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The effects and pervasiveness advertising is a good example of both the power and fragility of the imagination. We are (almost always subconciously!) actually affected by some hyper-loud voice telling us something in the ad-breaks of whatever TV show we’re watching or by some image we see on a billboard, in a magazine, etc., etc. ad infinitum… That is how . . . → Read More: the power and fragility of the imagination This morning, a Breakfast programme discussed the less-than-commendable notion of borrowing funds to invest during a recession… …and my wife just now walked in the door from a work-leaving do (for non-NZ readers, ‘do’ means ‘event’ or ‘party’), which involved walking through the Sky City building, and mentioned how surprised she was to see how busy the casino was. Interesting. It’s ‘inorganic rubbish collection’ time in Northcote, Auckland, New Zealand. Northcote street-sides are loaded down with previously-wanted, cheaply-made, briefly-enjoyed and hastily-discarded stuff. Interestingly, a rather large percentage of the items you’ll see piled outside homes in the area can be seen in pre-broken, pre-rusted or pre-outdated condition in store advertising fliers like the “Outdoor Living ’08” catalogue from the Warehouse . . . → Read More: buying rubbish These guys are up to it again…  Comments are closed  ethics, www  change, church, community, creation, current event, dignity, ethics, evangelism, god, humanity, imagination, incarnational, porn, random, religion, temptation, web There are a few, perhaps, who would answer this question with a casual (or insistent) “None. Get over it”, but most, I suspect, would agree: porn (obviously only for societies that have it) is a problem. Some better questions would be ‘what kind of problem is it?’, ‘where does it come from?’ and ‘how do people deal with it?’ Jason . . . → Read More: what’s the problem with porn? 6 comments - (Comments are closed) christianity, ethics, philosophy advertising, culture, death, dignity, ethics, evil, general, humanity, identity, imagination, intimacy, life, morals, porn, relationships, sexuality, temptation, wisdom Of course, I’m not a neurologist. Heck, I haven’t even spent any considerable amount of time browsing Wikipedia entries on neurology… I have been thinking, however, about life, our brains, choices and the like… Without delving into how our brains might have developed or evolved into the state they are, I think it’s just fascinating how they work now. As . . . → Read More: the neurology of self-control 12 comments - (Comments are closed) ethics, philosophy, science ethics, imagination, morals, science, spirituality, temptation The sign read… Shirts. $15. It’s safe to say that I’m not obsessed with fashion, but to say that I couldn’t care less about how I look wouldn’t exactly be true either! At any rate, I like a good deal as I was walking past this particular clothing store, I almost popped in. I didn’t, though. I turned up my . . . → Read More: choosing temptation? One comment - (Comments are closed) bible, christianity, ethics consumerism, culture, life, temptation |
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