Exploring issues of life and meaning
Welcome
SOFiA is a network of Australians interested in openly exploring issues of life and meaning through reason, philosophy, ethics, religion, science and the arts. We want to explore for ourselves what we can believe and how we can find meaning in our lives.
SOFiA has no philosophical or religious position beyond a desire to ‘openly explore’: it is a forum for discussing ideas, experiences and possibilities.
Any who find themselves in sympathy with our purpose – exploring life and meaning in an open and non-dogmatic manner – are most welcome to join us.
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Is religion about survival?
Much about religion can be framed by evolutionary psychology. In a word, it’s about survival. The idea that we are primed to see agency even when...
Philosophy and race
In 20th-century pluralist theology, even ‘enlightened’ theologians like Winston L. King could not quite shake their Western assumptions: despite...
All our Blog Posts
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Articles
Life, the Universe and Nearly Everything
Life, the Universe and Nearly Everything Bill Bryson A Short History of Nearly Everything (Black Swan Books/Random House 2004) Steve Jones Almost...
A Miscellany of Heresy
A Miscellany of Heresy By Jed Perkins This is a list of heresies condemned by the Church in the Nicene Creed. Heresy comes from the Greek...
Articles Archive
We have an archive of many articles of interest…
