Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Microsoft plunge into blogging
The Beast of Redmond has started a blogging service similar to Blogger – it looks interesting enough – I just can’t stand the thought of not having my own domain name.
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EU 'over-dependent' on Russian gas supplies
A stark warning from the IEA: A growing dependence among European Union countries on Russian gas supplies piped through politically unstable Ukraine is placing the EU’s energy security at risk, the International Energy Agency has warned. At a time when China and Japan are increasingly looking to Russia to meet their rising energy demands, Claude…
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Irish Blogs
Irish blogs in no particular order, with some new additions. Frank McGahon Three Monkeys Online Freedom Institute Holy Shmoly! Xanadb Twenty Major Broom of Anger CaoimheB In the Near Future Thinking Out Loud Sarah Carey Keith Gaughan Atlanticblog M’che’l ‘ Foghl’ Karlin Lillington Alt-Tag Defiant Irish Woman Eamonn Fitzgerald Peter Nolan Bluire Rymus Sliabh Bernie…
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Reville's nonsense
My uncle, below, summed up my thoughts on Reville’s article pretty well. He is forever trying to reconcile religious belief with scientific advancement and understanding. It is an impossible task. I especially liked this : The main alternative to religion is secular humanism. This philosophy holds that nothing greater than mankind exists and we must…
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Relative responds to Reville
Uncle Anthony at it again, this time in response to William Reville article posted below. Madam, – In his attempt to reconcile science and religion Prof William Reville reduces Christianity to the all-encompassing formula, “Love God, love your neighbour, forgive your enemy and take responsibility for your actions” (Science Today, November 25th). With the omission…
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Responses to Reville
I think that many of the responses to Reville are good – I will publish them all. First: Madam, – My former colleague, the estimable William Reville, makes another of his occasional trips from the laboratory to the pulpit (Science Today, November 25th). In attacking Richard Dawkins’s crusading atheism, Prof Reville claims that religion by…
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Dawkins is wrong about religion
…or so claimed Dr William Reville in last Thursdays Irish Times. (Sub. required) The article has caused a great deal of controversy in the letters pages for the last week, see what you think yourself: Under The Microscope: Europe has become strongly secular, in contrast to the US where religion plays a prominent part, as…
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Russia tests anti-missile system
Putin has been busy – but I would imagine there is still quite a way to go before the technology is perfected. Russia has successfully tested a modernised anti-ballistic missile at a range in the former Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan, its defence ministry says. The A-135 missile is said to have successfully hit a training…
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The Ukraine Contrarians
The events in the Ukraine are certainly interesting ones. The split in the country is evident, with large tracts of the Eastern regions supporting closer ties with Russia through Viktor Yanukovych. Curiously, or perhaps not surprisingly, the blogosphere largely supports the pro-Western Victor Yushchenko. Perhaps that’s because we are Westerners ourselves. What is curious to…
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Blogrolling
The always entertaining Sarah Carey has added me to her blogroll – cheers!
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