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Does religious belief really quell uneasiness? What would your neurons say?


Religious belief quells uneasiness in life, right? Or that's the main reason why we assume people believe.

But, is this actually true?

A group of scientist took a look at a specific area of the brain for clues.

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The Pod Delusion #43

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Science vs Religion: To be Settled by Golden Goal

It's a question that just won't go away. Mary Midgley's comment is free article for the Guardian on 12th June, listed also on the science page, tries to examine whether evolution disproves the existence of God.

I would probably describe myself as an apatheist. I don't believe in God, but this doesn't really bother me, nor does the fact that other people hold opposing views. What I am interested in though is the quality and relevance of the argument.

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The Problem of Faith

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What to do if your date turns out to be the wrong gender

Over the weekend, I had planned to meet up with someone new to my neck of the woods. They had emailed me a few months ago via another blog of mine to ask if I’d have any time to show them around a bit, maybe introduce them to some people they could make friends with. They were fresh out of Eastern Europe, coming to the UK to be an au pair. Naturally, I obliged. I know loads of people, especially people for whom “Eastern European au pair” would seem quite an appealing sort of person to get to know – exotic, caring, probably really good looking to boot.

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A Long Hard Look at Promiscuity

Two articles were recently brought to my attention based on a recently published book, "Living Dolls" by Natasha Waltersregarding the rise of feminism and its relationship with apparently blossoming levels of promiscuity, particularly among the unwashed masses. In an odd but nonetheless interesting article by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, this licentiousness breeds extremism.

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How (Not) To Handle Rejection

Hello and welcome to another edition of me preaching the controversy!

Last week, we discussed my absolute favourite method for asking out your true love. How did it go? If it went well, you're probably reading this on some train from fuck-knows-where, having had very little sleep the night before - you saucy minx you ;-) If it didn't go well, you might be heartbroken, despondent, and generally down in the dumps. But fear not you pretty little specimen of humanity! Help is at hand...

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Dating Advice for Geeks

 

Hello dearest internet nutters and demi-gods alike,

Have you missed me? I'm sure you're bored of me apologising for not being able to blog daily, even my Twitter feed has been running a bit dry as of late, so I'll just crack on with the meaty post, shall I? (Incidentally, vegetarianism is doing well, euphemisms shall continue as normal... normal for me anyway).

This blog post has been brought to you today by the number 4.

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Spirituality - The Emperor's New Clothes


The word 'spirituality' is very much in fashion but is used in such a nebulous way to mean so many things that it has become virtually emptied of meaning. It has also become something of a sacred cow, not to be questioned.

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The Atheist's Guide to Christmas

I bloody love Christmas.

I once, as a plucky undergraduate, took part in a pantomime based on the Nativity story, up in Newcastle-upon-Tyne - the slogan on the t-shirts was the one above. And I think we all agreed on the sentiment. Although I preferred my one: "An eye for a why-aye leaves everyone blind drunk."

[As guitarist in the band, I was less enamoured with the mandatory wearing of antlers in the band pit; a sartorial albatross that continues to haunt me.]

So, that's why I followed the career path of the musician, rather than joke writer.

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