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I’m probably the only worship song leaders who, during a Christmas day worship service, introduced the song “O Holy Night” by way of a reference to the book “Night” by Elie Wiesel, which recounts his experiences in the death camps Auschwitz (which I’ve visited and will never forget) and Buchenwald. The juxtaposition is too profound to ignore. On the one . . . → Read More: night I love movies that are realistic. Portraying life like it is – whether it is pleasant or not. “Seven” strikes me as such a movie, though it’s been years since I’ve seen it. One striking example is the ‘sloth’ character. That apartment is pure filth – stuff everywhere and chaos and ruin. I was thinking about what it must be . . . → Read More: omniscience: terrific & terrifying Two things (neither good/evil of themselves) which will not make humans more moral are technology & science. Technology gives us ever-increasing levels of power; and this power can be used to do both good and evil. Spiderman, anyone1? Science gives us an ever-increasing amount of data/facts; which make ethical choices more complex/detailed/varied – but which do not help us in . . . → Read More: power, complexity & ethics Announcing “Faithful Science“… A one-day Science & Faith conference – coming August 1. Speakers and topics: . . . → Read More: faithful science 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  31 comments  ethics, philosophy  abortion, advertising, art, belief, busyness, change, community, conflict, consumerism, creation, dignity, ethics, evil, god, humanity, Law, life, love, morals, order, pain, peace, philosophy, politics, relationships, science, sexuality, spirituality, technology, wisdom 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 -you can’t say something is ‘evil’ if you’re not already assuming some concept of ‘goodness’ -you can’t say something is ‘poorly designed’ unless you’re assuming what ‘good design’ looks like -you can’t say something is ‘chaotic’ unless you know what ‘order’ is -and you don’t have goodness, design or order without some idea of teleology …that a video game like this even exists. TANSAA (Theology and Natural Sciences Aotearoa Auckland – a group emerging from Laidlaw-Carey Graduate School) is finalising their programme for 2009, and it’s looking great. I’m particularly chuffed about the Conference planned for August 1, hosted by my church, Northcote Baptist. Details: . . . → Read More: tansaa events in 2009 Anyone who has a knee jerk (i.e. less than critical) reaction to political events in general and the recent U.S. stimulus package in particular, should shut up and think before ranting. That said, I just don’t like the thought (much less the passing) of the new stimulus package (and I’m not at all anti-Obama – to be crystal clear). $US838 . . . → Read More: stinking stimulus |
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