Monthly Archives: June 2010
A thought
Things and actions are what they are, and consequences of them will be what they will be: why then should we desire to be deceived? [Bishop Joseph Butler, Fifteen Sermons, Sermon VII, §16.]
Filed under Ethics and Moral Philosophy, Philosophy, Quotes
On recent developments, and a prospective
So, we have a woman PM. I’m not particularly impressed by that – we should have had equal representation in the Parliament thirty years ago and it’s no great achievement to get a female executive now. We beat the US. … Continue reading
Filed under Australian stuff, Censorship, Freedom, Media, Politics, Rant
The difference with Australian politics
We just appointed a woman who was born in a foreign country, who is unmarried, and who is not religious, to be our executive. Compare and contrast with a nation of your choice…
Filed under Australian stuff, Politics
An empirical investigation into the comparative advantages of purchasing from Ford and Upgrading from Apple
I carried out a controlled experiment yesterday. I started my iPhone upgrade to iOS4. I then went and bought a new car from Ford. It took me less time to do that than to upgrade the iOS, at a ratio … Continue reading
Filed under Humor
The Link Purple
Quite a few links today…
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Filed under Australian stuff, Censorship, Education, Epistemology, Ethics and Moral Philosophy, Evolution, History, Internet filtering, Links, Media, Philosophy, Politics, Pop culture, Religion, Science, Species and systematics, Systematics, Technology
Australian business
So Kevin Rudd has been ousted as PM and Julia Gillard replaces him to become Australia’s first female prime minister. What this means only time will tell, and usually I don’t like factional politics; they are fundamentally undemocratic. But this … Continue reading
Filed under Australian stuff, Censorship
Intelligent Design and Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
My next book [I just love the sound of that] has been published. Here’s a flyer. It’s an anthology of papers on the title topics, with an introduction by yours truly… it’s cheaper if you buy it directly from the … Continue reading
Filed under Book, Creationism and Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Religion, Science, Social evolution
On a lack of assistance for depression
I have suffered from chronic depression since I was about 11, when my father died. He committed suicide, I later found out, so he probably also wrestled with depression. So I am completely in agreement with Professor John Mendoza, who … Continue reading
Filed under Politics
A Mornington Crescent thread
Using the 1972 revision of the Stovold Rules, with an Amersham reversal and a Bank Holiday, commence at Ealing Broadway. All lifts are out of order, and account must be taken of current works.
Filed under Philosophy
