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utsfl:classroom:seminars:pbs310y [2014/03/25 03:06] – created with notes from today's discussion, notes on yak shaving, etc. balleyneutsfl:classroom:seminars:pbs310y [2020/06/24 20:04] (current) – balleyne
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 ====== PBS310Y: Idea Bundling ====== ====== PBS310Y: Idea Bundling ======
 +FIXME covered briefly in [[PBS200Y]], what's the more detailed follow up here?
  
-FIXME +  - Introduce the concept with a story, e.g. [[https://www.utsfl.ca/2009/07/02/against-idea-bundling-in-the-pro-life-movement-plagal-on-prolife-unity-radio/|PLAGAL and Jesse Brown]] 
-  * Original articulation: utsfl.ncln.ca/2009/07/02/against-idea-bundling-in-the-pro-life-movement-plagal-on-prolife-unity-radio/ +  - Explain the difference between Worldview politics and strategic social reform, horizontal versus vertical action (e.g. Humanae Vitae politics) 
-  * Worldview politics, horizontal vs vertical action +  - Types of Idea Bundling to explore 
-  * Types of Idea Bundling +    - Ethical (bioethics versus sexual ethics, etc) 
-    * Ethical (bioethics, sexual ethics, etc.) +      * 2006 Life Chain Press Release 
-    * Religious (e.g. Humanae vitae politics) +      * "More Issues" on website menu 
-    * Political (e.g. equating "pro-life" with "Conservative" or "Republican") +      * Generation Life: "By spreading the message of chastity, we will end abortion at its root cause" 
-  * NCLN's Balancing Beliefs+    - Religious (e.g. Catholics and Protestants, Christians and non-Christians, religious and atheists - theological debates) 
 +    - Political (e.g. equating "pro-life" with "Conservative" or "Republican") 
 +  - Balancing Beliefs
     * No one-denominational cliques     * No one-denominational cliques
     * The primary purpose of a club is not to form a prayer group, but to be an activist organization     * The primary purpose of a club is not to form a prayer group, but to be an activist organization
     * Accommodation of various identities, big tent (not uniformity, but unity)     * Accommodation of various identities, big tent (not uniformity, but unity)
-    * Lead by example, set the tone for members+    * Lead by example, set the tone for members, find the right balance 
 +  - Interesting question: euthanasia and assisted suicide 
 +    * Explicitly in the mission statement of some pro-life groups (UTSFL, TRTL) but not others (CCBR, WeNeedALaw) 
 +    * Still a right to life issue - but a very different right to life issue 
 +    * Our solution: branding, different projects 
 +      * Still, there's a primary and secondary focus - specialization on end of life issues is needed 
 +  - Also, major difference between activism/apologetics and analysis or activiation 
 +    * activism/apologetics: specialized, separated 
 +    * analysis (e.g. The Culture War, TOB): integrated 
 +    * activation (e.g. recruitment from churches): collaboration
  
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-On the dangers of ideological yak shaving: 
-  * http://joi.ito.com/weblog/2005/03/05/yak-shaving.html on subroutines 
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-> You start out deciding to tidy your room and you realize that in order to do that you'll need some more trash bags, so you need to go to the shops, which will involve you getting out the car, but the car needs gas, so you'll need to go to the gas station first, which means you should probably find your gas discount card, which involves finding your keys, which are in the room somewhere... 
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-We need to be conscious about when we're working on subroutines versus the primary problem, and where the most appropriate place to fix subroutines are.