Category: philosophy

Genes, Neuroscience, and Free Will Apr 2009

The American Enterprise Institute recently held a panel discussion about free will. I’m listening to a recording of it at the moment. Unfortunately, none of the panelists seems…

Exactly Who Did Pontius Pilate Release From Prison? Apr 2009

When I asked that question on Twitter today, I had a few people tell me “Wodewick” or “Woger”. Oh and in typical Christian fashion, I was also called…

Christians Who Avoid Debate Apr 2009

I’ve been blocked from commenting on a Christian blog. Was I being a troll? Was I being offensive? No, actually it was the opposite. Some guy called Nick…

GDay World 370 – Dr Greg Clarke on Australians and Jesus Apr 2009

My guest today is Dr Greg Clarke (PhD), Honorary Associate, Dept of Ancient History, Macquarie University and Director of the Centre for Public Christianity. We talk about the…

G’Day World Video – Peter Kennedy, Rebel Priest, part three Apr 2009

Recently I spent an hour chatting with rebel Catholic priest Peter Kennedy in his South Brisbane church St Mary’s. Peter’s “sins” include talking about and promoting advaita and…

Particles Have “Free Will”? Mar 2009

clipped from www.princeton.edu The gist of it is this: They say they have proved that if humans have free will, then elementary particles — like atoms and electrons…

GDay World Live 001 Mar 2009

I did my first (well, first in a long, long time) GDay World Live show on uStream tonight and it was a lot of fun! Thanks to everyone…

Gday World 364 – What Do Obama, CS Lewis, Fidel Castro and Sean Penn Have In Common? Mar 2009

They are all featured in today’s show! On today’s show I just have another little heart-to-heart chat with anyone out there who is still listening. Among other things,…

Anaxagoras Day Feb 2009

I hereby declare December 25th to henceforth be celebrated as “Anaxagoras Day”. Anaxagoras is the first recorded atheist; has been described as the first scientist; and was the…

Perfect Timing and Inches Feb 2009

I’ve been thinking tonight…. that it’s all about INCHES. Okay… so I stole that line off of Al Pacino and Oliver Stone, but it’s been in my head…