I spent yesterday talking about a book with an author that we are going to publish in the near future. I recall when Amazon first started books sold very well as here was trust in the product and buying online was still new and untested, I have to say that today designing and producing a…
Author: Daniel
The rise in Anti Semitism in the west
It is all over the news and it suggests very strongly this is all to do with Gaza. this hatred is ancient and relies upon two main foundation stones: the first is the human ability to harbour hatred of a group and this is universal and worldwide. The second relies upon the teaching of Islam…
We have to wonder
why nature created aggression. The problem for her is that once she creates something and it survives, getting it to survive in the world it creates without the skills that helped it survive, is impossible. There is no cut off valve and any amelioration of aggression would take hundreds of years. In fact the drive…
Taking Drugs
For as long as we have had an idea of archeology and writing in one form or another we have had instances of tribes using drugs. Varied forms exist but they are used to enhance religious experience, existential experiences of all kinds and as remedies. Some of these drugs in the past have been addictive…
Taking Liberties
Back in the 1980s when the internet was a baby (I was not there) I was told the places people hanged out in were abusive, tough and anything goes places. A lot of the people who were there moved into forums of various kinds where much of the same attitude prevailed especially as the rest…
Apparently
in the UK they have just woken up to the fact that paedophiles abuse their own children. They are changing the law so that convicted paedophiles do not have access to their own children. Up to now the rights of a father have overridden the conviction, so in effect the law has not protected the…
Joan D’Arc
Everything about you shone – First your eyes with fire – As voices spoke through your brain – Your blesséd saints shone around you Such a glory – Your sword gleamed and glinted – Your horse’s skin was like a shining mirror; Where all France could see The Maid of Domremy Riding in brilliant armour…
What is intelligent Design?
In the shortest possible definition I can see it is another name for evolution. Apparently the people who promote it say it is an argument for god creating everything 6 thousand years ago, But in essence it says that everything that lives fits perfectly into its natural place. That is exactly how evolution works. And…
Iran
Last night Iranian Mullahs launched 300 drones and missiles at Israel direct, and did so, so everyone had over two hours to prepare for their arrival. An attempt to react to the ongoing war between Israel and the organisations the Iranian Mullahs fund, as a country after the killing of its people in their Syrian…
The Age of Immediacy
I have been chosen this year to take part in a statistical programme related to the governance of the UK. Every three months I am asked a series of questions about myself (my demographic) and my thoughts on the country and her institutions. Invite reminders come in the post but the rest is done online….