Bruce Charlton's Notions

The current burgeoning inter-national wars are not "Wars of Empire" - which is one reason why historical comparisons are mistaken ...

Truth is usually supposed to consist in something like "facts" and "concepts" - especially in the form of  true statemen...

Jesus's job was to fix the inadequate nature, the insufficiency, of this mortal life on earth.  This was achieved such that the purpose ...

As I have often said; I believe there is a totalitarian evil among the Establishment that seeks a society of omni-surveillance and micro-con...

Many Christians (and the official doctrine of many churches) assert that resurrection does not come soon after death on an individual basis;...

We live in a world that is, in all its official operations, utterly materialist, spirit-less, God-less. However, such is our innate need for...

In a world where marriage has been, over several generations; purposively and systematically weakened, subverted, and finally rendered meani...

This-world is for those who choose to follow Jesus .  "Follow" literally , that is: follow Jesus to resurrected eternal life in He...

The centre for UK PSYOPS and subversion - MI6... What else could it be? There are certainly exceptions; but most of the best buildings in th...

I can't remember exactly when it was (twenty years ago, maybe?) that the Royal Mint decided to start making a jigsaw from UK coinage, su...

Much of my work as a scientist was theoretical in nature; but I published quite a few empirical (i.e. experimental and observational or sta...

First religions, then later spiritual systems, always demand effort of some kind - but the nature of effort could be very different - maybe ...

Baths v showers?  No contest ...   Baths are great - deeply-relaxing, deeply-cleansing; and you can read - or sleep - if that way inclined (...

The " romantic " search for an escape from the mundane nature of life in this-world - that is, for enchantment - takes many, many ...

"Yuzi" Chahal's unique celebration after taking a hat-trick (three wickets in three balls) in last year's IPL  It is the I...

Mary and the resurrected Jesus at the tom b Where I presume later excisions is marked: [...] John 20: [1] :  The first day of the week comet...

For me, the significance of Good Friday is that this was when Jesus died ; which he needed to do in order to fulfil, to complete, his core m...

Amidst our civilization characterized by extremely weak motivation - probably the weakest in the history of the world - there are individua...

  If I look back on the technological breakthroughs of my life, and reflect on the genius required to make them; none are more impressive t...

Easter seems to be a time when the confusion, incoherence, and errors of mainstream Christianity become most evident; as mainstream Christi...

This is:  Because "we" (the group with whom I identify) have, over many past generations, sunk so much effort, resources, sufferi...