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Monday, August 05, 2002 |
Theories of Human Origins Challenged by Recent Discoveries
Skulls Found in Africa and in Europe Challenge Theories of Human Origins. Scientists are speaking about the potential of two ancient skulls to reveal crucial insights in the evidence-disadvantaged field of human evolution. By John Noble Wilford. [New York Times: Science]
I thought of two things reading this story: First, I really appreciate reading the Times through RSS in Radio. It really is wonderful.
Second, and more to the point of the story: this is the way science works. I'm sure the idiot creationists are going to try to make hay of this, saying somehow that this proves that evolution is wrong when scientists can't agree on things. But the truth is that this is science at its best. Theories are built that explain the evidence, then when new evidence appears those theories need to be revised. To me, one of the gread adventures of this age has been watching science learn more, about the universe, about our origins, about our genes.
7:45:24 PM Permalink
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Jesus Christ, Vampire Hunter
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter. Reading the following link may either doom your mortal soul, cause you to say "That is one fscked movie", or rush out to buy the movie on DVD.
[ via Kathy T. ] The Son of G_D does the "Chosen One" bit in "Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter" (note that He's not a Vampire Slayer, because trademark law is even more powerful than G_D). From the review:
It is best that you find out early on: this movie is bizarre. The title alone should warn you that it is going to be different, but there is no way to anticipate El Santos, lesbians, or the scary guy in the hedge. The latter is a wild-eyed fellow who appears randomly to spout frightening insights into Christianity. It is a weird film, so shall we?
Maybe I need a "Bugsh*t Crazy" category... [More Like This WebLog]
Oh, man, I think I gotta see this one.
3:23:27 PM Permalink
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Buddhist Sculpture in Japan: A Beginner's Guide
From Goodshit comes a link to this nice "Quirky Japan Homepage." If you've ever wondered why the thousand-armed Kannon statue has only 42 arms, this is the page for you.
Kannon, the bodhisattva of Compassion is one of the most popular Buddhas. ... Although the word Senju Kannon means thousand-armed Kannon, most sculptures have just 42 arms (although there are a few images made by very ambitious carvers that actually have a thousand). The reason for this is that Buddhists believe there are 25 worlds. The Senju Kannon has two regular arms and 40 other arms, each of which saves creatures in one world. The other 24 counterparts of each arm are in the other worlds. 40 times 25 equals 1000, so the Buddha is called the Thousand-armed Kannon.
1:39:41 PM Permalink
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Interview with Katherine Harris
The Angry Liberal catches Ms. Harris as she unpacks her office. Great stuff.
Harris: Yeah, that's right. There was some sort of crap in the there about incumbents running for another office had to file a letter of resignation by July 15. I didn't understand that "incumbents running for another office" meant me. Including a couple of examples in the text would have been nice. You know, "Jane is the current state treasurer. She decides to run for governor while she is still in office." Something like that.
10:02:43 AM Permalink
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