Category: philosophy

My Free Will Flowchart Apr 2008

As I’m continually finding myself discussing the subject of free will with people recently, I created this flowchart to better explain my perspective on the issue. If you…

Christianity’s Greatest Hits Apr 2008

I had another a massive debate on Twitter last night about Christianity. I often get asked, as I was last night by Marketing_Queen: “You seem really, really bitter…

Gloria Jean’s Coffee reponds to allegations of abuse Mar 2008

In the comments section to my post from yesterday, the Global Marketing Manager of Gloria Jean’s Coffee says: Hi, Alexandra Deakin, Global Marketing Manager for Gloria Jean’s Coffees.…

Hillsong Church and Gloria Jeans linked to MORE abuse claims Mar 2008

Cait from TPN’s Global Geek podcast (and one of the original MODM’ers) pointed me to this story in the news today (see article below). This link between Hillsong…

On Humility Mar 2008

I was talking with some people tonight about humility. Most people probably wouldn’t consider me a humble person. It depends, however, on your definition of humility. As with…

The Church Of LOTU Jan 2008

As you know, over the last year I’ve been working on a book about religion. During this time, while I’ve been debating the subject with people on the…

The 13.7 billion year old man Dec 2007

Have you ever stopped to think about how old you REALLY are? I don’t mean this arbitrary thing we call your date of birth – I mean how…

Free Will debate in Second Life Dec 2007

We had a massive debate at TPN HQ last night (until my internet access dropped out at midnight and didn’t return) about the subject of free will which…

Creationists Sue Critics To Shut Them Up Sep 2007

I heard about this on a recent episode of the Skeptics Guide To The Universe Podcast. Some guys calling themselves the Extant Dodos have been taking videos posted…

Mother Teresa was a fake Sep 2007

While recording a new episode of the Advaita Show podcast today, my co-host Steve mentioned the recent book that has been published with Mother Teresa’s letters to her…