Professor Harbinger's School for Villains

So Boris Johnson has announced his intention to resign, prompted by the resignation of 50 of his ministers at last count. What does this mean? To my mind, it means that the Conservative Party is hoping that ousting Johnson will satisfy voters. It means that they hope to use Johnson as a scapegoat, and hopeContinue reading "Bye Bye Boris"

I've been watching Quinn's Ideas. Specifically the episode on the role of God in the Dune novels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYDDbv9-E0U. As I watched, I opened the webcomic Three Panel Soul to the comic below. From Three Panel Soul (All rights reserved by Ian McConville and Matt Boyd) - http://www.threepanelsoul.com/ And this got me thinking. How much progressContinue reading "Millionaires and Gods"

Where does morality begin? Where does religion begin? A book I read years ago (and whose title and author I cannot remember) described religion as an answer to a problem. And the problem which one religion seeks to answer is not necessarily the problem another seeks to answer. Christianity seeks to answer the problem ofContinue reading "An Answer to a Problem"

One of the hardest things for humans to do is admit error. We fear embarrassment, We fear losing face. We fear consequences. And this is challenging, because admitting error is a critical part of course correction. So if we are unable to admit error, we run the risk of continuing on damaging paths straight towardsContinue reading "I was Wrong"

I've been listening to Overly Sarcastic Productions Lightning Round with Red and Ludohistory (here it is!). And they are talking about the trope known as: moral event horizon. TVTropes defines this in its laconic entry as: "A horrendously evil act that marks its perpetrator as irredeemable." Obviously this trope is subjective. But I can't helpContinue reading "Moral Event Horizons"