Category Archives: Politopical

All Good Things…

The final episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation is revered by us groupies as one of the finest pieces of science fiction ever created. I have re-watched this episode for decades and still find lovely useful nuggets of insight. As a case in point, let me give you some background… Science fiction is theContinue reading “All Good Things…”

Biological Philosophy

What is the nature of the universe? Well, it is a collapsing wavefront of particles and antiparticles which results in the forward momentum of time. Now that that is out of the way, let’s ask a more interesting question: what is human nature? An awful lot as been written and spoken about human nature. TheContinue reading “Biological Philosophy”

PC = Inauthenticity

If you have ever wondered how much you can trust AI written by Americans with an agenda all their own, here’s an interaction I just had with ChatGTP in trying to pin down the meaning of ‘elpis’ in the story of Pandora’s Box. My queries are right-justified. The bubbly tone of the AI changes sharplyContinue reading “PC = Inauthenticity”

Self-Confidence

What things can you do confidently? I can touch type fairly well but not so accurately. I can speak Japanese but only to a limited capacity with confidence. I’m pretty confident I can spruce up a car to a point where it looks shiny and new. I’m very confident I can help people teach themselvesContinue reading “Self-Confidence”

Delusional Thinking

What are you afraid of? What do you refuse to think about? How far are you willing to go? ✨ There are many things which we refuse to address: the fact that we will never improve our standard of living; the depth with which we hate the way people treat us; the horrific increments ofContinue reading “Delusional Thinking”

Women of Failure

Once upon a time, a fellow wanted to increase cigarette sales and couldn’t think of how to do it. He pondered this and percolated upon that. Sadly, he just could not create a solution. Until that is he came across some very wacky theories developed by those zany Germans in the 1850s called ‘psychology’. AsContinue reading “Women of Failure”

Conspicuous Absences

There are many traffic lights out so be very careful, the news reports say. No one bothers giving clear instructions based on something realistic, like, say, the rules of the road, when navigating intersections where the lights are out. Why on Earth not? Could it be that no one in Australia has the moral fortitudeContinue reading “Conspicuous Absences”

Disaster Strikes!

In our exclusive this afternoon, insiders have revealed an entire nation has shit down! No fewer than 3 million people are teetering on the edge of starvation in Australia’s east as the ravaging remnants of Typhoon Alfresco dumps millimetres of rain with determinedly intermittent breezes across the coast. Not only have all the supermarkets shut,Continue reading “Disaster Strikes!”