On the difference between a people and a nation 26 May 202426 May 2024 I have a new and unpaid notice on my substack here: https://johnwilkins.substack.com/p/on-the-difference-between-a-people This is me inviting hate, I guess. History Politics
History Imaginaries in Science 13 Sep 202413 Sep 2024 I wrote a thing. I started out skeptical, but ended up convincing myself that “imaginaries” is a good concept. I am annoyed by this. Read More
Politics Pell causes Catholics stress 6 Jun 2007 Clerical Catholic Imam, George Pell, has done it again. Proven why secularism is a necessity, that is. He has threatened politicians who are Catholics with exclusion from communion, which is not quite excommunication but nevertheless still pretty drastic, if they vote in favour of a secular law permitting stem cell… Read More
Politics Religion is mental? 26 Feb 201427 Feb 2014 Over at Chris Stedman’s blog, he posted 5 reasons why atheists shouldn’t call religious people mentally ill: 1. Even if well-intended, the equation fails 2. Mental illness is not an insult 3. Religion is often associated with wellbeing 4. This parallel distracts us from trying to understand and learn from… Read More