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80. The Agnostic’s Survival Manual
The Agnostic’s Survival Manual Thor May thormay@yahoo.com Brisbane, Australia April 2013 Preface Dear reader, are you really hoping for a book of ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’? Do you want gentle ideas and a comfortable corner in which to rest your … Continue reading
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78. The Problem of Work and the Rise of the Precariat
The Problem of Work and the Rise of the Precariat Work, as a life experience, has evolved greatly over historical time. For most ordinary people, their job is not something that they enjoy much. However, without formal work many lose … Continue reading
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75. Property and Life Choices
How does owning (or not owning) real estate, and mortgage debt, influence the behaviour of individuals in their wider lives? What are the consequences of these patterns for whole nations? Thor May Brisbane, 2014 Preface: This is a discussion paper, not … Continue reading
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61. Ethical Behaviour is Harder for the Rich
Context: The material here comprises discussion points and some reference links for a diverse group of people in Brisbane, Australia, who fancy themselves as “gentle thinkers”, and who meet from time to time to talk things over. All kinds of … Continue reading
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59. Super-Culture And The Ghost In The Machine
Preface: This little essay is a bit mischievous, and apparently politically incorrect enough to have sparked outrage in the minds of some sensitive souls from the polite dinner party set. Although it has no claims to academic decency, I have … Continue reading
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11. The Conundrum of Men and Women: Innovators & Imitators
[related stories: Gender Puzzle / The Inside Track on Happiness / Fountain of Youth / Letter to an Imaginary Lady .. ] Yin and yang, the warrior and nurturer, hard and soft, strong and weak, men and women. How hard we tried to … Continue reading
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5. The Art of Disproportion
Every writer creates a pattern of disproportions. The proportionate is that checkerboard of nights and days within which our lives are governed, the routine of sleep, how you part your hair, when you check for your mail, the trips to … Continue reading
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