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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Want to know how Life began? Ask a couple of Canadians…

The following is an article that appeared on CBC, and is based on the researchers’ results as published in Nature. It’s so fascinating, I thought it would be worth posting unedited. CBC News, 20/02/2009 Two Montreal researchers have proposed a new theory for a question that has long vexed... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 9, 2009

Watching Sparrows...

Watching sparrows? Who watches sparrows? The most common, insignificant, ubiquitous, unassuming, taken-for-granted, seen but unnoticed, drab little things, mere specks, albeit moving specks, on the tapestry of nature? Well, I do. For the simple reason that, in the bushes ringing our deck, we harbor... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 8, 2009

The ‘Non-Existing Existing God’ Revisited, Part IV (Metalrat and Ciel)

My short piece on the ‘Non-Existing Existing God’, while not overly popular (what else is new? LOL) did elicit some interesting comments at least from the ‘usual suspects.’ Especially if these comments come in form of questions, I am gratified because that can lead to meaningful debate. Not only... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 2, 2009

The ‘Non-Existing Existing God’ Revisited – Response to Mneme, Part III

In wrapping up my response to Mneme, I thought it might be useful to address a few of the further comments it generated. This is not quite like a live debate, but almost...lol I picked the ones I did either because I find them relatively easy to answer, or else because they go to the heart of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 1, 2009

The ‘Non-Existing Existing God’ Revisited – Response to Mneme, Part II

In Part I argued that the ‘sacred canopy’ was torn in a process of dissent and ‘democratization.’ But it would be a mistake to see that merely as a loss, and I need to go a little farther afield for answers. Now, as many of you already know, as an atheist/agnostic (I can claim membership in both... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 26, 2009

The ‘Non-Existing Existing God’ Revisited – Response to Mneme, Part I

Some of you may recall my post from several days ago, found here: http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nautikos6191/589110. Of course, it had absolutely nothing to do with the question of God’s existence, which I hold to be unanswerable in principle, (you either believe it or you do not), but... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 25, 2009

Israel’s ‘War Crimes’?

In the aftermath of Israel ’s anti-terrorist action against Hamas, I intended to comment further on the re action we have seen in much of the Western media and among those on the political Left. Then I came across this piece by Professor Alan Dershovitz; and since it expresses my views beautifully,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Where is the Bottom?

Here's a sober assessment of the current financial situation by one of the most respected and experienced analysts around. Let's 'hope' the new Obama admin will quickly get beyond all the smarmy and ultimately empty hope-and-change sloganeering and get down to business! And just as a reminder: the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 8, 2009

The Non-Existing Existing God: A Thought-Experiment...

There is a chap in Holland who doesn’t believe God exists, well, sort of. That’s not unusual, certainly not to someone like me, who doesn’t either, although the ‘sort of’ may be a bit of an issue, as we shall see. This fellow, whose name is Klaas Hendrikse, wrote a book, also not uncommon. But wait,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 1, 2009

A Tribute to Pat_B and her Giraffe, but especially Pat_B...

Some time last year Pat wrote a post about a giraffe. I was intrigued, because it wasn’t just any giraffe, it was one she created. I was intrigued for two reasons – one is that I am hopeless at creating anything, but admire people who do. The other one was that she wrote so amusingly about her... Sign in to see full entry.

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