Why is it comfortable to sit with crossed legs?
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    I’m curious

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    Chris Dea
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    What is better, freedom or equality?
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    I am asking this because so many people use freedom without using equality, and we have lost effective ways of raising the tensions between them. But this tension is the essence of politics.

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    @beornnmccarthy
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    Is the Australian gun control system working or are we over regulating honest individuals and industry to pander to an emotive argument
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    Millions of dollars are spent every year regulating firearms ownership for no obvious measurable or verifiable benefits. Has it stopped massacres on Australian soil and are the increases/decreases in crime related? Also with the claims by the government that lone wolf terrorist attacks are becoming increasingly more likely do we need to rethink self defence? To quote David Leyonhjelm are we “a nation of victims”

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    Josh
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    To be or not to be?
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    To me that is the fundamental question which humanity has too ask itself, and, depending on the answer, ask many more about our role in the world and our responsibilities, to the rest of humanity and the all that makes up the world as we know it.

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    Martin Drerup
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    Why are people extra nice when it’s your birthday?!
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    Because it would be good if people are just nice even on an ordinary day, it perhaps I’m a bit idealistic

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    Bernadette Basile
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    Should ’cause no harm’ become international law?
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    Whether it’s gun control or bicycle helmets, Australia’s Common Law leads to a duty of care. What would the world look like if this was adopted internationally?

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    Hans Tilstra
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    Why are immeasurable, unautomated, irreplacable things (arts, education) valued so little financially?
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    Because I have a vested interest in both, and I’ve yet to receive a good answer.

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    @hildebrandburke
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    Why be good?
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    We often have a choice between doing what we know is right, and doing what will gratify or benefit ourselves (even at the expense of others). So, why be good?

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    Chris Gill
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    Should the government spend more money on benefiting the poor or on promoting social development?
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    My country has been developing fast these years, but there remains a big gap between rich and poor. I think this gap is one of the reasons of social unrest, which is closely related to everyone.

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    Wanqing Xu
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    Why can’t we stay childlike for longer?
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    I’ve found it hard to remember how to play after having my kids, and wonder why I ‘grew out’ of it. I’ve loved relearning it but it’s been hard. I think we’d probably be nicer to each other if we kept more of our sense of wonder and joy and curiosity.

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    Hilary Harper
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    Why are people so obsessed with having everything ready-made?
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    It horrified people in the 1940s to have packet mixes, because powdered egg reminded them of the Great Depression. Now, people are oblivious, they expect everything to be in packets and forget the chemicals needed to preserve those foods. No more weevils in the flour, but yes plenty of good-fashioned-modern petrol in our flour, sugar, salt, cheese, bread… as well as our bottles of ‘self-care’ products we’re told are ‘necessary.’ You’d think every house-hold was a hotel for astronauts.

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    @initiallyno
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    Why can’t we have a government that can budget properly and have a caring attitude to the needy at the same time?
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    Kevin Blyth
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    Will we ever reach a point when women are treated and seen as equals to men?
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    Sick of seeing a difference in how I am treated.

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    Rose
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