Someone else is to blame is by far the most popular argument, right, left, and centre. Hence the stupidity of Mexico’s new President starting a stupid row with Spain, by demanding an apology for the … (View Post)

US pessimism makes little sense. There’s likely to be only one superpower in 2100, namely the USA. (View Post)

It’s hard to say that the Jews really existed, as a people/religion, prior to the Babylonian captivity. Prior to that, I’d say they were a number of mostly pagan Canaanite tribes (and even within the… (View Post)

Well, I think it’s rubbish, but you can go to Glastonbury, Totnes, Stroud etc. and find people who think magic, and pacts with the devil *work.* They likely think that (a) 99% of people are hell boun… (View Post)

I find that more of a manufactured religiosity. Similar to the way in 1950's Scotland or Northern Ireland, people would go to work on Christmas Day, to show that they were not pagans. (View Post)