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Mental Health Break
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Today’s Question
If “God is dead,” the madman in Nietzsche’s The Joyful Wisdom (1882) asks this question: Do we not now wander through an endless nothingness? Does not empty space breathe upon us? Has it not become colder? Does not night come … Continue reading
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Tagged agnosticism, apologetics, atheism, Christianity, existentialism, Nietzsche, philosophy, Politics, religion, Richard Dawkins, science, Socrates
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See Here the First Humans to Appear in a Photograph (1838)
It was on a street in Paris, and it was 1838 (over 170 years ago). A man is having his shoe shined by a “shoe shine boy.” At this period in the history of photography, the exposure time required to … Continue reading
Mental Health Break: Ali G Moderates a Discussion of Science, Technology, and Human Origins
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Tagged ali g, biology, Charles Darwin, comedy, creation, evolution, Genesis, hip hop, human evolution, humor, rap, science
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Wanna See Real Martians? Here’s a Picture of What They Probably Look Like
Due to the exciting discovery of methane gas on Mars, the types of bacteria that scientists will be looking for there are known as METHANOGENS. Here’s what Wikipedia says about this kind of bacteria: Methanogens are archaea that produce methane … Continue reading
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Who (or WHAT) Cut the Cheese?: The NY Times Reports TODAY That Scientists Are Closing in on Martian Sites That Might Have Methane Producing Bacteria
The New York Times today reports on NASA’s recent announcement of methane detection in the Martian atmosphere: Subsurface Martian cows are highly unlikely. But scientists are seriously considering the possibility of bacteria. And: When the presence of methane was reported … Continue reading
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Prometheus Unbound 