Mostly because it’s fun, but I wonder about the benefits of unstructured, inclusive and spontaneous activities that allow people to experience themselves without purpose.

If we all tapped away at pianos rather than computers, maybe we’d all be happier.

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.

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.

How far should religion
be separated from
our daily lives?

Because this question haunts me everyday. It matter to me because I’d like to know who I am.
Because if others know who they are, they might do things differently which benefit them and others.

The need for humanity and human empathy underpins so much of what is going wrong in the world right now. Now perceived as a weakness to be overcome if right thinking is to be achieved. Others should care because we all wish for kindness and fairness in our lives.

I can’t understand why there is so little interest in the republican debate. Is it because it doesn’t matter? We should all have a keen interest because it is at the heart of us being an independent country.

Questions drive inquiry, which is the way to critically engage with contested ideas.