tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post5974695266211091170..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Taking the NormBlog TestIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-6827977926329351502009-03-04T01:56:00.000+00:002009-03-04T01:56:00.000+00:00Well, cool! Norm profiled me in late 2004, and I s...Well, cool! Norm profiled me in late 2004, and I selected many of the same questions you did. And answered much the same way.<BR/><BR/>My <A HREF="http://normblog.typepad.com/normblog/2004/12/the_normblog_pr_4.html" REL="nofollow">profile is here</A>.Donald Sensinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395472322281027191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-32955254382486024522009-02-27T17:23:00.000+00:002009-02-27T17:23:00.000+00:00"In what circumstances would you be willing t..."In what circumstances would you be willing to lie? > To save someone's life".<BR/><BR/>That's a lie. Go on, tell me, who's life was you saving this time?jailhouselawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03795278184797990706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-17472602652150835752009-02-27T16:35:00.000+00:002009-02-27T16:35:00.000+00:00@ AndySo 'being in the arena' is, in your book, 'a...@ Andy<BR/><BR/>So 'being in the arena' is, in your book, 'applying for seats'? Interesting. Does that mean that all the party workers and supporters (of whichever denomination) must apply for seats, too?<BR/><BR/>Actually the 'main threat to the future peace and security of the world' is sheer bleeding stupidity.Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307116169498533047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-67170999660357948202009-02-27T15:23:00.000+00:002009-02-27T15:23:00.000+00:00Andy, you must have felt so pleased with yourself ...Andy, you must have felt so pleased with yourself after you wrote that.<BR/><BR/>Sooooo clever. Still leaves you looking a prat, though. :)Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-65723513976616693572009-02-27T15:22:00.000+00:002009-02-27T15:22:00.000+00:00Fishing where you put the fish back.Catch & Re...<I>Fishing where you put the fish back.<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>Catch & Release; has its place as a conservation measure. There's also the fact that some fish don't taste good or are full of bones etc.<BR/><BR/>No matter, those that banned fox hunting now have their sights on angling.Yak40https://www.blogger.com/profile/10391635243252561168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-40705425225931943602009-02-27T15:21:00.000+00:002009-02-27T15:21:00.000+00:00"In order to make a difference you have to be in t..."In order to make a difference you have to be in the arena – not just on the sidelines mouthing off."<BR/><BR/>How many seats have you applied for lately in relation to how many blog posts you have written?Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15755490516141328662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-23901725391672035972009-02-27T13:30:00.000+00:002009-02-27T13:30:00.000+00:00“What do you consider to be the main threat to the...<I>“What do you consider to be the main threat to the future peace and security of the world? > Islamic fundamentalism.”</I><BR/><BR/><B>Good grief!</B> I’ve finally found myself in agreement with Iain Dale about something (though I would include other <B>religious loonies</B> like catholics and US creationists and some extremist Hindus). I must go and lie down.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.atheistbus.org.uk/" REL="nofollow">Atheist bus</A> • <A HREF="http://atheistbus.ca/" REL="nofollow">Canadian Atheist bus</A> • <A HREF="http://www.busateo.org/" REL="nofollow">Atheist buses in Barcelona & Madrid</A><BR/><A HREF="http://ahsstudents.org.uk/" REL="nofollow">The National Federation of Atheist Humanist and Secular Student Societies</A>Simon Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189501697856123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-14118933874686455152009-02-27T12:35:00.000+00:002009-02-27T12:35:00.000+00:00from : http://iaindale.blogspot.com/2009/02/taking...from : http://iaindale.blogspot.com/2009/02/taking-normblog-test.html<BR/><BR/>Here are some New Types of Questions:<BR/><BR/>Can you name a major moral, political or intellectual issues on which you've ever changed your mind? ><BR/>I used to support Toryism. Being a Catholic moved me to the left, so that I am now a Democratic socialist. I used to be opposed to Nuclear power , but now think it's a good thing. I used to support the criminalization of abortion, but now, while I oppose abortion just as strongly, I think high quality sex education and supportive state welfare for mothers is a better way to reduce abortions (Compare the Netherlands with Brazil)<BR/><BR/>What philosophical thesis do you think it most important to disseminate? ><BR/>Popperism - that we cannot be beholden to closed ideological systems.<BR/><BR/>What philosophical thesis do you think it most important to combat? > <BR/>Scientific reductionism.<BR/><BR/>Can you name a work of non-fiction which has had a major and lasting influence on how you think about the world? > <BR/><BR/>Who are your political heroes? > <BR/>Harvey Milk, Clement Attlee, Barack Obama <BR/><BR/>If you could effect one major policy change in the governing of your country, what would it be? > <BR/>To stop the encroaching reach of the "database state"<BR/><BR/>What would you do with the UN? ><BR/>Develop it as a future basis for a kind of World Wide European Union.<BR/><BR/>What do you consider to be the main threat to the future peace and security of the world? > <BR/>Global warming.<BR/><BR/>What personal fault do you most dislike? > <BR/>Stupidty.<BR/><BR/>In what circumstances would you be willing to lie? > <BR/>The question is too hard. I would lie to save a life, but for other reasons as well. I think there are evil lies, minor lies, and white lies.<BR/><BR/>What commonly enjoyed activities do you regard as a waste of time? > <BR/>Computer games<BR/><BR/>What, if anything, do you worry about? ><BR/>Umm. My health. My Dad's Health. My friends. My country. My world. Finding a husband. Whether we are alone in the universe. Whether people really go to hell. The usual things. <BR/><BR/>Who would play you in the movie about your life? ><BR/>Philip Seymour Hoffman<BR/><BR/>What are you reading at the moment? > <BR/>Stephen Oppenheimer: the Origins of the British. Brian Greene: The Fabric of the Cosmos; and Jean Genet: Our Lady of the Flowers<BR/><BR/>Where would you most like to live (other than where you do)? > <BR/>Central Park South in New York<BR/><BR/>If you could have any three guests, past or present, to dinner who would they be? > <BR/>Aidan Nichols OP (received me into the Catholic Church); Jane Cromar (I sponsored her as she entered the Church); Jesus (I have a lot of questions he would be in just the right position to answer.<BR/><BR/>What animal would you most like to be? > <BR/>A Panda<BR/><BR/>[BTW the word verification for this was "licapig"]Paul Halsallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602075031268155220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-90656181052425872852009-02-27T11:59:00.000+00:002009-02-27T11:59:00.000+00:00"Who would play you in the movie about your l..."Who would play you in the movie about your life? > Patrick Duffy" <BR/><BR/>As The Man From Atlantis or Bobby Ewing?!Platohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416276749202589235noreply@blogger.com