Paul
rational-humanist.bsky.social
Paul
@rational-humanist.bsky.social
East Anglian 🇬🇧, now living in Taipei 🇹🇼. Rational humanist.
Yes, *is*... 😬
January 28, 2026 at 1:29 AM
I shared an office with Matt Goodwin while we were doing our PhDs. I remember one of the early undergrad student Facebook groups, back when it was just a univeristy thing, was simply called Matthew Goodwin in a Cunt.
January 27, 2026 at 4:43 PM
"There is no such thing as good or evil, there is only power, and those too weak to seek it", as Professor Quirrell reported Lord Voldemort as saying.
January 10, 2026 at 2:10 PM
The fact that churches traditionally have to remind people of the "true" meaning of Christmas suggests most people in fact celebrate something secular. That Christmas stamps alternate between religious and secular themes just underlines the point.
December 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Looking forward to Matt Goodwin's hot take on this.
November 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A misleading, anti-scientific, conceptually flawed piece. Very disappointing.
October 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Probably UK citizens who weren't born in the UK, such as myself.
September 22, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Yes! Michael Burnham's a great character! I need to see that series again.
September 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Tenner says that Trump's mates over at SCOTUS delivers for him again.
August 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Star Trek (original series and Next Generation) – Gene Roddenberry, the show's creator, was a lifelong humanist.
August 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
If I had to pick one value, for me it'd critical thinking.
August 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Reassuring – I've been a Humanist for nearly all my adult life ;)
June 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
If that's a serious question, yes, the Economist did, even when first mentioned in 2016. Eg, before Trump 2.0, in Oct 2024: www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Donald Trump would leave Asia with only bad options
The continent’s policymakers are too relaxed about the risks
www.economist.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:35 AM