‘Islamophobia’, a pseudo medical term, designed to silence the arguments of opponents, by socially ostracising them? A ‘phobia’ is an irrational fear. Could it be that those who use the term, are really the ones who have the ‘phobia’, a phobia about not being able to handle the arguments of […]
Needle’s Eye
When depression is a ‘thing’ (1)
A slump in the emotions recently notified me that my old enemy, depression, was back in town. Never completely free from its tendrils, now there was a severe grip of the inner darkness. Steve Latham Such a mix of metaphors, to describe a complex mesh of feelings. But […]
Genocide: Driven by religious belief?
This is such a common myth amongst so many people, that it needs to be questioned. There are three main things to note. firstly, that all the world’s worst genocides, both in terms of absolute numbers, and, secondly, in terms of percentages, are the produce of, in Franz von Papen’s […]
What do we mean by ‘success’?
What do we mean by ‘success’? Do ethnic minorities have a problem achieving this, compared with the population as a whole? Are there things that block the way to ‘success’ in a secular culture, and how can this be achieved? Nigel Pocock While the notion of ‘ethnic minorities’ […]
Why the rich man finds it hard to pass through the eye of the needle
The first listeners of this story were amazed, and in disbelief. For surely the rich were the most blessed of all? Today’s listeners no less. But why? – – Nigel Pocock – What might the ‘needle’ represent in today’s world? How come a massive camel can pass through ‘more easily’? […]