Don’t trust birds! By Greg Spearritt Thanks to the ever-estimable Aunty I now realise that birds aren’t real. This truth has apparently been out there since 2017, so obviously I’m slow on the uptake. The Government has apparently secretly disposed of all the real...
Chicken or egg? By Greg Spearritt The age-old conundrum has been solved! And no, it’s not one of those unsatisfying answers, like ‘it’s chickens and eggs all the way down’. (Spoiler alert for what’s below.) Infinite Life: A Revolutionary Story of Eggs, Evolution and...
The house on fire By Greg Spearritt Queensland’s Parliament House has recently been the scene of a protest, for which action those protesting have been hauled before a court. (There’s some doubt about the validity of the alleged offence, however.) These are not, by...
A cosmos with purpose? By Greg Spearritt Philip Goff, Professor of Philosophy at Durham University UK, suggests in his new book Why? The Purpose of the Universe (2023) that the notion of a purposeful cosmos can be defended not just philosophically, but scientifically....
Resentment By Greg Spearritt A sentiment that comes up repeatedly in the Voice debate is resentment at the apparent ‘privileges’ given to First Nations Australians. The proposed Voice is seen as (‘yet another’) example of “special treatment”. Paul Kelly belled the cat...
