Monthly Archives: December 2017

The values of the teacher

Posted on December 28, 2017 by The Cheery Pessimist

In the last post, I reported on a three-day symposium where US state and federal judges were taught about science and scientific scepticism by a man with rather questionable values. The teaching is an excellent idea as even with a … Continue reading →

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So, what is true?

Posted on December 20, 2017 by The Cheery Pessimist

I thought I’d have a break from considering how Homo sapiens came to dominate nature, partly because I know I’m going to enter territory which will upset some religious people and that’s not very Christmassy. Following on from the last … Continue reading →

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God spaketh, but why? Part 6: Language

Posted on December 12, 2017 by The Cheery Pessimist

This series attempts to gather thoughts around the change in human behaviour which led us to dominate nature rather than live in balance with it. I have referred to Sapiens: a brief history of humankind written by Israeli historian, Yuval … Continue reading →

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God spaketh, but why? Part 5: Fire

Posted on December 6, 2017 by The Cheery Pessimist

We started this series by looking at differing human values and asked why our relatively recent, and overwhelmingly dominant, cultural narrative no longer pays heed to the fact that the environment sustains each and every one of us: all species, … Continue reading →

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