Category: Religion General
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Jesus dying: A story we should invent if it did not exist...
Jesus Christ is undoubtedly a very important figure. He is important for Christians, for obvious reasons. He is important to people who are not Christians due to his teachings and the effect He had on our civilization from His birth up to now. He is even important for atheists and agnostics alike, who always like…
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Women. Men. Religiousness. Atheism.
Women are more religious than men. (1) In the old days the society was matriarchal. Now men oppress women. Now atheism is on the rise... We must give to women the place they deserve. Once upon a time we worshiped Gaia. Once upon a time we worshiped Holy Mary. Once upon a time we were…
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Eternal river… For ever changing…
Ancient Egyptians considered the Nile river to be the source of all life. The steady northward path of the river has nourished the fertile valleys of northeast Africa for millions of years and in doing so, shaped the course of human civilization. The Nile's unchanging path, however, has been a geologic mystery because long-lived rivers…
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Harsh sounds…
Neuroscientists have analyzed how people react when they listen to a range of different sounds, the aim being to establish the extent to which repetitive sound frequencies are considered unpleasant. Their results showed that the conventional sound-processing circuit is activated but that the cortical and sub-cortical areas involved in the processing of salience and aversion…
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Human enhancements. Society.
Human enhancement technologies are opening up tremendous new possibilities. But they're also raising important questions about what it means to be human. These technologies are currently geared towards upgrading or restoring physical and psychological abilities for medical purposes. An application is surfacing, however, that is designed with another goal in mind: embellishing performance. An international…
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