Gay Byrne interviewed Stephen Fry for RTÉ programme, “The Meaning Of Life”. The full episode goes out on Sunday evening. While the video above has gone viral in Ireland (and maybe further afield), if you haven’t seen the Intelligence Squared debate on the motion that, “The Catholic Church a force […]
Religion
Intelligent Design on a Ship
5 years ago the ship “Logos Hope” visited Cork. I had no idea what they were about but we visited and didn’t take long to figure out they were not exactly rational. “Intelligent Design 101” is only one of many such books on sale in their bookshop. We got out […]
Religion
In a thousand years time what will they say?
A letter that appeared in the July 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine made me think, “thousands of years in the future what will people think of us?”
Religion
Islamic toilet etiquette
I half-heard an interview with a young Muslim woman on Today FM a few minutes ago and decided to find out for myself what Muslims really think of squat toilets. The first link is this Wikipedia page on the subject which states, The Islamic faith has particular rules regarding personal […]