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You have to see this to believe it. Go to: www.rightwingwatch.org/content/jacobs-birds-are-dying-because-dadt-repeal God is killing birds in Arkansas because of the U.S. repeal of DADT.

Adenosine A1 receptors mediate local anti-nociceptive effects of acupuncture http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nn.2562.html Here's a PDF of the stats: http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/vaop/ncurrent/extref/nn.2562-S1.pdf Headline in Physorg: Acupuncture's molecular...

Now I know many of you will laugh at the thread's title because of all the non-intelligent people you see on a daily basis, but I was wondering why human beings have evolved to the point where they can destroy the environment in which they were created and ultimately lead themselves to...

PZ Myers reports: James Randi spoke about Maddox at the Amazing Meeting two years ago, but youtube.com/AmazingMeetingVideos hasn't posted that video. The BBC reported on the event, which Randi spoke of: John Maddox on Rupert Sheldrake's work: aRjQmZLT8bI

As a hardcore atheist committed to scientific materialism, and I admit not very skeptical about it, I am on occasion reminded that my worldview may be too narrow. For instance, I cannot fathom quantum indeterminacy or action at a distance, or parallel universes, or any of that. I prefer a...

I really wish I had more learning in these feilds, but I have always felt that religion is like a weed, you can cut off the stalk, but if you don't pull it by the root it will spring right back. Animism has been called the root of religion (of course this seems to be greatly argued) the idea...

This thread is intended to be a collection of experts opinions on the nature vs. nurture debate. Experts can be anyone in the sciences that's written articles/books on the subject of genetics, sociology, psychology. Please post an experts opinion with percentages of how much they believe...

I've always wanted to have this discussion with bright, engaging and intelligent people. But all I can find is you guys so you'll have to do. BAHAHAHAHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Ok, Ok, Just kidding. Seriously though, I'd like to get a discussion going on the nature of the universe...

I'm starting a nonfiction book discussion group at my library. I want to use books such as Diane Ackerman's A NATURAL HISTORY OF THE SENSES that describe nature as science has revealed it to us, with accuracy and beautiful language. I've also chosen LIVES OF A CELL by Lewis Thomas, UNCLE...

Does anyone know exactly what pain is and how it works, from a psychological perspective? My interest with pain lies in the utility of certain self-defense techniques. My question is, assuming there is a big smelly mean man attacking me, and he is able to virtually ignore pain (maybe he is on...

(spun off from thread "Statistical Scandals") Hans, do you mean that one gets a straight for no reason, that it just happens by itself? Or that we just can't predict when or if you'll get a straight?

This is an offshoot from another thread. I am going to try to explain what Edmund Husserl said and why he said it. He decided that it was impossible to get people to understand the metaphysical nightmare that philosophy was stuck in (and which the debates on this board are still stuck in)...

http://corporate.britannica.com/britannica_nature_response.pdf The above is Britannica's response to the Nature article lauding wikipedia. On the face of it, pretty damning for something of Nature's stature.

The body of this girl is divisible into two parts. The above part is of human head and lower part is look like snake body. Is this paranormal?

Sense about science is supposedly publishing a report on "Making sense out of chemical stories" on Wed 25th. One to look out for, but I don't expect a pandemic of rationality to sweep the nation.

I have a question for everyone, I've asked a similar question before but this version is a little more refined I think. As far as I see it, there are two approaches individuals take regarding "belief". I'll illustrate the two perspective allegorically: Say two people are blindfolded, and they...

John Christie is the publisher of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel in Maine. This column was in the Sunday, September 4th edition of the Kennebec Journal. It's about hurricanes from his own perspective as he has been through some hurricanes himself. Hurricanes

Link to article On climateaudit, this appears to have been filed under "Pope found to be catholic" and "Bears found defecating in arboreal surroundings" The only bit that even mildly surprises me is that nobody asks the obvious question to this (my emphasis): Now fill in for the journos the...

Atheists try and point out contradictions in God's nature. However, their base is flawed because they are relying on their limited human reasoning to understand and comprehend the nature of an OMNIPOTENT being. Can God make square triangles? YES! He's omnipotent, He can do anything. Can God...

http://www.geocities.com/johnpaily2001/ The secrets of anti-gravity, the Big Bang, human cloning, and the Second Coming of Christ are all revealed, insanely. "God Throws Empty Dice - Man Figures the Number". Whatever it is, it all makes sense now.

"It's like opening Pandora's box, if Pandora's box were full of stupid." --- Ashles. The Spiritist Society Of Florida From the book of Thoth the Atlantean The World Centre For Kabbalah Studies "Archbishop" Leadbetter, Theosophist Tara Yoga Centre The Nostradamus code From a site on how to...

So many people talk about God, but how well do you know Him?? I mean apart from knowing that He is Kind of the Universe and the Creator of all things.. what do you think is God's character? Does God have a character?? According to the Christian religion, we are made in His image, but what...

Why is religion part of human nature? (If you insist that religion is not part of human nature, then just try to assume it for the sake of this thread. No need to get into that discussion again). Here's my hypothesis: I think the reason for such irrational beliefs as we see in the world today...

If something paranormal (ie telekinesis) was proven to you, would that make you less skeptical regarding other wacky outer-limits type things? If I could prove to you that I could move a couch by simply 'willing' it to move, then would you be more likely to believe another person who says they...

I have my own opinion on the subject, but would like to hear what others think first.

Spotted Owls Endangered by Logging or Nature? Fox News Story... Spotted Owls Endangered by Logging or Nature? Maybe it's Global Warming.... ?

http://www.raptureready.com/rap16.html

Although I feel I have a pretty good grasp of mathematics and physics (not that weird Quantum Mechanics stuff, regular physics), I'm completely hopeless when it comes to anything to do with chemistry. My electrical engineering degree course contained very information on chemistry except for a...