Modern discussion and debate is full of unanswered questions. Prime Minister's Questions, First Minister's Question and BBC Question Time produce many examples of questions that are ignored and not answered. People respond, but they do not answer; they reply, but they do not answer. An answer addresses the question, but the person responding may reframe …
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The Pros and Cons of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now in the news although it has been around for some time. As with any new technology, there are early adopters and late adopters. Ever since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022, some have enthusiastically experimented with what ChatGPT can do for them, while others are cautious about it. However, it …
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What is the nature of faith?
Faith is a personal judgment. You cannot believe something that you do not think is true. You have judged it to be true, so you believe it. If you judge it to be false you are not able to believe it. Therefore you are personally responsible for your own beliefs because they are your personal …
What is Truth?
Pontius Pilate famously asked the Lord Jesus Christ: "What is truth?" Jn 18:38. Jesus had just told Pilate that He came into the world to bear witness to the truth Jn 18:37 but Pilate dismissed the topic in this cursory manner with this infamous question, but he did not wait for the answer, although he …
Why truth and lies matter in Government
Lies will ruin any Government. Let me illustrate. It is well-known that liars need to have a good memory to recall all the lies they have made. Eventually they are caught out by their lies. Similarly, when Government proceeds on promises that are not or cannot be fulfilled or are plain lies, eventually the chickens …
The truth and “the whole truth”
Last week, the former First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond drew attention to "the whole truth" in the oath normally administered in sworn testimony. The Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints (Committee of Inquiry) had invited him to speak to the Inquiry as he had been the victim of a miscarriage of …
Unbelief: the default position
Unbelief is the default position for human beings. Fake news drowns out the truth, and when the truth is discovered it may not be believed because of the inbred scepticism in our ungodly society. For every truth, there are many untruths set against it. As there is more falsehood than truth, there is more unbelief …
Belief and the truth
Jesus Christ asked: "If I say the truth, why do you not believe Me?" Jn 8:46. He challenged His audience to examine themselves and their beliefs. He went further than this: "Because I tell you the truth, you do not believe Me" Jn 8:45. Many people in Jesus' day were utterly opposed to the truth …
The father of lies
Biblical ignorance has found its way into the Supreme Court in London, U.K. Aidan O’Neill Q.C., barrister for Joanna Cherry MP, declared today to the Supreme Court justices that “the mother of parliaments has been shut down by the father of lies”. The BBC referred to "robust exchanges". If this is meant to be meaningful …
Selective quotations
We have a very clear and recent example of selective quotation by the BBC in its commentary surrounding the use of parliamentary privilege to name Sir Philip Green as the anonymous person who secured a court injunction preventing The Daily Telegraph publishing allegations of sexual and racial harassment. While other commentators quite rightly concentrate on …
Donald's Thoughts 