the value of objects

This is a matter of freedom. If you don’t have many possessions then you don’t need to work all your life like a slave to sustain them. Like many people who have spent… Continue reading →

a trinity of latin leaders

My best blogging buddy, and erstwhile blogging neighbour, is the colourful Brazilian resident and wordsmith extraordinaire, John Zande. He’s a huge fan of my photography, but we occasionally discuss other matters too.  He… Continue reading →

how harmful is your christianity?

I recently had the pleasure of meeting my best blogging buddy, Clare Flourish. She’s a religious oddity in my opinion: the deity she believes in does appear to be of an actual benevolent… Continue reading →

inspirational religion

My best blogging buddy, Missy J Betts, regularly presents stunningly smart, impressively researched and hilariously witty posts. She also has finely tuned appreciation for great bee photos. Missy’s latest offering on Scientology (here)… Continue reading →

international bees and music

  edinburgh bees I’m a big fan of bees and have used some very lovely Argentinian bee pictures (see below) on previous posts. I was worried that I might not find such lovely… Continue reading →

over my head

My best blogging buddy, Ark, who loves cakes, bees, dogs and ranting, brought up an important point today. A point about knowledge. I’m personally not very knowledgeable about much in this world. My… Continue reading →

adventure games and personal stories

In blogland, it’s easy to get involved in endless discussions with Christians about evidence, logic and common sense.  To summarise: there’s no evidence for invisible deities; it’s illogical to think your religion is… Continue reading →

understanding the god God

There are a few things about the god God that I don’t quite understand. I thought it might be nice to display them in public and see if any of my kind readers… Continue reading →

guidelines for child-rearing

As a parent, I have a responsibility to equip my offspring to deal with life in an effective way. Lots of people feel this way about parenthood, and fear for their little ones… Continue reading →

puzzled by morality

There seem to be endless discussions around a notion of morality, which Wikipedia tells me is: the differentiation of intentions, decisions, and actions between those that are “good” (or right) and those that… Continue reading →