I’m really just formulating my thoughts on this subject, and there are many reasons I can think of, so forgive me if this piece seems incomplete. I will revisit this topic over the coming weeks. The argument around feminism, misogyny, rape culture and equality continues to rage on the web at the moment, and I only see this as a good thing. We need to talk about this issue, and hopefully, we can come to some level of understanding,...

There are people who claim that science and religion can exist side-by-side, one asking the “how” questions (science) and the other asking the “why” questions (religion). I’d like to say I disagree with this stance, and for a few simple reasons. Scientific inquiry is based on measuring interactions and outcomes from observable and repeatable phenomena, based on established empirical principles and existing theories....

I stole this from Monica. Dawkins really does tell it like it is here. This is the full speech by Richard Dawkins at the "Protest The Pope" rally, 18th September 2010. (unedited) … Read More via Monicks: Unleashed VN:F [1.9.18_1163]please wait...Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes...

This is great. I feel that one of the greatest ways for us to go further as a species, and to save this planet from a multitude of possible dystopian futures is through education. To see that children are able to do this research on their own is very refreshing. Education is key, because through ignorance the only decisions we can make are ill-informed and ignorant ones. In this TED talk, Sugata Mitra is very funny and seems to really enjoy the...

Outreach Media have done it again. They have chosen a current topic (for which I applaud them) and then used it for their own message (for which I don’t applaud them). As you may know, I have written on the Outreach Media billboards several times, as I drive past them every day on my way to work, and am aware when they change them each month. This month’s theme is the upcoming Australian Federal Election. Every month, accompanying...

You may not know it, but I’m an atheist. For some it’s a label that has certain negative conotations in society, particularly in areas where religion is prevalient. It’s a label that people bandy about in some spheres the way they used to use the term “communist”, as the word “terrorist” or “traitor” is used today. Some people see the word “atheist” as a threat to their daily...