Freethinkers

Raising our Daughters

2008-07-03T10:35:26Z

Women's Lib was front and center in the Media when I was a lad. It was the time of Germain Greer's Female Eunuch and a ground swell of interest arose supporting the girls getting a “fair go”. In those days the girls generally got lower wages f...

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Clearly not ready to govern

2008-07-03T10:05:42Z

The desperate situation of the Libs continues despite a small blip in Kevin 07's popularity last week. Kevin down to something like 63% while young Brendan was up to somewhere around 14%. If that’s the good news I'd hate to see a bad news day fo...

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The return of wowsers

2008-07-03T08:43:42Z

As much as I am enjoying the intelligent style of Kevin 07, I must admit to a bit of nervousness when I see the blooming of wowserism of late. Now for those of you overseas I guess I had better explain this excellent piece of Aussie slang. A mor...

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The Little Book of Atheist Spirituality

2008-07-02T02:53:09Z

Up until my freshman year of college, I had never questioned religion or tradition. All I really did was go with the flow: listen to the preacher, listen to the teacher, listen to my father, etc. I was never very religious, though--I didn't care ...

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The Cycle

2008-06-29T23:19:07Z

Society is a dialectic phenomenon in that it is a human product, and nothing but a human product, that yet continuously acts back upon its producer. Society is a product of man. It has no other being except that which is bestowed upon it by huma...

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The fear of death is a big motivator!

2008-06-28T19:23:35Z

I anyone in Voxland didn't know my belief in Deism is the number one all encompassing driving factor in my life, therefore, I couldn't resist but sharing this very short passage (taken from The World Union of Deists) that outlines the relationshi...

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Goodbye Gloria Jeans (with apologies to Elton John)

2008-06-27T06:54:59Z

I must be losing my edge. I certainly haven’t been keeping up with Plonka’s blog. Plonka's excellent blog I was horrified to discover my patronage of Gloria Jean’s coffees has had me help fund those shifty Hillsong Christians. The very same fo...

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What’s in a name?

2008-06-27T06:19:51Z

While travelling around Oz we have seen a number of vans with names on them. It’s just a way of marking out your territory and showing your fellow travellers where you are coming from. One such label really impressed me recently. Free Radicals. ...

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ICH today

2008-06-27T06:12:29Z

But why should we hear about body bags, and deaths, and how many, what day it's gonna happen, and how many this or what do you suppose? Or, I mean, it's, it's not relevant. So, why should I waste my beautiful mind on something like that?" : Barba...

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Farewell Aussie Democrats

2008-06-26T11:08:10Z

Those of you who followed my blog before the last General Election in Oz may recall some thoughtful contributions from Senator Bartlett (and Snowy's responses). Today marked his last day as a Senator after the Democrats failed to win a single sea...

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