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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    If funding stopped to Manus Island we could effectively and humanely support a heck of a lot more refugees in Australia. Discuss.
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    And what was the deal with that Cambodia resettlement? So much money for four people…

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    @nightlightguy
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    Why do we tend to focus on deficits when assessing individual and community needs?
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    This matters to me because our community, and individuals within it, tend to be labelled and stereo-typed based on aggregate statistics. I believe this matters as we can’t talk about empowering and engaging while disempowering and perpetuating stereo-types.

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    D Pont
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    What will it take for Australia to stop targeting Islam?
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    Australia has had several significant waves of migration (eg. Greeks, Vietnamese, Africans). Each wave coincides with which group mainstream Australia directs it’s vitriol, fear mongering and racism. But the targeting of Islam has been particularly intense.

    This matters to me as a daughter of migrant parents, and a mother of bi-racial kids, who simply wants them to grow up in a world free of racial and religious judgement.

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    @miss_dianne_t
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    Are we born happy and spend our lives defending it, or are we born neutral and spend our lives trying to attain happiness?
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    Joan Rentill
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    Why a festival of Interrobang?
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    It seemed the obvious question to ask and it doesn’t matter to me but I will be interested in any responses.

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    Eddie Creaney
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    If a mansplainer is manspreading at the same time, is he a manspleader or a mansprainer?
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    @reallykazcooke
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    If we were in groundhog day but didn’t realise, every day would be identical. How can one explain ‘free will’ in that context?
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    Sure Bill Murray is awesome but what about poor Ned Ryerson had he no agency?

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    Tim
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    What is wrong with the brains of conservatives?
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    Conservatives react badly to facts that prove them wrong, and humanity is held back because of this.

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    Matthew Esler
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    Why do we not value darkness anymore?
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    Light pollution, glare and light trespass are all easy environmental problems to fix. If we can’t (or won’t) fix this, then what chance do we have of reducing or reversing other environmental issues?

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    Sasha Joura
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    What is the future of politics?
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    The current political system is under pressure around the world. High levels of community distrust, eroding of 2 party systems & decreasing membership, rise of extreme groups, loss of national sovereignty, impact of global corporations.

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    @geeforce77
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    Are we still driven by the same principle/s that enabled the formation of life?
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    By narrowing the gap between scientific understanding and spiritual understanding, we get closer to god.

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    Tom Burton
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    How far are we from a borderless, visa-less world?
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    I’m a traveller, and as an Indian, I find travelling beyond India quite challenging due to Visa restrictions. This is a symptom of a larger problem. Till the time there are boundaries, there are going to be conflicts. The direction of history has been towards unification, we have far less independent political sovereignities today in the world than ever in history, but world unification still seems elusive. Is it going to happen anytime soon?

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    @itaintsodeep
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