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I argue very well. Ask any of my remaining friends. I can win an argument on any topic, against any opponent. People know this and steer clear of me at parties. Often, as a sign of their great respect

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Using the language of the corporation can get in the way of communication.

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Tod Maffin suggests that one-to-one advertising isn't that far away on satellite radio.

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Video discussion between Michael Pollan (Omnivore's Dillema) and John Mackey (Whole Foods)

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Boycott the capitalist consumer society (counterpoint: "People go crazy because they find a 50-pound bag of doughnuts")

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Friction.tv operates on the basis of debates; anyone can record a 3 minute video on any issue. This is meant to spark some friction and create a heated argument. Friction doesn’t sanitize or censor co

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DEBATE: Gary DeMar vs. Joel Rosenberg (author of The Last Jihad, The Last Days and The Ezekiel Option) discuss "the last days" on Jan Mickelson's radio show on August 31, 2006.

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One of the best pieces of Second Life journalism I have read so far, and a fascinating story in its own right.

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"Opportunity found sulphate-rich sediments that some experts claimed were the remains of seas that once washed over the planet." Seems the 'Martian water' switch is set to 'on' this month.

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Good article looking at both sides of the SETI argument (blind faith and hopeful science), including interview snippets. Via Centauri Dreams.

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"You might own a choice ... But your beliefs are not about you; beliefs are about the world. Your beliefs should be your best available estimate of the way things are; anything else is a lie.&quo

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"In each artificial life creation story, there is always a cautionary line - questioning the right of humankind to create a consciousness that would otherwise not be present in our universe."

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"Already facing a legal challenge for alleged copyright infringement, Google Inc.'s crusade to build a digital library has triggered a philosophical debate with an alternative project promising b

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"Chemistry teacher at Liverpool [UK]'s Blue Coat School, Nick Cowan, says the packs promoting intelligent design are useful in debating Darwinist evolution." That's a slippery slope, right t

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"Before the dust even settled after the Great Pluto War at the IAU's General Assembly in Prague, one thing became clear: There will never be an accepted scientific definition for the term 'planet

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"Whether media was left wing or right wing, the message was always that 'leaders are out there to shaft you'." I take his point, but evidence to the contrary might help his case somewhat.

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"If the acrimony were to become so intense that American scientists were forced to stop helping in the preparation of IPCC reports, it could seriously dent the organisation and rob the world of s

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"The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) says it could have a manned spaceship ready in eight years to orbit the Earth and put Indian astronauts on the lunar surface in 14 years."

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"Rather than attacking religion shouldn’t the Evangelists of Reason be focusing their efforts on exposing religious beliefs that are cross-dressing as Science and Reason?" Meme Therapist Jos

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"The last couple of years I’ve been pleased to see an outbreak of out-and-out criticism of religion, not just for the bad things religious folks do in the name of religion, but for the silliness

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"[SETI] could potentially be risky for Earth and its inhabitants. So researchers are developing a Richter-like scale to assess the chance that extraterrestrials could detect – and potentially rea

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"Now, don't get me wrong. I still like traditional SF — hell, I sometimes even write it! But the underlying assumptions of much of it are so questionable that these days we need to approach them

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"Consciousness is the defining feature of the human species. But is it possible that it is also no more than an extravagant biological add-on, something not really essential to our survival?"

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