Featured image: Supreme Leader of North Korea. By James Clark Ross Quite commonly when people provide social commentary on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) they overlook its political…
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Featured image: Scottish philosopher David Hume. By James Clark Ross In this essay I argue that humans do not possess the ability to cause an effect. ‘Causation’ is simply a projection…
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By James Clark Ross The uncomfortable truth of why you wear make-up, as told by a straight, white man. Make-up, like many of the things you adorn yourself with, is a…
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Featured image: Friedrich Nietzsche. By James Clark Ross ‘Transience’ has caused me great distress—so much so that I feel guilty discussing it. But, while many are happy not to lay it…
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Featured image by Kristy Dooley. By James Clark Ross ‘Transience’ has caused me great distress—so much so that I feel guilty discussing it. But, while many are happy not to lay…
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Featured image: Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) in Moon (2009). By James Clark Ross Convince me that knowledge of the truth would be beneficial to you in at least one of the…
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Featured image: John Keating, Dead Poets Society (1989). By James Clark Ross This is the third article of a three-part series on human ego (Part I and Part II can…
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Featured image: Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist Pablo Escobar. By James Clark Ross This is the second article of a three-part series on human ego (Part I can be found…
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By James Clark Ross Who am I? As a conscious, self-aware human, I know that there is a ‘me’; but what makes me ‘me’? If I cannot describe a set of…
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By James Clark Ross This is the first article of a two-part series on human ego. Part I focuses on the unwavering truth of ego’s existence in every individual. ‘Ego’, Latin…
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By James Clark Ross Born, live—reproduce—die: every action, all behaviour, is underpinned by this primordial paradigm. Behind each thought, no matter the façade, your fundamental endeavour is to achieve the amoral…
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By James Clark Ross Recently I investigated peerage in the UK, a legal system of hereditary and lifetime titles for aristocrats, who dominate land ‘ownership’ and wield undemocratic powers in the House…
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Pictured from left to right: ‘Duchess of Cornwall’; ‘Prince of Wales’, ‘Duke of Cornwall’, or ‘Duke of Rothesay’; ‘Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand’ or ‘Head of…
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By James Clark Ross This is the second article of a three-part series. Part I: Sexism can be found here. Academia is essential to a progressive society. The fundamental aspiration to…
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By James Clark Ross This is the first article of a three-part series on the application of all personal titles. Frequently we choose to address each other with prefixes and…
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By James Clark Ross Facts empower us to make objective decisions for our own good: for society and for ourselves. However, facts aren’t always available to us nor are they always…
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Feature image: ‘The Work’ by O O. By James Clark Ross Through the medium of celebrity culture we feed into a consumerist and self-serving industry for the benefit of self-centred…
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Isn’t it curious how we can be utterly engrossed by people who lead completely intangible lives to ours? Lives that permeate what we see, what we hear, and what we read.…
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By James Clark Ross Hello, mate. Are you busy? Can we have a quick chat? Just about veganism. Excellent. Look, I completely understand that you’re curious when it comes to my…
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Morality, value, and purpose without God…
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By James Clark Ross Disney’s The Lion King (1994) undoubtedly is a classic animated film. With a thick plot that meanders through treachery, death, and rebirth, inspiration from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, a…
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By James Clark Ross You are born unique: unless you are an identical twin, no one else on Earth will ever share your genome. You are therefore universally unmatched, always distinguishable.…
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By James Clark Ross It’s 9:25am. It’s your day off. You slept long enough for it to feel like a lie-in, but the reality is your body clock halted your slumber…
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By James Clark Ross Football: Twenty-two people running around kicking a ball for ninety minutes. ‘It’s just a game.’ ‘A bunch of overpaid sissies rolling around on the ground as if…
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Overcoming hidden adversity…
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By James Clark Ross October 30th, 2012 – the date I became a fully-fledged vegetarian following years of tentative deliberation and flawed excuses. The past year or so has been fantastically…
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A dialogue between James Ross and Ben Howarth: Part II By James Clark Ross Following on from the debate on free expression in pop culture last time round, Ben and I…
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A dialogue between James Clark Ross and Ben Howarth: Part I By James Clark Ross The right to freely express oneself is a pillar of modern society. There still, however, appears…
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By Anonymous ‘Morality’ is a word often referred to, but commonly misused and/or misunderstood. Indeed, it is seen by some as a concept that can be explained and classified; by others…
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By James Clark Ross Welcome back to the Deriving Morality. As discussed in my last post, “Christians in Science: Part 1 – An Introduction”, my first experience at a CiS talk…
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By James Clark Ross Christians in Science (CiS) combine the logic of science with the guidance of Faith through a series of topical talks from eminent Christian scientists. Listening to these talks…
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By Jerome Finch If you’re unfamiliar with The BBC Big Questions, click on the link below and view the episode within. The Big Questions: Is there a God? First and foremost,…
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By Amanda Wallace Brazil has the greatest number of Catholics in the world with a staggering 80% of the nation finding salvation with the ancient Roman establishment. The question is, how Catholic are…
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By James Clark Ross Yesterday saw far too much bickering and not enough substance in the House of Commons. Following on from the news that the Liberal Democrats would chase up…
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By James Clark Ross As the world revelled in response to the monumental discovery of the Higgs boson, I couldn’t help but feel proud of my good old buddy science. Watching…
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By James Clark Ross If you’d like a brief overview on the goings-on on this topic before you can establish your own opinion, check out this handy Q&A from BBC News:…