Issues we face - Change is possible, in fact it's essential! Part 3
How have we been learning so far? We can be critical of individuals in terms of how they present information or respond to various issues...
Issues we face - What do we humans need to reflect upon? Part 2
After many years on this sweet earth, below are some of my conclusions and are based on observations, what I hear and read, conversations...
Issues we face - what the hell is going on? What happened? Part 1
Perhaps it’s a middle-aged thing, brought on by the fact that I have become a grandfather in recent years or as I get older, I realise...
The futility of conspiracy theories
My father was a bit of a ‘better to be safe than sorry' kind of person. Never a big risk-taker, and most certainly not uncalculated...
Why people do what they do
Sometimes, it is difficult to explain or rationalise the behaviour of someone, a bit like footballer Eric Cantona’s ‘kung fu’ moment when...
Western Thinking – apart from that we’re alright!
To call it ‘Western Thinking’ is in some ways to simplify it. There is arguably no such thing as indigenous western thinking per se but...
We all have an excuse - we’re a product of our ancestors!
In the last blog I was trying to convey the central message that there are certain things to explain why we are the way we are, and also,...
We are who we are and we are where we are because….
In a previous blogI started by saying humans are a funny bunch and not in a funny ha, ha kind of way! We are who we are sounds a bit...
Things we need to deal with
Just watch any edition of the news and you’ll find a shit load of things we need to deal with. We live in a world where we are...
The importance of having a scientific mind
If you have been good enough so far to have made your way through my musings on each blog, you will have got a sense so far for how much...
