We can’t say God either exists or doesn’t exist, because he transcends existence. This not knowing is proof of his existence.
Category: Latest News
Welcome to our archive of news stories relevant to the project of fighting fashionable nonsense. The stories are drawn from the electronic pages of the world’s media. On this page, you’ll find links to those stories that have been featured on Butterflies and Wheels during the current year. At the bottom of the page, you’ll find links to separate archives of stories from previous years.
We’re always pleased to hear about news stories that you think should be featured on Butterflies and Wheels. Just send an email here, if you want to point one out to us.
A note about links
Inevitably links go out of date. We suggest, therefore, that you make hard-copies of the stories that particularly interest you.
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‘Playing Shakespeare’ on DVD
Read the piece. See the series. Best thing ever.
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Janet Browne on Darwin the Young Adventurer
There are always fresh perspectives to find in the comprehensive Darwin Archives in Cambridge and Philadelphia.
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Demo at Iranian Embassy in London
Wear green and come to 16 Prince’s Gate, SW7. Nearest Tube station is South Kensington.
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Christopher Hart Reviews Karen Armstrong
God is not a big powerful man like the one in the picture. Ignore the picture. That’s not God.
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Yasmin Alibhai-Brown on Free Speech and Limits
Are fantasies about torturing and mutilating women obscene? Or are they something else?
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Simon Blackburn on Karen Armstrong on God
Armstrong firmly recommends silence, having written at least 15 books on the topic.
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Creationism Question on Biology Exam
Britain’s biggest exam board will review the content of its science questions.
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Robert McNamara 1916-2009
He concluded well before leaving the Pentagon that the war was futile, but he did not share that insight with the public until much later.
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Haredi Men Spit on Journalist at Street Protest
She turned on her recorder on the Sabbath.
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Nick Cohen on Jack Straw’s Petty Stunts
Spiteful refusal to allow Ronnie Biggs to leave Norwich prison continues a pattern of bureaucratic vindictiveness.
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Dr Humayra Abedin on Her Forced Marriage
She was grabbed, held prisoner, force-fed drugs, called a disgrace by hospital staff and relatives.
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God, Evolution, and Quantum Mechanics
‘It is thus perfectly possible that God might influence the creation in subtle ways that are unrecognizable to scientific observation.’
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Ben Goldacre on a Journalistic Train Wreck
The Telegraph got everything wrong, on a sensitive subject. Clever.
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Irfan Hussain on the Horrors in Bombay
‘Remember this is a fight between the believers and the non-believers…Throw some grenades, my brother.’
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Sarah Palin Gets All Mavericky Again
It’s all mavericky and quirky to stop doing your job all of a sudden. It’s like MacArthur, too.
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God is Back, and Eagleton is his Prophet
‘Eagleton carves up the “militant” atheists using their own weapons of reason.’ Well not exactly.
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Now Palin’s Prepared Remarks Are Incoherent
She’s quitting her job because she’s not a quitter. Only dead fish go with the flow, so she’s outta here.
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BBC Says How Wonderful Opus Dei Is
‘As it spreads its message of finding holiness in everyday life, it seems determined to continue growing its influence.’
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Fun Turkish Game Show: Convert the Atheist!
The prize is a free pilgrimage to a holy site of their chosen ‘faith.’ Interesting idea of an incentive…