Comments for ideas, dialogue, and writing http://ffaideas.wordpress.com disciplining myself to get thoughts onto paper Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:35:52 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on About by Karalyn http://ffaideas.wordpress.com/about/#comment-600 Karalyn Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:35:52 +0000 #comment-600 This seems like french but doesn't appear to translate directly. Could you elaborate? This seems like french but doesn’t appear to translate directly. Could you elaborate?

]]> Comment on Needless Luxury by Karalyn http://ffaideas.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/needless-luxury/#comment-599 Karalyn Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:20:53 +0000 http://ffaideas.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/needless-luxury/#comment-599 I read that story in Rob Bell's "Sex God." Wow. What a point. Thanks for making this point and making it so open-ended. According to Maslow's hierarchy, lipstick would be third - a rather unnecessary need. But in all honesty, it's fifth ("self actualization") and that fifth need being filled was more important than food, a first. Makes me wonder about the stuff in textbooks. Makes me wonder about my education and if it isn't hindering my ability to be a balm to this aching world. Hmm. I read that story in Rob Bell’s “Sex God.” Wow. What a point. Thanks for making this point and making it so open-ended. According to Maslow’s hierarchy, lipstick would be third – a rather unnecessary need. But in all honesty, it’s fifth (“self actualization”) and that fifth need being filled was more important than food, a first. Makes me wonder about the stuff in textbooks. Makes me wonder about my education and if it isn’t hindering my ability to be a balm to this aching world. Hmm.

]]> Comment on Dolly the organ machine by Jordan http://ffaideas.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/dolly-the-organ-machine/#comment-126 Jordan Wed, 06 Jun 2007 20:09:25 +0000 http://ffaideas.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/dolly-the-organ-machine/#comment-126 I think you make an accurate and helpful judgment about the usefulness and prudence of relying on the "silent virus" argument. You are also right to point out that the critical question is: "What is it that humans, given their nature, ought and ought not to do with creation, given its nature?" I try to address that question in the commentary you link to above, as well as examine in greater detail the biblical basis for my view in the series also linked above. It should be noted, I think, that there is an ontic difference between animals and plants. I expand on that in the blog series, as well as in brief here: <a href="http://www.acton.org/newsletters/environmental/articles/09-17-04_ballor.html" rel="nofollow">"A Theological Framework for Evaluating Genetically Modified Food"</a> http://www.acton.org/newsletters/environmental/articles/09-17-04_ballor.html One other piece that may interest you: <a href="http://www.breakpoint.org/listingarticle.asp?ID=2655" rel="nofollow">"A Monster Created in Man's Image"</a> http://www.breakpoint.org/listingarticle.asp?ID=2655 I'll have to do some more thinking about the scenario you raise at the end of the post. I think you make an accurate and helpful judgment about the usefulness and prudence of relying on the “silent virus” argument.

You are also right to point out that the critical question is: “What is it that humans, given their nature, ought and ought not to do with creation, given its nature?”

I try to address that question in the commentary you link to above, as well as examine in greater detail the biblical basis for my view in the series also linked above.

It should be noted, I think, that there is an ontic difference between animals and plants. I expand on that in the blog series, as well as in brief here:
“A Theological Framework for Evaluating Genetically Modified Food”
http://www.acton.org/newsletters/environmental/articles/09-17-04_ballor.html

One other piece that may interest you:
“A Monster Created in Man’s Image”
http://www.breakpoint.org/listingarticle.asp?ID=2655

I’ll have to do some more thinking about the scenario you raise at the end of the post.

]]> Comment on The life of a libertarian by Book Idea: 'Streets and roads, community, and liberty' « ideas, dialogue, and writing http://ffaideas.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/the-life-of-a-libertarian/#comment-125 Book Idea: 'Streets and roads, community, and liberty' « ideas, dialogue, and writing Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:35:16 +0000 http://ffaideas.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/the-life-of-a-libertarian/#comment-125 [...] libertarian, while cautious of providing a market blue-print for any given issue, should not shudder or buckle under any demand to produce some account for how [...] [...] libertarian, while cautious of providing a market blue-print for any given issue, should not shudder or buckle under any demand to produce some account for how [...]

]]> Comment on The best website . . . ever? by Thomas dances. . . « ideas, dialogue, and writing http://ffaideas.wordpress.com/2007/04/09/the-best-website-ever/#comment-6 Thomas dances. . . « ideas, dialogue, and writing Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:10:52 +0000 http://ffaideas.wordpress.com/2007/04/09/the-best-website-ever/#comment-6 [...] months?) as I start making cursory glances through his works in English, found here and described here in my blog [...] [...] months?) as I start making cursory glances through his works in English, found here and described here in my blog [...]

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