I can’t help but think of prayer as analogous to the spoiled and selfish child forever pestering his parents for a new bicycle. Let’s ignore the fact (for it is indeed a fact) that there is absolutely no scientific basis for the efficacy of prayer, beyond the psychological or psychosomatic resolution via internal discourse. However, […]
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The end of reason, indeed
A good Christian friend gave me a copy of Ravi Zacharias’ The End of Reason, written ostensibly in response to Sam Harris’ The End of Faith. The following is not a defence of Sam Harris, or any of the other so-called new atheists. It’s my own response to Zacharias, a well-known Christian apologist — I’m […]
FarceBook
I’m finally leaving FaceBook. My account is queued for deletion on March 3. Why they can’t just delete it immediately, I have no idea. A recent change to FaceBook’s TOS (Terms of Service) was the final straw. I’m not going to rehash it all here. It has been documented in numerous other places. I think […]
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