If you care whether the things you believe are true – including religious beliefs – you ought to be willing to subject your beliefs to rigorous testing, and to let go of them if a solid body of evidence contradicts them. And if you don’t care whether the things you believe are true, then don’t try to defend and/or spread those beliefs to others.

Truth does not demand belief. Scientists do not join hands every Sunday, singing, yes, gravity is real! I will have faith! I will be strong! I believe in my heart that what goes up, up, up must come down, down. down. Amen!

If they did, we would think they were pretty insecure about it.

Dan Barker

Aww the kitten found a big cuddly toy in Elliot’s room & brought it downstairs to play. I think he thinks it’s another cat. It’s a giraffe.

(My phone alarm going off – making crickets chirping sound, Andrew’s phone alarm going off making duck quacking sound, cat meowing outside the door)

Andrew: It’s like a farm in here! Sometimes I hear a pig noise too *oink oink*

The sciences are not sectarian. People do not persecute each other on account of disagreements in mathematics. Families are not divided about botany and astronomy does not even tend to make a man hate his father and mother. It is what people do not know that they persecute each other about. Science will bring, not a sword, but peace.

Robert G. Ingersoll

I’ve had the same mobile number for as long as I can remember. Go a new number now. Message me if you need it!

*tells self* calm down, just a battery charger. *self replies*: but it’s the BEST BATTERY CHARGER! (oh dear)

As I originally suspected, but then was told otherwise, I have once again been told that the ‘Apple Store’ in Ipswich will not be official.

And now he is going for the heart as he mews outside bedroom door. So cute! He waits there while we’re at work, expecting us to come out. ?

Let the kitten into our bedroom for the first time. He explored under bed for ages then attacked duvet. Hope he grows more cuddly with time!