About the author: Dr Theo D Holtzhausen (BVSc PGDIpIntnlHlth) is a practicing vet and author Spheres of Perception ‘The aim of science is...

In the essay ‘The Critic as Artist’ (1891) the late Oscar Wilde wrote, that ‘to do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the...

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The human intellect—designed to improve our chances of survival where individual gain is of utmost importance. This rather simplistic...

Don't be a Cynic, be Wise! It has become inarguable that we live in an era of misinformation. Even the diehards now must accept that most...

AND conspiracy theories become more threatening than some of the balderdash coming from prominent political and business leaders, how can...

After almost 2 years in China it is good to be back in New Zealand with this short blog message: To my small circle of readers. Perhaps...

Currently in Xinjiang province in China. Almost impossible to enter here, articles and photos to follow over weeks to come. Foreigners...

It is important to understand that any attempt to set moral values and ethical rules and then to proceed to enforce them, is as immoral...

We should all ask ourselves, is our survival and progress not dependent on an interlinked and progressive morality (more so than mere...

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