Ronan McLaverty-Head
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Ronan McLaverty-Head
@weirdreligion.substack.com
Malvern lad. Religion and philosophy teacher at King's Worcester. Writer of God stuff. Can read cuneiform tablets. @weirdreligion on Substack. #TeamRE
The answer is "sortofmaybe," and if he did, it may have had a name.

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"The Finger of God"
Did Jesus use a magic wand?
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November 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Gattaca here we come!
The OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman and his husband are backing a controversial startup exploring the genetic engineering of babies to eliminate hereditary diseases
Sam Altman and husband fund startup to edit babies’ genes
The Open AI boss has invested in the controversial startup Preventive, which aims to genetically engineer children free from hereditary diseases
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November 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Who made the universe? God vs. the infinite monkey
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God vs. the infinite monkey
What is the simplest explanation for the universe?
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November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
One of the coolest cards in the Rider-Waite-Smith #tarot deck. Although "cool" is woefully inadequate.

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Tarot: The High Priestess
Wisdom, gnosis, and the divine feminine
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November 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Thomas Aquinas was wrong: if humans have souls, so do animals.

Some thoughts on a new theology of creation (with thanks to @csteck.bsky.social‬).

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October 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Reposted by Ronan McLaverty-Head
Rabbit Trap is a slow, atmospheric dark fairy tale that leans into beauty, warmth, and uncanny folklore over traditional scares. @leahschnelbach.bsky.social reviews Bryn Chainey's writer/director debut:

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Rabbit Trap Is a Compelling Dark Fairy Tale That's Light on Horror - Reactor
Bryn Chainey's debut features a spellbinding soundtrack.
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September 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“Son of Ra, Lord of the Akhu [transfigured spirits].” Cool find, even cooler epithet.
September 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A McGuffin for a new Indiana Jones movie?

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Prester John
Indiana Jones VI?
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September 5, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Last swim of the summer (at Caerfai, Pembrokeshire).
August 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
St Davids Cathedral/St Nons Chapel: best one day pilgrimage in Britain?

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August 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Penmaen Dewi: Neolithic graves and Dewi Sant's stomping ground. Beautiful. Mystical. Cymru.
August 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Kneiff, the highest point in Luxembourg at 560m.
August 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Mariazell 4/4: Bitte für uns, Maria.

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August 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Mariazell 3/4. The "Queen Stage."

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August 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Mariazell 2/4. Cool churches along the way.

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August 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Cool lifeboat display from #RNLI St David's, Angle, and Little Haven.
July 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Penda's Fen is a remarkable film. Recommend x1000!

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July 16, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Reposted by Ronan McLaverty-Head
Weighing in at 827 pages and 2 1/4 inches, our Oxford Handbook of American and British Women Philosophers in the 19th Century is HERE! Huge thanks to @oupphilosophy.bsky.social and our 50+ authors. Restoring women to the philosophical canon is a matter of justice, but it is also better scholarship!
July 15, 2025 at 8:59 PM
On the perils of biblical illiteracy.

#Bible #Israel #Politics

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June 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Reposted by Ronan McLaverty-Head
“The presence of a parent matters. But what matters more, and carries further, is the parent’s character. Character is what follows our children when they are alone, unsure, or tested,” @StanMcChrystal writes:
Being a Dad Is About More Than Being Around
As I reflect on my own failings as a dad, what I hope I offered most is not memories but a model for living.
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June 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I Ching: Jung likes it, PKD likes it, I like it. #iching #divination #prayer

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O God, speak to me through yarrow stalks!
Revelation and the I Ching
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June 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
June 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"This is my #Bisquick, made for you." Some thoughts on the #Christianity of #Fargo.

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This is my Bisquick, made for you
On American goodness and American sin
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May 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Weird Religion #2. Yahweh, Indy, and the Ark.

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May 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM