October, 2021 - Rationale Magazine

30 Oct

Dollar signs of the times: Big business and climate change

04/08/2022
By David James
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The upcoming Glasgow Climate Change Conference will feature presentations from many politicians, experts and consultants, but it is unl...

28 Oct

Art & Humour

MBJ’s view

See current affairs through the eyes of cartoonist Matt Bissett-Johnson.

26 Oct

Science & Health

Our population problem

04/08/2022
By John Steley
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Like Sir David Attenborough and many others, I recognise overpopulation as one of the most significant underlying causes of global prob...

23 Oct

Law & Politics

Farewelling a true hero in Rodney Syme

04/08/2022
By Meredith Doig
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In the days before Rodney Syme passed away, his family asked if I would like to send a video message to him as his health deteriorated....

19 Oct

Ethics & Religion

Why religious conservatives are hitting the panic button

09/09/2022
By Noel Turnbull
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In the 1950s, Australians were constantly being told to be aware of the dangers of communist infiltration of our institutions. At the s...

16 Oct

Ethics & Religion

Report adds ‘reach, depth and nuance’ to our understanding of religiosity

This foreword appears in 'Religiosity in Australia: Religious minds, religious collectives'. The Rationalist Society of Austr...

15 Oct

Ethics & Religion

The personal stories reshaping Australia’s journey out of religion

04/08/2022
By Si Gladman
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The trend in people 'deconverting' from religion or 'deconstructing' their faith has in recent years triggered viral hashtags on social...

11 Oct

Ethics & Religion

Between swinging arms and chins: The push for ‘religious freedom’

04/08/2022
By Neil Francis
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This is an excerpt from Neil Francis’ soon-to-be published Part 2 of the Religiosity in Australia research series, commissioned ...

05 Oct

Ethics & Religion

Not so different: Does religion deserve special protection?

04/08/2022
By Ian Robinson
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A new draft of the federal religious discrimination legislation proposes to give special rights to the words and actions of religious p...

02 Oct

Education

The resignation of Peter Boghossian: What it shows about academic illiberalism

04/08/2022
By Paul Monk
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Peter Boghossian is a philosopher and teacher of critical thinking and ethics. He is an old friend of several members of the Rationalis...

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