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Give George Orwell a Statue Near BBC Headquarters
The exact site has yet to be settled on, but this is in the Telegraph today (quoting the artist commissioned to make the statue): George Orwell is regarded as something of a patron saint of political journalism so his presence … Continue reading
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Tagged Christopher Hitchens, critical thinking, George Orwell, intelligence, reason
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Are We Alone? Mars News You May Have Missed That Seems Pretty Important
This appeared at New Scientist back in 2006, but it seems pretty important to thinking about what Curiosity is up to now: [A] paper by Rafael Navarro-Gonzalez of the University of Mexico and others demonstrates that the GCMS instrument [organic … Continue reading
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Tagged are we alone?, astrobiology, extremophiles, life, life on mars, Mars
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Forcible Rape Anti-Abortion Co-Sponsors: Paul Ryan and Todd Akin
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) with Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) __________ The above two men would forbid a victim of rape or incest to terminate her pregnancy. And they co-sponsored a bill in Congress that brought into contemporary discourse the noxious phrase “forcible rape.” Then Mitt … Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado, Florida, mitt romney, Ohio, paul ryan, sexism, women, women's rights
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Curiosity and Consequences: What It Will Feel Like If Life On Mars Is Discovered
It will feel like the man leaving Plato’s cave in the below video. As with one coming out of Plato’s cave, a greater vista on the truth will have been apprehended, and we will pity those who came before us and reasoned about their existence not … Continue reading
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Tagged apologetics, astrobiology, Gale Crater, God, life on mars, Mars, Mount Sharp, NASA, philosophy
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