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 Recently, I’ve read in the press several letters and articles asking if this is the end of the enlightenment, or is democracy a passing fad...

 Human beings, which can only thrive in social groups, have a fundamental need for approval by their community. The threat of being thrown o...

 I enjoyed Boris Johnson saying that Putin’s actions were the perfect example of Toxic Masculinity, where Putin projects an image of “crazy ...

  Although slavery, the cheapest form of labour, has been used by all human cultures through out history, today it is recognised as being mo...

 The concept of having a Soul, a spirit, or immaterial part of you that is separate to your body, is fundamental to the idea that there is a...

 Many years ago, I took a long walk in the Pyrenees. Deep in a mountain forest, I came upon a small stone chapel that hadn’t seen a congrega...

 I've avoided writing about climate change, as far better writers than I have provided a glut of info on the subject. However, this is m...

  I had to smile at the lead article in the Economist this week, that was trying to advise its readers what China was going to do about th...

 I read Herodotus’s Histories recently and  the events he describes from 2500 years ago have uncanny parallels with today’s news. As the sum...

 Dear Mr Putin I know you read my blog, so as a friend, I would like to give some advice - it’s the 21st Century, it's ok to be Gay. I k...

 It is wishful thinking on the part of Mr Harare (author of Sapiens) to believe that there have been long periods of human history where pea...

 Dear Mr Russian Ambassador to the UK A Gift From Mr Putin Last night I had a dream. A package from Russia arrived which turned out to be a ...

 Dear Ambassador Zheng Zeguang Super Hero President Xi Jinping What a Great and Superior man President Xi Jinping is. Not only is he the Wis...

Fear is the subjective mental state of anticipating a negative or bad future, usually based upon, (because humans are particularly anxious a...