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physics & metaphysics

By Dale, on December 5th, 2010%

dedicated to Aristotle & science/faith blogging:

romans 6:1-14

By Dale, on September 25th, 2010%

Finished my exegesis.

is-for-ought-law

By Dale, on July 14th, 2010%

behold “the ladder of ethics” – a.k.a. an explorative conceptualisation of the steps we take (consciously or subconsciously – considered or assumed) when we deal with ethics/morals/laws/etc.

A while back, I did a post called ‘ontos|telos|ethos‘, and I’ll build on that, adding the codification of law (greek: nomos) to the scenario, hence, ontos, telos, ethos and nomos – or οντος . . . → Read More: is-for-ought-law

ontos|telos|ethos

By Dale, on March 18th, 2010%

Discussions about the nature/essence of reality lie behind discussions about goals/ends, which lie behind discussions about morality/ethics.

Or – ontology precedes teleology which precedes ethics.

Or – οντος → τελος → ηθος

india: different

By Dale, on February 25th, 2010%

So I should probably post about my recent trip to India.

I could give a ‘what we got up to’ report of the work our team did (some still over – some still yet to go) on the new Freeset T-shirts building. But we didn’t only go as labourers – we went to observe as well. Kerry took us on . . . → Read More: india: different

owned

By Dale, on December 28th, 2009%

Have you ever thought about what it means to say that you own something? . . . → Read More: owned

teleology & ethics

By Dale, on May 26th, 2009%

The word ‘teleology’ (from Greek τελος ‘telos’ – meaning ‘goal’, ‘end’, ‘purpose’ or ‘that toward which things tend’) is not a street-level term. However, the concept of a purpose, goal, function or ‘end’ to things most certainly is. It’s a common as anything. Teleology is blindingly relevant.

. . . → Read More: teleology & ethics

pro-life atheists

By Dale, on May 23rd, 2009%

In a very interesting find, this is a site of atheists (and agnostics) who are pro-life.

I think their arguments are (mostly) excellent, though of course it would be interesting to a) see how non-pro-life atheists would respond to them, and b) converse with them concerning things like how they determine (judge/establish/discover) the nature of human worth/value/dignity.

go bananas

By Dale, on May 21st, 2009%

Visit and fill out name/email and the site will send an automatic email on your behalf to progressive grocers – requesting that they stock fair trade bananas.

Now, you’ll also probably get an automatic reply from progressive about their ‘efforts’ – which includes a ‘voluntary code of conduct’, which (found here) initially looks/sounds nice.

However, upon a closer look, . . . → Read More: go bananas

evolution conference: june 25-27

By Dale, on May 1st, 2009%

Mark your calendars and register!

TANSA (Theology and the Natural Sciences Aotearoa) presents:

The Theological Meaning of Evolution

Conference to celebrate and interact with Darwin.

Thursday June 25th at 7pm to Saturday June 27th at 6pm

Key Note Speaker: Dr. Christopher Southgate, author of The Groaning of Creation University of . . . → Read More: evolution conference: june 25-27

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