SEASON 1, 2012 – Foreword
We wrote this back page column for the ANU student newspaper Woroni in 2012. We thought it would be funny to take statements that people believe are true, and treat them
Category: Perlustrating Asseverations: Season 1
Perlustrating Asseverations: Evolution
The theory of evolution isn’t complete, what about missing links? Creationists and advocates of the theory of intelligent design (also known as “ID” or “creationism”) claim that scientists can’t account
Perlustrating Asseverations: Discrimination
“You should avoid discrimination when hiring people” There is an assumed opinion that one should not discriminate against people based on their gender, race or beliefs when hiring new people
Perlustrating Asseverations: Karma
“I reckon karma’s definitely real” Karma, in the contemporary West, is often defined as a belief which holds that: what goes around, comes around. Evidence for karma can be found in
Perlustrating Asseverations: Socialism
“Socialism just hasn’t been done right yet.” Socialism can be broadly defined as an approach to politics and economics which favours the production of goods for the good of society
Perlustrating Asseverations: Love
“There is a soulmate out there for me.” The concept of the “soulmate” is well known and all but ubiquitous in modern culture. But can this actually be true? Soulmates
Perlustrating Asseverations: The Declaration of Independence
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty
Perlustrating Asseverations: Extrapolation
“Proving statements wrong by extrapolating them to extremes is an ironic way to disprove silly beliefs.” Ideas are often argued against by extrapolating them to serious, damaging conclusions. For instance: