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On life
One of science’s most persistant problems has been arriving at definitions that are as encompassing as possible. One of the definitions that scientists still struggle with, as a result, is “what, exactly, is life?”
That might seem like an easily answerable question, but the past century of scientific endeavor has opened new worlds of inquiry that show it not to be so simple. The problem of classifying things like viruses or prions means that the definition of life must be very broad indeed. […] Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Ethics, Faith, News, Science and Technology, Society, Worldview Item of the Day
Tagged Abortion, Definitions, Life, science
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Attention everyone!
The United States is preparing to withdraw its forces from Iraq in as little as 16 months from January 20, 2009. Please make sure that al Qaeda in Iraq, and the Sunni and Shia militias know so that they can effectively prepare for said departure. While we’re at blabbing our military plans to our enemies, let’s leak and publish units, locations, and timeframes for that withdrawal. […] Continue reading
Posted in Current Operations, Ethics, Foreign Policy, Government, Intelligence, Iraq, Journalism, Media, Military, Nations, News, Quid Facis, Security, United States, World Watch, Worldview Item of the Day
Tagged Intelligence, liberty, Media, Military, Plans, responsibility
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Is Obama lucky or protected
Worldview Item of the Day Writing for the FoxNews Fox Forum weblog, Richard Miller suggests that Barack Obama is lucky that the Blagojevich scandal did not break before he was elected. I wonder if Obama is lucky or protected.
Posted in Ethics, Government, Journalism, Media, News, Politics, Society, Worldview Item of the Day
Tagged Corruption, Media, Politics, Protections
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The taint of corruption
Worldview Item of the Day Barack Obama seems to be taking quite a few plays out of former president Bill Clinton’s book, not the least of which is the parade of associates charged with or convicted of federal crimes or … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Government, History, News, Politics, Society, Worldview Item of the Day
Tagged Corruption, Politics, presidents
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What dogs can teach us
Worldview Item of the Day November 28, a temporary employee of Wal-mart was trampled to death by rioting shoppers who broke into the store at five in the morning. The store reopened to shoppers just hours later. This story shows … Continue reading
