Four Lessons from My Father
Four of the lessons that my late father taught me.
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Stop Looking at and Sharing Internet Memes
Stop memeing. Memes are fun but ultimately they’re mental junk-food – throw them out in favour of actual nourishment.
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Hating Dawkins
I feel that I too often encounter a positive reaction to a pronouncement by the brilliant Dawkins alongside an admonition of his character and his method of operation.
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The Constitution of the Mind
In the last Saturday’s Guardian Magazine, the boldly titled ‘This Column Will Change Your Life’ referred to a very interesting study on the nature of the human mind. The column discussed the way in which people perceive the constitution of the human mind and even the dreaded soul, and whether… Continue Reading The Constitution of the Mind
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George Galloway: Return of the Absurd
Recently, one of Britain’s loudest foulmouths announced his intention to contest the Bradford West by-election, having been outside a legislature since he lost his seat in 2010. It is not yet know whether he will stand as an independent or under his contrived party ‘RESPECT’.
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Free Will
A few days ago I talked with a school friend with whom I hadn’t spoken in a while. She is a first-year studying English Literature, History and Philosophy in university. We talked over the usual news and plans which people explore when they haven’t chatted in a while; then we… Continue Reading Free Will
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The Iron Lady
The film ends with the first Prelude from Bach’s ‘Well-Tempered Klavier‘. The piece is superlative, it is also an example of Bach’s mastery of discord.
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