They’re an improvement on reading the catalogue aloud, at least.… Read the rest
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Jerry Fodor on Simon Blackburn on Truth 
Sep 30th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Fodor wonders if there is more silliness around now than there has always been.… Read the rest
Harold Bloom Should Try Harder
Sep 30th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Lacks the good teacher’s humility, good popularizer’s ability to make a complex subject clear.… Read the rest
Both Sides of Culture Wars Are Populist
Sep 30th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Multicultural left and populist right differ only in preferring different popular cultures.… Read the rest
Journal of Religion and Society Article
Sep 30th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
If religion has receded in some western nations, what is the impact on their populations?… Read the rest
Sartre, Beauvoir, Letters, Daughters, Copyright
Sep 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Adopted daughters dispute book on Beauvoir-Sartre relations.… Read the rest
Baudrillard, Virilio, Žižek on September 11
Sep 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘These three texts present theoretical ideas that are largely familiar…’… Read the rest
The Great Thing About ID
Sep 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It takes all that pesky uncertainty out of science. Whew!… Read the rest
ALF Has Launched New Wave of Attacks
Sep 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘We have identified and tracked down many of your senior executives and also junior staff…’… Read the rest
ALF Not Returning Telegraph’s Calls
Sep 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The Animal Liberation Front is thought to be behind the threats.… Read the rest
Animal Rights Militia Sends ‘Warning Letters’
Sep 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Drop HLS or you will face the consequences.’… Read the rest
Animal Rights ‘Activists’ Threaten Nurseries
Sep 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Leapfrog Day Nurseries warned to sever all links with Huntingdon Life Sciences.… Read the rest
Evolution in the Dock
Sep 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Live Science gives details on anti-evolution legislation in 17 states.… Read the rest
Scott McLemee Reads the Classier Tabloid
Sep 28th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
How does anyone keep up with all the secondary literature, let alone the two-headed alien babies?… Read the rest
Another Mock Dictionary
Sep 28th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Leadership: An undefined quality attributed to bosses on public occasions. … Read the rest
Ishtiaq Ahmed on a Difficulty in Democracy
Sep 28th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
What if a parliamentary majority wants to take away other people’s rights?… Read the rest
‘Contrarian’ Views on AIDS and One Dead Child
Sep 28th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
HIV-positive woman who refused to have her children tested still refuses to ‘second-guess.’… Read the rest
French Connection III?
Sep 28th, 2005 | By Robert WilcocksA year and a half ago Catherine Meyer, a bright young Normalienne who had served her publication apprenticeship with the small and daring independent firm of Odile Jacob (their offices are a stone’s throw from the French memorial mausoleum to great writers, Le Panthéon – they braved the French politically correct and intellectually ridiculous classes by daring to publish the decisive opening of the French mind to critical inquiry, Alan Sokal’s and Jean Bricmont’s Impostures intellectuelles) … as I was saying, Catherine Meyer served her apprenticeship at Odile Jacob. The lessons were learnt. She is today a Senior Editor at the newly established adventurous publishing house, Les Arènes and a year and a half ago she conceived the idea of … Read the rest
Religion Doesn’t Make People Sweet After All
Sep 27th, 2005 8:30 pm | By Ophelia BensonWell, obviously. This is what we keep saying. No, godbothering does not always and necessarily make people better.
Religious belief can cause damage to a society, contributing towards high murder rates, abortion, sexual promiscuity and suicide, according to research published today. According to the study, belief in and worship of God are not only unnecessary for a healthy society but may actually contribute to social problems. The study counters the view of believers that religion is necessary to provide the moral and ethical foundations of a healthy society.
Or at least it counters the view that religion is a guarantee of a healthy society.
… Read the restMany liberal Christians and believers of other faiths hold that religious belief is socially beneficial,
Tate Defends its Decision; Artist Says it’s Daft
Sep 27th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘You can’t act stupidly and not make the opposition feel that they have a case.’… Read the rest
