[NON BLOG] CFTAG Report

[rfmcdonald]

A selected digest of the high points from the past Sunday's CFTAG:

• schizmatic enthusiastically continued his missionary work for Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. I'm convinced.


• New biotechnologies will be enthusiastically misused, even (especially?) those relating to humans.


• We agreed that it's critically important to not use ends to justify means, whether one talks about justifying invasions, making cases for torture, or enacting other policies of state.


• A thought: Are the totalitarianisms of the 20th century explicable as Christian heresies?


• Non-falsiable Platonic ideologies might have really, really bad consequences. On the other hand, they are often quite aesthetically pleasing. They have to be: How else to demonstrate
  
• I praised Diane Duane Star Trek Rihannsu books for Star Trek, which not only provide a more interesting Romulan backstory than Nemesis, but which explain a minor question in Star Trek lore. Why were the Romulans portrayed as ethical and honourable in the original series, but not so much in the 24th century series? Answer: They were desperate.