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The Beautiful Hypothesis: Anyone who even thinks of the word "midichlorians" is not welcome here.
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Tuesday, 18 January 2011. Anyone who even thinks. Of the word "midichlorians" is not welcome here. Yes, I know it's been the best part of a year since I posted here. No, this probably isn't the start of a resurgence in posting. Sorry to disappoint.). To denote Episode IV, as that's its original theatrical title, and plain Star Wars to denote the franchise.). 1 Good grief, this is EPIC. Has a sense of scale unlike almost any other film. This continues almost everywhere &mdash our heroes move between e...
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The Beautiful Hypothesis: Your Vote Matters (Well, To A Certain Extent, I Suppose)
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Tuesday, 4 May 2010. Your Vote Matters (Well, To A Certain Extent, I Suppose). OK, sorry for yet another politics post, particularly after such a long gap, but we're almost at the election! The day after tomorrow, the polls will open and Britain will flock to cast their vote for whoever they want to lead us for the next however many years it is. What they were after. I think that's a shame. So, I'm going to use this space to give you three good reasons why you should. Election, where there's a reasonable...
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The Beautiful Hypothesis: This can be solved only one way...Manson/Goulding rap battle!
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Tuesday, 25 October 2011. This can be solved only one way.Manson/Goulding rap battle! The first is Garbage's track "Sex Is Not The Enemy", off their 2005 album Bleed Like Me. Now, there's plenty to criticise about that song, and it would be pretty easy to take a message away from it of "have lots of sex all the time, right on! But dismissing it entirely on that basis would be a big mistake. Let's have a closer look at some of the lyrics. I don't feel guilty. No matter what they're telling me. Yep, direct...
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The Beautiful Hypothesis: January 2011
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Tuesday, 18 January 2011. Anyone who even thinks. Of the word "midichlorians" is not welcome here. Yes, I know it's been the best part of a year since I posted here. No, this probably isn't the start of a resurgence in posting. Sorry to disappoint.). To denote Episode IV, as that's its original theatrical title, and plain Star Wars to denote the franchise.). 1 Good grief, this is EPIC. Has a sense of scale unlike almost any other film. This continues almost everywhere &mdash our heroes move between e...
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The Beautiful Hypothesis: Homophobia and the Church
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Friday, 8 February 2013. Homophobia and the Church. On Tuesday, the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill. Passed its second reading in the House of Commons. While it's by no means guaranteed that it will become law, this seems likely. Church, if that gives you any reference point). OK then. So, now that our definitions are in place, the first thing I want to say is that the Church's position on gay marriage is not inherently homophobic. I really can't blame you. Marriage is, essentially, defined by sex.
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The Beautiful Hypothesis: May 2009
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Sunday, 3 May 2009. Constable does not know the power of the Dark Side. Taking advantage of the lovely weather and the Bank Holiday weekend, I ventured into London once again yesterday, and did Cultural Stuff. By which I mean that I went to the National Gallery. And it was there that I found out several fascinating things. Pictures of Mary and the infant Jesus were remarkably popular a few hundred years ago. Almost without exception, the infant Jesus is portrayed in these pictures as either gigantic.
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The Beautiful Hypothesis: July 2009
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Sunday, 26 July 2009. A change is as good as a rest, or so they say. It is entirely possible that I've broken some of the old posts, or made them look weird. If you happen to notice anything going wrong (or more wrong than before), would you be so good as to drop me a note, either in the comments or to the email address in the sidebar? Normal posting service should resume shortly. Thanks for your patience! Make It Shorter Again, Please. Posted at 8:56 pm. Thursday, 23 July 2009. With any luck, I should m...
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The Beautiful Hypothesis: January 2010
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Tuesday, 19 January 2010. Earthquakes, Evangelists and Evil. What would be a proper Christian response to the recent events in Haiti? That's not just idle speculation, it's actually pretty important. After a US General has suggested that the death toll may top 200,000. That's not always a good thing, of course — it's entirely possible that what people really want from the church is an assurance that this kind of thing won't happen to them. The right way to approach the topic. So what can we say? Well, it...
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The Beautiful Hypothesis: Politics is always improved by a little injection of Science.
http://philonoism.blogspot.com/2010/03/politics-is-always-improved-by-little.html
Wednesday, 31 March 2010. Politics is always improved by a little injection of Science. We're into the last few weeks before the General Election. At least, I assume we are, our Glorious Leader having apparently neglected to officially call one, and seeming to want to hang on until the last possible minute. And who can blame him, frankly? Either way, it's an exciting time in politics, and the pollsters are having a lovely time. But how do we interpret the poll results? So, what's the prediction? Of cours...
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The Beautiful Hypothesis: Over 650 words, and not one George Orwell reference. Result.
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Wednesday, 2 May 2012. Over 650 words, and not one George Orwell reference. Result. You may have heard about the Government's proposed plans. To extend online surveillance powers to a frankly ludicrous degree. I certainly have, so I wrote the following letter, which will be going to my MP tomorrow morning. If you feel so inclined, can I suggest you do something similar, and kill this kind of legislation before it gets going? This being the Internet, personal details have been excised.). Dear [my MP],.
