Graham LawrenceMake the World a Tiny Bit Better: Stop SwearingWe live in an unbelievably foul-mouthed culture. My own (grown up) children use — frequently — the ugliest of all adjectives, which I…Apr 23, 20223Apr 23, 20223
Graham LawrenceSafeguard your Institutions, but Keep an Eye on ThemThere has been much publicity in recent years, on both sides of the Atlantic, about “institutional racism” or “systemic racism”. I fully…Feb 27, 2022Feb 27, 2022
Graham LawrenceComics Superheroes and the Emasculation of the Hero MythFor thousands of years, humankind has passed down stories of heroes — great figures who bravely faced challenges and overcame great…Sep 5, 2021Sep 5, 2021
Graham LawrenceThe Racist Woke Fascists of the Cancel CultureIt is tragic to live in “interesting times”- times of cultural insanity, when an ideology takes over the minds of masses of people, like…May 2, 20211May 2, 20211
Graham LawrenceWhy is China’s Elite being so Stupid? Can they Grow Up?It distresses me that a great ancient civilization, and a huge country full of wonderful people and a source of wisdom, can be so unwise…Mar 26, 2021Mar 26, 2021
Graham LawrenceThe Fallible Gospels, Part 106: Epilogue: A Hundred Leaps of Faith: Attitudes towards the EvidenceWhy do people accept huge chunks of Christian doctrine? Because one man, Paul, had an overwhelming subjective experience; and he applied…May 5, 20201May 5, 20201
Graham LawrenceThe Fallible Gospels, Part 105: Scientific and medical “explanations”: Santa Claus of NazarethIntellectuals and scientists and doctors of impressive intellectual capacity will all sacrifice their intelligence and ability at the…Apr 30, 2020Apr 30, 2020
Graham LawrenceThe Fallible Gospels, Part 104: Perspectives: Irrationality and PersistenceIf you tried explaining the whole phenomenon of Christianity to a dispassionate alien visitor from another planet, it would really…Apr 28, 2020Apr 28, 2020
Graham LawrenceThe Fallible Gospels, Part 103: Perspectives: What about the Meaning of Life?We are human beings and we have the power of reason. It has brought us a long way, e.g. to democracy from tyranny and to evidence-based…Apr 23, 2020Apr 23, 2020
Graham LawrenceThe Fallible Gospels, Part 102: Jesus, the Giant in the ShadowsThe earliest Christian groups did not have a sense of history. Most of them had expected the end of the world and the establishment of the…Apr 21, 2020Apr 21, 2020
