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JUST PHILOSOPHISING ON - THE FUNDAMENTAL DISHONESTY, DECEIT AND CONSPIRACY UNDERPINNING RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. PART 7.

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  Scientists would not be able to simply make this and that claim without having to demonstrate that what they are saying, really is what is happening. But, for some strange reasons, the religious establishment.  The 'God and faith industry', is able to make grand and astonishing claims about their faith and the 'God'.  But without having, without being able to provide any evidence or proof, that what they are asserting, is true and real.  Their credibility, unlike that of other industries and other professions and field, is taken for granted, despite its inherent incredulity. How can this be so? Why is it so, that the world seems to turn a blind eye to the fallacy and deception of the theistic religious industry or establishment? Why should people of faith, in asserting their beliefs, expect, even demand that people who are being guided by reason and scientific evidence.  Should expect less evidence, less proof of them. In their assertions about the validity and reliab

JUST A THOUGHT ON - 'SURVIVING SOCIAL WORK. PART 9.

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  There would or should be less chances of cues being missed, gestures not being noticed and what is being said and how it was said, not being completely or accurately understood. Having a system of two workers visiting is a good, if not excellent way of protection the child, the family and the workers.  Why? Well, it is because, if the social workers and social work staff perform their duties robustly, as well as ethically.  If they are, by virtue of two workers visiting and supporting each other, empowered to appropriately confront and challenge what is being said by members of the child's family.   Then, they can make better assessments and conclusions about what is taking place in the family.   Enabling a better evaluation of  what is it about the  dynamics and functioning of the child and the family. That reduces and/or increases the assessed risk to the child/ren.  This kind of 'co-worker visiting' arrangement will also enable the social work staff to maintain better

IT WAS WRITTEN IN THE STARS - AN ACCOUNT OF LIVES IMPACTED BY 'EVERYDAY ADVERSITIES.' PART 82.

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  Which led to him accidentally burning the window sill; something his dad would subsequently made a drama of.  Although, looking back at it, he would form the view that it was not as big a deal as he might have perceived it to have been when he first saw it.  Especially as how his son would pleasantly surprised him by suddenly giving up on smoking drugs of his own accord.   Whereas the parental pressures which were being placed on him, probably not surprisingly, had failed to achieve the desired outcome. Kazaliwa has been able to establish a good and cooperative relationship with his probation officers.  He has not had make a great use of them. He complies with his supervision requirement and is left to get on with his life.  In fact, they, the probation officers, had they been given the discretion and authority.   Might well have acted to remove him from the license to which he has been officially tethered, needlessly, for too long a period of time. To be continued!

JUST A THOUGHT ON - 'SURVIVING SOCIAL WORK. PART 8.

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  And, in the case of the involved social worker and other social work staff, they, also, would have their 'social services agency support subsystem, and interagency subsystem, such as the 'core group.' Of course,  irrespective of what the expectations are, or what senior managers and politicians might say.   The occasions when a social worker or social services team or departments will have sufficient amount of the relevant resources to perform their work competently, is either rare or never or both.  This is, after all, a service sector where the demand has already, and will always exceed the service's capacity and ability to meet it. Social services. Which is probably why I will, occasionally, if not often, find myself thinking that the social work/social services industry needs to be applying more innovation and technology to how they operate.  As well as ensuring the safety of the children and families whose safeguarding and welfare they are charged with, social wo

JUST PHILOSOPHISING ON - THE FUNDAMENTAL DISHONESTY, DECEIT AND CONSPIRACY UNDERPINNING RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. PART 6.

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  And so it seems to me, to be very ironic, problematic that 'people of faith', as it were, should be able to speak of 'their faiths' as if they were a given.  As if they the are true accounts of things which did happen in human encounters with 'God' or 'the Gods and Goddesses' of this and that religious beliefs and rituals. I mean, where else or in what fields other than that of religion.  Can anybody make the blatant claims which are made by Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, et al.   Without a shred of credible evidence or proof of the veracity of what is written and/or is being repeated by the relevant believer? Politicians would not be able to get away with not being transparent and accountable for what they are promising.  Medical professionals would not be able to make incredible comments and assertions about the care and treatment they are providing.   Without being made accountable for its impact or lack of impact.  To be continued!

FORMULA ONE2021 : BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX - HAMILTON AND VERSTAPPEN MIXING IT UP! FINIS.

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  Without the intervention of this fateful factor, it seemed that Hamilton was on his way a P.2 finish.  As it seemed probable that, Verstappen, with his newer tyres, should have been able to overtook him at some point during the final 6-8 laps of the race.  It seemed a balancing of fate, as Verstappen's closeness to Hamilton had partly bee the result of a mistake made by Hamilton before he was overtaken by Verstappen.  Swings and roundabouts it might have been, but it was one that decisively benefited Hamilton, and proved the chagrin of Max and his fans and team.  Something which Max, more than many others, including Hamilton, is increasingly better at assuaging and moving on. And so it is that we are being set up for another year of potentially very exciting Formula 1 racing.  A year which might or might not see Hamilton continuing his now unprecedented career as a successful Formula 1 racer.  Although, outside of his modelling and developing Extreme E Team Car ventures.   Hamilt

AN ENIGMATIC AND POIGNANT JOURNEY AROUND MY AGEING AND EVOLVING MOTHER! PART 111.

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  Of course, if I am honest, I would also let it be known that I am amazed by how my dear mother can.   Even at this late stage of her life, appears to be still riding the 'ebbs and flows', by appearing to be declining, only to bounce back again.  Even though the trend, logically, is a downward one.  It would appear that, sometimes when my dear mother seems to be declining substantially, these are more the manifestation of her being ill and not feeling well.  Rather than anything she is, with appropriate care, not going to be able to recover from. Even as she steadily decline in her mental, intellectual and physical functioning.  It seems that my dear mother is able to move down the rungs of each ladder, struggle and adjust to the challenges associated with each of them, and find an accommodate to the life she has to live at the level of that rung.  Just as how her carers and her family, those who are involved with her, have to find ways and means of managing the  additional ch