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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...because I know I am in great danger of being misunderstood by those people, all too numerous, who cannot distinguish a statement of belief in what is the case from an advocacy of what ought to be the case...Be warned that, if you wish, as I do, to build a society in which individuals cooperate generously and unselfishly towards a common good, you can expect little help from our biological nature. Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Debate Goes On | 4/26/1977 | See Source »

...true, the kind of material that Dawkins works with can be distorted and misused. This is not exactly new. J. In fact, guess what? Nuclear physics can be harmful without distortion. You don't even have to misinterpret physical science to build a thermo-nuclear bomb. And the same for recombinant DNA research. When the neoplague starts leaking through that faculty gasket in the p-3 facility, it won't be distored theory that's at fault...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Debate Goes On | 4/26/1977 | See Source »

...everything a suburbanite dreams of. Nestled in a valley called "Paradise," a mile or so outside a tiny California town, its fresh air-pure water isolation breeds a hushed serenity. Six families live in the valley, families who left the cities and towns two or three years ago to build their own homes and grow their own food. The cow there is really named Bessie and she indeed has story-book big brown eyes. Roosters crow at dawn and pigs are even uglier and smellier than the ones you wrinkled your noses at in the children...

Author: By Joanne L. Kenen, | Title: A California Eden | 4/25/1977 | See Source »

...dirty nails and muddy shoes. They share a commitment to their land, although their garlic patches and herb gardens are now cultivated separately. They have signed a pact promising that if a family leaves the valley it will sell its home for only half of what it cost to build. If they do sell their land, they cannot make a profit. My contact there, the ex-wife of a Miami cousin, a not-so-active artist in her mid-thirties, seems not so much disillusioned with the community's failings as cheerfully resigned to its strengths and deeply satisfied with...

Author: By Joanne L. Kenen, | Title: A California Eden | 4/25/1977 | See Source »

...usual, the Crimson's weightmen provided a strong foundation on which to build a victory. Dave Kinney broke the meet record in the javelin with a 231-ft.,-1-in. throw. Joe Pelligrini won the discus while Chris Queen captured first in the shot-put and second on the discus...

Author: By Michael Kendall, | Title: Crimson Trackmen Upset Tigers | 4/18/1977 | See Source »

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