If you ask what Presbyterianism is, you may be told that that it is a form of church government in which the church is structured in a hierarchical manner with lower courts subordinate to higher courts until a General Assembly oversees them all. This is inadequate. This describes the form, not the substance nor the …
Category: Ideas
Extraordinary providences and the existence of God
I propose an easier argument for the existence of God than you have probably heard so far. Historically, there are a few standard arguments for the existence of God, but not everyone can understand them. They are known as the ontological argument (the most perfect Being necessitates His existence), the teleological argument (design and fine-tuning …
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Holding the line
Democratic voting is not the answer to "holding the line", whether it is ecclesiastical, political or secular. Democracy works when the loser accepts the result of a vote, but accepting defeat has been abandoned in recent decades. Donald Trump had no sooner won his first term in office as the US President when protests began …
Universal ideas – Black Holes and all that
I got a surprise last night when I heard about another hypothesis on the origin to our Universe. In short, it describes a proposal for future study that our Universe is contained and restrained within a black hole of a larger ‘parent Universe’, published recently in the journal Physical Review D. This might contradict the …
Clan Chiefs and CEOs
There are a number of documentaries on the Clan Chiefs who used to run Scotland in days of yore. They still exist as nominal chiefs of the Scottish clans. However, the self-aggrandisement that is natural to the human heart ensures that Scotland and other nations continue to have their clan chiefs, for better or for …
Non-Crime Hate Incidents
Repeatedly I hear commentators wondering from where the philosophy behind Non-Crime Hate Incidents (NHCIs) arose. NHCIs are topical because The Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson was investigated by Essex Police for a tweet that she had deleted a year before. In an interview with Nigel Farage on GB News [at 19:05 hrs], she highlighted that NHCIs …
International socialism
People need to remember that socialism is an ideology and that it is not confined to any one nation. It is an international movement and thus Labour parties throughout the world have an international interest to collaborate in attacking capitalism and its perceived trappings. Australia's Labour Party state premiers plan to snub [at 22:25 hrs] …
The abuse of good words
There are many good words that are put to a bad use. To such an extent, that over the years I have had to find better terms for the point being made. Liberalism I have no blogposts on liberalism because the use of 'liberal' and 'liberalism' is too often the abuse of a good word. …
Vitamin D and good health
Many people know that they need Vitamin D for healthy bones. They also think that they receive plenty of Vitamin D from sunshine. This is only partially true. First, old people do not produce much Vitamin D in their skin and those who live in northern countries like Scotland receive so little sunshine that we …
Cheating in elections
There are various forms of cheating at elections but the most grievous one is using other people's votes by impersonation or other means. How is this done? There are various ways, and this is one reason why there are international observers at many national elections throughout the world. The problem exists even in Britain, where …
Donald's Thoughts 