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An Invitation for Open Thinking
Neville Buch’s discussion with Dave Benson, an Australian theologian working in the United Kingdom. The discussion centres on the Bible Society’s recent report: BS-The Quiet Revival-Final-Digital-EG The Quiet Revival The following is what I communicated after considering the report and reading the comments by Steve Hollinghurst, and the comments of the…
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2025 SOFiA Notice
Sea of Faith in Australia 2025 Annual General Meeting June 14, 2025, noon (12.00 p.m.) Off-Screen Location: Home of Helen Mason, 53 Lucinda Street Taringa, Brisbane, Queensland. On-Screen Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84314961783?pwd=ABAc6WJJQrKKQ9W7fbNH7rE1pAUdfC.1 Meeting ID: 843 1496 1783 Paul Tonson will speak on “Reading the bible agnostically”, that is as if we know nothing…
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Interbelief and the Level Playing Field
SEA OF FAITH IN AUSTRALIA (SoFiA) – Melbourne. Interbelief and the Level Playing Field Australian Book. LPF. Stupidity of the Market Economy in Higher Education – Dr Neville Buch Attitudes. Socio-Historical Change in Unitarian Universalism Some of us are participating in SoFiA’s online events. Dr. Neville Buch will present the topic and lead…
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Thinking on Attitudes Among those Who Think About Unity and Universality
“Attitudes: Socio-Historical Change in Unitarian Universalism,” Dr. Neville Buch” Today, I am looking at attitudes in Unitarian-Universalism, and they are not always good, but in critical thinking each person can renew, for themselves, better unitarian universalism thinking. Each of us has a free mind but we are not free in our thinking…
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Neil Van Leeuwen on Belief and Evidence
I have Neil Van Leeuwen’s permission to reproduce his paper, “Do religious ‘beliefs’ respond to evidence?”, published in Philosophical Explorations, 2017, Vol. 20, No. S1, S52–S72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13869795.2017.1287294 . At the end of the reproduced paper I come to several diagrammatic, sociological, conclusions of my own. DO RELIGIOUS “BELIEFS” RESPOND TO EVIDENCE? Neil Van…
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The Irretractable Argument
AI Overview: “Irretractable” means something that cannot be taken back, reversed, or retracted. It’s the opposite of “retractable”. Essentially, if something is irretractable, it’s final and cannot be undone. In an email group discussion, on the barriers which has prevent me gaining paid work since the end of 2017, Professor Lisa…
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Why Aren’t Students Reading? From the Chronicle
Graham Vyse, Why Aren’t Students Reading? The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 10, 2025. It’s hard to get today’s college students to read. Many are unable — or unwilling — to do it, especially if they’re assigned longer texts. When they are reading, they’re struggling with comprehension and analysis. Professors…
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Australian Universities: The Australia Institute Report
The Australia Institute Media Release Australian universities slash costs, staff and courses, while lavishing hundreds of millions on themselves April 30, 2025 Economics Law, Society & Culture Australia’s universities spend hundreds of millions of dollars on travel, marketing and consultants, while cutting costs, staff and courses, according to new research by The…
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CHASS Election Statement: what makes us human
The Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) has just released its 2025 Federal Election Statement, urging Australia’s next government to strengthen national capabilities in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS). HASS plays a vital role in shaping an informed, democratic, and globally engaged Australia. From training the future workforce to…
