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Thursday, August 21, 2008
the ghost in your genes
Whether this can be proven to be true or not, the idea is mind blowing! makes you think first every time you do something cuz it would ultimately affect your offsprings and theirs..
Link
From Atheist Media Blog:
Aired in 2005
Biology stands on the brink of a shift in the understanding of inheritance. The discovery of epigenetics – hidden influences upon the genes – could affect every aspect of our lives.
At the heart of this new field is a simple but contentious idea – that genes have a 'memory'. That the lives of your grandparents – the air they breathed, the food they ate, even the things they saw – can directly affect you, decades later, despite your never experiencing these things yourself. And that what you do in your lifetime could in turn affect your grandchildren.
This work is at the forefront of a paradigm shift in scientific thinking. It will change the way the causes of disease are viewed, as well as the importance of lifestyles and family relationships. What people do no longer just affects themselves, but can determine the health of their children and grandchildren in decades to come. "We are," as Marcus Pembrey says, "all guardians of our genome."
Link
From Atheist Media Blog:
Aired in 2005
Biology stands on the brink of a shift in the understanding of inheritance. The discovery of epigenetics – hidden influences upon the genes – could affect every aspect of our lives.
At the heart of this new field is a simple but contentious idea – that genes have a 'memory'. That the lives of your grandparents – the air they breathed, the food they ate, even the things they saw – can directly affect you, decades later, despite your never experiencing these things yourself. And that what you do in your lifetime could in turn affect your grandchildren.
This work is at the forefront of a paradigm shift in scientific thinking. It will change the way the causes of disease are viewed, as well as the importance of lifestyles and family relationships. What people do no longer just affects themselves, but can determine the health of their children and grandchildren in decades to come. "We are," as Marcus Pembrey says, "all guardians of our genome."
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
the lost gospels
I've read about this or watched this somewhere. I just cant seem to remember when or where (as usual). This video has more details and really interesting.
Link
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Thursday, August 7, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Atheist Blogroll
It's been so long since my last post. I've been busy with lesson plans since the head of the academy wanted me to change the methods of the previous instructor. It was when I received an email saying I'm in the Atheist Blogroll. Yey!!!..
So sorry I was late in posting this. I'll soon be posting from work so hopefully I could update often.
Off for now...
So sorry I was late in posting this. I'll soon be posting from work so hopefully I could update often.
Off for now...
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
this should have been started a long time ago
World Youth Day condom protest against Pope
Full article here
Condoms will be handed out to pilgrims en route to a papal Mass at Randwick Racecourse on World Youth Day as part of a protest against the Catholic Church's attitude to homosexuality, contraception and abortion.
A coalition of religious, atheist, gay and lesbian groups will stage the rally in Taylor Square from midday on Saturday July 19 before marching to the main event of the week-long World Youth Day celebrations.
Protest organisers are expecting thousands to gather on Oxford Street and Anzac Parade to rally against the church's attitude.
Full article here
I thought I've heard it all
Saudi Marriage Officiant : 'It Is Allowed To Marry A Girl At The Age Of One': by Live Leak
This is just sick!! I'm amazed (not in a good way) at how much crap people can believe in.
Here's the transcript:
This is just sick!! I'm amazed (not in a good way) at how much crap people can believe in.
Here's the transcript:
Aired on LBC TV (Lebanon) - June 19, 2008 - 00:03:08 :
Dr. Ahmad Al-Mub'i, a Saudi Marriage Officiant: It Is Allowed to Marry a Girl at the Age of One, If Sex Is postponed. The Prophet Muhammad, Whose Model We Follow, Married 'Aisha When She Was Six and Had Sex with Her When She Was Nine :
Following are excerpts from an interview with Dr. Ahmad Al-Mu'bi, a Saudi marriage officiant, which aired on LBC TV on June 19, 2008:
Dr. Ahmad Al-Mu'bi: Marriage is actually two things: First we are talking about the marriage contract itself. This is one thing, while consummating the marriage – having sex with the wife for the first time – is another thing. There is no minimal age for entering marriage. You can have a marriage contract even with a one-year-old girl, not to mention a girl of nine, seven, or eight. This is merely a contract [indicating] consent. The guardian in such a case must be the father, because the father's opinion is obligatory. Thus, the girl becomes a wife... But is the girl ready for sex or not? What is the appropriate age for having sex for the first time? This varies according to environment and traditions. In Yemen, girls are married off at nine, ten, eleven, eight, or thirteen, while in other countries, they are married off at 16. Some countries have legislated laws forbidding having sex before the girl is eighteen.
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The Prophet Muhammad is the model we follow. He took 'Aisha to be his wife when she was six, but he had sex with her only when she was nine.
Interviewer: When she was six...
Dr. Ahmad Al-Mu'bi: He married her at the age of six, and he consummated the marriage, by having sex with her for the first time, when she was nine. We consider the Prophet Muhammad to be our model.
Interviewer: My question to you is whether the marriage of a 12-year-old boy with an 11-year-old girl is a logical marriage, which is permitted by Islamic law.
Dr. Ahmad Al-Mu'bi: If the guardian is the father... There are two different types of guardianship. If the guardian is the father, and he marries his daughter off to a man of appropriate standing, the marriage is obviously valid.
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People find themselves in all kinds of circumstances. Take, for example, a man who has two, three, or four daughters. He does not have any wives, but he needs to go on a trip. Isn't it better to marry his daughter to a man, who will protect and sustain her, and when she reaches the proper age, he will have sex with her? Who says all men are ferocious wolves?
Monday, June 23, 2008
The Rise of Atheism
Now, ain't that a good news!
(Sorry, I know the video is a bit old, added March 29, but I was busy with other stuff then..)
(Sorry, I know the video is a bit old, added March 29, but I was busy with other stuff then..)
Hitchens : Why Women Aren't Funny
This article came out a year and a half ago (January 2007) and unfortunately for me, I was able to read just today. I suggest you read the entirety of the article. It may sound sexist, but actually, no. Well, at least I don't find it that way. Basic idea is women do not need to be funny whilst men need to have that ability in order to be in the evolutionary contest.
Hitchens : Why Women Aren't Funny
April 2008, Alessandra Stanley had a counter article. In this article, what Stanley basically says is that women are and can be funny.
Who Says Women Aren’t Funny?
So what does Hitchens do? Make a rebuttal video!
Hitchens : Why Women Aren't Funny
April 2008, Alessandra Stanley had a counter article. In this article, what Stanley basically says is that women are and can be funny.
Who Says Women Aren’t Funny?
So what does Hitchens do? Make a rebuttal video!
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