tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.comments2021-04-18T16:17:07.012+01:00Notes from an Evil BurneePaul S. Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15580170289410948764noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-70010557147037431652014-01-28T12:35:19.675+00:002014-01-28T12:35:19.675+00:00I just came accross this page today and so sorry t...I just came accross this page today and so sorry to hear the news on Didier.<br />I worked with him on many shows when he first started doing numerology.He was always pleasant and nice to work with.Does anyone know what he really died from?<br />TaronaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-89660325343606252012-05-16T19:45:16.924+01:002012-05-16T19:45:16.924+01:00Janie, apologies for the late approval of your com...Janie, apologies for the late approval of your comment. Only today did I discover it languishing in the "awaiting moderation" folder.Paul S. Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580170289410948764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-43523688630262850942012-05-10T11:41:49.880+01:002012-05-10T11:41:49.880+01:00Didier was not ill, he was simply ready to move on...Didier was not ill, he was simply ready to move on to the next life.<br />Although I 'spoke' with him online, unfortunately (for me) I never got to meet him in person.<br />He was also a Reiki Master.<br />He's a great loss to this world, and would have had a grand debate with you, Paul - he had so much to do before his time was up (literally) that he obviously didn't have time toJaniehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/snapdragonmedia/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-86950645444072872592011-12-09T19:47:16.763+00:002011-12-09T19:47:16.763+00:00Cheer up Bro! Soon be Christmas! ;-)Cheer up Bro! Soon be Christmas! ;-)purplejoolzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13264726673490405231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-24181324991737631592011-02-11T15:15:14.264+00:002011-02-11T15:15:14.264+00:00I'm Eduardo from peru and i'm atheist and ...I'm Eduardo from peru and i'm atheist and i'd like tell you that I've been in talking with religious leaders (Evangelical Christians) and they do not know any science theory (big bang, evolution,...) I true believe that even if haven't arguments, is enough with look how they live and it's been very important for me...<br /><br />well my friends, (disculpen la gramatica Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-42964708881399645342010-05-24T20:52:08.151+01:002010-05-24T20:52:08.151+01:00Anon:
One picks the morality one wants to pick. I...Anon:<br /><br />One picks the morality one wants to pick. If it coincides with some "authority" or other, that's extraordinarily convenient. I got the impression that Peter Hitchens was trying to outdo his brother with the controversial statements, but he doesn't appear to have thought them through (or he doesn't care). For instance, when challenged as to what he would put Paul S. Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580170289410948764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-19042760890974039162010-05-23T18:48:23.395+01:002010-05-23T18:48:23.395+01:00I was wrong - women don't have to kill a child...I was wrong - women don't have to kill a child, they sometimes choose to kill a child.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-67374866862156721012010-05-23T14:32:41.086+01:002010-05-23T14:32:41.086+01:00Good post. Especially "It appeared that he as...Good post. Especially "<i>It appeared that he aspires to an authoritarian state but is unable to tell us who or what — in practical, political terms — that authority might be</i>" - may I posit that that authority is Peter Hitchens?<br /><br />I'm no historian and would welcome a historians view on this but I question to what extent our laws <i>are</i> founded on Christianity? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-8273390353121091472010-04-03T17:41:31.712+01:002010-04-03T17:41:31.712+01:00Paul, all I can tell you is I had a reading from D...Paul, all I can tell you is I had a reading from Didier, he told me things about my past that he could have had no way of knowing, he was an amusing and very thought provoking man. Keep an open mind and see what comes to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-26700326722548078882010-03-22T22:34:04.795+00:002010-03-22T22:34:04.795+00:00Thanks Ed, I'd forgotten about Richard Dawkins...Thanks Ed, I'd forgotten about Richard Dawkins' AAC09 lecture. Well worth viewing again!Paul S. Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580170289410948764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-54312221064557569362010-03-21T20:18:10.086+00:002010-03-21T20:18:10.086+00:00Excuse my French, but Ms Turner’s article is the b...Excuse my French, but Ms Turner’s article is the biggest load of toss I’ve read since the last time I was on Andrew Brown’s Cif blog!<br /><br />Dawkins gave the TBFF the treatment it deserved at his <a href="http://richarddawkins.net/articles/3752" rel="nofollow">lecture</a> to the American Atheists Conference 2009.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-12873815575879368852010-03-21T09:20:58.178+00:002010-03-21T09:20:58.178+00:00Why try to find common ground within all the diffe...Why try to find common ground within all the different religions when a secular view point is taylor made for the job. 80% faitheads by 2050, really, I'm so glad I'll be dead by then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-22987043132030396672010-03-20T21:20:24.514+00:002010-03-20T21:20:24.514+00:00Succintly put. I couldn't face reading more th...Succintly put. I couldn't face reading more than a few paragraphs of that ridiculous article in the New Humanist. ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-43978819773851276212010-03-04T03:03:25.225+00:002010-03-04T03:03:25.225+00:00Thanks for the report. I got the feeling the scree...Thanks for the report. I got the feeling the screening would end up packed with fundies just because of its promoters. As a scientist I'm quite disturbed to see this kind of BS gaining any traction. Fight the power!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-82623595123020123842010-03-01T21:35:54.227+00:002010-03-01T21:35:54.227+00:00Great post.
Mark Haville also posted a 5 star rev...Great post.<br /><br />Mark Haville also posted a 5 star review of Expelled on Amazon's UK site without saying he was the UK promoter. <br /><br />"Sneaky", or at least being stunningly niave of ethical behaviour, seems to be his standard MOA.JCmaccnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-48852648483754461972010-03-01T20:16:14.206+00:002010-03-01T20:16:14.206+00:00Ariane Sherine is the atheist many of the younger ...Ariane Sherine is the atheist many of the younger generation must surely aspire to be *with*.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-51919840087501993872010-03-01T19:22:07.239+00:002010-03-01T19:22:07.239+00:00A great posting.
I know that this kind of report ...A great posting.<br /><br />I know that this kind of report takes a lot of work.<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />PsiPsiloiordinaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235629211359287564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-40044948459851244352010-02-10T22:21:45.588+00:002010-02-10T22:21:45.588+00:00Thank you for posting this, Paul. I don't rea...Thank you for posting this, Paul. I don't really "do" fiction, so I have not read any of Pratchett's novels myself, but this was a brilliant lecture and I have nothing but admiration for the man.<br /><br />Hats off to Tony "Baldrick" Robinson for a wonderful delivery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-11876339347959546552010-02-09T23:51:16.901+00:002010-02-09T23:51:16.901+00:00"You'd think a man of the clergy would ha...<i>"You'd think a man of the clergy would have some idea about what 'faith' is..."</i><br /><br />And he claims to be a theologian. Small wonder that I have so little respect for theology.Paul S. Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580170289410948764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-87553905586507580072010-02-09T22:22:54.661+00:002010-02-09T22:22:54.661+00:00I absolutely agree with you, having found this lin...I absolutely agree with you, having found this link because I was also incensed by TftD. You'd think a man of the clergy would have some idea about what 'faith' is, but if he thinks quoting someone proves anything then here's another on the subject: "Faith is believing what you know ain't so".<br />I think the difference is that scientists might hypothesise these Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-76194958859216367382010-02-09T18:53:56.631+00:002010-02-09T18:53:56.631+00:00Yeah, I know. My morning schedule usually ensures ...Yeah, I know. My morning schedule usually ensures I miss TftD, but today I caught it.<br /><br />BTW, this isn't the first time Tom Butler has <a href="http://www.evilburnee.co.uk/2008/11/religion-or-cult-is-there-any.html" rel="nofollow">made statements</a> that seem to argue for the opposition.Paul S. Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580170289410948764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-50586464033776520432010-02-09T16:28:43.557+00:002010-02-09T16:28:43.557+00:00Good post Paul, but you really have to stop listen...Good post Paul, but you really have to stop listening to <em>Thought for the Day</em>. It only seems to upset you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-52617618440658047602010-01-07T14:01:39.990+00:002010-01-07T14:01:39.990+00:00If the Templeton Foundation experiment into the ef...If the Templeton Foundation experiment into the efficacy of prayer had panned out and were repeatable, that would be interesting. Follow it up with experiments judging whether the prayers of any given sect are more so than another. <br /><br />That would be a start, although I have to admit I have a hard time coming up with anything that doesn't have "hyper-advanced aliens screwing withdreamking00https://www.blogger.com/profile/00753969492297873219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-3866513061246123062010-01-01T22:04:11.666+00:002010-01-01T22:04:11.666+00:00Thanks MSP, I've included a link to your recen...Thanks MSP, I've included a link to your recent post, and also to Stephen Law's.Paul S. Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580170289410948764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-38138080674615396282009-12-31T00:21:36.589+00:002009-12-31T00:21:36.589+00:00I saw Chris French give a superb lecture for the M...I saw Chris French give a superb lecture for the Merseyside Skeptics Society earlier this year, which I reported on my <a href="http://edthemanicstreetpreacher.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/mss-paranormal-experiences/" rel="nofollow">blog</a>.<br /><br />You’re right Paul, the podcast really does defy belief! If I’d have been there I would have been tempted to swing a punch at Emma Heathcote-James Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com