Tony Blair aims to unleash religion as a force for unification, not extremism
Fri, 30 May 2008 13:48:44 GMT
Tony Blair aims to unleash religion as a force for unification, not
extremism
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By Jered Stuffco, THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO - While fundamentalists can use religion to create cultural
divisions and bree ...
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Confabulation
Thu, 29 May 2008 08:38:43 -0700 (PDT)
When your memories can no longer be trusted
You went to a wedding yesterday. The service was beautiful, the food
and drink
flowed and there was dancing all night. But people tell you that you
are in
hospital, that you have been in hospital for weeks, and that you
didn't go to a
wedding yesterday at all.
Th ...
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Boycott of Israel
Wed, 28 May 2008 04:50:18 -0700 (PDT)
I was a little concerned that the argument for boycotting Israel is
being promoted by a lecturer in Philosophy:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2039529/Lecturers-to-debate-%27boycott%27-of-Israeli-universities.html
Surely such a person ought to know that academic boycotts are an abuse
of academic freedom and, ...
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Evolution as a bridge between science and humanities
Tue, 27 May 2008 05:01:27 -0700 (PDT)
NYT
May 27, 2008
Basics
Curriculum Designed to Unite Art and Science
By NATALIE ANGIER
Senator Barack Obama likes to joke that the battle for the Democratic
presidential nomination has been going on so long, babies have been
born, and they?re already walking and talking.
That?s nothing. The battle betw ...
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The MAOA gene and politics
Tue, 27 May 2008 04:57:16 -0700 (PDT)
NYT
May 27, 2008
Editorial
It?s the Genes, Stupid
Social scientists are stumped. Why do we bother to go to the polls
when we know our individual vote has no chance of determining the
result of a national election? Variations in turnout ? by age, race,
income or whatever ? are hard to fit into a theory of hu ...
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Obecalp - Placebos for children
Tue, 27 May 2008 04:53:17 -0700 (PDT)
NYT
May 27, 2008
Experts Question Placebo Pill for Children
By CHRISTIE ASCHWANDEN
Jennifer Buettner was taking care of her young niece when the idea
struck her. The child had a nagging case of hypochondria, and Ms.
Buettner?s mother-in-law, a nurse, instructed her to give the girl a
Motrin tablet.
?Sh ...
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The dangers of energy drinks
Tue, 27 May 2008 04:46:00 -0700 (PDT)
NYT
May 27, 2008
Well
Taste for Quick Boost Tied to Taste for Risk
By TARA PARKER-POPE
Health researchers have identified a surprising new predictor for
risky behavior among teenagers and young adults: the energy drink.
Super-caffeinated energy drinks, with names like Red Bull, Monster,
Full Throttle and ...
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Science and God
Mon, 26 May 2008 01:34:06 -0700 (PDT)
Here are some essays on the conflict between scientific and religious
beliefs that may be of interest:
http://www.templeton.org/belief/ ...
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Oxytocin
Fri, 23 May 2008 14:54:23 -0700 (PDT)
We've discussed the effects of oxytocin before in this forum, so the
following article from the BBC News site may be of interest.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7412438.stm
Trust drug may cure social phobia
The discovery could lead to treatments for social phobia
A nasal spray which increases our tru ...
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The God Paradox
Thu, 22 May 2008 15:50:06 -0400
If you are interested in a free PDF copy of this book and you know about
philosophers, you can get it at the author's site, by recognizing who
wrote any of the quote listed there.
http://www.r1313.info ...
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