Paul Hazelden commented on Adrian Roberts's blog post Trump has won. We live in interesting times.
"Thanks for posting; I agree with most of what you say here.  I would have been astonished if Harris had won: as you point out, most Americans say the economy was better under Trump, and they are suffering from inflation under Biden.  Also, many of…"
4 hours ago
Adrian Roberts posted a blog post
Well, Trump has won. Actually I am not surprised, over the last few weeks I have become increasingly pessimistic about any other result. But it shouldn't be a surprise: the fact is that British and European liberals find it increasingly difficult to…
yesterday
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Well, Trump has won. Actually I am not surprised, over the last few weeks I have become increasingly pessimistic about any other result. But it shouldn't be a surprise: the fact is that British and European liberals find it increasingly difficult to…
Tuesday
Adrian Roberts commented on Paul Hazelden's blog post Assisted Dying
"Paul 
I don't think we are ever going to fully agree on this because it is an emotive subject with ideological implications. There are very few absolutes here. Not murdering people is an absolute of course - but even then I had to change to the word…"
Oct 14
Adrian Roberts commented on Paul Hazelden's blog post Assisted Dying
"Replying to Paul's recent (October 9th 2024) comment which is embedded in his orgiinal article under the heading "Comment", and refering to my replay dated April 10th 2022: To take your main points:
Life Insurance: Assisted Dying would only be…"
Oct 12
Adrian Roberts commented on Mark Collins's article Identity - who are we?
"Mark 
Some of the reasons that people don't want to change seems to be a human tendency to define their identity according to current habits and norms. This can be as simple as very quickly using the same desk at work, or pew in a church, and…"
Mar 8
Adrian Roberts commented on Mark Collins's article Identity - who are we?
"Mark, and Richard:
Mark – a great summary! There are a lot of aspects to the identity question so I am only going to reply to a couple for now.
Firstly, Richard’s comments on white male identity:  
Richard, you don’t need to feel guilty just for…"
Mar 3
Adrian Roberts commented on Brian Monahan's article Book Review: Humankind
"I am particularly dubious about the idea that most people in battle try to avoid killing other human beings? Its there any evidence for this other than the occassional anecdote? We could probably play tennis with anecdotes that support or do not…"
Nov 26, 2023
Adrian Roberts commented on Paul Hazelden's blog post What we want for our children
" Paul - yes, I probably would regret, or at least have a sense of dissatisfaction, about my life if all I had done was make rich people richer. But if I had made myself very rich in the process I would also be thankful for that (or self-satisfied if…"
Oct 29, 2023
Adrian Roberts commented on Paul Hazelden's article What Makes the World Worse?
" As a suggestion for an answer to Paul's question above: " if most people are helpful and well-disposed to others, why is the world in such a mess?", consider the following:
 
Have you noticed how, when traffic lights stop working, very often…"
Oct 29, 2023
Adrian Roberts commented on Paul Hazelden's blog post What we want for our children
" This is great as an ideal.  But there needs to be a balance. Money is useful stuff to have around. In my twenties I was idealistic and believed that money wasn't important (I was still single at the time!).  I chose a career which I loved, but it…"
Oct 28, 2023
Paul Hazelden commented on Adrian Roberts's article Climate Change: Why Deny It?
"Thanks for the article - a number of impoartant points.  I like the reminder that intelligent people can (and often do) use their intelligence to find reasons to believe whatever they want.  However, as a matter of detail, I'm pretty confident that…"
Oct 16, 2023
Adrian Roberts published an article
Climate Change: Why do some people not believe in it?
In our Zoom meeting on 21st September we discussed the dangers of climate change and possible solutions, and it was interesting and important but much like a million other such discussions. The…
Sep 29, 2023
Brian Monahan commented on Adrian Roberts's article REVIEW: Facism - A Warning: Madeleine Albright.
"Thank you, Adrian, for this - It sounds like a reasonable and helpful book to help us identify what true fascism is.   As Paul H. paraphrased,  we have to understand the past to avoid reliving it - and fascism is definitely something that we need to…"
Sep 26, 2023
Paul Hazelden commented on Adrian Roberts's article REVIEW: Facism - A Warning: Madeleine Albright.
"I have not read it, but you have convinced me it is a well written book on an important topic.  We hae to understand the past in order if we wish to avoid reliving it - but the important thing about understanding history should be that it shows us…"
Sep 12, 2023
Adrian Roberts published an article
[Back to Book Reviews]
This was my holiday reading! A very important book. 
BOOK REVIEW:
FASCISM – A WARNING: Madeleine Albright.
Madeleine Albright was well-placed to write an urgent warning about the resurgence of Fascism. She was born in…
Sep 9, 2023
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Climate Change: Why Deny It?

Climate Change: Why do some people not believe in it?

In our Zoom meeting on 21st September we discussed the dangers of climate change and possible solutions, and it was interesting and important but much like a million other such discussions. The more interesting question was why we believe what we do, and why some people take an opposite view to the mainstream positions.

I admit that I have made only a basic study of climate change science, and so…

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