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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger

@paulclark42.bsky.social
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🇬🇧 🇺🇦 Former teacher & language school owner. Centre-left. Agnostic atheist. Anti-fundamentalist but not anti-theist. Humanists UK school speaker. Views my own, no matter how confused. paulclark42.com

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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Make your favorite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title: Oh, God, not again.
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
There is a God. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Milo Yiannopoulos, a far-right political commentator, detained by ICE
A former editor of Breitbart News, Yiannopoulos has also served as an intern for Marjorie Taylor Greene
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
You can get a free copy of The Omega Course on Booksprout today. The quid pro quo is that you have to promise to leave an honest review on Amazon, Goodreads, Kobo, Barnes and Noble or Smashwords. booksprout.co/reviewer/rev...
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The Omega Course
The Omega Course is a coming-of-age story and a philosophical novel. It tells the story of a 17-year-old whose life falls apart after he causes a fatal traffic accident just one day after passing his...
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
For more than 40 years, I have longed to see this country governed by the so-called soft left of the Labour Party. And now I have got my wish. All hail the King of the North! PS Let’s hope it works.
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I think it was a mistake to score that goal. It woke Argentina up.
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
My favourite novels of ideas have just been listed on Book DNA. bookdna.com/best-books/n...
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Paul Clark's favorite novels of ideas
Paul Clark wrote The Omega Course. These are their favorite books on novels of ideas.
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
My latest blog post - a critical examination of memes that suggest the story of Jesus is based on pagan myths. paulclark42.com/2026/06/29/i...
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Is Jesus Based on Pagan Gods?
This post examines an atheist meme that argues that the story of Jesus is based on pagan gods such as Horus, Mithras, Krishna and Dionysus. It finds that almost all the claims in the meme are false…
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
My latest blog post - a critical examination of memes that suggest the story of Jesus is based on pagan myths. paulclark42.com/2026/06/29/i...
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Is Jesus Based on Pagan Gods?
This post examines an atheist meme that argues that the story of Jesus is based on pagan gods such as Horus, Mithras, Krishna and Dionysus. It finds that almost all the claims in the meme are false…
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Today is your last chance to buy The Omega Course for 99p or 99c. books2read.com/omega-amazon
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The New Statesman cover this week is priceless
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I’m feeling a mixture of hope and trepidation this morning. Andy Burnham may be Britain’s last chance to avoid going down the Trumpian road with that grifter Farage. Come on Andy!
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Years ago I read Tom Holland’s book “Rubicon”, about Julius Caesar. He says war and loot made people like Pompey and Caesar so rich that the republic couldn’t contain them. And now we have our first trillionaire. Democracy won’t be able to contain him. These people need taking down.
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
The Omega Course just got a five-star review on Book Commentary. "This story delivers everything I look for in a book: superior storytelling, crisp writing, and pulsating drama. It excites the mind and entertains the heart. "
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I've just signed "Back the National Commission Amendment" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/nc... @OpenBritainHQ
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
My latest book review: Battle of the Big Bang. paulclark42.com/2026/05/10/r...
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Review of Battle of the Big Bang by Niayesh Afshordi and Phil Halper
Reviewed by Paul Clark This is unusual among cosmology books written for a popular audience. In most, a scientist or science writer gives an exposition of their pet theory about how and why the Big…
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
My latest blog post - Did the Exodus really happen? Spoiler alert - no. paulclark42.com/2026/04/07/d...
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Did the Exodus Really Happen?
This post examines critically claims that the Exodus as described in the Bible is historical. Archeological evidence for a mass exodus from Egypt followed by an invasion of Canaan simply isn’…
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
My latest blog post - Did the Exodus really happen? Spoiler alert - no. paulclark42.com/2026/04/07/d...
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Did the Exodus Really Happen?
This post examines critically claims that the Exodus as described in the Bible is historical. Archeological evidence for a mass exodus from Egypt followed by an invasion of Canaan simply isn’…
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Why is Britain allowing the US to use our territory to launch attacks when Trump is threatening genocide? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Donald Trump says ‘a whole civilisation will die’ if Iran ignores demands
Attacks on Iran increase and Israel tells Iranians to avoid train travel as deadline to reopen strait of Hormuz looms
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
On this Easter Sunday, perhaps a good time to ask whether the Biblical accounts of the resurrection are reliable. Spoiler alert - no. paulclark42.com/2024/07/22/t...
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How Reliable is the Story of the Resurrection?
This blog post examines the claims of Christian apologists regarding the strong evidence for Jesus’ resurrection. It highlights the inconsistencies in the New Testament accounts, which were w…
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
As Easter Sunday approaches, it's a good time to ask: was there an empty tomb? Spoiler alert: we have no way of knowing if there was a tomb. Even if there was, and even if it was empty, there are plenty of explanations that don't involve a resurrection. paulclark42.com/2024/06/25/e...
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Was There an Empty Tomb?
Christians often cite the empty tomb as evidence of Jesus’ resurrection. In this blog post, I will try to answer two questions: Was there an empty tomb? And if so, is it evidence for the resurrecti…
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
As Easter Sunday approaches, it's a good time to ask: was there an empty tomb? Spoiler alert: we have no way of knowing if there was a tomb. Even if there was, and even if it was empty, there are plenty of explanations that don't involve a resurrection. paulclark42.com/2024/06/25/e...
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Was There an Empty Tomb?
Christians often cite the empty tomb as evidence of Jesus’ resurrection. In this blog post, I will try to answer two questions: Was there an empty tomb? And if so, is it evidence for the resurrecti…
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Not a paragraph I was expecting to read while eating my breakfast this morning. I mean, how did he acquire it in the first place?
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Just spotted a great review of my novel The Omega Course on Goodreads.
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Family members can be very helpful when writing a scene outside your area of expertise. My eldest has had training in counselling, so when I wrote a scene where my MC has counselling, I sent it to her. I needed 3 rewrites before she said it was realistic enough www.amazon.co.uk/Omega-Course...
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
The ontological argument isn't as dumb as many atheists assume. But does it really prove the existence of God? (Spoiler alert - no.) paulclark42.com/2024/05/08/o...
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Does the Ontological Argument Really Prove God Exists?
Christian apologists regularly cite the ontological argument as proof of the existence of God. This post will examine it and ask whether it can be considered a valid proof. WHAT IS THE ONTOLOGICAL …
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Write about what you know, they say. In my working life, I spent somef time dealing with the police, mostly helping students who'd been mugged/flashed at. As I helped them make statements, I notliced many police have poor spelling. So this is in two of my books:
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
1. Everything that begins to exist has a cause. 2. The universe began to exist. 3. Therefore the universe has a cause and that cause is God. NOT SO FAST! Every one of these statements is open to challenge. paulclark42.com/2024/06/12/k...
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Does the Kalam Cosmological Argument Prove that God Exists?
Cosmological arguments seek to prove that God is the best explanation for the existence of the universe. All of them say something like this: The universe had a beginning This needs an explanation/…
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Turns out most members of Reform UK are a bunch of racists. Gosh. Who would have thought it? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Most Reform members believe non-white UK citizens born abroad should be forced or encouraged to leave, poll finds
Nigel Farage’s attempts to appeal to centre-ground voters may cause tension in his party, according to Hope Not Hate
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
This is Ross, protagonist of my novel The Omega Course, tormented by the fact that he has caused an accident in which another driver died.
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Satan is an attempt to solve the problem of evil by giving God an antagonist. This was projected onto The Satan, one of God's lackeys in the Hebrew Bible. As for Lucifer's rebellion, it's just a Jewish take on a pagan legend about the planet Venus. paulclark42.com/2025/08/04/t...
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The Origins of Satan
This blog post looks at the origins of Satan in the problem of evil thrown up by monotheism.
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
An excerpt from The Omega Course. Ross is going home from the police station after being informed that the driver who was injured in the accident he caused has died. www.amazon.co.uk/Omega-Course...
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Jorge Luis Borges wrote a brilliant short story about what a curse immortality would be. Anyone who looks forward to an afterlife stretching trillions of years into eternity would do well to read it. lecturia.org/en/short-sto...
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Jorge Luis Borges: The Immortal | Lecturia
“The Immortal,” a story by Jorge Luis Borges from the short story collection ‘El Aleph’ (1949), narrates the intense odyssey of a Roman soldier, Marcus Flaminius Rufus, to find a mythical river that g...
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I've just signed "Back the National Commission Amendment" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/nc... @OpenBritainHQ
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
The inciting incident in The Omega Course is a traffic accident. I drew on something that happened in real life - I was once about to overtake when I looked in my mirror and was shocked to see another car overtaking me at speed. What if I hadn't looked in the mirror?
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
I started blogging seriously in early 2024, mostly looking at religious issues from a not-very-rabid atheist point of view. Mostly, I do it for the pleasure of exploring a question and learning more about it. Here's one I did on the fine tuning argument. paulclark42.com/2024/05/18/d...
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Does Fine Tuning Prove God Exists?
The fine-tuning argument asserts that specific natural constants and conditions are precisely set for life, suggesting divine creation. Critics challenge definitions of life, probability assessment…
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
I started blogging seriously in early 2024, mostly looking at religious issues from a not-very-rabid atheist point of view. Mostly, I do it for the pleasure of exploring a question and learning more about it. Here's one I did on the fine tuning argument. paulclark42.com/2024/05/18/d...
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Does Fine Tuning Prove God Exists?
The fine-tuning argument asserts that specific natural constants and conditions are precisely set for life, suggesting divine creation. Critics challenge definitions of life, probability assessment…
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
My novel The Omega Course isn't a romantic novel, but if your protagonist is a 17-year-old, affairs of the heart are going to be part of the story. And maybe some of my regrets from that time will inform my writing... www.amazon.co.uk/Omega-Course...
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
My novel The Omega Course isn't a romantic novel, but if your protagonist is a 17-year-old, affairs of the heart are going to be part of the story. And maybe some of my regrets from that time will inform my writing... www.amazon.co.uk/Omega-Course...
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
One of my blog posts that gets most hits is "Has anyone ever been killed in the name of atheism?" It comes up on page one on Google. Though I am an atheist, I say that yes, an awful lot of people have been murdered in the name of atheism. paulclark42.com/2023/06/16/h...
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Have People ever been Killed in the Name of Atheism?
A favourite pastime of online atheists and Christian apologists is to argue about who is responsible for most deaths, Christians or atheists. We atheists cite the crusades, forced conversions, reli…
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
One of my blog posts that gets most hits is "Has anyone ever been killed in the name of atheism?" It comes up on page one on Google. Though I am an atheist, I say that yes, an awful lot of people have been murdered in the name of atheism. paulclark42.com/2023/06/16/h...
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Have People ever been Killed in the Name of Atheism?
A favourite pastime of online atheists and Christian apologists is to argue about who is responsible for most deaths, Christians or atheists. We atheists cite the crusades, forced conversions, reli…
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
When writing The Omega Course, one thing I had to do was get in the head of my 17-year-old protagonist. One way was to adopt their means of communication, so some dialogue is messaging. Doing the layout wasn't easy!
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
When writing The Omega Course, one thing I had to do was get in the head of my 17-year-old protagonist. One way was to adopt their means of communication, so some dialogue is messaging. Doing the layout wasn't easy!
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
When I first joined Twitter in 2013, something I enjoyed was Steven Tiger's humane critique of Christian apologists. Sadly, Steven Tiger left Twitter soon after Musk took over, but I read his excellent book Doctrine Impossible and loved his ideas on rationality and faith:
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
My latest blog post - a review of Robert M Price's "The Christ Myth Theory and Its Problems": paulclark42.com/2026/01/18/r...
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Review of The Christ Myth Theory & Its Problems by Robert M Price
The Christ Myth Theory is a provocative book by Robert M Price. This review outlines his ideas and explains why mainstream scholars reject them.
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
My latest blog post - a review of Robert M Price's "The Christ Myth Theory and Its Problems": paulclark42.com/2026/01/18/r...
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Review of The Christ Myth Theory & Its Problems by Robert M Price
The Christ Myth Theory is a provocative book by Robert M Price. This review outlines his ideas and explains why mainstream scholars reject them.
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
As Christmas approaches, perhaps it’s a good time to ask how reliable the story of the nativity is. (Spoiler alert: it isn’t.) paulclark42.com/2024/04/15/h...
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How Reliable is the Nativity Story?
We all know the nativity story: the angel, the donkey, the journey to Bethlehem, no room at the inn, the stable, manger, shepherds, star and three wise men. And then there is its dark side: King He…
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Last chance to buy The Omega Course for £0.99, $0.99. Sale ends today. www.amazon.co.uk/Omega-Course...
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Sunday is the last day of the special promotional price. books2read.com/omega-course
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Paul Clark - Writer and blogger @paulclark42.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Just two days left. Special offer ends tomorrow. www.amazon.co.uk/Omega-Course...
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