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Sciences > Anthropology (Other) Flaws in the evolution theory
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INTRODUCTIONThe Theory of Evolution has become something of a celebrity again; it has been parachuted into the frontline of the war between scientific rationalists and religious dogmatists. Listing flaws in evolution has become a full time occupation for some, acceptance of the validity and existence of the flaws is unquestio... More..

Sciences > Sciences (Other) Cyborgs: The dream body
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"Cyborg" is a term used in Science Fiction for an organism - usually vaguely human - that is, to some extent, a combination of biological and robotic (mechanical) elements. An extreme example would be the combination of a human brain and a spaceship featured in the Larry Niven short story "Donovan's Brain" (and several other ... More..

Arts & Humanities > Schools of Thought Is there one right religion?
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Those who hold to the tenets of a given religion are likely to answer this question in only one way, that, of course, there's one right religion. It will be the one the believer adheres to. Their argument can only be that they believe in that religion because it is the one right religion; there can be no admission that it is ... More..

Arts & Humanities > English Language The shortest complete sentence in the English language
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If we assume - and we probably should - that "complete sentence" means a complete statement or question which can be coherently understood by the reader in the sense the writer intended and count punctuation as part of the sentence, then one need look no further than Oscar Wilde. At the time he was in exile in Paris and sent ... More..

Arts & Humanities > Schools of Thought The importance of being religious
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Most commentators explain that the importance of being religious lies entirely in within the spiritual satisfaction of the individual. There are, however, some other views on the importance of begin religious.An entirely pragmatic (and, some would say, cynical) reason for regarding religion and religious practice as important... More..

Computers & Technology > Computers & Technology (Other) The legacy of Alan Turing
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If you read a history of computing published before 1974 you will discover that the first programmable electronic digital computer was ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator And Calculator) which was designed and built by Presper Eckhert and John W Mauchly at the University of Pennsylvania and announced to the world in 1946. ... More..

Computers & Technology > Computers & Technology (Other) The legacy of Charles Babbage
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You are sitting at a computer reading these words on a screen. These words were written on a computer in one part of the world and transmitted to another computer thousands of kilometres away where they were stored until you asked your computer to retrieve them. Computers do the job, usually without you really being aware tha... More..

Computers & Technology > Software & Web Development Hottest programming language trends among developers
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"Hottest" is a term which is as much open to interpretation for computer languages as it is for, say, popular music. Ask someone which is the "hottest type of music" and they will usually answer in line with their own tastes and assessments of rewards, celebrity and visibility. The same goes for computer languages. It is impo... More..

Sciences > Physics Is time travel possible?
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In one sense, the answer to the question "Is time travel possible?" is "Yes, of course, it's happening all the time". Everything is travelling in time; you, me, the Earth, the Sun, every atom, every proton, every electron, the whole Universe. This is, I suppose, a "trick" answer, time rolls forward and everything travels with... More..

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