Category Archives: Quentin queries

My marriage was a mistake

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Quentin

A quick glance at the website reminds us that it has been going for a long time – right back to 2008. So occasionally I look back to the old days. I have no way of knowing who actually reads … Continue reading →

Posted in Bio-ethics, Philosophy, Quentin queries | 46 Comments

Yes, it’s abortion

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Quentin

Yes, I think I must come to this subject. It is a touchy one but I think we must be ready to discuss our views We are very aware today, because of current incidents, of our former attitudes towards slavery … Continue reading →

Posted in Bio-ethics, Moral judgment, Quentin queries | 54 Comments

Poetry Today

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Quentin

(I make no apology for repeating a blog from some years ago. It led to a fascinating discussion and exchange of our reactions to poetry. With one or two exceptions (important ones) current commentators were not then active. So we … Continue reading →

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The Accent

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Quentin

We have had considerable discussion on the issue of racial prejudice. And quite right, too. But today I want to think about another prejudice. It rarely gets considered, it can have important advantages and disadvantages, and it appears to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Moral judgment, Neuroscience, Quentin queries | Tagged | 43 Comments

Have you got a conscience?

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Quentin

{Forgive me for my information mail carrying emails which should have been encrypted. This is a computer fault which I am investigating.} While we have looked at this subject before, it is so important that I think it worthwhile to … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocatus Diaboli, Moral judgment, Quentin queries | 99 Comments

Jesus and the apples

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Quentin

I note this morning that this blog had been operating since 2008. Since then it has carried over 130 articles of substance. That’s by no means a record but I think it tells us that Christians of intelligence are more … Continue reading →

Posted in Church and Society, Moral judgment, Quentin queries | 83 Comments

Love, Love, Love

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Quentin

Every Thursday, I take part in a sacrament. And so do many of you. Yes, at 8pm, I join my immediate neighbours and we clap to express our gratitude towards the members of the NHS who, despite their danger, work … Continue reading →

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The Mass on my screen

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Quentin

I have just finished watching the Easter Friday service on my computer. It was sent by my local church – which is one of the finest parish churches in the country. And, when I say ‘nearer’ I mean that it … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocatus Diaboli, Bio-ethics, Neuroscience, Quentin queries | 53 Comments

Words of Wisdom

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Quentin

I had a telephone call this morning from my son. He wanted me to know that he had got back to the UK following his lecture tour in the Australian universities. He is one of our leading romano–british historians. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Maxims, Quentin queries | 57 Comments

Boule de Suif

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Quentin

We all know the parable of the Good Samaritan. The priest and the Levite ignore the man lying damaged in the road, only the Samaritan (a member of a despised group) stops to help the wounded man. We are being … Continue reading →

Posted in Bio-ethics, Moral judgment, Quentin queries | 15 Comments