December, 2021 - Rationale Magazine

31 Dec

Preaching science and reason is not enough

07/09/2022
By Lyn Allison
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I don’t suggest that the Rationalist Society ought to have the answers to all the problems of the world, but adherence to the principle...

29 Dec

Law & Politics

Biden’s bid to strengthen global democracy

07/09/2022
By Tom Daly
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On 9-10 December, the Biden administration held its first Summit for Democracy, a novel initiative seeking to bring government, civil s...

28 Dec

Feature series

Reason in Western civilisation

07/09/2022
By Paul Monk
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For years now, I have heard people speak sceptically, even dismissively, about ‘Western logic’ or ‘Cartesian rationalism’, as if the il...

24 Dec

History

The sordid underbelly of Christmas past

When English Puritans outlawed Christmas in 1647, it was not without good reason. When American Puritans, in turn, outlawed Chri...

21 Dec

Ethics & Religion

This matter of Christmas and hope

07/09/2022
By Paul Monk
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On 19 December, the ABC online ran an essay by Stan Grant under the title ‘With Christianity receding and many abandoning hope, toda...

19 Dec

Art, Humour & Poetry

MBJ’s view

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

17 Dec

Ethics & Religion

Shaming unvaccinated people has to stop

"Unvaccinated mother, 27, dies with coronavirus as her father calls for fines for people who refuse jab." This is the kind of hea...

13 Dec

Philosophy & Psychology

When beliefs become deadly

07/09/2022
By Carrick Ryan
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After five years of working for the Joint Counter Terrorism Team, where I was consumed by the persistent and genuine threat of Islamic ...

10 Dec

Science & Health

Climate change: How machine learning holds a key to combating misinformation

07/09/2022
By John Cook
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“A lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth can get its boots on.” This quote appears in many forms. In some var...

07 Dec

Law & Politics

The broken message spread through a Christian schools network

07/09/2022
By Si Gladman
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In a podcast interview earlier this year, Reverend Geoff Lin admitted that his Living Hope SA group (with ‘SA’ referring to South Austr...

04 Dec

Law & Politics

Matter of principle: How ‘crossing the floor’ has changed

07/09/2022
By Camilla Nelson
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The final days of parliament for 2021 have been marked by a spate of floor crossings. This includes Tasmanian Liberal Bridget Arc...

01 Dec

Philosophy & Psychology

On dying

09/09/2022
By Jack Dikian
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Philosophy begins with the death of the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates. But, as we know, he goes to his death with equanimity – wit...

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