tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post8204644849990282161..comments2024-03-29T09:39:50.604+00:00Comments on Fr Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment: "Nature and the Environment"Fr John Hunwickehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17766211573399409633noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-1287485089541049412014-10-06T20:12:59.803+01:002014-10-06T20:12:59.803+01:00No, no! The grey squirrels that frequent my garden...No, no! The grey squirrels that frequent my garden are jolly little fellows, and I rather like them. As Father points out, this is purely subjective, and as valid as any other subjective preference.Don Camillo SSChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181985690276317480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-11288135918472380412014-10-06T01:36:32.139+01:002014-10-06T01:36:32.139+01:00There could be a rational non-subjective ground fo...There could be a rational non-subjective ground for preferring the squirrel to the virus. While each, when viewed through a suitable lens, may be found beautiful, it is evident that the squirrel exhibits a higher degree of complexity and organization than the virus. Observation of the created order shows us that over time there is a progression from simpler organisms to more complex ones; so the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-56475462444164720632014-10-04T20:48:23.279+01:002014-10-04T20:48:23.279+01:00And to take another example, Father, what about ou...And to take another example, Father, what about our concern for animals (the politically correct ones of course – like furry kittens and cuddly puppies) over people? Here in the US the American Humane Society runs TV Ads showing abused and neglected animals designed to tug at heartstrings in order to garner funds. I’m sure it works, as we spend billions of dollars annually on ‘pet care’ in these GORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313101159848740722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-24145651955281027062014-10-04T16:20:02.820+01:002014-10-04T16:20:02.820+01:00Kate Humble was educated at the same school as mys...Kate Humble was educated at the same school as myself. I take no pride in that fact, nor in the school, but I wonder slightly whether it might take some responsibiity for the eccentricities you describeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824939563302911348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-62573767240994218072014-10-03T17:32:26.770+01:002014-10-03T17:32:26.770+01:00Father,
I speak as a lifelong amateur ornithologi...Father,<br /><br />I speak as a lifelong amateur ornithologist who has spent much time peering through binoculars and telescopes.<br /><br />Yes nature is fascinating and part of God’s infinite plan, but Humans have a special God-intended part in this. The preservation of any one part or species, otherwise, is not important. After all the natural processes over Millions of years have been Jacobihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04743062941733814176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-68738079033091287962014-10-03T15:44:11.588+01:002014-10-03T15:44:11.588+01:00Tomorrow is the feast of St. Francis. In the ofici...Tomorrow is the feast of St. Francis. In the oficium, nothing found regarding nature, but the collect is quite explicit in this concern: <br /><br />Deus, qui Ecclesiam tuam beati Francisci meritis foetu novae prolis amplificas: tribue nobis, ex ejus imitatione, TERRENA DESPICERE, et caelestium donorum semper participatione gaudere. Per Dominium ... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-78018395445808508612014-10-03T12:26:33.783+01:002014-10-03T12:26:33.783+01:00While you are exercising your magical powers would...While you are exercising your magical powers would you please wexterminate the grey squirrels as well.Little Black Sambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16699227938165106710noreply@blogger.com