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Thursday, 31 January 2013

Dinosaur over the cuckoo's nest

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I heard a story about the billboard outside a cinema in 1975.  They pasted up the poster for the Disney movie One of our Dinosaurs is Missin...
Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Thermodynamics of Hell

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You sometimes see amusing explanations using science to demonstrate that heaven is actually hotter than hell, or that hell is endothermic or...
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Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Epimenides brings a paradox to the bible

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Those who claim the infallibility of the bible might not have noticed something hidden in the book of Titus.  It is a version of a paradox ...
Monday, 28 January 2013

Over-rated champagne?

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Do you like champagne?  It is not fashionable to criticise it, but it seems to be used a little bit too frequently at celebrations, major or...
Sunday, 27 January 2013

The small matter of orientation - that's solar panel orientation

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I have been thinking about installing some solar panels.  Now obviously if you are installing them on a building, it is easy to see that mou...
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Saturday, 26 January 2013

Forlorn snowmen

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As the big thaw hits the south of England, I came across a slightly melancholy sight . . . Forlorn and melting snowmen in the school pla...
Friday, 25 January 2013

Children drive parents to distraction!

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Are the children of this century harder to deal with than in the last?  I doubt it.  I suspect that children have always pushed the limits a...
Thursday, 24 January 2013

Snowmen guard against flooding . . .

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The radio woke me this morning, as usual, and in a state of half sleep I heard a news story that the UK Government was asking people to buil...
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Wednesday, 23 January 2013

Stridency is the least you should muster!

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Richard Dawkins sometimes seems to rejoice in the way that his critics refer to him as ' strident '.  Shortly before the death of Ch...
Tuesday, 22 January 2013

Stephen Law on The Malcontent's Gambit

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One of my favourite philosophers was interviewed recently on one of my favourite podcasts.  I don't know how Alan Litchfield pulls it of...
Monday, 21 January 2013

Satellite dishes everywhere

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Some people refer to satellite dishes as ' architectural acne '.  And however useful these dishes are in these days of widespread co...
Sunday, 20 January 2013

Long live free will!

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My friend Steve Zara has recently become involved in an online 'debate' with Jerry Coyne about free will.  As you might remember, I...
Saturday, 19 January 2013

The Pope blocks Jesus

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Another great episode from Jesus and Mo . I recommend you to visit the site regularly.  There is always a smile to be had.
Friday, 18 January 2013

Restoring the right to insult!

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The UK Government has been threatening for some time to introduce dangerously restrictive clauses into Section 5 of its ' Public Order A...
Thursday, 17 January 2013

Dogma against alleged dogma - from The Pope

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If the pope preaches that agnosticism contains its own dogmas, does that make it an example of someone using dogma to fight another dogma, o...
Wednesday, 16 January 2013

A hollow victory - with a wry smile!

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The news this week is full of the 'victory' in the European Court of Human Rights of an employee of British Airways, who wanted to w...
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Tuesday, 15 January 2013

FSM-mobile

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It is rumoured that The FSM will be touring a large city near you this year.  However, I'm sure that this is just Catholic propaganda. ...
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Monday, 14 January 2013

Country Style

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Walking in rural England you often reach fences which are supposed to keep animals in a field (or out of it) but to let people pass.  Often ...
Sunday, 13 January 2013

No large dogs

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Just a bit of canal-side graffiti today. Graffiti - no large dogs! Someone has added a funny caption.  It made me smile, at least S...
Saturday, 12 January 2013

Canal tunnels

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Today I went through the Bruce Tunnel on the Kennet and Avon canal.  The Bruce Tunnel on the top section of the Kennet and Avon Canal. ...