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...academia. After all, students of science conduct experiments and rely on the results in order to prove their findings; mathematicians use deductive logic to prove their theorems; humanities majors strive to include supporting evidence in their essays . Since our minds are trained from a young age to require evidence, proof, and arguments before accepting a concept, theorem, or idea as legitimate, it is natural and expected that we employ this method when addressing matters of religion. While I cannot criticize the analytical approach of most Harvard students, I lament that people who employ this approach tend to look down...
...studies in the 1990s, scientists began taking leukemia cells from human patients, separating out fractions of those cells and putting them into mice specially bred to tolerate human implants. Some of the cell fractions developed into tumors in the animals, while others did not. That was the first proof that the cells in a cancer were not homogeneous. Some cells were more dangerous than others...
...that he "control[led] the codes" for the explosives. The Vietnamese government has declined to say whether it is seeking Chanh's extradition, but supporters fear that Hanoi is pushing for him to be returned for trial; a South Korean embassy official told TIME that Seoul is awaiting proof of Vietnam's accusations before it considers handing him over...
This policy extends to editors, too. Our news executives—the people who assign, edit, and proof stories on a daily basis—cannot edit stories related to subjects that they have debated or voted on at editorial meetings. News executives are also not allowed to vote on the subjects that fall on beats that are under their areas of oversight...
...that—and this I hardly need to mention, because everybody already knows—sexual paraphernalia, like diapers, do nothing but promote promiscuity. I read that on the Internet, which means that it is true. If you don’t think that’s enough proof, here’s something for you, Mr. Skeptical: Although CVS sells over a dozen different brands of diapers, it sells exactly zero Bibles. You would think they would at least have the decency to offer a different option for teenagers who might not have completely fallen to the wiles...