Feature series
A fundamental examination of the intersection of reason and belief (Part 2)
Hugh Harris
08/01/2022
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)
Hugh Harris
07/01/2022
“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
Louis Coutts
05/01/2022
Politicians often confront us with warnings about the greatest threats facing their country or the world, and, just as frequently, …
Rationalism and the meaning of life
Ian Robinson
02/01/2022
As editor of the Australian Rationalist and later as president of the Rationalist Society of Australia, I was often called …
Preaching science and reason is not enough
Lyn Allison
31/12/2021
I don’t suggest that the Rationalist Society ought to have the answers to all the problems of the world, but …
Reason in Western civilisation
Paul Monk
28/12/2021
For years now, I have heard people speak sceptically, even dismissively, about ‘Western logic’ or ‘Cartesian rationalism’, as if the …