I follow Richard Dawkins on Twitter. I don't read all his Tweets but one recently caught my attention because it mentioned the "New Zealand betrayal of science". I naturally took a closer look and also stole his click-bate words for my title. It turns out he's written a letter to the Royal Society of New… Continue reading The New Zealand betrayal of science
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Cultural blindness
The following excerpt is from an article in The Times this week, Richard Dawkins: 'When I see cattle lorries, I think of the railway wagons to Auschwitz'. Is this what it was like, Richard Dawkins wonders, for ordinary people in Nazi Germany? “There’s a kind of laziness if you live in a society where things… Continue reading Cultural blindness
The inconsistency of eating meat while objecting to abortion
For any woman having an abortion is a serious decision that she will only do if she has something quite important at stake. Whereas people who are prepared to go into the supermarket and buy some ham don't need to do that at all. They could easily eat something else. They are supporting the pain… Continue reading The inconsistency of eating meat while objecting to abortion
The God Delusion
I'm currently reading Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion. I'm already an atheist but have become somewhat interested in religion lately, perhaps because of the rise of ISIS and the violence they encourage in the name of God. What makes someone believe in the supernatural? The existence of a supernatural being is no more likely than the… Continue reading The God Delusion
Masturbation is sinful!
But only for men and only if you're Catholic. We women can masturbate as often as we want 🙂 Ok, this is complete nonsense. Masturbation is not a moral issue and nor is sex for that matter. The reason I'm bringing it up is because Richard Dawkins found himself in the middle of a Twitter storm… Continue reading Masturbation is sinful!