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...that there is only one King of Kings, and that is Jesus Christ. I believe Joseph and Mary would be the first to cry, "Enough! Worship Jesus." Fran Wheeler Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. The human penchant for telling stories unfettered by facts is remarkable. It is sad that many people accept those accounts as truth. I wish the promise of the Enlightenment would be fulfilled - that supernaturalism would be replaced by scientific investigation and reason. John Moorman Tifton, Georgia, U.S. Battle of the Binge I love the English. It's sad that your article did not probe more deeply into...
...often get A’s too, but as Mr. Carswell points out, this takes too long. There are other ways.His third suggestion, the Overpowering Assumption, I think is best. But not for the reasons he suggests—that the assumption is so cosmic that it might be accepted. It is rarely “accepted;” we aren’t here to accept or reject—we’re here to be amused. The more dazzling, personal, unorthodox, paradoxic your assumptions (paradoxes are not equivocations), the more interesting an essay is likely...
...from an “intelligent designer.” Despite the ruling, some Harvard faculty members say they worry that the battle over intelligent design may just be getting started. Professor of Biology and Agassiz Professor of Zoology James Hanken opposes the teaching of intelligent design as an accepted scientific theory. “The court ruling validated our position that evolution is real and that intelligent design shouldn’t be taught as scientific theory,” said Hanken, who serves as the director of the Museum of Comparative Zoology and works with the Harvard Museum...
Precisely how it all works is still being figured out by neuroscientists. What they know is that caffeine binds to receptors that normally accept adenosine, a neurotransmitter that signals brain cells to quiet down their activity. Blocking adenosine staves off sleepiness. The resulting higher level of brain activity puts the nervous system on alert, triggering the release of adrenaline?the probable cause of caffeine's tendency to focus the mind...
...Lucey said the University would not accept the funds if offered...