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Question of the Day
If Adam or Eve, in the Garden of Eden, had cut down a tree, would they have discovered that it possessed tree rings? Image source: Wikipedia Commons.
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Tagged Adam and Eve, biology, Genesis, history, myth, time, tree rings, trees, young earth creationism
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The Emperor Has No Clothes
And I’m not seeing this either:
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Tagged Catholicism, Christianity, God, idol worship, ireland, Jesus, psychology, religion, social psychology, the virgin mary, trees, veneration
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A Quote for October
Faith Baldwin: Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees. __________
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Tagged faith, faith baldwin, fire, life, october, seasons, the sun, trees
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Kindle 3.0?: Russ Wilcox on the Future of “E Ink”, the Electronic Newspaper, and the Electronic Book
Russ Wilcox is the co-founder and CEO of E Ink, which produces the low-power/high-contrast “electronic paper” screen that has made Amazon’s Kindle 2 such a huge success. Wilcox spoke to Xconomy.com and set some dates for what’s just over the horizon … Continue reading
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Tagged books, e ink, e-books, e-newspapers, ecology, los angeles times, magazines, New York Times, newpapers, russ wilcox, trees, valley press
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“She Lived”: A Poem by Santi Tafarella
Like a banner twisted upward in a violent wind the carcass of a cypress unleaved by lightening. Gone the fragrant sap that used to seep from knotty breasts. Gone the blue-grey bark. A … Continue reading
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Tagged death, doors, life, lightening, literature, mountains, nature, openings, poetry, Santi Tafarella, trees
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Image for the day
Detail from a garden scene, on an ancient interior wall, near Rome, circa 100 CE:
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Tagged ancient art, ancient Rome, art, birds, garden, garden of Eden, Pompeii, style, trees
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Prometheus Unbound 