I’m now 80 years old and this blog is about to turn 20. It seemed a good time to summarise how my beliefs have changed over those years.

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How do we know the world we experience is real? Maybe life is just a dream? Or maybe we’re all characters in a computer simulation.

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How do historians assess the evidence for the life of Jesus? How does it compare to historical evidence for other figures of his time?

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The Christmas story may not be fully historical and our celebrations are more capitalist than christian. But there are still worthwhile things we can believe about Christmas.

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There’s a lot of darkness in the world this Christmas, but Jesus came to dispel darkness …. and he calls us to do the same.

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We get born into life without our choice, and we have to take wnat life gives us. But there are ways we can have a more meaningful and happy life.

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If you want accurate historical information about Jesus, who should you read? Here’s some ideas on how to decide.

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A book on philosophy opens up all sorts of interesting philosophical questions.

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Are we facing a loneliness epidemic? What can we do about it (for ourselves or for others)?

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The Turin shroud is a famous religious relic which is claimed to have been Jesus’ burial cloth, and contains an image of him. Sceptics say it is a medieval fake. After decades of studies, are we any closer to a definitive answer on whether it could be genuine, or not?

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