Monday, 21 April 2025

The Misleading Power of the “Genetic Code” Metaphor

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  We often describe DNA as a code, a string of instructions telling organisms how to build themselves. But what if this metaphor has led us ...
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Saturday, 29 February 2020

Which is True. Christianity or Atheism?- An odd debate...

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I've been invited to take part in a debate at the University of Kent with the above premise... I have composed my opening statement for ...
Tuesday, 21 March 2017

On reading "Signature in the Cell"

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I was recently prompted to read outside of my methodological naturalist’s bubble and delve into Stephen C Meyer’s argument for intellig...
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Thursday, 4 August 2016

Is slavery "abhorrent" in Islam?

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It's been a while since BBC's Thought for the Day has motivated me to blog about it, but a recent contribution (link above) by Sugh...
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Thursday, 7 January 2016

Accommodating Religious Practice

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The Joint Council for Qualifications, which represents UK exam boards has recently announced that heavily subscribed GCSE and A level exam...
Tuesday, 24 November 2015

Religion as a Hypothesis

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My friend Rob has a “niggle” with the quote from Greta Christina at the top of this blog which says "Religion is a hypothesis about ...
Tuesday, 3 March 2015

John Gray strawmans new atheism...again.

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Philosopher and polemicist John Gray has a lengthy piece in the Guardian titled “What Scares The New Atheists” which in his usual straw man...