Should atheists curse by taking Darwin’s name in vain?
Why have we allowed the most mediocre of Western knowledge and culture to colonise us, instead of the wisdom of indigenous cultures?
It seems a no-brainer not to stand on the shoulders of giants, and in my humble opinion there is much we could still learn from indigenous cultures of the world.
Asked by:Who gets to decide?
Why is Australia still a monarchy?
Asked by:Will there always be a European Union and a UN, or have these kind of collective endeavours lost their way under 21st century individualism?
Asked by:Why do we have 5 mins of sport at the end of news instead of 5 mins of arts/culture? How would this change our perception of the world?
Not everyone is into sport. For some, their equivalent is the arts/culture or even the environment. Why are these things considered ‘features’ rather than staples of our news diet? I wonder how society would change if one or two newsrooms started this trend?
Asked by:Why do some see political correctness as a synonym for disingenuousness?
Perhaps like Impressionism before it, political correctness will be a useful, neutral shorthand for a way of seeing the world. Until then, it’s a insult thrown across Xmas dinner tables and in the opinion pages of The Australian. ‘You’re just being politically correct’ pointedly suggests that a view is being parroted, that is it not honestly held. Why are attempts, no doubt in my case faltering and inexpertly argued, assumed to be disingenuous? What does this do except reinforce an underlying idea that bigotry, or the ugly aspects of the Id, are not only raw but somehow better for being honest?
Asked by:Why can we see into outer space but not the bottom of the ocean?
There’s some spooky looking fish down there, and yet we seem to waste time looking out into the big black sky (moot point if NASA announces aliens later today…)
Asked by:In an inclusive society will we ditch the career ladder and make all employment pathways accessible?
We need more people with disabilities employed as leaders. We need flexible workplaces that don’t just reward people based on the amount of hours they can work. We need deeper understanding in recruitment processes to why not everyone has a linear career path or the opportunity for any kind of regular employment.
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