Monthly Archives: October 2018

Hawking and the Afterlife

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Quentin

Stephen Hawking’s last book, Brief Answers to the Big Questions has recently been published (John Murray). We are not surprised to hear his “profound realisation” that there was no afterlife or supreme being. It caught my eye because Fr Rolheiser … Continue reading →

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Global WarNing

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Quentin

“And God saw all the things he had made, and they were very good…And the Lord God took man and put him into the paradise of pleasure, to dress it and to keep it.” These extracts from Genesis (Douai) remind … Continue reading →

Posted in Bio-ethics, Climate Change, Quentin queries | Tagged | 51 Comments

A word for the wise

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Quentin

Some years ago I was leading a marketing project using large newspaper advertisements soliciting eager responses from the readers. I consulted the experts, and I found that there was an established comprehensive set of rules known to achieve the best … Continue reading →

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Down With God

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Quentin

Occasionally on the Internet I find myself reading a discussion on the characteristics of religious people. Since few of the contributors are themselves religious we would not expect them to be flattering. Of course such criticisms do not apply to … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocatus Diaboli, Church and Society, Philosophy | 12 Comments