Saturday, July 25, 2020

First Principles for understanding how to Grapple with Reality

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An initial draft list of meta principles I've found helpful in assisting me in understanding the world and people General Principles an...
Sunday, August 20, 2017

Faith and Health

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"For people who are going through great suffering and for whom life is very very difficult, I deal with these people every day. I'...
Saturday, July 22, 2017

Keep the Bastards Honest

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Keep the Bastards Honest.  It's the reformation way. It's the enlightenment way.  It's the Aussie way.  And doing it con...

Always check the Facts

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When reading or watching any news report, opinion piece or someone's comments about an event, issue or topic, always consider the facts....
Wednesday, August 5, 2015

The untouchable Waleed Aly and racism

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I have been shocked by some of the media this past week- Barrie Cassidy writing for ABC or Jenny Noyes writing for Daily Life are two examp...
Friday, July 31, 2015

Adam Goodes

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Why is Adam Goodes being booed? Despite the illusions of many, the truth is that nobody really knows. The majority of people (79% of He...
Saturday, July 18, 2015

Protests

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200 protesters from a variety of small groups have staged a protest in Melbourne today. 3,000 counter protesters showed up, and 800 police...
Sunday, April 27, 2014

God Isn't Getting Smaller

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Recently I hosted a series called Towards Belief. This was an interesting experience for a whole lot of reasons, but the thing I really like...

Notes on apologetic approaches and thought life

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What is Christian Apologetics?  Christian Apologetics, in a broad sense, simply means defending Christianity. Thus, all Christians are or...
Sunday, March 23, 2014

Media and Faith

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People often make claims of media bias. The ABC, it is often said, is left wing, Fox News is right wing. The Herald Sun is right wing, The A...