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POPS A leading statesman puts the case against nuclear weapons David Lange, prime minister puts a devastating case against nuclear weapons. This argument is I believe once again very relevant. He argued that New Zealand had no nuclear enemies. The situation now, with the fall of the soviet union is that we are imagining them. The whole speech is presented verbatim.
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POPSProcess Theology, very difficult but worth trying I think process theology will in the future be accepted as a new paradigm. But it will take time for the new ideas to gain acceptance. Whitehead's position as a brilliant mathematician adds credence for me. Echoes of Leibniz
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POPSPolitical correctness? A reassuring answer but one that seems to be obscured in the current political climate. A very useful website.
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POPS20mph the default speed in towns? This will come and the sooner the better. Norwich wanted to introduce a townwide limit of 20 and the engineers said it would cost £10M to install! This is a total nonsense. With 20 the default speed there would be need for the few 30mph signs only
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POPS20mph blanket limit for Oxford Good news for the the city of dreaming spires but if it will cost £300,000 for Oxford how come it will cost Norwich ten million pounds to do the same thing?
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POPSAn bravura speech by George Galloway You will not find a more passionate speaker than George Galloway. I don't know the rights and wrongs of this debate but if the subject matter wasn't so serious this would be classed as top entertainment.
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POPSWriting style for Print vs Web Although I do not design web pages I find Jakob Nielson's Alertbox useful in an area that I am concerned with: getting information to a user quickly and clearly in road signs. The subjects overlap muchly.
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POPSWhich religion do your views best fit with? An interesting quiz which places you in the appropriate faith based on your answers. The questions are often ambiguous and maybe confusing but I was satisfied with my placing which was Bahai!
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POPSSo we are not wholly controlled by our genes. Many scientists consider top-down causation not to be real, they believe it is juat a complicated way of describing things that in the end confuses the real causal patterns. This paper attempts to combat that view. Go to the page and download the pdf file. It is exciting but very complicated
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POPSscience/theology coming together I have only clipped a very short piece but this article goes deeply into the subject. I find my religion needs scientific confirmation or at least is basically rational