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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...

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...

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...

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...

Resentment By Greg Spearritt A sentiment that comes up repeatedly in the Voice debate is resentment at the apparent ‘privileges’ given to First...

Good news on A.I. By Glen Beasley Issues surrounding A.I. appear in news and current affairs programs on an almost daily basis – will artificial...

Which Jesus? By Greg Spearritt In my ‘reading the bible as literature’ course late last century we were presented with the outrageous proposition...

Same old By Greg Spearritt Why does a decent secular society continue to give concessions to a regressive minority who have proved themselves...

Soul searching… literally By Greg Spearritt Wandering like a lost soul in the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Hobart recently, I encountered a...

Why we exist Glen Beasley reflects on SOFiA’s raison d’etre. SOFIA aspires to the courageous exploration of ideas, which often necessitates...

Resisting tyranny By Greg Spearritt In 1943 siblings Hans and Sophie Scholl were part of a small group resisting the Nazi regime by handing out...

How you know it’s Easter By Greg Spearritt There was a time not so long ago that the mainstream press (remember them?) carried a good number of...