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Space out

admin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:55:08 +0000

What does it feel like to fly over Planet Earth?

Man makes religion; it does not make man

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:21:24 +0000

Published Otago Daily Times, 30 October 2009

In a Faith and Reason column, published in the past few months in the Otago Daily Times, the writer – a pastor – started his discourse on religion by quoting Karl Marx as saying “Religion is the opiate of the people”.

The problem is this quote is, strictly speaking, not factual.

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Science and Capitalism

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:30:42 +0000

Terence Kealey falls out of love with market myths at New Scientist and is descended upon by hordes of screaming libertarians (AKA self justifying plutocrats)

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Religion is nonsense

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:38:57 +0000

Published Friday 24 April 2009 in the Otago Daily Times

As a non-expert citizen, my basic claim is this: Religion is nonsense. Often it is dangerous nonsense.

The late American writer Kurt Vonnegut observed “say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith. I consider the capacity for it terrifying.” I agree.

The common religious belief in a … Read more