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Pierz Newton-John

Pierz Newton-John

No, we’re not living in a simulation. Here’s why.

The idea that we might be living inside the simulation of some more advanced future civilisation sounds like something a stoner might dream…

11 min readApr 20, 2024

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The Philosophical Gardener

Or, the lessons of dirt

12 min readJul 24, 2023

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The Philosophical Gardener

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Grow up, Elon Musk: our future is not in space

One of my first memories is of the night when my parents woke me and my brother up to watch the moon landing. I remember the air of…

7 min readMay 21, 2022

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Grow up, Elon Musk: our future is not in space

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A Language Beyond Reason

Reflections on death, rationality and the mystical

5 min readOct 28, 2020

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A Language Beyond Reason

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The Power of Kindness

We live, it seems, in increasingly unkind times. On the Internet, misogyny, racism and all forms of vileness thrive unchecked. In the news…

4 min readSep 1, 2020

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The Power of Kindness

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Why I hate the New Age — a late tirade

Remember that book and ‘documentary’ ‘The Secret’ from back in 2006? For a while it was all the rage — everyone was busily ‘manifesting…

8 min readAug 27, 2020

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Why I hate the New Age — a late tirade

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Trump is the consequence of a political tipping point

In political history, there are few moments more dangerous than when a tipping point occurs in the balance of power.

6 min readMay 28, 2020

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Trump is the consequence of a political tipping point

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Healing History

As William Faulkner wrote, the past is never dead; it isn’t even over.

8 min readMay 22, 2020

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Healing History

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Pierz Newton-John

Pierz Newton-John

Writer, software developer, former psychotherapist, and faculty member of The School Of Life Melbourne. Regular contributor to Dumbo Feather magazine.

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