God is no thing

Have you ever thought about the fact that you don’t exist? This is the sort of thing that used to occupy my brain when I was studying philosophy at 17, suddenly worrying that I might be a figment of some alien’s imagination, or indeed that the world was my own solipsistic dream. This second one… Continue reading God is no thing

None Greater

Have you ever stood next to something truly huge? The typical examples are the Grand Canyon or a giant Redwood tree, but I’ve not been to North America. My huge things are smaller—in part because my green and pleasant nation is. I remember how small Edinburgh looks from the top of Arthur’s Seat, or the… Continue reading None Greater