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Daily Archives: January 22, 2009
In the Third Millenium, Enlightenment Rationality is Often Being Met with Yawns of Indifference, and Even Hostility. Should It Be?
In a 1998 book, Psychology and Religion at the Millenium and Beyond, is an essay by Gloria Orenstein, who was then a professor of Comparative Literature and Gender Studies at the University of Southern California. For all I know, she may … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, ecofeminism, feminism, gloria orenstein, Hinduism, Islam, literature, reason, religion, skepticism, the Enlightenment, USC
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Evolution is “much more about mergers and collaboration than change within isolated lineages”: Has NEW SCIENTIST Just Crucified Charles Darwin on the TREE OF LIFE?
Charles Darwin’s “Tree of Life” metaphor for evolution is wrong. So says NEW SCIENTIST this month in a clearly written, startling article that seems to undermine one of Darwin’s central insights. The problem is HGT (horizontal gene transfer). Instead of … Continue reading
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Tagged biology, Charles Darwin, creationism, evolution, Genesis, intelligent design, Jesus, philosophy, psychology, religion, Richard Dawkins, science
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Obama Boxed In?
William Greider, of the Nation, paints today the bleakest economic picture that I’ve seen, suggesting that Obama’s stimulus package of 800 billion dollars is too small by at least HALF. He also suggests that Obama will need to nationalize the … Continue reading
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Tagged China, debt, economy, Great Depression, Great Depression 2.0, Hugh Hewitt, Politics, rush limbaugh, Sean Hannity, wall street, william greider
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