Oh Quizmas Tree, Oh Quizmas Tree…

He’s done it again. Paul has created one final quiz for 2021. Let’s see if this turkey is well-cooked… 1. Santa Claus is on a health kick this holiday season. Instead of milk and cookies, what snacks would you leave out for him? A health kick?! ‘Santa’ in my house usually enjoys a mince pie and […]

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The Meerkat Muse – 15/12/21

Welcome to the last Muse before Christmas! Welcome to a very special day! At the time of posting this, I have not yet seen Spider-Man: No Way Home. I’m seeing it on the evening of the 15th, and I am pretty excited to see where Marvel and Sony take their multiverse ideas. I could offer […]

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Radical Manifestos

I had the fortune (misfortune?) to stumble upon a fundamentalist Christian site, via my friend Bruce’s blog, that offers a mindset into how fundamentalists view the world. The attitude towards women is not a surprise to me – I have encountered this belief before, and in the interests of fairness, not just from Christians, but […]

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The Cusp of Greatness

In 2004 Michael Schumacher claimed his seventh Formula 1 World Championship, and in doing so set a record many felt would not be beaten. The German had dominated F1 for several years, and his seventh title was his fifth in a row with Ferrari. Schumacher would retire from the sport in 2006, and in 2007 […]

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Tory Party

We have a vivid demonstration here of how the Tories believe the rules – their rules – do not apply to them. At least one of the alleged Christmas parties is confirmed to have taken place, and it appears there were several ‘gatherings‘. At least one of these took place at 10 Downing Street, the […]

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‘No Reason to be Hostile Towards Religion’

That is the title of a fascinating recent post from TEWSNBN. It is based on a post by my friend Bruce Gerencser, who was addressing whether he is hostile towards religion. Shall we break it down? TEWSNBN’s text shall be in purple, and should I quote from Bruce, the text shall be green. Atheists, as […]

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‘Should Vaccines be Mandatory?’

That is the title of an excellent post by AP2, over at Pointless Overthinking. The question is a challenging one, for we should certainly have the right to self-determination and bodily autonomy, something I have personally pressed for when it comes to subjects like abortion – but at what point do we have to acknowledge […]

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