05.14.08

Darwin and Nietzsche

Posted in sonnets, Evolution at 7:30 pm by nemo

Darwin, Nietzsche, and Hitler: Evolution of the Ubermensch
by Benjamin Wiker

Conservative rant on Darwin/Nietzsche hits the nail on a few points.
It is forgotten that Nietzsche shows with crystal clarity the change in mood after Darwin. Compare him with Kant. Nietzsche was both influenced by Darwin, and hid that influence behind a critical stance. This disastrous influence was transmitted to many in the subsequent two generations, an influence liberal Nietzscheans are at pains to deny. But the effect is there with a vengeance.

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Outrageous misjudgment of Wallace

Posted in Evolution at 7:20 pm by nemo

Darwin: a case of natural selection

Alfred Russel Wallace remains an obscure naturalist; more proof of survival of the fittest
Terence Kealey

This essay is an outrageous misjudgment of Wallace, but it is revealing of the tactics or mentality of Darwinists. Apparently anything goes in the promotion of ideology, truth being a casualty, survival of the fittest rules beyond truth.
First, Wallace is not so unknown: it is part of the propaganda campaign to say he is completely unknown. He may not have the celebrity status of Darwin’s false fame, but his achievement is clear in any truthful history of science that deals with the real facts: the famous Ternate letter, the conspiracy in the background to cheat him of his priority, and the subsequent downplaying of his honest insight that natural selection theory was inadequate to explain human evolution.
Saying that he is secondary here is a distortion. Science is about truth, and the truth is that he was a victim of chicanery and should be considered the real founder of modern evolutionary theory. Read the rest of this entry »

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Hahnemann and Darwin

Posted in Science at 7:14 pm by nemo

The Difference between Hahnemann and Darwin
In contrast to evolutionary biology, homeopathy is a closed, dogmatic system of fixed rules. Moreover, its basic tenet is an irrational tautology that lacks any factual basis.

U. KUTSCHERA
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From the blogzone

Posted in links at 6:40 pm by nemo

Epigenetic markers linked to mood disorders

Berlinski interview

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More on neural buddhism

Posted in Science & Religion at 2:37 pm by nemo

“Neural Buddhism” as religion’s future

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Einstein letter

Posted in Evolution at 2:34 pm by nemo

Einstein’s letter is small comfort to Dawkins Read the rest of this entry »

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With a grain of NaCl

Posted in Evolution at 2:31 pm by nemo

Fact or theory?

I, too, think we could do with a little scientific literacy. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Case For Tibet

Posted in Tibet at 2:24 pm by nemo

The Case For Tibet
By Bill Weinberg, AlterNet. Posted May 14, 2008.

Indigenous people around the world see in the struggle for Tibet their own struggles for recovery of land and autonomy. We must not remain silent. Read the rest of this entry »

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Oil and war

Posted in you've got mail at 2:16 pm by nemo

From R-G
Worried About the Price of Gas? End the Wars
Oil Wars
By ISMAEL HOSSEIN-ZADEH
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GM embryos

Posted in Science at 2:14 pm by nemo

Scientists have created what is believed to be the first genetically
modified (GM) human embryo.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article3908516.ece

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Cousins/marriage

Posted in you've got mail at 2:12 pm by nemo

A major medical row will erupt this month when scientists and health
experts hold two key meetings to discuss the controversial subject of
marriages between cousins and their impact on health in Britain.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/may/11/genetics.medicalresearch

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Designer babies

Posted in you've got mail at 2:11 pm by nemo

Doom-mongers claim the first steps have been taken towards ‘enhanced
designer babies’ — but are we really marching towards eugenics?

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13879-comment-here-come-the-designer-babies.html

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Pinker on dignity

Posted in you've got mail at 2:10 pm by nemo

Conservative bioethics’ latest, most dangerous ploy.

http://www.tnr.com/story_print.html?id=d8731cf4-e87b-4d88-b7e7-f5059cd0bfbd

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Making a killing from the food crisis

Posted in you've got mail at 2:09 pm by nemo

The Real News May 13th, 2008
Making a killing from the food crisis
Devlin Kuyek: “Right now Cargill is making approximately $471,000 an
hour in profits.” Read the rest of this entry »

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Palestine

Posted in you've got mail, Booknotes at 2:06 pm by nemo

by Mostafa Omar
International Socialist Review
ISR Issue 57, January–February 2008

Review of:
Ilan Pappé, The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
(OneWorld Publications, 2006, paper 2007)
320 pages, $15 (paper)

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Avnery: the next sixty years

Posted in you've got mail at 2:04 pm by nemo

by Uri Avnery
Antiwar.com (May 07 2008)
Every time I hear the voice of David Ben-Gurion uttering the words
“Therefore we are gathered here …” I think of Issar Barsky, a charming
youngster, the little brother of a girlfriend of mine.
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Tarsands lobby

Posted in global warming, you've got mail at 2:01 pm by nemo

Embassy, May 14th, 2008
NEWS STORY
Washington Tarsand Ad Campaigns Throw Mud
While the Alberta government is preparing to launch a $25-million
advertising campaign, environmental groups have already sprung into
action. Read the rest of this entry »

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Iraq corruption

Posted in you've got mail at 1:58 pm by nemo

From R-G
AP News May 12, 2008
Ex-officials: Bush admin. ignored Iraq corruption
Ex-State employees allege Bush Admininstration ignored corruption at
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05.13.08

Neural buddhists?

Posted in Science & Religion at 6:39 pm by nemo

David Brooks on The Neural Buddhists,
and comments here.

The idea, at least, correctly expresses the deficit in the platform of the New Atheists, and other devotees of scientism, and suggests their eclectic drift to make up the deficit with bits and pieces of Buddhism.

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Academic propaganda monopolies

Posted in Evolution at 6:09 pm by nemo

Baylor tenure controversy: Here’s a dollar, google me a scholar - and other news.

The IDM’s obsession with tenure suggests their wish for equal domination, not theories of evolution. Better off as outsiders?

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Judaism is universal

Posted in you've got mail at 6:04 pm by nemo

From R-G
Le Monde Diplomatique May 2008
The ethnic cleansing of Palestine
Judaism is universal
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Hen’s egg

Posted in Evolution at 6:03 pm by nemo

Billions of Missing Links
Hen’s eggs are brilliant, but intelligent design?

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Genetic dimmer switch

Posted in Evolution at 2:45 pm by nemo

One gene, many shapes
By Tia GhoseMay 13th, 2008Web edition A genetic dimmer switch fine-tunes leaf variation in tomato plants

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Dalai Lama urges international media presence in Tibet

Posted in Tibet at 2:42 pm by nemo

Dalai Lama urges international media presence in Tibet
WARSAW (AFP) — The Dalai Lama urged China and the international community to facilitate an international media presence in Tibet, in an interview with Polish television Monday.
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Unnecessary Wars

Posted in you've got mail at 2:39 pm by nemo

Unnecessary Wars
How Empires Fall
By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS
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