Monthly Archives: June 2007

News from the Very Dark Caves

According to an article in today’s Guardian, the Church of England feels that ‘intelligent design’ could become part of the science curriculum in state schools. Well, not exactly part of the science curriculum, but as a suitable subject for discussion … Continue reading

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Health and sauciness

There’s an article in yesterday’s Guardian about the declining interest in naturism. Apparently, these days it’s seen as old fashioned. It’s quite a trick, to move from risqué to demodé without ever remotely touching mainstream, and we should be proud … Continue reading

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Literal geographies

You can’t miss them. They’re a mile or so away from the Very Wet River. (And light years away from the Heights of Sensitivity.)From a site called Bits and Pieces, full of amusing stuff.

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Assertion without evidence

Sam Harris, in The End of Faith, quotes a rather useful dictum of Christopher Hitchens: “What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence”. Worth remembering when men in frocks blather on about natural law.

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