PinnedMartin BWhy mathematics is effective at describing the universeIn an essay on Medium, Paul Austin Murphy comments on a New Scientist article discussing the views of various physicists on the assertion…3 min read·Jan 5, 2023--5--5
Martin BHow to debunk wild theories about consciousnessIs consciousness part of the fabric of the universe?5 min read·Apr 10, 2024--1--1
Martin BFree will and determinism in the case of Odysseus’s farewell to CalypsoThere is a school of thought that says there is no free will. I shall argue that this view is the result of a misunderstanding of what free…6 min read·Nov 15, 2023----
Martin BNicely put.Meghan did not choose to follow the late Queen's principle of 'never complain, never explain,' but when the trashy press is constantly…1 min read·Sep 21, 2022----
Martin BWhy we need the monarchyI fully understand, and sympathise with, those who hold the views, sometimes vociferously expressed, that Britain has a dark past, and that…3 min read·Sep 19, 2022--3--3
Martin BPlaying fair winsI don’t normally watch football, but a while ago an England women’s match struck me with its emphasis on skill and good atmosphere. I began…2 min read·Aug 5, 2022--1--1
Martin BThank you for this thought-provoking series.That highly-respected thinkers have gone down this road is impressive, but not persuasive. They are, after all, fallible human beings like…1 min read·Jul 28, 2022--1--1
Martin BThere is no way down from tyrannyAnd above all, his familial friends chid him for being averse to absolute power because of the name of tyranny, as if the virtues of him…2 min read·Jul 21, 2022----
Martin BBritain is in moral declineYou’ve been abused, threatened, possibly tortured and your life is in danger. You escaped to France where you can’t work and no-one gives a…2 min read·Jun 16, 2022----