Monthly Archives: July 2017

Smart as they come

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Quentin

There have been several key changes in our history. I think first of the arrival of Roman Britain and the Norman conquest. Then came printing, and the part it played in the Reformation and in the intellectual life of the … Continue reading →

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The future threatens

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Quentin

None of us can foresee the future, yet we have to try to forecast if we need to take action now in order to ward off possible dangers. One issue here is demographics, and luckily the future here can give … Continue reading →

Posted in Church and Society, Moral judgment, Quentin queries | 14 Comments

How odd of God

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Quentin

In May this year an unrepentant Ian Brady, the ‘moors murderer’, died. Terry Kilbride, the brother of a victim, hoped that Brady would ‘rot in hell’. Perhaps we agree: Brady would appear on many people’s short list of the wicked. … Continue reading →

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LIPS

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Quentin

Have you ever heard of the Limited Image Performance Syndrome? Probably not, because it was I who invented the phrase many years ago. It boils down to the convenient acronym: LIPS. I have written about it in more than one … Continue reading →

Posted in Bio-ethics, evolution, Quentin queries | 7 Comments