Environmental actions, Unitarians, Gaming

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GetUp! are currently running a very sensible campaign concerning some serious problems with the government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. On a related note, I have joined the Labor Environmental Activist Network, which is one of the more positive things I have seen in that party for sometime; I intend to develop some material for them around eco-taxes and the like based around the simple (but oft-ignored) principle that it is far better to drive government funds from the resources people use, rather than the production they engage in.

Unitarian service on Sunday wasn't very good. It came under the title "The Truth Will Set You Free", and I gave the speaker the benefit of the doubt that perhaps they would actually discuss the nature of truth. Instead, as I suspected, they gave yet another espousal of a truncuated and old version of historical materialism; criticism of the presentation by younger members of the congregation was noted. Afterwards I gave a presentation at the Philosophy Forum on "Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast", which investigated the problems that philosophy has whilst it is tied to metaphysics (and particularly theology) and expanded verification theory to incorporate the rational dimensions of universal pragmatics. Last month's notes on Dark Matter/Dark Energy is now available.

My review of Summerland is up, including some pretty bad editing errors on my part; I really should be more careful in this regard. On Sunday our RuneQuest group went truly retro with the integration of the 1978 scenario Balastor's Barracks into our storyline; it went really well but I had to make some modifications so it made sense. Have found myself working on another project for ICE; NDA forbids me from discussing the details (bleh).

Comments

[cheshirenoir.livejournal.com]

Have found myself working on another project for ICE;
Did you ever get all the money for your Rulemaster Companion all those years ago?

[natureboy87.livejournal.com]

Summerland? Interesting concept but just seems weird. Sadly though, I get my RPG fix within LOTRO. Hard to start up any good RPGs with hardly anyone around to play so I must rely on the internets.

[janewilliams20.livejournal.com]

What did you find you had to do to Balastor to make it make sense? I gave the Swords campaign the Axe a while back, and they're keeping it carefully locked up where it can't possess anyone, but I never did send them round the Dungeon part.

[fluffyblanket.livejournal.com]

Phew - I didn't realize how philosophical the Unitarians are ! I always pigeon-holed them with the Quakers ...
Two more interesting links , if you don't have them already -
http://community.livejournal.com/green_future/profile
http://community.livejournal.com/real_philosophy/profile

[darknova666.livejournal.com]

the proposed carbon trading scheme wont work well in my opinion.
the scheme in the uk was rorted so too many permits were given out.

theyd be better off just adding more tax to gas, electricity, oil etc with the money going straight to solar and wind projects and some grants to the poor and elderly.

water is too cheap too.

[djayha.livejournal.com]

I've been wondering---and haven't actually gotten around to asking (at least I don't think I did)---if you are the minister at your UU church, or if you're a worship associate or something similar.