Feature series
The antidote to arrogance: How to be wrong the right way
This article is part of our ‘From the vault’ series of summer reading. It was originally published in the June …
You can’t say that: The knotty problem of free speech
This article is part of our ‘From the vault’ series of summer reading. It was originally published in the Autumn …
The importance of being objective
This article is part of our ‘From the vault’ series of summer reading. It was originally published in the March …
Expert knowledge and scientific thinking under siege
This article is part of our ‘From the vault’ series of summer reading. It was originally published in the Winter …
Christ’s commanders
This article is the third in a series on religion in the Australian Defence Force. Read the first article here. …
Losing faith in Defence chaplaincy
This article is the second in a series on religion in the Australian Defence Force. Read the first article here. …
The committee of clerics lording it over Defence
This article is the first in a series on religion in the Australian Defence Force. Every three months, Australian taxpayers …
A reflection on Karl Popper’s insights into the origins of scientific method and the pre-Socratics
If I was asked to teach an undergraduate course on Rationality 101, I would begin by introducing the students to …
Does rationalism imply atheism?
Is there a necessary connection between being a rationalist and being an atheist? To answer this, we must tease out …
A fundamental examination of the intersection of reason and belief (Part 2)
This is Part 2. You can read Part 1 here. Distinguishing faith and reason Richard Colledge, in ‘Intellectual Assent and …
A fundamental examination of the intersection of reason and belief (Part 1)
“For the mind of man is far from the nature of a clear and equal glass, wherein the beams of …
The age of reason: Polarisation is undermining rational debate
Politicians often confront us with warnings about the greatest threats facing their country or the world, and, just as frequently, …