Australians are blindly ensnared in a classic boiled frog delusion: the frog cannot be controlled by throwing it straight into boiling water; it is easier to place it gently into cold water and then to slowly increase the heat so that over time the frog is unaware that it has been caught in a trap from which it will never escape and eventually, will die.
Continue reading →While reading online articles and stories, I often collect readers’ comments and occasionally discover interesting patterns that tell an unexpected story. This essay is one example of what can emerge as it portrays a way of life and thinking that very few would recognise today.
Continue reading →The religions of the ancient world provided answers to people’s questions about life and death. Their concerns stemmed from a spiritual desire to understand the human condition, the creation of the world, a human being’s place in the world, life after death, eternity, to escape suffering in this world or in the next, and to fulfil the innate need for guidance from wiser, stronger, knowledgeable gods. After many millennia, two gods dominated the focus of human worship. Yahweh (god of the Israelite kingdoms of Israel and Judah) and Baal (the god of fertility) and are still worshipped today.
Continue reading →
