At least ‘our’ ABC is going to show the film – or at least, some of it. But only to be followed up by a…
The Live Earth concert, just held, was meant to raise our awareness of global warming. It seems many people already are aware of it. Indeed,…
Another global rock concert, another major “cause,” and another set of questions the politically correct are afraid to ask. This time it was Live Earth,…
Once upon a time universities were about learning, knowledge, the pursuit of truth and openness to other points of view. It seems those days are…
There was an interesting news item in today’s Australian (and other media outlets) about a new scientific breakthrough which may add extra years to human…
Medicine, like science, is one of those things that we expect to be above partisan politics. We hope that they will remain neutral and independent,…
Kingsway, 2007. This is the second book-length response to Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion. Like the other volume by Alister McGrath, this one is also…
Poor old Darwin. So misunderstood by his followers. He was actually a nice old chap with fairly tame ideas, but his extremist disciples took his…
Many have noted the quasi-religious status of much of the environmental movement. Many seem to have elevated concern about the environment into a full-fledged religious…
From around the time of the Enlightenment, science began usurping the role of religion. Prior to then, most people had a high regard for Christianity,…
SPCK, 2007. The God Delusion by veteran theophobe Richard Dawkins has caused no small stir since being released late last year. It was a wild…
I recall when I was quite young my older brother reading a book called Flatland. It was not until many years later that I finally…
A person’s worldview is often much more than just some theoretical knowledge. Often it translates into action. And dangerous worldviews will lead to dangerous practices.…
The Australian House of Representatives has just voted to allow the passage of a clone and kill bill. The Patterson Bill was passed by a…
I have mentioned before Richard Dawkins’ new book, The God Delusion. While familiar with some of his earlier work, I have yet to fully read…
These are not easy days for atheists. Not only is their worldview a minority viewpoint, and a relatively recent one at that, but it may…
If it takes faith to be a person of faith, it also seems to take a lot of faith to be a person of no…
There were not one but two editorials in today’s Australian (November 8, 2006) that demonstrate how weak thinking and ethical poverty often run in tandem.…
This week the Senate debates whether we allow embryo research and human cloning. The media often likes to argue that this is a battle between…
The debate about climate change is far from over. The issues are varied and complex, and there is no clear scientific unanimity on the subject.…