Month: April 2012

Teaching is essential.

Posted on By pukeko
David Stove was one of the greatest philosophers of the 20th century. He is a correction to the inchorenece of Kuhn and his mystical paradigms. But is life was a tragedy: the high church of Atheism did not sustain him in his old age. Instead he chose… Read More

Open Access vs Impact Factor?

Posted on By pukeko
There are three things keeping the academic publishers profitable. 1. Ownership of high prestige journals with high impact factors. Publication in these journals matters for review, and helps your Hirsch Index 2. Sponsorship of learned… Read More

Anzac heroes.

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This is from today's Herald. Another Catholic who sets an example for those who follow.
A small bronze crucifix welded from World War I rifle bullet cartridges stands as a testament to the bravery and selflessness shown by an Auckland bishop…
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Not all of us are playing the secular games.

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One of the hazards that happen if you hang around this part of the interwebz is that you get really cynical and misanthropic. I look at what is going on and despair when I should not. Consider for a second the pick up scene. Son one talked to me… Read More

Glory of man and God

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Today is Anzac day. In my view, this is our true national day, for all New Zealanders can honour the war roll that we have. New Zealanders have fought in the Land Wars (NZ), the Boer War (South Africa), WWI, WWII, Korea, Malaysia (Malayan… Read More

How you measure things matters… (prevelance of STIs)

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Oh, dear, my mistake. I used the old term... venerial disease. The correct term is Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) and apparently the awareness ribbon is green.  This made me think what is the rate of the most common STD: chlamydia. As the… Read More

Prayer.

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Prayer is one of those things that I struggle with. I am not good at concentrating on the words of others. And I spend a fair amount of time dealing with the fruits of the old me: anger, desire, covetouness, and my tendancy to look at the issues and not at the people. But there are people who need prayer, and they include us.
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