Category Archives: Inane rambling
The Existential Crisis of Gay Marriage
It is a rare privilege indeed to witness the moment a persons deeply held convictions, those most precious beliefs we all shield behind lest the bone-chilling isolation of the universe overwhelms us, are suddenly rattled. We’ve recently been privy to … Continue reading
Anthropomorphised Information Wants To Be Free As In Beer
In light of George Monbiot’s recent smack down of academic publishing I thought I might dust off this piece on open access articles what I wroted many internet moons ago. The open access “movement” has existed for decades, but with … Continue reading
The Murky World of the Tea Pushers
Tweets from the gaily be-haired @KrystalSim a few weeks back reminded me of some twaddle I penned many moons ago about the unexpected existence of the Tea Advisory Panel and the UK Tea Council. For some reason it got lost … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Tea, churnalism, Dr Carrie Ruxton, Nutrition Communications, tea, Tea Advisory Panel, Tea Pushers, UK Tea Council
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The Wondrous Inconsequentiality of I
I am not a creature of cosmic scale, though you would not know it if one considered my ego alone. I am one of the universes most important entities, so I(t) might have you believe. Having spent millennia evolving to … Continue reading
Muhammad! Homosexuals! Meat Loaf! An epic musical in the making.
As that unsung giant of legal philosophy, Meat Loaf, once pondered, “Is nothing sacred any more”? No, is the short answer, and Lord Justice Law managed to come to this refreshingly sensible conclusion without a single key change or multiracial … Continue reading
Once again science trumps religion by proving religion works. Wait…
“Here’s a little science. The practice of religion is good for you.” So claim 110 posters (reproduced in miniature below) on bus shelters scattered around Dublin this Easter period. Delivering a message that, if nothing else, is sure to crease … Continue reading
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Tagged "proof", advertising, bizarre, David Quinn, Iona Institute, Prof. Patricia Casey, religion, science
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And so it begins…
I am not a very intelligent man. For longer than I care to admit I truly believed making babies was a process that involved a trip to the hospital. The loving couple would enter a special booth, similar in style … Continue reading
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