‘Third prize is ‘You’re Fired!’

The decline in meaningful life rituals in our society

Despite the decline in the churches influence, no other institution has evolved to perform this function, so naturally people return to what they, their family and their community know.
What follows is not a statement on orgnised religion or an attempt to define ‘the modern’. It is borne of a love of human culture in general [...]

Decline in Western institutionalised religion does not mean we don’t ‘believe’ anymore

I also don’t believe in the idea that because traditional institutionalised religions are losing their following and their popularity in some parts of the world, such as Ireland, that it is indicative of a way of life losing its spirituality and its sense of something greater than itself.
I think the relative decline in traditional values [...]

Dear God. Why do bad things happen?

I have been hearing a lot of religious minded people asking the age old question lately: ‘If God is good why does he let so many bad things happen?’ It’s understandable when you look at the climate crisis, global greed and poverty, the wars in Iraq and elsewhere and the death of thousands of people [...]

Documentary Series – What Do You Believe?

Ill be kicking off a series of threads on religion and belief systems in general in the next day or so. As such I thought ‘What better way to introduce it than with a comment on organised (and some thankfully dis-organised) religions in general’.
I like getting down to the nitty gritty of what defines us [...]

How Evolution Works

I was never into the maths of evolution (actually I was never into maths period so maybe that explains a few things).
I look at a reptile whose skin perfectly camouflages it against a complex background and I go ‘how in the hell is that possible?’ I see a plant whose flower ingeniously imitates the [...]

Documentary Series – Serving The Ages

This is the series that came closest to realisation and I still think its in for a shot in some format, especially with all the nostaliga about Guinness closing some of its breweries. There may be enough interest and nostalgia around to push this one forward.
Its a bit of a no-brainer really. The history of [...]

FRONT:
All Your Fears Can Be Prophetic
BACK:
All Your Hopes Can Be Real

‘Food Matters’ Official Trailer

Tucking into Nick Cave’s ‘Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!’ in preparation for the gig in Dublin Castle. Doesnt hit like the rest. Yet!
I like this trailer for alot of obvious reasons and alot of less obvious ones.
Obviously, it’s a truthful examination of the ’sickness industry’ that prospers in most ‘modern’ states. It’s got great one liners. The [...]

The Definition of Poontang Poetry