From 2002-06 I had the pleasure of studying at Otago University. I also taught there in various roles as a researcher, tutor and fill-in lecturer for the Theology, Philosophy and Law schools. Otago was an intellectually rigorous and stimulating place; it’s reputation for being the one of the best Universities in New Zealand and the […]
Entries from February 25th, 2009
Studying at Otago University no Riot
February 25th, 2009 20 Comments
Tags: Student Associations · Student Riots · University of Otago · Voluntary Student Membership
Blackout Victory: s92a Stalled
February 24th, 2009 3 Comments
The internet blackout is at an end and the government has responded; s92a of the Copyright Act has been officially stalled and looks rather doomed. The Herald reports: Section 92a was to have come into force this weekend, but Mr Key said it would be delayed a month while ISPs and copyright holders continued efforts […]
Tags: Human Rights · Justice · Liberty
The Blogosphere Blacks Out
February 23rd, 2009 Comments Off on The Blogosphere Blacks Out
Tumeke report that most of the NZ blogosphere has gotten behind the blackout, blacking out chunks of their pages and/or running banners highlighting the campaign. Tim made this mosaic showing the impact on the front pages of NZ’s top 50 or so blogs – you can see MandM towards the bottom right corner.The government really […]
Tags: Human Rights · Justice · Liberty
A Fairly Full Plate
February 20th, 2009 4 Comments
It has been for a very busy year for me so far. In January, I gave a lecture on Locke, Hume and Descartes to Maxim Institute’s interns. I also preached two sermons, one at Massey Presbyterian Church, the other at Riverhead Presbytarian Church. I have been asked to teach Critical Thinking to 11-16 year old […]
Tags:
Springbok Hypocrisy
February 19th, 2009 5 Comments
It is a bit rich that one of the reasons the South African rugby council are citing as an obstacle for the Springboks to be able to play the New Zealand Maori Rugby team is that the Maori team are “selected along racial lines.” Apparently “the council forbids South African rugby teams playing against opponents […]
Tags: Bad Reasoning · Rugby
Cross-Posting Warning
February 19th, 2009 4 Comments
I am now occasionally posting over at Coping in a Technological World so just a warning there may be some cross-posting occurring going forward though I will refrain this time. It is a great blog, full of all sorts of useful tips, so check it out sometime.
Tags: Cross-Post · Tech-Tips
A common objection to belief in the God of the Bible is that a good, kind, and loving deity would never command the wholesale slaughter of nations. In the tradition of his popular Is God a Moral Monster?, Paul Copan teams up with Matthew Flannagan to tackle some of the most confusing and uncomfortable passages of Scripture. Together they help the Christian and nonbeliever alike understand the biblical, theological, philosophical, and ethical implications of Old Testament warfare passages.
The Inconsistent, Condescending, Paternalism of Left-Wing Feminism
February 25th, 2009 26 Comments
What do these two pictures have in common? The Hand Mirror oppose both as forms of oppression against women. In the first one the woman is being “belittled”, “denigrated”, made the subject of “idiot chauvinism“, in the second, the woman’s clothing choice is “silly” and her “sexuality is being controlled by her father“. Now look […]
Tags: Bad Reasoning · Feminism · The Hand Mirror