Does it make any sense?

Whatever we might think of religion, we cannot deny that it fascinates us.  Almost any post on the subject, except the most anodyne, risks attracting undue attention.  That, I think, is a sign of our times, which bear an uncanny resemblance to former, pre-Christian ages.  And yet, religion endures as ever.  Perhaps that is because [...]

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I don’t mean this to be personal

Something to think about Some strange ideas about human nature have emerged in recent years.  One such idea appears to be that humans have no control over their actions. The world is made of particles The argument for the idea runs like this.  The entire universe is composed of particles which are perfectly invisible to [...]

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My mistake …

It is not wise to generalise too freely about the behaviour of people because, to an extent, behaviour follows personality, and personalities are complex.  Behaviour also follows thoughts ; and our thoughts are complex.  Thus our general behaviour is complex ; even our habits are complex.  Perhaps that is why we are prone to make [...]

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