Is it possible to be a fatalist, an existentialist and a nihilist all at once?
Asked by:What’s the difference between an expat and an immigrant?
Who gets to be an expat, and what makes them different from an immigrant? Why do we label new arrivals as immigrants with an implied scorn, while choose to label white, wealthy immigrants as expats?
Asked by:How can we deal better with refuges who want to come to Australia, ie in a humane and compassionate way
Why be good?
Sinkholes, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions. What is going on underneath our planet’s surface!?
Yay for discovering water on Mars and flying past Pluto and all that, but should we be looking at WTF is happening on our own planet a bit more?
Asked by:how do birds know how to fly together in a flock and who leads?
Why does a part of us want to destroy what we love?
When I was young and read Macbeth In highschool I was obsessed with humanity’s ‘black and deep desires’, and since growing up I’ve realised they are closely woven with emotions that are positive. Examples of this are the idea that suffering is always an element of desire, that control and love are so linked, and pain brings greater joy. As I’ve become more articulate about the tumble of emotions that reside within me like a thunderstorm, I’ve discovered that destruction is a temptation of love. And I won’t to know why.
(PS I am a big fan of Cheryl Strayed and want her to tell me a life story that will explain this).
Asked by:If you could choose the legacy you leave behind, what would it be and why?
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Asked by:If we can transplant organs can we transplant foetuses? Instead of abortions a foetus could be transplanted to another woman to give birth
Why do those with the power to make a decision so rarely involve those who will be affected by the decision in the decision making process?
How much is the mental health epidemic due to lack of meaning in contemporary society?
Why are there so many bored people resorting to (legal/illegal) drugs nowadays?
How can we expect people to think and make good decisions in times of crisis (eg.bushfire) when they have little experience of thinking and making decisions in every day life?
Individuals grow and develop when having the opportunity to work out problems with others.