Prime Minister Cameron’s hypocritical or disingenuous speech to religious leaders

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Apr 052012
 

The National Secular Society has a great piece on Cameron’s recent speech on Christian values and Easter:

Common sense, critical thinking, the scientific method, these have all shown the improbability of any religion being a reflection of reality. In fact, religion has been shown to be nothing more than a mechanism for control and enslavement, a media for ignorance, injustice and terror. Further, science has shown the improbability of a god.

There is enough beauty in truth and in reality but the religious are blind, close-minded, in their faith. I would therefore question the thinking processes for those that profess belief in gods and religions as such thinking is in opposition to rationality. In particular, I would scrutinise those politicians who “do god” as they have now flung open the door of their beliefs to criticism,

Based on the improbability of gods and religions being a truth, based on the evils of religion, Cameron is either an unthinking, credulous person with a flawed thinking processes, or he is a liar trying enhance his politician position. What is undoubted is that he is a politician.

The National Secular Society makes a clear case that Cameron is dissembling, hypocritical and disingenuous. He has failed in trying to be “cool” to attract younger votes. Now he’s going for the religious votes.

Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2012

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Joe Power, criminal intent?

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Jun 232010
 

In my previous post Mediums – true, deluded or criminal? at http://www.metalvortex.com/blog/2010/06/20/409.html I asked if those people who claim to be mediums and the like should be prosecuted for making claims that they cannot prove and for deliberately misleading and lying to people.

So, thanks to a pointer from Michael Marshall versus ‘psychic’ Joe Power, I read with interest to what appears to be Joe Power making unwarranted allegations to the police that The Merseyside Skeptics Society had made threats to himself and perhaps also to his wife.

The full story is in the article Joe Power, non-Psychic non-Detective: A Clarification at http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2010/06/joe-power-non-psychic-non-detective-a-clarification/

Read the article. You can decide if the actions of Joe Power are criminal.

Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2010

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UK study: Obesity ‘not individuals’ fault’

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Oct 172007
 

Just came across an article at the BBC called Obesity ‘not individuals’ fault’. It references a UK government-backed study that, basically, claims that it is not an individual’s fault for being obese but rather that it was the fault of society, and that both society and government needed to be involved to reduce obesity.

I can see some merit in that argument but it is not going to be easy. Take cigarettes as an example. Despite decades of health warning there are still a substantial number of people who continue smoking. It’s good that there is legislation here in the UK restricting smoking in public enclosed areas (and protecting people like me from second-hand smoke) but a lot of people have not stopped smoking; they’ve just moved elsewhere. Now, outside the main entrance to Paddington Station, there is a gauntlet of smokers and it is a real pain-in-the-rear getting passed the dense smoke (hold breath, walk fast!). What I’m trying to say is that legislation and many years of health warnings haven’t made our society smoke-free. Sure, it has made a difference but not much compared to all the effort that has been put in.

Now, when it comes to obesity, how can we change society? What can government do? Yes, it will be a challenge but I do not expect to see anything change much in my lifetime…obesity, or the lack of recognition of obesity, is too well entrenched and accepted in society. A lot of people who consider themselves “fit” may be surprised at being classed as “obese” according to the stand BMI. And they can now excuse themselves “knowing” that being fat isn’t their fault (although perhaps these people would also likely also blame there “genes” and their “metabolism”). The projections showing obesity numbers increase over time are shocking.

The problem with the study is that it can be used as an excuse by individuals for being obese. Individuals need to take responsibility for their actions, but they won’t as this society is lazy and blaming society or the government is easy.

Those who really, really want to lose weight will succeed…through mental strength and determination. Those with even a minuscule of doubt may succeed in the short term but will ultimately fail. There are no short-cuts or easy ways of losing weight; I would recommend this Singletrack article on one way of keeping fit.

I think that we’re all in trouble if people are generally lazy. I don’t really know. Perhaps I’m totally wrong on all this.

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