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Category Archives: Philosophy
A poem – by my son
I have often published pieces from my daughter on this site but my son (known to you regulars as ‘Thing II’) is not exactly known for his literary pursuits (by his own admission). Like me, his youth has found its … Continue reading
Why we are all extremists
This article is part of a series of political and religio-sociological essays intended to provoke thought and discussion. You can find the first here. “The myth of the age is that it is possible to hold an accurate, fact-based or … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Philosophy
Tagged Equus, Extremism, human rights, ISIS, Peter Shaffer, philosophy, reason, science and reason, terrorism
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A Prediction of War
“The trend seems to be – whatever is the latest opinion about what will or won’t happen, Trump will succeed in the opposite.” This article is part of a series of political and religio-sociological essays intended to provoke thought and … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Philosophy, politics, Racism
Tagged American election, Brexit, Corbyn, Cuban Missile Crisis, Donald Trump, Golden Dawn, Islam, Islamic extremism, Jeremy Corbyn, Kaaba, Le Pen, Nigel Farage, North Korea, prejudice, racism, terrorism, United States
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How to kill ISIS (and why we don’t want to)
“…ISIS are quite, quite brilliant…” As I write, there has been yet another terrorist attack. Yet again a van as rammed into a crowd. Where it happened doesn’t matter. You could be reading this at any time in the near … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Philosophy, politics, Religion
Tagged Al-Qaeda, ideology, Islam, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Islamic terrorism, oil, terrorism
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The two sides of the coin
“I believe in a guy who broke conventions. He hung around with prostitutes, he was nasty to those others looked up to, he was even nastier sometimes to his own friends..” They often say love and hate are two sides … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Religion
Tagged bitterness, faith, forgiveness, Friendship, hate, love, Religion
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