by NZARH Admin | Apr 4, 2015 | Blog
This is a response to Zachary Ardem’s article titled “Oh, you’re an atheist?’ which is a fictional discussion between a theist and a atheist in 2065. Auckland, Easter Sunday 2065AD – a fanciful conversation. Two men chat awkwardly on the city’s...
by NZARH Admin | May 16, 2014 | Blog
Are you responsible for your actions? Are you an agent capable of observing, evaluating, analysing and acting? Do you have the freedom to make decisions for yourself? Do you have free will? It has been suggested by some that free will is an illusion. Jerry A. Coyne...
by NZARH Admin | Nov 30, 2013 | Blog
I was pleased to read an editorial encouraging more reason based political process in the September 2012 edition of ‘The Open Society’. At the same time, I was a little perplexed by assertions in the same article, and in an article critiquing Sam Harris’ book “The...
by Peter Harrison | May 20, 2011 | Blog, Journal
In life if you only aim for what is easily achieved you will only ever achieve the mediocre. It is better to challenge yourself and fail than to sit on the sidelines and watch others take up the challenge. The fact is that we have only one life, and the only measure...
by Peter Harrison | May 3, 2005 | Blog, Journal
Imagine for a moment what being immortal would mean to you. Instead of existing for a blink in geological time imagine having a lifespan that would allow you to explore the universe. It is interesting that as humans we are able to understand our life has a limited...
