Heathen’s Progress 16: Struggling with the question of belief? Homer Simpson’s got the answer
Homer’s Wager concludes that you have no good reason to believe in God, even if it is more likely than[…]
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Inside the minds of animals
In his book, In Defence of Dogs, John Bradshaw provides a fascinating insight into the inner life of dogs, raising issues of consciousness and animal ethics.
ReadThe Shrink & The Sage: Are we responsible for our actions?
Responsibility is one area in life where philosophy and psychology leave us with the message: do not trust your feelings.[…]
ReadHeathen’s Progress 15: You don’t have to be religious to pray … but it helps
Prayer, like many rituals, is something that the religious get some real benefits from that are just lost to us[…]
ReadReview: A Short History of Western Thought
To condense the history of western thought to around 50,000 words is the literary equivalent of trying to reproduce the[…]
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