tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.comments2023-09-27T14:44:36.183+01:00GnawsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2360125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-43648271419378588102017-09-11T17:35:37.615+01:002017-09-11T17:35:37.615+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-30662062024547798832017-09-11T13:15:45.729+01:002017-09-11T13:15:45.729+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-34715119790869594682017-07-25T08:15:03.180+01:002017-07-25T08:15:03.180+01:00Got it, thanks CBGot it, thanks CBSteve Borthwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361597018502017407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-50656484045462124222017-07-25T08:09:12.995+01:002017-07-25T08:09:12.995+01:00Galilee?Galilee?Chairman Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02104786653126767184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-47771933235612973832017-07-24T09:29:54.683+01:002017-07-24T09:29:54.683+01:00Anon, I do believe you've hit the nail on the ...Anon, I do believe you've hit the nail on the head..<br /><br />Everything that represents an easy to implement (over the credulous) control mechanism becomes "the will of God" and everything else in the world that's tragic or undesirable becomes "God works in mysterious ways"..Steve Borthwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361597018502017407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-73670651068927318772017-07-24T09:26:35.047+01:002017-07-24T09:26:35.047+01:00CB, he does seem to have a knack for this doesn...CB, he does seem to have a knack for this doesn't he..Steve Borthwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361597018502017407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-1016122892472590122017-07-24T07:41:46.058+01:002017-07-24T07:41:46.058+01:00Brilliant observation, as always.Brilliant observation, as always.Chairman Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02104786653126767184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-62200099395278537512017-07-23T19:50:24.968+01:002017-07-23T19:50:24.968+01:00Because of evidence, history and more broadly just...Because of evidence, history and more broadly just plain reason, believing both is indeed a mysterious position to hold.Steve Borthwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361597018502017407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-8162898798216966402017-07-23T19:46:50.076+01:002017-07-23T19:46:50.076+01:00Possibly AE, but don't you think we'd all ...Possibly AE, but don't you think we'd all stand a better chance if political decisions were made on a rational basis rather than a sectarian or theological one, especially in the under-developed world? (I read the cartoon as articulating a desired position, not reality)<br /><br />Sounds like an exceptional religious seminar to me (in the grander scheme of things) - I don't suppose Steve Borthwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361597018502017407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-456667783454703382017-07-22T20:18:32.563+01:002017-07-22T20:18:32.563+01:00It is always so very surprising what God cares dee...It is always so very surprising what God cares deeply and passionately about (as opposed to what He/She/it can't be arsed to care about).<br /><br />So<br />- years of bloody civil war in Syria: "Oh well, humans, what can I do about it, you've all got free will, sorry, nothing I can do."<br />- gluten-free bread at communion: "Ooooooooohhhh nooooooooo!!!! How dare you etc.&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-69982034147978555852017-07-13T14:43:45.931+01:002017-07-13T14:43:45.931+01:00Hum. Why does it have to be one or the other? I be...Hum. Why does it have to be one or the other? I believe both events happened.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-11249378747033569612017-07-12T22:50:26.236+01:002017-07-12T22:50:26.236+01:00Good luck with where the science goes. You've ...Good luck with where the science goes. You've more chance of religious people taking notice of it than politicians. Science is about establishing truth by examining hyptheses and changing your hypotheses if they are proven wrong. So any overlap with politics is going to be slim in the extreme. <br /><br /><br />Took a seminar the other week and there were five vicars on the front row. All Archdruid Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481946916045861117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-50643114520356600722017-06-25T10:32:59.241+01:002017-06-25T10:32:59.241+01:00AE, I mean it's ridiculous to claim that it...AE, I mean it's ridiculous to claim that it's "true" (i.e. a description of real events) in the same way that believing the three little pigs would be ridiculous. Doesn't mean it's not a narrative that meant something to people in the past, perhaps even containing metaphorical value as many ancient stories do.Steve Borthwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361597018502017407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-17260490301544864982017-06-25T08:57:39.213+01:002017-06-25T08:57:39.213+01:00If it's obviously allegorical then why should ...If it's obviously allegorical then why should it be ridiculous?Archdruid Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481946916045861117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-80591160737632958932017-06-10T12:10:25.660+01:002017-06-10T12:10:25.660+01:00HV, yes, we're all delighted (not!)HV, yes, we're all delighted (not!)Steve Borthwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361597018502017407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-10151860630332988472017-06-09T17:55:41.807+01:002017-06-09T17:55:41.807+01:00Unlike the I.R.A. or properly known as The Provisi...Unlike the I.R.A. or properly known as The Provisional I.R.A they still have their arms, what wonderful bedfellows for the Conservative Party.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-65955643976301212552017-05-31T12:10:30.960+01:002017-05-31T12:10:30.960+01:00Correct !
I think like any product politicians nee...Correct !<br />I think like any product politicians need Sell by dates stamped on their foreheads.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-27968367701435002282017-05-24T14:29:43.123+01:002017-05-24T14:29:43.123+01:00HV, yep; when you compare this photo with the ones...HV, yep; when you compare this photo with the ones taken when Obama visited the same man it's like chalk and cheese!Steve Borthwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361597018502017407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-83409259506565691052017-05-24T13:30:10.347+01:002017-05-24T13:30:10.347+01:00Says it all reallySays it all reallyA Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-39629339709215865372017-05-12T12:56:42.706+01:002017-05-12T12:56:42.706+01:00AE, nah fairies are spiteful, self-obsessed little...AE, nah fairies are spiteful, self-obsessed little buggers.<br /><br />I really must read that book again, made me smile, a lot!Steve Borthwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361597018502017407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-88502164464416110132017-05-12T12:36:22.695+01:002017-05-12T12:36:22.695+01:00It's a lovely line. And gardens are lovely.
T...It's a lovely line. And gardens are lovely.<br /><br />Though wouldn't it be great if there <i>were</i> fairies at the bottom of the garden as well?<br /><br />In the context of the book, of course, the skeptic Ford Prefect was totally wrong. Magrathea did in fact exist, and was nuclear armed. With bad results for a bowl of petunias and an innocent whale. Archdruid Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481946916045861117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-11383060701633658782017-04-25T08:51:32.790+01:002017-04-25T08:51:32.790+01:00AE, I think you'd need to go back more than 2 ...AE, I think you'd need to go back more than 2 generations to find a posh Haddock; at least 4.Steve Borthwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361597018502017407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-27024839568223022812017-04-24T19:43:31.124+01:002017-04-24T19:43:31.124+01:00Also - how many people actually think they descend...Also - how many people actually think they descend from <i>later</i> species of animal? Going the whole Erich von Daniken? Archdruid Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481946916045861117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-54487769741613810232017-04-24T19:41:38.203+01:002017-04-24T19:41:38.203+01:00That graph clearly shows that the richer you are, ...That graph clearly shows that the richer you are, the more likely that you think your grandad was a haddock. Given the makeup of some British aristocratic families this seems entirely plausible Archdruid Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481946916045861117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-49788219191168125172017-04-12T08:35:21.845+01:002017-04-12T08:35:21.845+01:00AE, I agree with you. I watched my Grandfather die...AE, I agree with you. I watched my Grandfather die of lung cancer (far too young); I don't want my kids to have to see me die like that.Steve Borthwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361597018502017407noreply@blogger.com