It's Christmas Day. An annual event commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. He was a healer, and in the most empowering of ways. Sometime just through simple touch. He was also an outcast, decried by the elites of his time, he was sentenced to … [Read more...] about The Maverick Healer: Jesus
Philosophy
How to Evaluate the Evidence of Contrarians – Scientifically
FUNDAMENTAL to the scientific method is the assumption that reality exists independently of our belief systems; that there is such a thing as evidence, and that it matters. There seems to be general agreement on this point from both the left and … [Read more...] about How to Evaluate the Evidence of Contrarians – Scientifically
In Search of a New Way
FIFTY years ago, on 7 July 1967, Time magazine ran a cover story entitled, ‘The Hippies: Philosophy of a Subculture’. Modern environmentalism is in some ways a product of this Flower Power movement, but a still-born version. It has become … [Read more...] about In Search of a New Way
Philosophising on Bushfires: A Note from David Ward
FIRE in the landscape, or bushfire, is Australia’s most lethal and costly natural hazard. Big, uncontrollable bushfires can kill millions of trees and wild animals, thousands of farm animals, and sometimes humans too. Apart from deaths, bushfires … [Read more...] about Philosophising on Bushfires: A Note from David Ward
Bigots, Climate Change Deniers and George Orwell
GEORGE Brandis says it is “deplorable” deniers are being excluded from the climate change debate and people who say the science is settled are ignorant and medieval. The attorney general called the leader of the opposition in the Senate, Penny … [Read more...] about Bigots, Climate Change Deniers and George Orwell
More Relevance in Indigenous Culture, Than ABC Culture
EASTER is about religion, which is about culture, which is about myth. I was raised on the myths of the Australian Outback, on the poems of Banjo Paterson where the heroes could be “hard and tough and wiry – just the sought that won’t say die”. The … [Read more...] about More Relevance in Indigenous Culture, Than ABC Culture
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.