8 Federal election aftermath – too much?
Australians are generous and willing to help as much as they can. But are we too generous? By Warren Nunn 2 The confusion | 3 The tension | 4 My vote | 5 Policy problems | 6 Handouts | 7 The needy | 8 Too much? | 9 The truth? | 10 The dissenters | 11 Intolerance...
10 Federal election aftermath – dissenters
This cartoon was aimed at scientists but can be applied across the board. I sometimes ask people when they last changed their mind when someone was shouting at them and telling them they were wrong. By Warren Nunn 2 The confusion | 3 The tension | 4 My vote | 5...
We live in perilous times
By Warren Nunn It is no exaggeration to say that we live in perilous times. From mass shootings to suicide bombings and nuclear brinkmanship, the world is a chaotic place. Consider the following statement: But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:...
Israel Folau versus hate and intolerance
By Warren Nunn Australian sportsman Israel Folau has clear views about sinners and is not afraid to express them. For that he has been called homophobic and accused of expressing "divisive and discriminatory beliefs". And, according to many in the community, he should...
The dangers of free speech and the dangers of limiting free speech
By Warren Nunn Much has been made of what has been described as inciting racial hatred in the aftermath of the vile murder of scores of people in Christchurch. It has caused some to ask if free speech should be restricted. People who have the right to gather and...
Who are the real science deniers?
By Warren Nunn The term "science deniers" is increasingly used against those who reject/question something that "science" insists has been proved. Anyone who doesn't accept that global warming/climate change is real and is the result of the impact humans have had on...
We all wear masks
Funny business, that storytelling ©Warren Nunn Scientific storytelling is sometimes so obvious that it could even be laugh-out-loud funny if it weren’t so serious. An article <Shape shifters, The Economist, p. 70, 9 May 2015> which claimed the ancient ancestors...
Those with unpopular views face extreme sanctions
Warren Nunn Extremists/fundamentalists whose unpopular views sometimes cause public outrage now face extreme sanctions that reek of extreme fundamentalism. We live in extreme times where public discourse is out of control. Rare is the situation where a person is able...
Reverend Alexander Silver of Dunnottar
By Aberdeenshire Silver descendant Warren Nunn Reverend Alexander Silver was for about 40 years the spiritual leader of Dunnottar church near Stonehaven in Scotland. He was described as “many-sided and sterling in character”. He was a larger-than-life, quick-witted...
Under the tamarind tree
By Coker descendant Warren Nunn A tamarind tree planted 100 years ago brought together about 100 descendants of eight siblings of the Coker family at Kabra on Saturday 23 June 2018. When the youngest of Harry and Emma Coker’s children, Cyril, was born in 1918, his...