'A curious aspect of the theory of evolution is that everybody thinks he understands it' - Jacques Monod. The "gay uncle" theory is basically sound though. Think about worker ants. (View Post)

The Left is like a very, very primitive religion. It is not hard for most of us to grasp that there is nothing specifically wrong with racism or homophobia, say -Gasps, cries of Stone him! Stone him!… (View Post)

That is right, and the queues for judges are long enough anyway. It is not easy to see what the counter is to this move (make the £400 bung contingent on carrying on paying?) (View Post)

They might be but the name is from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinner_at_Eight_(1933_film) (View Post)

I have a PhD in the history of medicine. I have encountered Foucault in non medical, historical/classical contexts, and judged him to be an arse and a windbag. (View Post)