Corporate dishonesty

Fitness ⊃ deception

Agatha Christie: Endless Night: 'this place that ought to be so good and beautiful.' page 120 Christie

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Studying al the positions and the tota space of positions they sample. Having perceived this unity, the race is on to characterize the general space of theologies and so arrive at a universal theory of theologies which enables is to understand the articular implementations of god each of us experience in our lifetimes, our proper epochs.

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The Word of God is continually being uttered in every communication throughout the universe, ℵ₀ actions per second. All information has a physical substrate and the measure of the unit of that substrate is the quantum of action,

The point is that all these theologies may be seen as instances of a more general structure..

Lonergan moves the potency-act scale devised by Aristotle, running from pure potency fittingly called 0, to pure act, naturally

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represented by 1. From Lonergan's work we may conclude that the potency-act scale measnres not the universe which is divine and pure act, but it is a measure of knowledge, running from complete ignorance to full knowledge. Knowledge we can measure by correlation: to know something is in some way to become it, that is to incorporate a representation of it into one's being.

Philosophers have tried to understand all this by logic and introspection, Biologists are also collecting a vast array of information about how life actually works., at all levels from molecular to global physiology.

God is by definition unique because by god we mean at least the whole design and activity of the universe, and there can only be one such whole from a logical point of view. . . .

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Criticize and expand Avis conclusion.

Method is isomorphic to politics. How do we choose the best solution to a problem? In politics the solution comes in the form of a party platform which may or may not be implemented if the party wins power.

Multiplicity on the leading edge leading back to unity on the decided questions. New evidence or theory, of course, can draw decided questions into the melting pot.

One needs to identify a contradiction in a position and perhaps propose a solution. No real hurry to expose that contradiction until a solution is available - causes unnecessary panic, but speeds up the search for a solution.

Word: theoretical / biblical.

Once for all vs continuum. Interpret myself in current theological language.

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Limping spirit &eqiv; defective download.

Sin is a property not of people but the church.

Democracy is understood through the theory of probability. It is based on the poll, the count of choices which accords exactly the same weight to each individual.

Friday 24 December 1999

Saturday 25 December 1999

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The spirit can only grow when the energy level is correct, ie by communication between peers.

Continuing the evolution of Christianity to the most general and unifying statement of religion.

Lagrange / Maupertuis morality. Yourgrau & Mandelstam