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Saturday, September 8, 2007

The Darwinians' Learned Desperation

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Eugene Koonin has written a paper on the origin of life in which he acknowledges that, given what we know, the odds of any system capable o...

BDS in Seattle

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How deep is the hatred for George W. Bush among Democrats in this country? How completely irrational is it? Well, this story out of Seattle...

Terrorist Takedown

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ABCNews has a few details on the German investigation that led to the arrests of three German Muslims who plotted to kill Americans in nigh...
Friday, September 7, 2007

Testing Syria's Defenses

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The Israeli foray , into Syrian airspace earlier this week has apparently mystified commentators, some of whom have speculated that it was a...

Support the Mission

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If you agree with the following four points you can go here to sign a petition that will be given to members of Congress this month to let ...

Dog Evolution

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Denyse O'Leary has an interesting post at Uncommon Descent in which the diversity among dogs is explained. The variations among canines...
Thursday, September 6, 2007

Worldviews

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Civis at Politics, Sex and Religion asks some important questions about worldviews and their philosophical implications. Check out his site...

From Iraq

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Ralph Peters has been to Iraq several times and has given us some good insights into the situation there. His latest column is a must-read ...

Atheist Manifesto

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TotheSource has an interview with Alister McGrath, author of The Dawkins Delusion , a book written in response to atheist Richard Dawkins...
Wednesday, September 5, 2007

D. James Kennedy (1930-2007)

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A generation of very well-known Evangelical preachers seems to be passing from the scene in this first decade of the 21st century. First it ...

Qualia

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One of the most fascinating areas of philosophical study is the study of human consciousness. What is it exactly and where does it come from...

Idiot-Proof

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Journalist Piers Morgan once mockingly derided George Bush for falling off a Segway scooter, a device Morgan claimed to be "idiot-proof...

Racial Disparity

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News out of San Diego informs us that recently released state test scores in California reveal a glaring disparity in student performance b...
Tuesday, September 4, 2007

First Libya, Now the Norks

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Will George Bush get any credit from his domestic adversaries for this astonishing development? GENEVA (AP) - North Korea agreed Sunday ...

Katrina's Cost

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Having recently marked the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina some in the media have been pointing to the mess that still remains and e...

Essay Contest

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Any students out there interested in competing in an essay contest on Allan Bloom's Closing of the American Mind can find details here ...
Monday, September 3, 2007

The Next AG

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Rumors have it that the next Attorney General nominee will be Ted Olsen, former Solicitor General and former husband of writer Barbara Olse...

So You Like Your Cell-Phone

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As if we didn't have enough to worry about word now comes that researchers have shown that cell-phones really do mess with your brain: ...

Got Milk?

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If you like creative commercials and don't mind if it actually has nothing to do with the product being advertised try this one . HT:...
Saturday, September 1, 2007

Re: Very Odd

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One of our posts, Very Odd , was discussed at Telic Thoughts and their post on it turned out to be the third most visited post on their sit...