The blog of the Ancient Mariner: Here's a little paradox for you, courtesy of Basschat.

Friday, 16 April 2010

Here's a little paradox for you, courtesy of Basschat.

Conventional lightbulbs give off more heat than so-called Energy-Saving bulbs. Conventional bulbs supplement one's home heating requirements. 'Going green' requires that one replace the lost heat by consuming more gas. Gas is a finite resource, whereas electricity is a potentially renewable resource.

If Energy-Saving lightbulbs increase consumption of a finite resource, they do not save energy. They are therefore a paradox.

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Why post emergent?

Why not?

Some years ago I wrote about things relating to church I thought were important then and probably still do to an extent. So many of us want to make sure stuff is right, trying to differentiate ourselves, yet also often miss the more important stuff, the bigger picture.

I watch various people doing church in different ways and wonder how much God is concerned about our 'important' bits of theology or stances we take. The church stream I was once so pleased to be part of is starting to look like every other church to me, so maybe it's time I had a little humility instead of pride at being different.