Monthly Archives: January 2018

Relearning Disgust

Posted on January 28, 2018 by JC

One thing that didn’t occur to me immediately after returning to Christianity was just how desensitised I have become to things that really should disgust me. This is with regard to basically everything including violent and sexual imagery and vulgar … Continue reading →

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Australia & Culture

Posted on January 21, 2018 by JC

Quite a while ago I read an article by James Valentine belittling the idea of “Australian values”, I can’t remember whether I read it in the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age or The Australian but it was probably the latter … Continue reading →

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Mistaken Self-Importance

Posted on January 14, 2018 by JC

I recently read Fooled By Randomness which was the first book in what became Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s Incerto. I am eagerly anticipating his new book which comes out next month and if you do actually read here, you will know I’m … Continue reading →

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