Five fast things you might like to know. So, in the interests of better understanding the groups we belong to and their influence on us, here are five of the major forces that operate in groups, and which we are generally unconscious of. Shared ideas about appropriate behaviour, including dress, language and manners. In any group, there will be differences in the levels of power.

Martin Pribble invited me to write a guest post on his blog. Last week, an article. In the Washington Post reported on the 2012 platform of the Republican Party in Texas and, in particular, its scarily backward education agenda.

An atheist critically examines the bible. Welcome to comment if you respect other and keep away for personal attacks. Death for Denouncing Islam? The ugly head of religion - a Saudi blogger is facing execution for denouncing Islam. I have started a new blog. I have started a new blog - my view on Australian politics. Faith Healing - whose crime? Are the parents to blame? Is punishing the parents a solution? What about those spreading the superstition? Do not bow your heads.

Random jottings about Science, Society, Technology and Critical Thinking. Taming the document management beast.

Thoughts, inspirations, idiocy in this world. I feel uniquely qualified to say that. For one thing, I am a man. I also happened to be married with four daughters. But this goes back a lot farther than my current life. Do we all have something like that in us, men? I sometimes think we do.

Politics, Society, Satire, Fiction, Fun Stuff. Cash and Joyce, slut-shaming women. In the last few days, women have been thrown under more buses than usual by members. A more woman-friendly workplace, and demonstrating yet again that other women can trash you as easily as can a man.