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Marcus Brigstocke on Religion: Part Two of Two
I have to admit, I did swear a bit myself this week. I was reading the Daily Express newspaper — I say ‘newspaper’, that’s overstating it a bit, unless Princess Diana’s mysteriously easy to explain death is still news; however, … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Culture, Just for laughs, People, Phlyarology
Tagged Marcus Brigstocke, Religion
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Goon morning!
In these bizarre days, I think we could all use a good laugh. The coronavirus brings to mind — because of the association in my head with an episode called ‘The Spon Plague‘ — the inimitable Goons, all of whom … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Just for laughs, People, Phlyarology
Tagged coronavirus, evening, Harry Secombe, morning, Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Goon Show, The Spon Plague
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Marcus Brigstocke on Religion: Part One of Two
Hello! I’d like to start this week with a request, and this one goes out to the followers of the three Abrahamic religions: to the Muslims, Christians and Jews. It’s just a little thing really, but do you think that … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Culture, Just for laughs, People, Phlyarology
Tagged Marcus Brigstocke, Religion
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The wolves within: a Cherokee legend
An old grandfather said to his grandson, who came to him with anger at a friend who had done him an injustice, “Let me tell you a story. “I too, at times, have felt a great hate for those that … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Core thought, Culture, Drama, Education, History, People
Tagged cherokee, legend, wolf
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Winners create history
Those who cannot learn from history are destined to repeat it. (– various attributions) Great quote. But learning from the past can be tricky… While thumbing through a copy of New Scientist I came across a reference to a German … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Communication, Computers and Internet, Education, memetics, People, Phlyarology, Science
Tagged Colossus, ENIAC, Flowers, Turing, WWII, Z3, Zuse
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The case for optimism on climate change
March, 2016: This video may be four years old, but it still shows promise…. (25 mins) November, 2018: Trump is on the scene now — but can he stop a steamroller? (6 mins) April 2020: Coronavirus and climate change (51 … Continue reading
Do you know where your towel is?
Calling all hoopy froods: it is (at the time of writing) 42 days until Towel Day! Towel Day is celebrated every year on 25 May as a tribute to the late author Douglas Adams. On this day, fans openly carry … Continue reading
What Big Oil knew about climate change
This fifteen minute video details what the oil industry has known, for decades, about how its activities would affect the planet — and what they did about it. Their activities were profoundly successful, as evidenced by the multitudes who are, … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Business, Climate, Communication, Core thought, Economics, Energy, Environment, GCD: Global climate disruption, memetics, People, Phlyarology, Science
Tagged deniers, Exxon
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Namaskar
Originally posted on Ray OF LIGHT 144:
https://youtu.be/g02xU7nSecE
Posted in balance, Communication, Culture, Education, Health, People, Reblogs
Tagged Namaskar
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We the people #Allthepeople
Where common memory is lacking, where people do not share in the same past, there can be no real community. Where community is to be formed, common memory should be created. — Georges Erasmus, Dene Elder Now, you could argue … Continue reading
