man. It feels inevitable that the peanut gallery will spin this into an attack upon ‘good’ Christian values, by the misguided and unstable trans community. Except, the usual pattern for […]
If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? This is interesting. What word would I deem to be so offensive that I’d strip it from the dictionary and try to deny usage of? There are a number of words associated with racism, sexism, and homophobia, that the […]
Well now, here comes a distinctly double-edged sword. Social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr etc) has enabled millions of us to have our own little pockets of the web, tuned to our wants and needs (sometimes scarily so). These little ‘bubbles’ can be shared with family and friends, who might in turn share their bubbles […]
I wondered whether or not to post this. Prior conversations with the author of Theology Archaeology, Silence of Mind and Tom have been fruitless. Is there any point in perpetuating them? On the other hand, for the sake of the record, and for completeness, I believe it prudent to lay out my version of recent […]
I saw this topic come up via Lolsys Library’s blog, and it was too good a topic to ignore. There are many laws, right here in the UK, that are unreasonable and unrealistic. I think they serve to prop up power structures, and help the haves to trample the have-nots. Lolsys mentioned the manner in […]
Following the double-standards employed by Citizen Tom, and the outright lies employed by Silence of Mind, a third party (a long-standing opponent of this site, and of Bruce Gerencser) weighed in. His claims are as dishonest as they come. First off, thanks to Citizen Tom and Silence of the Mind for defending me in some […]
Breached the 70K mark on my wip! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
This is just sheer absolute, exquisite beauty.
I have eaten too much pizza.
I don't think it's up to you to decide what's best for women, nor whether or not men can find them attractive...
You may be wondering where this post will go. Well, let’s place the scene in the restaurant above. What might I deem inappropriate behaviour in this setting? A restaurant has waiting staff, who (depending on the quality of the establishment) may or may not be paid a particularly decent wage, yet will work very hard. […]
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