In this weeks’ Quantum we look at how ideologies can cause so much harm….and why love is the answer….including Jordan Peterson on the lies women are told; the murder of Tyre Nichols; Pakistan bomb; Ukraine – tanks and Russia’s economy; Israel bombs Iran; Canada legalises heroine; that Pfizer tape; Bill Maher on Climate Change; Novak Djokovic; NHS Director for Lived Experience; Levels of Caffeine in Coffee; All Creatures Great and Small; Sandi Toksvig and the Archbishop of Canterbury; with music from Seasick Steve, Peter Green, Humble Pie, Jethro Tull, U2 and BB King… (all music is on the Feb Quantum Spotify play list here)
Catch up on last week – Quantum 235 – Promises, Promises…..
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A few questions for Sandy Toksvig:
Which do you think should guide Christian belief: Divine revelation or the beliefs of society in general?
If it is the beliefs of society in general which should guide Christian beliefs does that mean that the attitude of Christians towards homosexuality prior to the 1960s was fully justified?
If it is the beliefs of society in general which should guide Christian beliefs does that mean that if, at some point in the future, the attitude of society towards homosexuality should go back to the way it was before the 1960s, then Christians should conform their beliefs to that new attitude?
If it is the beliefs of society in general which should guide Christian beliefs does that mean that the attitude of Christians in Africa towards homosexuality is fully justified?
Should Christian beliefs always correspond to the laws of the country in which they live?
There aren’t many songs which attempt to encapsulate the life of Jesus but this one does :
Hi David
My wife and I so appreciate Quantum and also coffee with Revelation and meditation with Isaiah.
1. I know that war is horrible and that ultimately most wars have to end at the negotiating table. I also understand that in wars usually neither side is without fault. However in the current situation in Ukraine I must ask whether you think that Putin should be allowed to keep any of the territory he has annexed and if that happens won’t it mean he can try and do the same elsewhere down the line?
2. How do we share information about what is going on in our part of the world with you?
Thanks David…
1. It’s a great and difficult question. I wish it really were that simple. I don’t think Putin should be ‘allowed’ to keep any of the territory that he has, any more than the Iranians should be allowed to kill their own people, or the Chinese lock down their own people, or the Muslims massacre Christians in Nigeria…..but the notion that we will have justice in this world is both wrong and dangerous. That does not mean that we should not try, but it does mean we should be really careful about thinking that ‘we’ have the power to allow or prevent anything. For example if the price of not allowing Putin to keep Crimea is nuclear war, do you think that is a price worth paying? The history of Ukraine is also incredibly complex and cannot be reduced to the memes of modern social media.
2. Write me – theweeflea@gmail.com