Should my general opinion be more important than an individual’s specific circumstance?
We live in a world gone mad it seems. A world where everyone has an opinion on everything and where these opinions can find their way to change the laws…
We live in a world gone mad it seems. A world where everyone has an opinion on everything and where these opinions can find their way to change the laws…
If you immediately associate the title of this post with a quote from the physicist Enrico Fermi, then you will know the topic! The Fermi Paradox, which stems from the…
In my last post I continued discussing some of the issues that exist with the implementation of the first key element of democracy in society. As a reminder, in general…
In my last post I started discussing some of the issues that exist with the implementation of the first key element of democracy in society. As a reminder, in general…
I'm a big fan of democracy as a concept but there a several things that trouble me about the way in which democracy is implemented in society. The purpose of…
Most of us have probably heard the old adage 'crime doesn't pay' and probably some of us have heard our parents give this advice or have passed it on to…
If I have one I have none, if I have two I have one and if I have three I have many. What am I? The answer is choice. Choice…
I was undecided on whether to write about the pandemic but given Melbourne, Australia has just entered it's 6th lockdown I thought it was a good time to think through…
Conspiracy theories have become common place in our culture with some of the more popular being 'flat earth theory' and, recently, QAnon. I thought it would be a good time…
The term 'fake news' has become popular in our culture today but what does it really mean? Does it mean that all news is fake, as in all reporting by…