Roger Darlington was very gracious in awarding me a ‘Thinking Bloggers’ award and passing on the meme. Because I like shiny things, I also get to put up the little icon. My site, my rules 
Anyway, I’ve not been tagged with a meme before, so figure it’s only fair to actually pass it on as the idea requires, so my list of five blogs that make me think are:
Roger Darlington. Yes, ok, he nominated me, and I’m nominating him. But Roger - whom I’ve only met the once but feel like I know quite well these days - has become one of my favourite weblogs, and I always enjoy reading his posts. I don’t necessarily agree with everything, but they frequently make me think and look at things from different perspectives, and we also share a love of travel. I just wish I finally get around to posting the responses to a few of your posts that I think you deserve!
Gordon McLean is another weblog I enjoy, and his recently taken to posting a few more - dare I say it - artistic pieces, such as ‘God of Morning’ which have led to me rethinking a bit more about what my weblog is, and how it can move forward in interesting ways.
Bad Science is mentioned in the comments of Roger’s weblog, and I’ve no hesitation in nominating Ben Goldacre’s online version of the Guardian column I always make a point of reading. The column, and therefore the site, it is a hugely under-rated, but increasingly valuable resource. With so much pseudo-science appearing unchallenged in the popular media, a level-headed and considered view putting forward real science and an evidence-led approach is sourly needed.
Shardcore’s ’shardpress’ art weblog is a favourite. I’m proud to consider the artist himself a friend, and recently received a couple of prints that are soon to go up in my office. I’m a huge fan of the science/philosopher pieces (Schopenhauer and Hegel in particular). Did you know why Thomas Edison electrocuted an elephant?. So, shardcore can take a lot of credit for making me think, and discover some new facts about the various figures in science and philosophy.
Lastly, I’d be remiss to not include a weblog that reflects some of the stronger opinions I hold, and have been a key focus of many of my more recent postings. Whilst I’d love to point at one atheist weblog in particular and say “this weblog makes me think”, the fact of the matter is I already know what my opinion’s in this matter are, and I get a little tired of religion bashing that features in many. A candidate would have been atheistblogs.co.uk, but it’s an aggregator of content, and so not really a blog in itself. So I look to philaletheia for my nomination, because it’s an interesting, constructive and interesting dialogue between an atheist and a christian that is always considered, responsive, and challenging to all parties. It’s how I’d like to think all discussions on emotive subjects should be held: respectful whilst free-ranging. Their growing number comments reflects their achievement and a wider interest, and it’s a site that deserves wider awareness.
So, those are my five ‘Thinking blogger’ nomination/awards/memes. Hope there’s something of interest there for readers.
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February 24th, 2007 at 11:00 pm
Thanks for the nomination, Richard. Time we met again in the real word! When are you coming to London?
April 3rd, 2007 at 6:08 am
[...] We’ve been tagged — not once, but twice — for a Thinking Blogger Award. I know… I like to think. I try to do so at least three times a day; sometimes more, if I’m in the mood and work isn’t in the way. Since we’ve been tagged by both Richard Leyton (’[Philaletheia is] an interesting, constructive and interesting dialogue between an atheist and a christian that is always considered, responsive, and challenging to all parties.’) and Five Public Opinions (’[Philaletheia is] the benchmark for atheist-Christian dialogue on the internet.’), I think it’s fair that soulster and I each have a crack at nominating five of our favorite blogs, thus making a total of ten. After all, the rules say, 1. If, and only if, you get tagged, write a post with links to 5 blogs that make you think, 2. Link to this post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme, 3. Optional: Proudly display the ‘Thinking Blogger Award’ with a link to the post that you wrote… [...]