Category: Biology Philosophy
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The weight of soul, the dogmatism of medicine…
Once upon a time, a physician conducted six experiments which showed that there is a stable loss of weight upon human death. The physician was Dr. Duncan “Om” MacDougall (c. 1866 – October 15, 1920). In March 1907, accounts of MacDougall’s experiments were published in the Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research and the medical journal…
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I am fat. Its my genes’ fault!
A new research [1, 2] found that a specific gene is responsible for people eating too much and, thus, getting fatter. Welcome to the era of irresponsibility! I eat, but I am not responsible for that. Bad genes! Sources http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17398746 http://news.in.gr/science-technology/article/?aid=1231187112
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Dawkins, life’s purpose, steaks
In “God’s Delusion”, Dawkins refers to the purpose of life by citing a meeting he had with Watson. During the interview he took from Watson, Dawkins asked him what he thinks about science finding out the “how” and religion finding out the “why” in life. Whatson, according to Dawkins, responded that “I do not believe…
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The goal of Immortality, Science & Religion…
Some people attack religion by saying that the lust for immortality is the source for all religious feelings in humans… Is it the same lust for immortality that makes scientists search day and night for ways to stop humans from aging? … 🙂
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Going to the doctor…
You go to the doctor. He tells you “I have some news for you. You have a mutation in your DNA”… STOP. Honestly: What would you think when you hear such news? That you are lucky and ready to… “evolve” ? Or that you will probably die due to that mutation? [Related article: Evolution and…
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